SB2131 • 2026

RELATING TO TOURISM.

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Sponsor: DECOITE, CHANG, FEVELLA, RICHARDS, Elefante, Fukunaga, Inouye, Moriwaki, Wakai
Last action: 2026-01-22
Official status: Referred to EDT, WAM.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO TOURISM.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO TOURISM.
HTA; Tourism; Functional Plan Subjects the Hawaii Tourism Authority's updating of the Tourism Functional Plan to availability of funding.
Requires the Governor to submit an approved updated plan to the Legislature before the Regular Session following an update, rather than before the Regular Session of 2025.

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Bill History

2026-01-22 S
Referred to EDT, WAM.
2026-01-21 S
Introduced and passed First Reading.
2026-01-14 S
Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO TOURISM.
HTA; Tourism; Functional Plan
Subjects the Hawaii Tourism Authority's updating of the Tourism Functional Plan to availability of funding. Requires the Governor to submit an approved updated plan to the Legislature before the Regular Session following an update, rather than before the Regular Session of 2025.

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SB2131

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2131

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO TOURISM
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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Act 128,
Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, is amended by amending section 3 to read as
follows:

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"SECTION 3.
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Once the Hawaii tourism authority prepares
and submits an updated tourism functional plan pursuant to this Act and section
226‑56, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the governor shall transmit the approved
tourism functional plan to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the
subsequent
regular session [
of 2025.
]
;
provided that the preparation of the updated tourism functional plan shall be
subject to the availability of funding.
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SECTION 2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

HTA;
Tourism; Functional Plan

Description:

Subjects
the Hawaii Tourism Authority's updating of the Tourism Functional Plan to
availability of funding.
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Requires the
Governor to submit an approved updated plan to the Legislature before the
Regular Session following an update, rather than before the Regular Session of
2025.

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