Informing the Legislature that on July 3, 2025, the Governor signed the following bill into law: SB1252 SD2 HD1 CD1 (ACT 283).

This bill appropriates $525,000 for two full-time equivalent positions at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine's Department of Geriatric Medicine. It requires these positions to coordinate dementia training for health care providers across University of Hawaii programs and develop a standardized dementia curriculum. The university must submit annual reports to the legislature starting December 2025, detailing hiring and program accomplishments. The law directly affects University of Hawaii medical training programs and future health care providers serving Hawaii's estimated 31,000 older adults living with dementia.