| HI | SB1186 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Statewide Interagency Food Systems Coordination Team and the Interagency Food Systems Working Group within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Requires reports to the Legislature. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
48 Hrs. Notice 02-27-25. |
| HI | SB547 | Intro
25% | Incentivizes the installation and use of gray water recycling systems and atmospheric water generators in the State by establishing an income tax credit to be administered by the Department of Taxation. Requires the Department of Business, Economic D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB582 | Intro
25% | Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers the authority hel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB744 | Intro
25% | Establishes within the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority the Condominium Loan Program to provide qualified condominium associations with low-cost financing or refinancing on previously obtained loans for maintenance and essential repairs. Establi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 18 @ 10:01 am]
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. |
| HI | SB817 | Intro
25% | Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish an out-of-state office in the Philippines. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB983 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Hawaii Start-Up Business Loan Program within the Business Development and Support Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes the Hawaii Start-Up Business Loan Program Special Fund. Requires ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 10:02 am]
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. |
| HI | SB1269 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for continued exploration and identification of geothermal resources and commercial viability for utility-scale geothermal production in counties with a population of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 18 @ 10:01 am]
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. |
| HI | SB1578 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission. Requires the Office of International Affairs to provide support to the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission. Allows the Department of Business, Ec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 10:02 am]
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. |
| HI | SB1641 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Hawaii State Film Office within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to support the State's film and media industries. Establishes the Hawaii State Film Commission within the Hawaii State Film Office. Requires...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 10:02 am]
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. |
| HI | HB1467 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Strengthen Hawaii Homes Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to administer grants to retrofit residential properties to enhance resilience against disaster impacts and reduce potential insurance...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB714 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds to support educational training programs to expand the State's health care workforce, including health care certificate programs and classroom renovations for health care training in public high schools and education programs that ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB891 | Intro
25% | Establishes a Tourism and Gaming Working Group within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB1491 | Intro
25% | Adds the Department of Taxation and Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the list of state agencies required to share data and determine the data to be shared through the Statewide Longitudinal Data System. Requires data share...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
[Hearing: Feb 18 @ 10:01 am]
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. |
| HI | SB1396 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Climate Mitigation and Resiliency Special Fund to be administered by the Department of Defense to advance projects addressing climate change impacts. Requires the DOD to convene a selection committee to review and recommend projects f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB450 | Intro
25% | Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers the authority hel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB1569 | Intro
25% | Allows for the regulation of sports wagering by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators and sports wagering suppliers. Specifies that sports wagering shall not be...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HI | SB1632 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, to establish a comprehensive action plan under the "Yes In My Back Yard" Working Group to establish a local housing market in Hawaii. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1405 | Intro
25% | Establishes specific deadlines within the facilitated application process to obtain a permit and requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish certain resources and processes to help streamline permit application...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB827 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop and implement a grant program to expand the meat processing capacity in the State. Establishes requirements for grant applicants. Allows hunters access to qualifying me...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB437 | Intro
25% | Requires, and appropriates funds for, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish an out-of-state office in the Philippines. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB650 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for providing education and support to local businesses regarding the United States Food and Drug Administration's guidance on colored sea salt. Effective 7/1/3000. (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB581 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Aerospace and Aeronautics Development Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB455 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Hawaii start-up business loan program. Establishes the Hawaii start-up business loan program special fund. Requires DBEDT to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding the program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB981 | Intro
25% | Requires the Research and Economic Analysis Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study the impacts of the incremental minimum wage increases pursuant to Act 114, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, on businesses and o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB933 | Intro
25% | Reduces the general excise tax rate on the gross proceeds or gross income from the sale of groceries that are eligible under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Childr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1492 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, to establish a comprehensive action plan to establish a local housing market in Hawaii. Appropriates moneys.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Housing Committee |
| HI | HB932 | Intro
25% | Establishes a Green Bonds Working Group within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Effective 07/01/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB499 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Food and Beverage Supply Chain Resiliency Income Tax Credit to be administered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Taxation. Requires DBEDT to establish expedited permitting processes for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-03
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | SB1214 | Intro
25% | Establishes a Vacant Homes Special Fund under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for rental assistance programs. Establishes a general excise tax surcharge on an owner that allows a residential real property to remain vacant for 1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To Senate Housing Committee |
| HI | SB1215 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Malama Aina Visitor Impact Tax Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to allocate funds to state agencies to improve the quality of visitor experience to sustain the economic benefits contributed ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB1258 | Intro
25% | Establishes a Green Bonds Working Group within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB1518 | Intro
25% | Authorizes the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to establish a two-year Hawaii Office of Naval Research Grant Program to provide 50 per cent matching grants to Hawaii awardees of alternative energy research grants from the United States Depa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB1572 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Hawaii State Sports Wagering Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators. Establishes penalties for violations. Specifies that sport...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB1538 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to identify all legislative districts in the State in which a majority of the population consists of Native Hawaiians. Designates these districts as Native Hawaiian majority distr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB1560 | Intro
25% | Establishes the strengthen Hawaii homes program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to administer grants to retrofit residential properties located in historically vulnerable areas to enhance resilience against disast...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | HB1255 | Intro
25% | Establishes specific deadlines within the facilitated application process and requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish certain resources and processes to help streamline permit applications. Appropriates fun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1331 | Intro
25% | Changes the name and expands the functions and duties of the Office of International Relations. Establishes the Matsunaga Aloha Pacific Academy within the Office of International Relations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1493 | Intro
25% | Establishes the State of Hawaii Film Commission within the Creative Industries Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to support the State's film and media industries. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1458 | Intro
25% | Directs the Department of Taxation to apply the state corporate income tax to advertising revenue earned by major social media platforms if the revenue is derived from content created within the State or from audiences located in the State. Establish...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1463 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a feasibility study for the establishment of a state lottery.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1403 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the exploration and identification of geothermal resources on Hawaii island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HI | SB618 | Intro
25% | Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit by requiring the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to publish on its website the names of the qualified productions and the amount of the tax cred...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB941 | Intro
25% | Establishes a Green Bonds Working Group within the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, to determine the feasibility of a green bond financing program for the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB1045 | Intro
25% | Transfers the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Department of Accounting and General Services. Transfers the broadband duties of the Director of Commerce and Consumer ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB875 | Intro
25% | Reduces the general excise tax rate on the gross proceeds or income from the sale of groceries that are eligible under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) or special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WI...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB197 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Hawaii Space Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to promote innovation in the fields of space exploration and commercial aerospace. Appropriates moneys.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | SB369 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Food and Beverage Supply Chain Resiliency Income Tax Credit to be administered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Taxation. Requires DBEDT to establish expedited permitting processes for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB524 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire certain parcels. Appropriates funds for the acquisition of those parcels.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB495 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop, construct, and support facilities that can accommodate shock aging processes for meat products. Appropriates funds into and out of the Hawaii Agricultura...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB505 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's Research and Economic Analysis Division to conduct a comprehensive study to assess the impacts of minimum wage increases on small businesses and the overall economic health of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
