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University and natural-resources witnesses back endemic-plant seed‑bank pilot; committee defers for planning
Summary
Witnesses told senators the University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) could host a pilot endemic‑plant seed bank but said planning and design funding are needed. The committee deferred SB 1337 HD1 to allow coordination and a concrete plan to be developed.
University of Hawaii and state natural-resources witnesses outlined the need for a centralized endemic-plant seed bank to support disaster response and native plant restoration and said CTAHR has land and technical capacity to take a coordinating role if resources are provided.
Matthew Kier, a botanist with the Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DLNR), and CTAHR staff testified that current seed-bank efforts in the state are…
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