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HI HB2499
Bill
Status
1/26/2022
Primary Sponsor
Scott Saiki
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AI Summary
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Requires state departments and agencies to provide grants to federal tax-exempt nonprofit organizations with at least 20 years of experience serving Native Hawaiian communities.
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Grants must support programs including food sustainability, renewable infrastructure, historic preservation, ulu and taro processing, business training, farming, education, cultural training, and environmental management.
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Appropriates $15,700,000 for fiscal year 2022-2023 across five departments: Agriculture ($10,790,000), Business, Economic Development, and Tourism ($3,450,000), Labor and Industrial Relations ($920,000), and Land and Natural Resources ($540,000).
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Major allocation of $10,000,000 to Department of Agriculture for development of a mill to process ulu and taro.
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Effective July 1, 2022.
Legislative Description
Relating To Native Hawaiian Affairs.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Kapela excused (2).
2/18/2022