HI HCR116

Request the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) to initiate planning for a Health Tech Hub in the Kakaako Makai area on Lot C (approximately five acres at Ilalo Street, Oahu Tax Map Key No. (1)2-1-015:052)

HCDA to conduct planning in consultation with the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office

Hub intended to accelerate adoption of health care technology (including virtual reality, augmented reality, and generative artificial intelligence applications) and promote development of Hawaii's health care workforce

HCDA to submit a conceptual plan report with any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the Regular Session of 2026

Transmit certified copies of the resolution to relevant state agencies and university entities involved in the planning effort