Committee earmarks millions for reef, species and wildfire programs in HB 1,800 read-out

During the green-fee read-out, speakers allocated funding to a string of conservation and resilience projects under Land and Natural Resources. Staff member and the chair listed habitat restoration, coral and reef resilience programs, endangered species predator control, and community stewardship items across islands. The transcript includes a $5,714,105 appropriation labeled "Hawaii wildfire risk reduction program Firewise," and multiple coral and reef resilience items with individual amounts.