HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2026
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Rep. Adrian K. Tam, Chair |
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Rep. Shirley Ann Templo, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Ikaika Hussey |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Greggor Ilagan |
Rep. Joe Gedeon |
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Rep. Greggor Ilagan, Chair |
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Rep. Ikaika Hussey, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Adrian K. Tam |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Shirley Ann Templo |
Rep. Joe Gedeon |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 |
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TIME: |
10:00 am |
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PLACE: |
VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO SPORTS TOURISM. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a study of the potential economic benefits and costs of sports tourism in the State. Requires certain funds appropriated to the Hawaii Tourism Authority to be used to study the potential benefits of sports tourism. Requires a report to the Legislature. Requires that an unspecified sum appropriated to the Hawaii Tourism Authority in the Supplemental Executive Budget be expended by DBEDT for the study. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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TOU/ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOTELS. Requires hotelkeepers to provide adequate notice of service disruptions to third-party vendors and prospective and current guests under certain conditions. Prohibits hotelkeepers from imposing any fee, penalty, or other charge and from retaining any deposit of a guest who cancels a reservation if a service disruption is likely to exist during the period of the reservation. Requires any hotelkeeper that violates or causes another person to violate this Act to forfeit to the injured party three times the amount of the sum charged in excess of what the hotelkeeper is entitled to. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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TOU, JHA, CPC |
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________________________________________ Rep. Greggor Ilagan Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Adrian K. Tam Chair |