HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
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Rep. Tom Brower, Chair |
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Rep. Romy M. Cachola, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy |
Rep. James Kunane Tokioka |
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Rep. Takashi Ohno |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi |
Rep. Gene Ward |
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Rep. Gregg Takayama |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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9:30 A.M. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 312 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Repeals the $10 daily transient accommodations tax collected each month for transient accommodations furnished on a complimentary or gratuitous basis. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Eliminates the sunset of the Transient Accommodations Tax rate of 9.25 per cent, and also eliminates the sunset date for the amounts to be distributed to the tourism special fund and the counties.
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Eliminates the sunset of the Transient Accommodations Tax rate of 9.25 per cent and raises the rate to 11.25 per cent beginning July 1, 2013, and also eliminates the sunset date for the amounts to be distributed to the tourism special fund and the counties.
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Amends the penalties imposed for failure to comply with Act 326, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012 and imposes civil penalties instead of criminal penalties.
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RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Removes the cap on the amount which may be deposited into the Tourism Special Fund from the Transient Accommodations Tax revenues. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Clarifies fees that are subject to the transient accommodations tax.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Makes permanent the additional increase on the gross rental or gross rental proceeds derived from furnishing transient accommodations and the requirement that the revenues collected be deposited into the general funds.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Makes permanent the exemption from general excise taxes for amounts received by hotel operators and suboperators from hotel owners and timeshare associations, and in the case of suboperators, amounts received from operators, that were disbursed by the operator and suboperator for employee costs. Effective July 1, 2013.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to make grants through an agreement for the development of visitor industry products and programs, rather than through a contract.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Tom Brower Chair |