THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023

 

DATE:

Thursday, April 6, 2023

TIME:

10:05 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

WAM

 

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HB 1375, HD3, SD1

      (SSCR1320)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TOURISM.

Establishes an Office of Tourism and Destination Management within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism that encompasses regenerative tourism and best practice destination management.  Transfers the functions, duties, appropriations, and positions of the Hawaii Tourism Authority to the Office of Tourism and Destination Management.  Requires the Office of Tourism and Destination Management to implement certain county destination management action plans.  Dissolves the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Board of Directors for the Hawaii Tourism Authority.  Appropriates funds.  Takes effect 1/6/2050.  (SD1)

 

EET/PSM, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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