{"id":52183,"date":"2016-10-31T14:54:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T00:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=52183"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:23:54","slug":"budget-request-submitted-to-regents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/31\/budget-request-submitted-to-regents\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget request funds key initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Editor’s note, November 30, 2016: This message has been updated to include Board of Regents approval.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kalbert Young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kalbert Young<\/a>, University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> vice president for budget and finance<\/a> and chief financial officer, shares the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> biennium budget request approved by the Board of Regents at its November 17 meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 糖心视频<\/abbr> biennium budget submitted to the governor and the legislature requests $28,700,000 in the next fiscal year (FY<\/abbr>2018) and $29,600,000 in FY<\/abbr>2019 in additional general funds. The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> currently receives about $432.9 million in state general funds as part of its over $1.2 billion operating budget.<\/p>\n

The budget requests are organized to fund initiatives in a number of themes that will advance the university’s four strategic directions: Hawaiʻi<\/span> Graduation Initiative<\/a>, Hawaiʻi<\/span> Innovation Initiative<\/a>, 21st Century Facilities<\/a> and Developing High Performance Mission Driven Systems<\/a>. The budget proposal can be viewed online<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/small>). <\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Theme<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
FY<\/abbr>2017-18<\/th>\nFY<\/abbr>2018-19<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Position Request<\/th>\n$ Funding Request<\/th>\nPosition Request<\/th>\n$ Funding Request<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Hawaiʻi<\/span> Graduation Initiative<\/td>\n8.00<\/strong><\/td>\n12,700,000<\/strong><\/td>\n8.00<\/strong><\/td>\n14,300,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Driving Student Success<\/td>\n4.00<\/td>\n4,000,000<\/td>\n4.00<\/td>\n3,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Academic Innovation<\/td>\n – <\/td>\n2,500,000<\/td>\n – <\/td>\n3,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawaiʻi<\/span> Papa O Ke Ao<\/td>\n4.00<\/td>\n3,350,000<\/td>\n4.00<\/td>\n3,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graduate Assistant Salary Support<\/td>\n – <\/td>\n2,850,000<\/td>\n – <\/td>\n3,400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawaiʻi<\/span> Innovation Initiative<\/td>\n4.00<\/strong><\/td>\n8,500,000<\/strong><\/td>\n4.00<\/strong><\/td>\n8,500,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawaiʻi<\/span> Innovation Initiative<\/td>\n – <\/td>\n3,500,000<\/td>\n – <\/td>\n3,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心视频<\/abbr> Cancer Center<\/td>\n4.00<\/td>\n5,000,000<\/td>\n4.00<\/td>\n5,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21st Century Facilities<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Facilities Management<\/td>\n5.00<\/td>\n4,700,000<\/td>\n5.00<\/td>\n4,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High Performance Mission Driven System<\/td>\n30.00<\/strong><\/td>\n2,800,000<\/strong><\/td>\n30.00<\/strong><\/td>\n2,800,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Title IX<\/abbr>, VAWA<\/abbr>, Compliance<\/td>\n15.00<\/td>\n1,850,000<\/td>\n15.00<\/td>\n1,850,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High Performance Mission Initiative<\/td>\n5.00<\/td>\n950,000<\/td>\n5.00<\/td>\n950,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo SBDC<\/abbr> Positions<\/td>\n10.00<\/td>\n – <\/td>\n10.00<\/td>\n – <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/td>\n47.00<\/td>\n28,700,000<\/td>\n47.00<\/td>\n29,600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

The capital budget will request $216.6 million for FY<\/abbr>2018 and $236.1 million for FY<\/abbr>2019 to address capital renewal, progress on deferred maintenance and funding for projects to modernize each of the campuses within the 糖心视频<\/abbr> System. <\/p>\n

The governor considers requests from all state departments as part of the executive branch proposed budget submittal for the upcoming biennium to the legislature which convenes in mid-January. The biennium budget will be for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 and for the fiscal year July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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