HI HB913

Appropriates $551,064 per year for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to establish 9 full-time equivalent positions within the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Aquatic Resources

Creates two aquatic biologist positions for permitting and environmental review (one level V at $71,016, one level IV at $63,096)

Establishes one aquatic biologist V position ($71,016) for environmental emergency response and one aquatic biologist V position ($71,016) for aquatic invasive species management

Funds one aquatic biologist IV position ($63,096) for noncommercial fisheries oversight

Allocates $211,824 for four positions specifically serving Molokai: one aquatic biologist IV, one aquatic biologist III, and two fishery technician IV positions

Takes effect July 1, 2025