THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM

Senator Lynn DeCoite, Chair

Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

TIME:

1:10 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

EDT

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

The purpose of this decision making meeting is to insert substantive provisions into the following short form bill.  A public hearing will be scheduled at a later date, at which point testimony will be accepted.

 

SB 2627

      Proposed SD1

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM.

Proposed SD1: 

Exempts the Hawaii Tourism Authority's contracts or agreements for sports projects and events and marketing activities from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code and all other requirements of law for competitive bidding.

 

 

EDT

 

 

 

 

Copies of the proposed SD1 are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's Web site:  www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

 

AS THIS IS A DECISION MAKING MEETING, NO TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

 

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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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Senator Lynn DeCoite

Chair