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Hawaii Invasive Species Council requests $5 million recurring as oversight and a 2030 administrative transfer loom
Summary
HISC leaders told a joint House–Senate briefing that Act 236 added $4.25 million in one-time funds for FY26 but those monies remained unreleased; presenters urged preserving HISC staff and programs during a planned 2030 transfer to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and requested a recurring $5 million appropriation.
The Hawaii Invasive Species Council asked state lawmakers on Jan. 16 to preserve the council’s staff and programs as administration shifts to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and to appropriate $5 million annually to sustain core work.
Patrick Chi, interim invasive species coordinator with the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry and Wildlife, told the House Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems (meeting jointly with the Senate agriculture committee) that the council received its usual FY26 appropriation plus an additional $4,250,000 tied to Act 236 but that the…
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