HI SB380

Appropriates unspecified funds to the University of Hawaii for an outreach program under the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management at UH-Hilo

Directs the outreach program to conduct a needs assessment for a higher education learning center pilot project in Puna, Hawaii

Aims to stimulate economic growth in the Puna region by fostering increased agricultural and other production through higher education resources

Identifies educational training needs and contributes to economic revitalization efforts in the area, with potential to serve as a replicable model for other rural areas of the State

Received support from the University of Hawaii at Hilo and the UH System College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management