Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB83: Relating to Hotels.
Status: Passed one chamber, April 16, 2026
Requires hotelkeepers to provide adequate notice of service disruptions to guests and third-party vendors under certain conditions. Allows for recovery of damages.
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to hotels.
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOTELS. SECTION 1. The legislature finds that tourism is a major contributor to the State's economy. Travelers come from around the globe to experience Hawaii's natural beauty, culture, and diversity. The legislature further finds that travelers staying at hotels are vulnerable to disruptions to accommodation services. Travelers are often unfamiliar with local conditions and lack alternative accommodations during their stay. The legislature also finds that hotel guests will frequently be unaware of pest infestations; construction work; noisy demonstrations; work stoppages, strikes, or lockouts; or the unavailability of advertised amenities at the hotel when they make reservations and may experience difficulty canceling their reservations upon arriving and discovering such disruptions. The legislature additionally finds that ensuring that hotel guests are notified of any service disruption, or the possibility of a service disruption, and that they are permitted 2025-1868 SB83 SD2 SMA.docx liniiiiiiiiiiNiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Page 2 S.B. NO. S.D. to terminate reservations without financial consequences is essential to protect travelers from the effects of service disruptions and ensure the continued vitality of Hawaii's tourism and hotel sector. Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to: (1) Require hotelkeepers to provide notification of service disruptions to third-party vendors and prospective and current guests under certain conditions; (2) Prohibit hotelkeepers from imposing any fee, penalty, or other charge, …
Sponsors
- Brandon Elefante (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Henry Aquino (D, 19)
Latest actions
- : Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
- : Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- : Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 601).
- : Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
- : Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
- : Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2109-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- : The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Tam.
- : Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- : Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
- : Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1548-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to CPC.
Votes
- Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1) (April 14, 2026): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- CPC: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 2, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) (March 30, 2026): 45 yea, 2 nay, passed
- JHA: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 24, 2026): 7 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none e (March 19, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- TOU: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 17, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Hotels, Penalties, Prohibition
Common questions
- What is SB83?
- SB83 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to Hotels.
- What does SB83 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to hotels.
- What is the status of SB83?
- Passed one chamber as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB83?
- Brandon Elefante (D, 16), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB83?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=83&year=2026
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