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Support and debate on $3 million bill to fund University of Hawaii climate resilience center
Summary
Senators considered Senate Bill 657 on Jan. 31, which would appropriate $3 million to create a Center for Climate Resilient Development at the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST).
Senators at the joint hearing on Jan. 31 took testimony on Senate Bill 657, which would appropriate $3 million to establish a Center for Climate Resilient Development within the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST).
Michael Kane of the Department of Land and Natural Resources said the department "stand[s] in strong support of this bill," adding that agencies rely on the center's data to make recommendations to the Legislature. Chip Fletcher, interim dean of SOEST, told the…
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