RELATING TO TAX REVENUES.
Summary
Beginning on 1/1/2026, increases transient accommodations tax rates by 1 percentage point. Deposits the increased revenues into the Hawaiian Home General Loan Fund established under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Dec 8, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was amended to change its effective date from January 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, and to update administrative metadata including the bill number and version history. The core policy of increasing transient accommodations tax rates by 1 percentage point and depositing those funds into the Hawaiian Home General Loan Fund remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding tax collection and fund allocation remains the same, but the timeline for implementation has been drastically delayed to the year 3000.
TIMELINE
The effective date for the tax rate increase was changed from January 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000.
TECHNICAL
Administrative metadata was updated to reflect the new bill version (HD1) and revised tracking numbers.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 700), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Reported from TOU/HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 129) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to TOU/HSG, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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