Hawaii - Session 2026
Title: Transient Accommodations; Enforcement; Evidence; Destination Management; County Transient Accommodations Tax; Hosting Platform; Tax Collection Agent; General Excise Tax; Transient Accommodations Tax; Appropriation
Part I: Allows counties to use time-stamped screenshots as evidence for the enforcement of transient accommodations. Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority's plans, practices, and efforts involving destination management to include promotion of use of traditional or lawful transient accommodations. Clarifies that the counties may use revenue from the County Transient Accommodations Tax for the enforcement of transient accommodations. Appropriates funds. Part II: Requires hosting platforms that earn service fees for providing booking services for transient accommodations to register with the Department of Taxation as tax collection agents and report, collect, and remit general excise and transient accommodations taxes on behalf of operators. Part II effective 1/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1)
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-30 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-30 | Latest Action | Reported from EDT/EIG/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3348) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1753 HD2 SD1 | AG; Social Media Platforms; User Accounts; Personal Information; Sensitive Personal Information; Deletion; Deceptive Practices | in_committee |
| SB 2761 SD2 HD2 | Digital Application Store Providers; Social Media Platforms; Individuals Under Sixteen Years of Age; Age Verification; Parental Consent; Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices | in_committee |
| HB 1087 HD2 SD1 | DHHL; Historic Preservation; Project Reviews; Appropriation | in_committee |
| HB 1247 HD1 SD1 | Minimum Terms; Judicial Review; Appropriations | in_committee |
| HB 1307 HD2 SD1 | DHHL; Hawaiian Home Lands; Geothermal Revolving Fund; Geothermal Resources; Appropriation | in_committee |
| HB 1519 HD1 SD1 | CSC; State Procurement Office; State and County Contractors; State and County Grantees; Officers of Contractors and Grantees; Prohibited Contributions; Appropriations | in_committee |
| HB 1565 HD2 SD1 | Keiki Caucus; Judiciary; Child Welfare System; Legal Services for Youth; Working Group; Appropriation | in_committee |
| HB 1572 HD2 SD1 | DAB; Restorative Aquaculture Development Program; Demonstration Sites; Restorative Aquaculture Advisory Council; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee |