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Hawaii’s Stadium Authority can lease the right to name stadium spaces

Hawaii’s Stadium Authority can lease stadium naming rights, and income from those leases must go into the stadium development fund.

What it does

Hawaii’s Stadium Authority can lease the right to name the stadium to public or private partners. The rights can cover the whole facility, part of it, or a building within it.

Money earned from advertising or marketing in or on the stadium must go into the stadium development special fund. This includes income from naming-rights leases.

Businesses selling goods or services within the stadium are exempt from Hawaii’s public-property concession rules when they operate under the Stadium Authority’s control.

Argument forLeasing naming rights could bring in money from public or private partners and direct it into the stadium development fund.

Argument againstExempting stadium vendors from statewide concession rules could make their agreements less consistent with those at other public facilities.

More detail

The Stadium Authority can lease the right to name the stadium or parts of it. The permission covers the stadium facility, any portion of it, and any building within it. The naming rights may be leased to any public or private entity. The naming-rights provision took effect on July 1, 2026.

Money from advertising, marketing, and naming-rights leases must go into the stadium development special fund. The requirement covers advertising and marketing in or on the stadium facility, including income from naming-rights leases. The revenue deposit requirement took effect on July 1, 2026.

Chapter 102’s rules for concessions on public property do not apply to covered stadium concessions. Concessions are businesses allowed to sell goods or services at the stadium. The concession must be within the stadium facility and under the Stadium Authority’s control. The concession exception took effect on July 1, 2026.

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IntroducedJan 14
Passed SenateMar 6
Passed HouseApr 14
To GovernorMay 8
Became LawJun 24

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No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

2026
1. Jun 24Act 125, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1226).Latest
2. Jun 24Act 125, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1226).Became Law
3. May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
4. May 8Enrolled to Governor.To Governor
5. May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Ihara. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).Major
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
6. May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Poepoe, Reyes Oda voting no (2) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).Major
7. May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
8. May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
9. May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.
10. May 1The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, McKelvey, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
11. May 1The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hashem, Hussey, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
12. May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 203-26).
13. May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
14. May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 203-26) as amended in (CD 1).
15. May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
16. Apr 30Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.
17. Apr 28Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 8:30AM in conference room 411.
18. Apr 22Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; McKelvey, Wakai Co-Chairs.
19. Apr 22Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723).Minor
20. Apr 21House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hashem, Hussey Co-Chairs; Gedeon.
21. Apr 21Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).Minor
22. Apr 16Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 618).Minor
23. Apr 16Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
24. Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).Minor
25. Apr 14Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
  - Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3. Result: pass.Lower
26. Apr 10Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2141-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
27. Apr 10Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
28. Apr 7The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
29. Apr 2Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
30. Mar 30Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1524-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
  - Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
31. Mar 30Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).Minor
32. Mar 24The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
33. Mar 20Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1272-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
  - Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL. Result: pass.Lower
34. Mar 20Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).Minor
35. Mar 20Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
36. Mar 18The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Tam; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
37. Mar 12This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
38. Mar 12Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-18-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
39. Mar 10Pass First ReadingMinor
40. Mar 10Referred to ECD, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 16Minor
41. Mar 10Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
42. Mar 6Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
43. Mar 6Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 37) in amended form (SD 1).Minor
44. Mar 5Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2737) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
45. Mar 5One Day Notice 03-06-26.
46. Mar 3The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
47. Feb 25The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Minor
48. Feb 23The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
49. Feb 20Reported from EDT/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2666) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
50. Feb 20Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
51. Feb 19The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
52. Feb 19The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
53. Feb 13The committee(s) on EDT/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
54. Jan 22Referred to EDT/GVO, WAM.Minor
55. Jan 21Introduced and passed First Reading.Minor
56. Jan 14Pending Introduction.Introduced

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SB 2074HawaiiProcess complete

Hawaii’s Stadium Authority can lease the right to name stadium spaces

Hawaii’s Stadium Authority can lease stadium naming rights, and income from those leases must go into the stadium development fund.

What it does

Hawaii’s Stadium Authority can lease the right to name the stadium to public or private partners. The rights can cover the whole facility, part of it, or a building within it.

Money earned from advertising or marketing in or on the stadium must go into the stadium development special fund. This includes income from naming-rights leases.

Businesses selling goods or services within the stadium are exempt from Hawaii’s public-property concession rules when they operate under the Stadium Authority’s control.

Argument forLeasing naming rights could bring in money from public or private partners and direct it into the stadium development fund.

Argument againstExempting stadium vendors from statewide concession rules could make their agreements less consistent with those at other public facilities.

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Where it stands

IntroducedJan 14
Passed SenateMar 6
Passed HouseApr 14
To GovernorMay 8
Became LawJun 24

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

2026
1. Jun 24Act 125, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1226).Latest
2. Jun 24Act 125, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1226).Became Law
3. May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
4. May 8Enrolled to Governor.To Governor
5. May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Ihara. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).Major
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
6. May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Poepoe, Reyes Oda voting no (2) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).Major
7. May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
8. May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
9. May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.
10. May 1The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, McKelvey, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
11. May 1The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hashem, Hussey, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
12. May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 203-26).
13. May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
14. May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 203-26) as amended in (CD 1).
15. May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
16. Apr 30Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.
17. Apr 28Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 8:30AM in conference room 411.
18. Apr 22Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; McKelvey, Wakai Co-Chairs.
19. Apr 22Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723).Minor
20. Apr 21House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hashem, Hussey Co-Chairs; Gedeon.
21. Apr 21Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).Minor
22. Apr 16Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 618).Minor
23. Apr 16Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
24. Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).Minor
25. Apr 14Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
  - Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3. Result: pass.Lower
26. Apr 10Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2141-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
27. Apr 10Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
28. Apr 7The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
29. Apr 2Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
30. Mar 30Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1524-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
  - Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
31. Mar 30Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).Minor
32. Mar 24The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
33. Mar 20Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1272-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
  - Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL. Result: pass.Lower
34. Mar 20Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).Minor
35. Mar 20Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
36. Mar 18The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Tam; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
37. Mar 12This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
38. Mar 12Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-18-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
39. Mar 10Pass First ReadingMinor
40. Mar 10Referred to ECD, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 16Minor
41. Mar 10Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
42. Mar 6Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
43. Mar 6Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 37) in amended form (SD 1).Minor
44. Mar 5Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2737) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
45. Mar 5One Day Notice 03-06-26.
46. Mar 3The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
47. Feb 25The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Minor
48. Feb 23The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
49. Feb 20Reported from EDT/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2666) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
50. Feb 20Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
51. Feb 19The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
52. Feb 19The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
53. Feb 13The committee(s) on EDT/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
54. Jan 22Referred to EDT/GVO, WAM.Minor
55. Jan 21Introduced and passed First Reading.Minor
56. Jan 14Pending Introduction.Introduced

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