HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

 

TOURISM AND GAMING WORKING GROUP

Senator Lynn DeCoite, Co-Chair

Rep. Sean Quinlan, Co-Chair

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 19, 2026

TIME:

4:00 PM

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 430

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

A live stream link of this meeting will be available online shortly before the scheduled start time.

 

Click here for the live stream of this meeting via YouTube.

 

 

 

A G E N D A

 

1.

Introductions

Senator Lynn DeCoite

Representative Sean Quinlan

 

2.

Overview of "The Fun Economy"

Bo Bernhard

Ph.D., UNLV

 

3.

Potential Tax Revenue Generation for Hawaii through Legalized Gaming and Private Investment in Tourism Infrastructure

 

Jeremy Aguero,

Applied Analysis

4.

Responsible Gaming

 

Alan Feldman,

UNLV International Gaming Institute

 

5.

Questions & Answers

 

 

 

No public testimony will be accepted.

 

The livestream and/or cable TV broadcast of this meeting will include closed captioning.  If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation (including oral, written, or ASL interpretive services) or are unable to submit testimony via the website due to a disability, please contact the committee clerk at EDTcommittee@capitol.hawaii.gov. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 808-586-6380.

 

 

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Rep. Sean Quinlan

Co-Chair

 

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Senator Lynn DeCoite

Co-Chair