H.B. 1771 Summary

• Appropriates general revenues to the Executive Office on Aging, Department of Health, to fund the Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership for fiscal year 2024-2025 (specific amount not filled in bill text)

• Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership operates evidence-based health promotion programs including Better Choices Better Health and EnhanceFitness to improve health outcomes for kupuna (older adults)

• Partnership received state funding in 2017 and 2019 but had funding gaps in 2018-2019 and 2020-2022; during COVID-19, adapted programs to virtual and alternative formats serving hundreds of participants

• Declares that the appropriation will exceed the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025 because the funding is necessary to serve the public interest and meet identified needs

• Takes effect July 1, 3000 (note: effective date appears to be a drafting error in bill text)