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Senate panels advance bill funding UH plan for Ala Wai Canal debris, water-quality work
Summary
Joint Senate committees voted to advance Senate Bill 1146, which would appropriate funds to the University of Hawai‘i to develop an action plan and pre‑engineering concept for debris management and water-quality control in the Ala Wai watershed, with amendments that blank the appropriation and defer the effective date.
Senate committees on Higher Education and Water and Land on Feb. 12 voted to pass Senate Bill 1146 with amendments, sending the measure forward after agreeing to blank the dollar amount and defer the bill’s effective date to July 31, 2050.
The bill would appropriate money to the University of Hawai‘i to develop an action plan and a pre‑engineering concept plan to address debris management and water‑quality control in the Ala Wai watershed. Proponents said the work would create a coordinated, watershed‑scale approach and provide student research opportunities.
“Passing this bill will provide the necessary resources to address these critical issues,” testified Katie Mizuno, a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa…
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