HB 443 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO.

Summary

Appropriates funds for one retention coordinator position, one internship coordinator position, and student enrollment management initiatives at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB443 → HB443_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove specific dollar amounts for funding positions and initiatives, replacing them with blank fields to be filled in later. Additionally, the effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, and the bill title was updated to reflect House District 1.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding funding amounts is now undefined, requiring future legislative action to specify the exact sums appropriated.

FISCAL

Removed specific dollar amounts for the retention coordinator, internship coordinator, and enrollment management initiatives, replacing them with blank spaces.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title to include 'H.D. 1' and corrected minor formatting in the summary text.

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Committee

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 309) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors