HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
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Rep. Andrew Takuya Garrett, Chair |
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Rep. Terez Amato, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Luke A. Evslin |
Rep. Jackson D. Sayama |
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Rep. Jeanne Kapela |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Darius K. Kila |
Rep. Christopher L. Muraoka |
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Rep. Trish La Chica |
Rep. Kanani Souza |
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Rep. Ikaika Olds |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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Friday, February 7, 2025 |
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2:00 p.m. |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Bachman Hall Board of Regents Conference Room 106 2444 Dole Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PROMISE PROGRAM. Expands the Hawaii promise program to provide scholarships for the unmet needs of qualified students at any four-year university of Hawaii campus who meet certain criteria. Appropriates funds.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ATHLETICS. Appropriates moneys to athletics departments of the University of Hawaii.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII RESIDENT TUITION FEE. Requires the University of Hawaii to grant the resident tuition fee for enrollment at any University of Hawaii campus to individuals who have graduated from a Hawaii high school and are enrolling in an undergraduate degree program, under certain conditions.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII RELIEF FUNDING. Amends the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund by allowing the Board of Regents to dedicate funding for student aid in direct response to an emergency or disaster, as declared by the governor.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO TEACHER EDUCATION. Requires the Board of Regents to grant a waiver on all tuition and mandatory fees to a resident student enrolled in the College of Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa for the semester or term that the student enrolls in a State-Approved Teacher Education Program.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds to the UH system for various nursing programs.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESILIENCE. Appropriates funds for critical repairs, maintenance, demolition, design, and construction for facilities of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the University of Hawaii for the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience.
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RELATING TO THE COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE PROGRAM. Establishes short-term management initiatives for the coconut rhinoceros beetle response program. Appropriates funds for activities and positions related to coconut rhinoceros beetle infestation control. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAXES. Beginning 7/1/2025, increases the cigarette tax and amends the cigarette tax disposition of revenues by allocating the increase in the cigarette tax amount to the Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Increases the tax rates for cigarettes and little cigars beginning 1/1/2026, amends the disposition of tax revenues to certain non-general funds starting from fiscal year 2026-2027, with the excess carrying over to the general fund, and expands the disposition of tax revenues to the non-general funds to include all tobacco product taxes. Repeals obsolete historical tax rates. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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________________________________________ Rep. Andrew Takuya Garrett Chair |
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