Hawaii Lawmakers Have A Tentative List Of Which Vetoes They ll Override - Honolulu Civil Beat
The preliminary list includes a measure that would alter the funding of the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Reading time: 4 minutes.
Top leaders of the Hawaii Legislature say they are considering overriding vetoes of at least 10 bills that Gov. David Ige announced last month.
A list being circulated to lawmakers Friday evening also includes several bills that are slated to be amended and a number of bills that lawmakers have agreed to let the governor veto.
The override measures include House Bill 862, which would change the way the state’s tourism marketing agency is funded and give counties the option of taxing hotel rooms. The local tourism industry is strongly opposed to the bill, warning that it would harm the state’s No. 1 economic driver just as the state begins to recover from COVID-19.