STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1593

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 848

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 848, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII INSTITUTE FOR MARINE BIOLOGY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate moneys to the University of Hawaii for the establishment of three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) positions to support the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii and numerous individuals.

Your Committee finds that establishing support positions for the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology is necessary for maintaining the institute's research productivity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 848, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair