Michelle Kidani, it aims to create a governing body to regulate online gambling in Hawaii and use profits to benefit the public-school system. At the moment, SB677 is the bill with the most traction.
However, several committees in Hawaii state legislature have attempted to reopen the issue. Currently, all forms of betting in Hawaii are illegal, including online sports betting. Since its inclusion as a state in 1959, Hawaii has had some of the most strict laws about gambling in all of the U.S.