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HI HB718
Bill
Status
5/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gregg Takayama
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $763,000 for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $763,000 for fiscal year 2026-2027 to the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine.
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Funds three full-time equivalent faculty positions: one each in cardiovascular biology, tropical medicine, and quantitative health biostatistics.
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Funds one full-time equivalent environmental health and safety officer staff position to manage chiller plant operations and injection well testing following the end of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply contract on September 15, 2025.
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Establishes these positions to strengthen biomedical research, address health disparities in Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific region, and advance infectious disease research capabilities.
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Takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Relating To Positions At The John A. Burns School Of Medicine.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Act 086, on 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186).
5/27/2025