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Committee defers bill to allow regulated cruise‑ship gaming amid enforcement and maritime questions
Summary
Lawmakers deferred HB1945 after testimony from DCCA, the Attorney General and prosecutors raising enforcement, jurisdiction and taxation questions; cruise‑line witnesses described onboard ID checks and monitoring but the committee sought the tourism and gaming working groupreport before moving forward.
The committee deferred HB1945, which would permit regulated gaming on cruise ships operating in Hawaiian waters, after agencies and community groups flagged drafting ambiguities and enforcement challenges.
Nidi Nando, director of the Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs, said DCCA was opposed to being the regulator for a form of gaming outside their usual portfolio and noted the bill included no funding to build the highly specialized team that would be needed. "This is not something we believe should be placed with us,"…
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