Incorporates a regenerative framework into the Hawaiʻi State Planning Act by expanding objectives and policies for the visitor industry. Requires periodic updates to the Tourism Functional Plan, specifies elements to be included in the Tourism Functional plan, and requires an update to the Tourism Functional Plan to be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025. (CD1)
Hawaii SB 2659 (2024) — RELATING TO REGENERATIVE TOURISM.
Incorporates a regenerative framework into the Hawaiʻi State Planning Act by expanding objectives and policies for the visitor industry. Requires periodic updates to the Tourism Functional Plan, specifies elements to be included in the Tourism Functional plan, and requires an update to the Tourism Functional Plan to be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025. (CD1)
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2024-07-01 Act 128, on 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229). became-law
2024-05-02 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). receipt
2024-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). receipt
2024-05-01 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ganaden, Martinez, Nakashima excused (3). passage
2024-05-01 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
2024-04-26 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 88-24) as amended in (CD 1).
2024-04-26 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24.
2024-04-26 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 88-24).
2024-04-26 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Lamosao, Holt, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2024-04-26 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. committee-passage-favorable
2024-04-25 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 325.
2024-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 325.
2024-04-23 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-24 10:00AM; CR 325.
2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678). receipt
2024-04-16 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 737). receipt
2024-04-15 House Conferees Appointed: Quinlan, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Holt, La Chica, Pierick.
2024-04-09 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 670). receipt
2024-04-09 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
2024-04-09 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 674). introduction, receipt
2024-04-05 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souza excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2024-04-05 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1801-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2024-04-02 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi. committee-passage-favorable
2024-03-29 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-02-24 4:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2024-03-15 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ganaden, Gates, Martinez, Quinlan excused (5). reading-2, referral-committee
2024-03-15 Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1157-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2024-03-12 The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Hussey-Burdick, Holt, Kong, Nakamura, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica, Lamosao. committee-passage-favorable
2024-03-08 Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 03-12-24 10:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2024-03-07 Referred to TOU, FIN, referral sheet 16 referral-committee
2024-03-07 Pass First Reading reading-1
2024-03-05 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 168) in amended form (SD 1). introduction, receipt
2024-03-05 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2024-03-01 One Day Notice 03-05-24.
2024-03-01 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3010) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2024-03-01 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. committee-passage-favorable
2024-02-28 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-24 9:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2024-02-16 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2024-02-16 Reported from EET/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2577) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2024-02-14 The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2024-02-14 The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2024-02-09 The committee(s) on EET/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-24 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2024-01-24 Referred to EET/WTL, WAM. referral-committee
2024-01-22 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2024-01-19 Introduced. introduction
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/da28ba88-3198-4cb6-8b69-58e83ff36646. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).