HB 2617: UH HILO; COLLEGE OF HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE; INSTITUTE OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND OUTREACH; IMILOA ASTRONOMY CENTER; HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE; HAWAIIAN EARLY LEARNING; REVOLVING FUND; TRUST FUND; USES
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-10
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Establishes the Institute of Indigenous Education, Science, and Outreach within the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Authorizes the Hawaiian Language College Revolving Fund to include moneys from any revenue source and requires expenditures in the fund to be used to support the Imiloa Astronomy Center. Requires the Hawaiian Early Learning Trust Fund to support the Hawaiian-Language-Medium Education Pathway. Establishes a cap on individual deposits into the Hawaiian Language College Revolving Fund and the Hawaiian Early Learning Trust Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Discussed in Hearing
53SECHouse Standing Committee on Education
53SECHouse Standing Committee on Higher Education
50SECHouse Standing Committee on Education
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