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HB504HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Environmental Stewardship.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Amends the transient accommodations tax rate beginning on 1/1/2027. Beginning 1/1/2027, requires collection of a monthly tax of $20 per passenger per port entry or any commercial passenger vessel at any port facility under the jurisdiction of the department of taxation. Establishes a Transient Accommodation Tax Enforcement Working Group. Requires the transfer of all agricultural leases under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for certain environmental stewardship projects. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Tourism Authority for its operating budget request. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by WAL
  3. HD2by FIN
  4. SD1by WTL
  5. SD2by WAM

Companion measure: HB504. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House TOU committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  2. House WAL committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    7 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 2 excused

  3. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    42 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 2 no · 4 excused

  4. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    13 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused

  5. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    42 aye · 7 no · 2 excused

  6. Economic Development and Technology (EDT) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  7. Water and Land (WTL) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    2 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  8. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    10 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  9. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    21 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB504
MemberEDT
HD2		WTL
HD2		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022NoAyeNo → Aye at Senate third reading (SD2)
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009ExcusedAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye*Aye*
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at Ways and Means (WAM) (SD1)
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at Ways and Means (WAM) (SD1)
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye*Aye*
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at Ways and Means (WAM) (SD1)
7 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDT
HD2		WTL
HD2		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB504
MemberTOU
Introduced		WAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeNoNoAye → No at House FIN committee (HD1)
Sam KongHD-033AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038ExcusedAye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026ExcusedAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNo
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049ExcusedAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045NoNo
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeExcused
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeExcusedAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcused
Justin WoodsonHD-009ExcusedAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye
17 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTOU
Introduced		WAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to TOU/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/WAL on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Hussey, Matsumoto.

  6. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Woodson.

  7. Reported from TOU/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 669) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  8. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

  11. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1112) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  12. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  13. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  14. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 247).

  15. Passed First Reading.

  16. Referred to EDT/WTL, WAM.

  17. The committee(s) on EDT/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  18. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  19. The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

  20. Reported from EDT/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1331) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  21. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  22. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  23. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Kim, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  24. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1834) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  25. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  26. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella, Inouye, Kim, McKelvey. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  27. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 648) in amended form (SD 2).

  28. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  29. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  30. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  31. Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.

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