Kalbert Young, 糖心Vlog官方 vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, provides a breakdown of the state budget approved by lawmakers at the end of the 2023 legislative session.
On May 4, the 2023 legislative regular session ended, and the biennial budget (two-year cycle) for the State of Hawaiʻi (HB 300 CD1) was sent to Gov. Josh Green. The governor has until July 11 to sign, veto or allow bills to become law without his signature.
The operating and capital improvement projects (CIP) budget appropriations for the University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus system were significantly less than what was requested by the 糖心Vlog官方 Board of Regents and the governor. The amount of funding for the first year of the biennial budget next year, fiscal year 2023–24 (FY24), should be sufficient to maintain current levels of operations. Sustained funding and funding for the full biennium will need to be addressed in the 2024 legislative session.
Operating budget overview
The top priority for the operating budget for the 2023 legislative session was the restoration of state general fund support to pre-pandemic levels. The Legislature only restored the funding the first year of the biennium (FY24) and not the second year (FY25). Other top-priority initiatives were not included in the final budget including addressing the healthcare workforce shortage and the expansion of the Hawaiʻi Promise Program to the four-year campuses.
There was additional funding provided as part of the 糖心Vlog官方 request for continued funding of the existing 糖心Vlog官方 Community College Hawaiʻi Promise Program and for 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 and 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo athletics, but only in the first year of the next biennium.
The operating budget table (at the bottom of the online story) compares the 糖心Vlog官方 items funded by the Legislature and what was requested by the Board of Regents.
Capital improvement projects budget overview
The capital improvement projects (CIP) portion of the state budget for 糖心Vlog官方 was also lower than requested. A number of renovation projects to address deferred maintenance, specifically Renew, Improve and Modernize (RIM) projects, will have to be delayed, at least for the first year of the biennium budget. The university is reprioritizing projects now based on the limited funding.
糖心Vlog官方 requested a total of $558 million ($262.5 million for FY24 and $296 million for FY25) to address capital renewal, progress on deferred maintenance and funding for projects to modernize each of the campuses within the 糖心Vlog官方 System.
The Legislature appropriated a total of $384 million for the biennium budget. Of that amount, $63 million is for a prototype artificial reef project that the university did not request funding for. The Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology project is just underway and will take time to scale up.
The remaining $321 million in CIP funding is disproportionately designated among the 10 campuses, similar to the budget the Senate passed in April. The 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges account for 60% of that amount ($193.8 million), while the seven community colleges make up 22% of 糖心Vlog官方’s total gross square footage.
Funding to increase the seating capacity at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex on 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 campus was not included in the budget. Without this support, the university will have to look at other funding alternatives to increase capacity required for a Division I football program. The university is in the process of expanding seating from 9,000 to 15,000 seats by the start of the 2023 football season after the sudden closure of Aloha Stadium in December 2020.
The CIP budget table (at the bottom of the online story) compares the funding the Legislature provided for CIP projects and what was requested by the Board of Regents.
The University of Hawaiʻi is appreciative to the governor and the Legislature for the funding provided in the budget. The 糖心Vlog官方 administration is now reviewing all bills from multiple perspectives and assessing the go-forward options and impacts on the university. Of the 274 bills passed by the Legislature, approximately 64 of them may have some impact, interest, effect and/or concern to 糖心Vlog官方.
Operating budget table
| Campus | Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board | CD1 | ||||
| FY24 | FY25 | FY24 | FY25 | ||
| RESTORATION OF FUNDS | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | General Fund Restoration | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | |
| JABSOM | General Fund Restoration | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | General Fund Restoration | $3,420,000 | $3,420,000 | $3,420,000 | |
| 糖心Vlog官方 West O?ahu | General Fund Restoration | $1,620,000 | $1,620,000 | $1,620,000 | |
| 糖心Vlog官方 System | General Fund Restoration | $5,086,848 | $5,086,848 | $5,086,848 | |
| SUSTAINED FUNDING | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | Athletics Subsidy Continuation | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Athletics Subsidy Continuation | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | |
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | HIMB Full Year Funding | $85,500 | $85,500 | $85,500 | $85,500 |
| JABSOM | GME Residency Full Year Funding | $1,670,000 | $1,670,000 | $660,000 | $660,000 |
| JABSOM Neighbor Island MD Expansion Continuation | General Fund Restoration | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | ||
| HAWAIʻI PROMISE PROGRAM | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | Hawaiʻi Promise Expansion | $12,300,000 | $12,300,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Hawaiʻi Promise Expansion | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Hawaiʻi Promise Expansion | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Hawaiʻi Promise Continuation | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | |
| CAMPUS FACILITIES AND CORE SERVICES | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Security Officers | $313,320 | $313,320 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Security Officers | $30,900 | $61,800 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Security Officers | $693,780 | $1,456,938 | $693,780 | $1,456,938 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | IT Support | $160,000 | $160,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Analytical Lab Manager | $80,000 | $80,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Campus and ACM Support | $162,996 | $325,992 | ||
| EARLY COLLEGE EXPANSION | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Early College Expansion | $577,500 | $1,212,750 | $84,167 | $174,750 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Early College Expansion | $90,000 | $180,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 System | Early College Expansion | $90,000 | $180,000 | ||
| INITIATIVE: SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Student Success Support | $261,252 | $522,504 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | 糖心Vlog官方 Maui College-Health Center | $98,500 | $200,250 | $98,500 | $200,250 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | 糖心Vlog官方 Maui College-Distance Learning | $73,500 | $147,750 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Kūlia I Ka Nuʻu Undergraduate Research Initiative | $721,600 | $1,058,400 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Transfer Center | $60,000 | $60,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Career Advising and Internship Admin | $60,000 | $60,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Windward CC-Incarcerated Students | $125,500 | $241,550 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Hawaiʻi CC-Incarcerated Students | $37,500 | $78,750 | ADDRESS AREAS OF STATE NEED | |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Administration of Justice Program Expansion | $142,000 | $142,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | MA Teaching Expansion and Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education | $210,000 | $210,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | MA Counseling Psychology | $210,000 | $210,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | CAFNRM Sustainable Agribusiness | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Teacher Preparation | $70,676 | $141,352 | ||
| INDUSTRY INITIATIVE: HEALTH | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Health and Wellness | $147,158 | $294,316 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Health Science Initiative | $477,009 | $688,473 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Kapiʻolani CC-Allied Health Professions and NI Expansion | $761,000 | $761,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Windward CC–CNA Program Support | $86,000 | $86,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Kauaʻi CC-Medical Assisting Program Support | $232,000 | $232,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Kapiʻolani CC-Nursing Clinical Faculty | $259,998 | $259,998 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Hawaiʻi CC-Nursing Program Maintenance and Expansion | $474,000 | $474,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Kauaʻi CC-Nursing Faculty | $258,000 | $258,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | 糖心Vlog官方 Maui College-Nursing Faculty | $172,000 | $172,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | 糖心Vlog官方 Maui College-CNA to LPN Program Support | $86,000 | $86,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu–糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa Nursing Collaboration | $503,000 | $503,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | NAWSON Programs and Training Support | $661,430 | $661,430 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Nursing Faculty Support | $198,000 | $198,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health-Training Hubs | $228,500 | $457,000 | ||
| LEGISLATIVE ADD-ONS | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Office of International and Regional Partnerships Study Abroad Program | $15,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Non-Credit Workforce Development | $578,240 | $578,240 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 System | GIA-Friends of Ka Leo Hawaiʻi Media (not in worksheets) | $300,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Astronomy Engineering and Instrumentation | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | ||
| Total | $56,266,967 | $59,399,921 | $29,470,535 | $5,512,678 | |
CIP budget table
| Campus | Description | MOF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Legislature | |||||
| FY24 | FY25 | FY24 | FY25 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 System | Renew, Improve and Modernize | C | $100,000,000 | $100,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 System | Renew, Improve and Modernize | A | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Renew, Improve and Modernize | C | $17,500,000 | $26,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $4,800,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Renew, Improve and Modernize | A | $6,000,000 | $16,200,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Renew, Improve and Modernize | C | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Renew, Improve and Modernize | A | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Renew, Improve and Modernize | C | $5,000,000 | $3,500,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | PV Rooftop and Canopies and Various Energy Efficiency Projects | C | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Minor CIP | C | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Minor CIP | A | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | Assessment and Feasibility of Hamilton Library | C | $6,500,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Road B Entry Plaza | C | $5,500,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Kapioʻolani CC-Replace AC System (6930 Ohelo) | C | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Kauaʻi CC-Upgrade Fire Alarm System | C | $8,500,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | Mini Master Plan Phase 3-Kuykendall Hall | C | $5,000,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Campus Center Phase II | C | $49,000,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Windward CC-Repair/Replace HVAC (5988 ʻImiloa) | C | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | Athletics | C | $12,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $14,000,000 | |
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | Athletics | A | $4,500,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Kapioʻolani CC-Renovate Building (6920 Kokiʻo) | C | $2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | Administrative Office and Parking | C | $8,000,000 | 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Honolulu CC-Technology Renovations Phase 2 | C | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | Holmes Hall | C | $1,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $1,500,000 | 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Hawaiʻi CC-Manono Campus Development | C | $2,000,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | Waikīkī Aquarium Seawall Repair | C | $3,000,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | HIMB-Continue DARPA Prototype Artificial Reef | C | $63,517,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | HIMB-Replacement of Sewage System, Seawall and Pier | C | $4,250,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 | HIMB-Replacement of Sewage System, Seawall and Pier | A | $750,000 | $5,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Waiākea Research Station | C | $2,625,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Kauaʻi CC–PV Rooftops/Canopies | C | $15,000,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Kauaʻi CC-Student Dorms and Faculty/Staff Housing | A | $250,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Various Repairs and Deferred Maintenance | C | $35,000,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Hawaiʻi Astronomy Engineering and Instrument Development Hub | C | $2,000,000 | |||
| ? | Total | $262,500,000 | $296,000,000 | $202,375,000 | $182,517,000 | |