  {"id":196835,"date":"2024-05-06T08:43:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T18:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=196835"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:19:00","slug":"2024-legislative-session-adjourns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/06\/2024-legislative-session-adjourns\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 legislative session adjourns"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 7<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gnrc-hawaii-capitol-istock.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaii state capitol interior\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-189020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gnrc-hawaii-capitol-istock.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gnrc-hawaii-capitol-istock-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gnrc-hawaii-capitol-istock-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Kalbert Young, <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2024 Legislative session.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Aloha <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> students, faculty, staff and administrators,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30020\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/young-k-186x260.jpg\" alt=\"Young\" width=\"186\" height=\"260\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/young-k-186x260.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/young-k.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kalbert Young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 2024 legislative regular session concluded on May 3. Throughout the 2024 session, there were a lot of issues and initiatives that were anticipated to dominate the focus of the Legislature, such as responding to the Maui wildfires, legalizing recreational marijuana, easing sunshine law requirements, reforming the state tax code, etc. For things related to the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>, an initial review may seem like 2024 was a repeat of previous years\u2019 results. However, I would postulate that there are some signs that there are a number of decent outcomes for <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心视频<\/abbr>, all things considered. Perhaps, it could be the first year in a trend toward future improvement.<\/p>\n<p>The first place to look is the state budget. The funding provided will support the current level of operations and capital improvement projects for the <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> 10-campus system. HB 1800 CD1 is the state supplemental operating and capital improvement projects (<abbr>CIP<\/abbr>) budget bill to fund the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with the operating budget, below is a breakdown of the funding for <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> for the upcoming fiscal year compared to the Board of Regents\u2019 budget request approved before the start of the session. What was &ldquo;special&rdquo; about this past legislative session, is the progress of support\u2014 and, not&#8212;throughout the session via the different drafts of the budget. For example, I believe it is a &ldquo;historical first&ldquo; that a legislative body would overwhelmingly support a department\u2019s budget request to the extent that they would fund everything the governor proposed, plus more. The House did just that in the house draft (<abbr>HD<\/abbr>) of the operating budget. Of course, that level of funding was not ultimately sustained in the Senate or in legislative conference committees on the final budget.<\/p>\n<p>The table below shows the progress of the budget proposal through the entirety of the session. This is barring any unlikely (line-item) veto of budget items by the governor. Items listed in red are &ldquo;non-recurring&rdquo; and will require the university to request continued funding at the next legislative session.<\/p>\n<table class=\"budget-2\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"first-head\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\">Campus<\/th>\n<th class=\"first-head\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\">Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"first-head-777\" colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Board<\/th>\n<th class=\"first-head-777\" colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">CD1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\"><abbr>FTE<\/abbr><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">$$$<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><abbr>FTE<\/abbr><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">G$$$<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">General Fund Restoration &#8211; <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$5,600,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$5,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">General Fund Restoration &#8211; <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$1,800,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$1,800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">General Fund Restoration &#8211; <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$3,420,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$3,420,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">General Fund Restoration &#8211; <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$1,620,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$1,620,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> System<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">General Fund Restoration &#8211; <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> System<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$5,086,848<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$5,086,848<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Athletics Subsidy &#8211; <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$3,200,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><span style=\"color: red;\">$3,200,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Athletics Subsidy &#8211; <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$400,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><span style=\"color: red;\">$400,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Culinary Institute of the Pacific &#8211; Full Year Funding<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$389,245<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Value Added Product Center &#8211; Full Year Funding<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$359,932<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Expand Teacher Cohort on Neighbor Islands<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">7.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$625,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>CTAHR<\/abbr> Extension Agents<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">5.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$506,555<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">5.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$506,555<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> System<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Increased campus safety<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">4.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$1,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">moved to <abbr>TFSF<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">moved to <abbr>TFSF<\/abbr><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise Expansion &#8211; <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$12,506,711<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise Expansion &#8211; <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$1,773,579<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise Expansion &#8211; <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$4,026,116<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise Continuation &#8211; <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$3,700,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$3,700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Community-based Planning for Redevelopment of Lahaina<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">2.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$500,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Nursing Enrollment and Access thru <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa-<abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> Nursing Collaboration<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">6.50<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$1,068,821<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">6.50<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$1,068,821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Neighbor Island Health Access and Pathway Extension<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">4.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$925,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">4.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$925,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr title=\"master of arts\">MA<\/abbr> Counseling Psychology<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">3.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$210,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">3.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$210,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Pre-Nursing Support<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">3.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$322,032<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Early Childhood Education Support<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">2.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$180,910<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">2.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$180,910<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">BS Educational Studies and Expand Indigenous Teaching<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">4.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$285,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">4.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$142,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Maui &#8211; Apprenticeship Training Expansion<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$250,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> &#8211; Modernize Equipment<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$925,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> System<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Systemwide Mental Health Services<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">6.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$510,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">6.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$510,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Community Event Support<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">6.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$709,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>ACM<\/abbr> Facilities and Core Services Support<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">4.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$252,648<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Campus Safety<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">1.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$61,800<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Maui &#8211; Water Quality Lab<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">2.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$160,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Stabilize <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Athletics Operating Budget<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">43.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$3,136,642 <\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Cooperative Extension Support<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">5.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$581,555<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> &#8211; Incarcerated Students Program<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">3.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$250,528<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">3.00<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$250,528<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Statewide Access Master Plan<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$2,874,177<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Wildfire Mapping and Vulnerability Assessments<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><span style=\"color: red;\">$1,000,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Study and Cultivation of Ornamental Red Ginger<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><span style=\"color: red;\">$125,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> System <\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">International Programs for Economic Development at East-West Center<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><span style=\"color: red;\">$250,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><strong>110.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><strong>$56,342,922<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><strong>33.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><strong>$32,870,339<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*Items in <span style=\"color: red;\">red<\/span> are non-recurring.<\/p>\n<p>Our top priority this session was the restoration of state general fund support to pre COVID-19 pandemic levels after being cut in 2020. Although this was a repeated request for the last two sessions, in 2024, the Legislature has restored pre-pandemic funding to the university\u2019s base budget.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to funding via the broad state budget, there were also individual appropriation measures to certain university units. Below are bills separate from the budget bill that appropriated funds to the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> for programs or initiatives.<\/p>\n<table class=\"budget-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"first-head-777\" scope=\"col\">Bill<\/th>\n<th class=\"first-head-777\" scope=\"col\">Description<\/th>\n<th class=\"first-head-777\" scope=\"col\"><abbr>FY<\/abbr>25<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>HB<\/abbr> 1148 <abbr>CD1<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> mental health-related program expansion<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$210,150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>HB<\/abbr> 2248 <abbr>CD1<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Sea Grant College Program North Shore Beach Management Plan<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$1,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>HB<\/abbr> 2743 <abbr>CD1<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Water Resources Research Center and the Sea Grant College Program to develop an overlay regarding cesspools<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$350,814<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>SB<\/abbr> 2284 <abbr>CD1<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa College of Engineering wildfire forecast system<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$1,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>SB<\/abbr> 3068 <abbr>CD2<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Economic Research Organization Multiethnic Cohort Study on Health Effects of the Maui wildfires<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$2,334,681<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise<\/h2>\n<p>A few important initiatives were not funded. Most notably, is the recurring failure to fund the expansion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/hawaii-promise\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise Program<\/a> for students at <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo and <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>. <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise was implemented in 2017 at the seven community colleges and has been highly successful.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blocklink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/hawaii-promise\/\">More on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise Program<\/a><\/span>\t<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s initiative would have provided funds for the unmet financial needs for qualified students at the four-year campuses. This is notable, because 2024 represents the first year in the past five years where the university\u2019s proposal on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise was not included in the governor\u2019s budget proposal. Yet still notable, this was the singular additional item that the House included in its <abbr>HD<\/abbr> in addition to supporting all other parts of the governor\u2019s operating budget proposal. In the end, the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise expansion was not funded in the final version of the budget.<\/p>\n<h2>Tobacco tax<\/h2>\n<p>There was also a bill that would have increased the cigarette tax revenue by 2 cents with those additional funds going to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhcancercenter.org\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Cancer Center<\/a>. Cigarette tax revenue is the primary and critical source of funds to pay for the debt service on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u2019s Cancer Center. A portion of the cigarette tax revenues also pays for the operations and research of our state\u2019s cancer center. Unfortunately, this bill did not pass and consequently, during the interim, there will need to be deeper discussions on this issue to determine the next steps for the state\u2019s center.<\/p>\n<h2>Capital Improvement Projects (<abbr>CIP<\/abbr>) budget<\/h2>\n<p>Regarding the state <abbr>CIP<\/abbr> budget, these are the funds <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> uses to address major facility improvements and address deferred maintenance. This has consistently been a major area of concern for the university over the past decade. The Legislature appropriated a total of $184.2 million in general obligation bonds for the following projects:<\/p>\n<table class=\"budget-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"first-head-777\" scope=\"col\">Campus<\/th>\n<th class=\"first-head-777\" scope=\"col\">Description<\/th>\n<th class=\"first-head-777\" scope=\"col\">Board Request<\/th>\n<th class=\"first-head-777\" scope=\"col\">CD1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> System\/<abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">System, <abbr>RIM<\/abbr> Projects<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$110,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><span style=\"color: red;\">$100,000,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>RIM<\/abbr> Projects for Student Housing<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$40,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Hale Noelani Renovation<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$80,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>PV<\/abbr> Rooftop, <abbr>PV<\/abbr> Canopies, and Various Energy Efficiency Projects<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$30,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium Upgrades<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$9,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Coconut Island Sewer Line Upgrades<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$3,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><span style=\"color: red;\">$5,000,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Holmes Hall<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$8,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Assessment and Feasibility of Hamilton Library<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$6,500,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Mini Master Plan, Phase 3 &#8211; Kuykendall Hall<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$5,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Central Administration Facility with Parking<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$8,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium Seawall Repairs<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$3,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>CTAHR<\/abbr> &#8211; Poamoho Research Station<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$2,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr> Roof Replacement<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$6,500,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>RIM<\/abbr> Projects<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$7,300,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><span style=\"color: red;\">$16,200,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>RIM<\/abbr> Projects<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$5,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Road B Entry Plaza<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$5,200,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>PV<\/abbr> Carport<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$5,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$5,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Capital Renewal and Deferred Maintenance<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><span style=\"color: red;\">$25,000,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Minor <abbr>CIP<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><span style=\"color: red;\">$25,000,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> P\u0101lamanui &#8211; Improvements and Repair of Buildings<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$3,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> P\u0101lamanui &#8211; Expansion of Nursing and Early Childhood Ed Labs<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Value-Added Product Development Center, <span aria-label=\"Molokai\">Moloka&#699;i<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$2,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><strong>$331,500,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\"><strong>$184,200,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*Items in <span style=\"color: red;\">red<\/span> were previously appropriated in part or in full by General Funds in last year&#8217;s budget<\/p>\n<p>Some of the figures are noted in red to indicate that the Legislature changed the Means of Financing from General Funds (i.e., cash funding) to General Obligation bonds. Although the amount of <abbr>CIP<\/abbr> funding may sound impressive&#8212;$184.2 million&#8212;in reality, the amount of additional funding support is actually less, with the net effect being a gain of only $19.5 million, as $164.7 million of previously appropriated capital improvement projects for <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> was purposely lapsed.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the first year of the biennium, the Legislature appropriated $101.2 million in General Funds for capital improvement projects at <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr>. In order to free up cash to provide resources to respond to the devastation caused by the August wildfires, the Legislature force lapsed those General Funds and appropriated those amounts in General Obligation bonds. For the System\/M\u0101noa Renew Improve Modernize (<abbr>RIM<\/abbr>) funds, an additional $70 million was appropriated to get to the $100 million total for FY25. In total, $164.7 million of previously appropriated capital improvement projects for <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> was purposely lapsed, and a table with additional detail is provided below:<\/p>\n<table class=\"budget-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" class=\"first-head-777\">Campus<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" class=\"first-head-777\">Description<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" class=\"first-head-777\">$$$<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" class=\"first-head-777\">Means of Financing<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Coconut Island Sewer Line Replacement\/Upgrade<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$5,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">General Fund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>RIM<\/abbr> Projects<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$16,200,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">General Fund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Minor <abbr>CIP<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$25,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">General Fund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">Capital Renewal and Deferred Maintenance<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$25,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">General Fund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> System<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>RIM<\/abbr> Projects<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$30,000,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\">General Fund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>HIMB<\/abbr> <abbr>DARPA<\/abbr> Prototype Artificial Coral Reef<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\">$63,517,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"left\"><abbr>GO<\/abbr> Bond<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the condition of student housing on the <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa campus was a major topic of discussion this past legislative session, in the final conclusion of the budget no explicit funding was provided toward student housing or student housing facilities. The budget appropriation for <abbr>RIM<\/abbr> projects does include recognition of &ldquo;student housing facilities.&rdquo; <abbr>RIM<\/abbr> funds could already be used for those projects but would now compete with the needs of all other facilities such as those for instructional, research, student support and administrative purposes rather than having its own funding source. Still, it is positive that there is some nod to student housing included with <abbr>RIM<\/abbr> funding.<\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> is grateful and appreciative to the Legislature and the governor for the budget funding. Sustained funding may always be a major issue for <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> programs and facilities, and despite a few shortcomings, I believe this budget represents decent support in a number of areas. The governor has until July 10, 2024, to sign, veto or allow bills to become law without his signature.<\/p>\n<p>Mahalo for your time and attention,<br \/>\nKalbert Young<br \/>\nVice President for Budget and Finance\/Chief Financial Officer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalbert Young, <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2024 Legislative session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[61,1216,62,63,64,65,169,71,14,9,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-196835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-hawaii-promise","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-cancer-center","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196835"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233022,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196835\/revisions\/233022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}