Governor’s vetoed bills include Airbnb tax-collection, hospital employee pay bills

KAILUA-KONA — Gov. David Ige announced the vetoes of seven bills Tuesday, including one that prompted the Hawaii State Legislature to call for a special session.

The legislation in question, SB2077, provides state benefits to workers displaced by an agreement between Hawaii and Kaiser Permanente to privatize control of operations at Maui Memorial Medical Center, Kula Hospital and Lanai Community Hospital.

Ige listed several reasons for the veto, chief among them concerns voiced by the Employees Retirement System.

“The governor indicated just a couple days before the veto message that the ERS informed him they were advised by their tax counsel that the bill might jeopardize the ERS tax qualified status, which is one of the main reasons he notes for vetoing the bill,” said Rep. Mark Nakashima (D-District 1), who was part of the legislative group that introduced SB2077.

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