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Bill to allow sale of naming rights for state facilities advances amid finance and public-notice concerns
Summary
Senators passed amendments to SB583 to allow naming-rights agreements for state facilities while requesting committee reports to address tax-bond implications and public-process safeguards after public opposition and B&F written concerns.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations advanced Senate Bill 583 (SB583) as SD1 on Feb. 11, 2025, after a hearing that featured public opposition, written testimony from Budget and Finance cautioning about tax-law consequences, and detailed questions from senators about tax-exempt bonds, public notice and recourse if the public opposes a chosen sponsor.
Outdoor Circle Executive Director Winston Welch testified in opposition, urging the committee to “keep the public assets and facilities with locally relevant place names, flora, fauna, historical persons or people with decades of service to Hawaii,” and warning that…
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