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Senate trims tourism-liaison language and passes tourism bill after debate over destination management
Summary
The committee passed SB 2906 with an SD1 that removed substantive tourism‑liaison duties and blanked appropriations and effective dates; HTA urged coordinated destination management while Kauai County opposed separating marketing from management over operational risks.
SB 2906, a tourism governance bill, prompted substantial debate over whether marketing and destination‑management functions should be separated. Caroline Anderson of the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) stood on written comments and said HTA already has destination-management staff and that a CEO reporting to the governor could help coordinate agencies. Kauai County…
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