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HCR 142

URGING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO EXPAND THE KĀHEA AIRPORT GREETINGS PROGRAM TO DISPLAY KEIKI ART IN ALL NEIGHBOR ISLAND AIRPORTS.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jeanné Kapela and 4 co-sponsors

Urges HTA and DOT to expand the Kāʻea Airport Greetings Program to display keiki artwork at neighbor-island airports and secure funding for FY2026–FY2027.

Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
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Bill Summary · HCR 142

Summary — HCR 142 (2025)

Status: Concurrent resolution — adopted by both chambers; transmitted to Governor 05/28/2025; signed 06/20/2025. Introduced: 04/28/2025. Companion: HR 136.

What the resolution does

HCR 142 urges the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to expand the Kāʻea Airport Greetings Program to display student (“keiki”) artwork in all neighbor-island airports and to secure funding and partnerships needed to continue and grow the program for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

Purpose and intent

  • Support the HTA Visitor Experience Initiative’s goals of enhancing visitor experiences while preserving and promoting Native Hawaiian and multi‑ethnic cultures.
  • Showcase student artwork to celebrate keiki creativity, island identities, and community pride.
  • Extend benefits now largely centered at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to neighbor‑island communities.

Key provisions / requests

  • Urges HTA and DOT to expand the Kāʻea Airport Greetings Program to display keiki art in the neighbor‑island airports: Kahului (Maui), Līhuʻe (Kauaʻi), Kona International (Kona, Hawaiʻi), Hilo International (Hilo, Hawaiʻi), Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi airports.
  • Encourages HTA and DOT to secure sufficient funding to continue and expand the program for FY2026 and FY2027.
  • Encourages HTA and DOT to collaborate with the Department of Education (DOE) and local communities in implementing the expansion.
  • Requests transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the Governor, Director of Transportation, Superintendent of Education, and HTA CEO.

Funding and fiscal context

  • The resolution notes that funding for the Kāʻea program was cut in FY2025.
  • HTA has requested $888,889 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (the document states that amount is requested for FY2026 and FY2027) to continue the program; that request was “under consideration” at the time of drafting. The resolution itself does not appropriate funds — it is an urging/encouragement.

Who is affected / likely beneficiaries

  • Primary beneficiaries: Hawaii public school students whose artwork would be displayed; local communities that gain recognition for youth creativity.
  • Secondary beneficiaries: visitors and residents who experience enhanced cultural programming at airports; HTA, DOT, and DOE as implementing partners.
  • The resolution does not create binding obligations or appropriations; it expresses legislative support and asks executive agencies to act.

Procedural notes

  • Reviewed and recommended by multiple committees (TOU, TRN, EDT/TCA) and adopted by both House and Senate in May 2025.
  • Final documented action: signed (noted in the record) on 06/20/2025.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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