| HI | HB1375 | Engross
Sine Die | 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, appropri... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | HB989 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation to authorize general funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for expenses related to building renovations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | HB1373 | Engross
Sine Die | Beginning 1/1/2024, requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to administer a Workforce Development Incentive Rebate Program that incentivizes local independent film and television productions. Establishes a new Film Stud... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| HI | HB1193 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds a cap for the amount of tax credits for research activities that an eligible taxpayer and the taxpayer's related entities may receive per taxable year. Consolidates the survey and certification requirements for tax credits for research activitie... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| HI | HB1959 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Aerospace and Aeronautics Development Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Takes effect 1/1/2060. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HCR57 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Commission A Statewide Disparity Study Regarding The Participation Of Woman- And Minority-owned Businesses In State Contracting Derived From Federal Sources Of Funding. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1788 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds a cap for the amount of tax credits for research activities that an eligible taxpayer and the taxpayer's related entities may receive per taxable year. Consolidates the survey and certification requirements for tax credits for research activitie... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB2028 | Intro
Sine Die | Merges the Made in Hawaii with Aloha branding program with the Hawaii Made program under the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Specifies that the Department of the Attorney General shall be responsible for enforcement of the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB2271 | Intro
Sine Die | Beginning 1/1/2025, requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to administer a workforce development incentive rebate program that incentivizes local independent film and television productions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB2549 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism the Interagency Council for Maui Housing Recovery to coordinate and facilitate Maui's permanent housing recovery and facilitate consultation and collaboration between st... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08 To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB2747 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Filmmakers Special Fund for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to award grants for film, media, and creative industries intellectual property development projects in Hawaii. Repeals the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries De... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB2360 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a Hawai`i Film Advisory Council within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Provides exemption for certified development of film studio facilities from taxes imposed under chapter 237, HRS. Amends the Motion Pict... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB2565 | Intro
Sine Die | Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Repeals the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission. Requires the Gove... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26 To House Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1738 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Department of Taxation, in consultation with the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, to study the feasibility of replacing the income and general excise taxes with a new retail sales tax or other tax. Requires the D... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB2114 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of gambling to exclude digital sports betting on a platform licensed pursuant to state law. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, to develop a pilot program to license businesses in the State to... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB2164 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the regenerative tourism program with the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to increase regenerative tourism. Establishes a grant program. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state gene... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24 To House Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB604 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop a program to provide grants to match funds for hotel employees to buy hotels and establish employee-owned hotel cooperatives. Appropriates moneys. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB917 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii Sports Task Force within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to plan and coordinate efforts to secure and maintain Hawaii as a host location for major sporting and sports entertainment events at Aloha ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1436 | Intro
Sine Die | 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] | 2023-12-11 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1379 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to establish and maintain a statewide data hub to collect employer and employee data. Authorizes the department of business, economic development, and tourism to determine the typ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB512 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an entrepreneurship grant program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to assist entrepreneurs with new businesses. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1361 | Intro
Sine Die | Transfers powers, duties, and functions of stadium authority to DBEDT. Repeals stadium authority. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB466 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish a grant program to assist persons who use albizia trees to create usable commercial products or are developing ways to use albizia trees to create usable products. Re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1162 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a visitor impact fee program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources, through which the department will collect a fee for a license to visit a state-owned park, forest, hiking trail, or other state natural area, as designated ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB1185 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for statewide planning and coordination for transit-oriented development projects identified in the state strategic plan for transit-oriented development. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Finance Committee |