HB 1943: DBEDT; OUT-OF-STATE OFFICES; PURPOSES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; PHILIPPINES; ESTABLISHMENT; BEIJING; TAIPEI; MADE IN HAWAII PRODUCTS; APPROPRIATIONS

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: House
Latest Version Date: 2026-03-27

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

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Expands the purposes of the establishment and operation of out-of-state offices to include collaboration with tourism agencies and stakeholders to execute tourism strategies. Requires, and appropriates funds for, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish out‑of-state offices in Seoul, Republic of Korea and Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Republic of the Philippines. Appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's Beijing and Taipei offices to promote "Made in Hawaii" branded products and increase the export of Hawaii products. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1)

Discussed in Hearing