REQUESTING THE AIRPORTS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING A CORPORATION TO MANAGE THE STATE'S AIRPORTS.

SCR 115 requests Hawaii's Department of Transportation Airports Division to convene a task force to study whether creating a corporation could manage the state's airports. The task force must include DOT representatives, transportation committee chairs, tourism officials, airlines, labor unions, and airport businesses to analyze feasibility, potential benefits, and impacts on operations and facilities. It must submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature by January 2026, before the next session. This resolution does not establish a corporation but initiates a study to inform future decisions about airport management.