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Committee backs creation of University of Hawai‘i AI Institute, removes appropriation from bill

2686296 · March 13, 2025
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The Senate Committee on Higher Education voted to pass HB546 HD1 with amendments to remove the appropriation and allow the proposed Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of Hawai‘i to seek funding from other sources while the university pursues establishment.

The Senate Committee on Higher Education on March 18 passed HB546 HD1, a bill that would establish an Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of Hawai‘i and authorize the university to develop and support AI initiatives statewide. Committee leaders amended the measure to remove the…

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