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Senators press University of Hawaiʻi on use of RIM (renew, improve, modernize) funds; ask for annual reporting and reasons for cost overruns
2270361 · February 8, 2025
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Summary
Senators challenged the University of Hawaiʻi over use of lump‑sum RIM funds, asking for a detailed report on projects that drew RIM to cover cost overruns and the reasons for those overruns.
Senate Bill 1624 would limit the use of funds appropriated to renew, improve and modernize (RIM) University of Hawaiʻi facilities to specific capital‑improvement objectives and would require reporting to the Legislature. Senators raised concerns that RIM lump‑sum authority has been used to cover costs on specific CIP projects and called for transparency…
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