HI HB1206

Appropriates $425,000 annually for fiscal years 2025-2027 for UH Mānoa College of Social Sciences positions: two assistant professors in international economics, trade, and security; one professor of practice in intelligence studies; one educational specialist; and one part-time graduate research assistant

Appropriates $75,000 annually for the Academy for Hawaii Intelligence Studies summer program at UH Mānoa, covering student housing, travel, materials, and operations

Appropriates $130,000 annually for two part-time faculty positions at UH West Oahu's business administration department: director of the cybersecurity coordinator center and director of the cybersecurity research laboratory

Appropriates $270,000 annually for student internship programs, certifications, software, and related expenses at UH West Oahu to support defense workforce development

Total appropriation of $900,000 per year aims to build local workforce capacity in information technology, cybersecurity, intelligence, and data science to meet defense sector demand, which brought nearly $9 billion in spending and 10,000 additional jobs to Hawaii between fiscal years 2018-2022