HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM

Rep. Tom Brower, Chair

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Karen L. Awana

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Isaac W. Choy

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, January 30, 2012

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 1707

Status

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.

Requires nonresident owners of single family residential dwellings, apartments, condominiums, or townhouses who rent their property as a transient accommodation for 30 days or less to rent the property through a licensed real estate broker or salesperson.  Provides for penalty.

 

TOU, CPC/JUD, FIN

HB 2078

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires that all advertisements and solicitations for transient accommodations conspicuously display the registration identification number.  Applies beginning 1/1/13.

 

TOU, FIN

HB 1760

Status

RELATING TO TIME SHARE ZONING.

Authorizes the counties to restrict time share units and time share plans in zoning districts, other than time share zoning districts, including areas designated for hotel use, resort use, or transient vacation rentals.

 

TOU, WLO, JUD

HB 2673

Status

RELATING TO TOURISM.

Provides individuals occupying transient accommodations with the ability to donate $1 to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the State Park System.  Authorizes acceptance of donations into the State Parks Special Fund.

 

TOU, WLO, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  2 copies (including an original) to Room 315 in the State Capitol;

EMAIL:  For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to TOUtestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov ; or

WEB:      For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns.  This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-8574 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

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Rep. Tom Brower

Chair