RELATING TO THE COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESILIENCE.

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Sponsor: GARRETT, AMATO, BELATTI, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's actual effective date is July 1, 2025, as per the official text.

Funding for Facilities and Positions at CTAHR

This bill provides funding for repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, construction, and new positions within the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates $11 million for critical repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, and construction for facilities at the Waimanalo and Magoon research stations on Oahu.
Establishes eight full-time agricultural technician positions to support CTAHR's operations.
Creates four full-time community coordinator positions to engage with local communities.
Funds eight full-time administrative professional technical positions within the university.

Who It Names or Affects

The University of Hawaii at Manoa
Farmers and ranchers who rely on CTAHR's research stations for support

Terms To Know

FTE: Full-Time Equivalent, a measure used to describe the workload of employees in terms of full-time positions.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the funds will be allocated beyond the initial $11 million for facilities and $2.083 million for new positions.
It is unclear what specific repairs or improvements will be made with the funding provided.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment provides funding for repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, and construction of facilities at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, as well as establishing new positions within CTAHR.

Appropriates funds to repair and maintain facilities at the Waimanalo research station and Magoon research station on Oahu.
Establishes full-time equivalent (FTE) technician, community coordinator, and administrative professional technical positions within CTAHR.

The exact dollar amounts for appropriations are not specified in the provided text.
The effective date of July 1, 3000 is likely a placeholder or error, as it does not make practical sense.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-02-11 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
2025-02-11 H
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 405) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-07 H
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Muraoka.
2025-02-04 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-07-25 2:00PM in University of Hawaii at Manoa, Bachman Hall, Board of Regents Conference Room 106, 2444 Dole Street VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23 H
Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 3
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESILIENCE.
University of Hawaii; College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience; Facilities; Repairs; Maintenance; Demolition; Design; Construction; Positions; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds for critical repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, and construction for facilities of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the University of Hawaii for the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB843

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

843

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to the College of tropical agriculture and human resilience
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that in the past twenty years,
the college of
tropical agriculture and human resilience (CTAHR) at the university of Hawaii at
Manoa has lost personnel and struggled with deteriorating facilities and
infrastructure.
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Without proper staffing,
CTAHR will be unable to support its agricultural research and extension
stations, which serve as hubs for region-specific agricultural research,
education, and community engagement and support local farmers and
ranchers.
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The legislature further finds
that many of CTAHR's facilities are decades old, with some dating back to the early-
to mid-1900s, and most facilities have only received minimal repairs over the
years.

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Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to:

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(1)
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Appropriate
funds for critical repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, and construction
for facilities of the college of tropical agriculture and human resilience at
the university of Hawaii at Manoa; and

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(2)
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Establish
positions within the university of Hawaii for the college of tropical
agriculture and human resilience at the university of Hawaii at Manoa.

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SECTION
2.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $11,000,000 or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so
much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for critical repairs,
maintenance, demolition, design, and construction for facilities of the college
of tropical agriculture and human resilience
at the university of Hawaii at Manoa
; provided that the sums
appropriated shall be expended as follows:

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(1)
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$5,000,000 for the Waimanalo research station
on Oahu; and

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(2)
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$6,000,000 for the Magoon research station on
Oahu.

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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the
university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION
3.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $2,083,334 or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so
much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 to establish eight
full-time equivalent (8.0 FTE) agricultural technician positions, four
full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) community coordinator positions, and eight full-time
equivalent (8.0 FTE)
administrative
professional technical positions within the university of Hawaii for the
college of tropical agriculture and human resilience.

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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the
university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION
4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1,
2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

University
of Hawaii; College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience; Facilities; Repairs;
Maintenance; Demolition; Design; Construction; Positions; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates
funds for critical repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, and construction
for facilities of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience at
the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the University
of Hawaii for the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience.

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