Bills

HB 2409: HAWAII GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO; STATE GEOLOGIST

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-01-27

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-18: The committee(s) on HED recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Establishes the Hawaii Geological Survey in the University of Hawaii at Hilo.  Designates the Director of the Survey, rather than the Geophysics and Planetology Institute specialist qualified in geology, as the State Geologist.

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Higher Education2MIN
Feb 18, 2026

House Standing Committee on Higher Education

House Standing Committee on Higher Education32SEC
Feb 18, 2026

House Standing Committee on Higher Education

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