{"id":45076,"date":"2016-04-20T16:24:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T02:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=45076"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:19:53","slug":"2016-legislative-update-by-vp-kalbert-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/04\/20\/2016-legislative-update-by-vp-kalbert-young\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 legislative update by VP<\/abbr> Kalbert Young"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Kalbert Young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kalbert Young<\/a>, 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2016 legislative session to date<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Hawaiʻi State Legislature<\/a> is now entering its final weeks for 2016. The supplemental budget is the biggest point of discussion for this week as both the House Finance Committee<\/a> and the Senate Ways and Means Committee<\/a> meet in joint conference committee to deliberate their disagreements with each other’s draft of the budget and to eventually settle on funding and appropriation decisions for every state department and agency.<\/p>\n

The University of Hawaiʻi<\/a> is keenly watching the deliberations. Prior to the beginning of the legislative session, the university submitted a very lean request for additional general fund support—10 items for approximately, $16.2 million. No department should expect to get everything that they have asked for from the legislature.<\/p>\n

As the conference committee on the budget begins, let’s see how 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> has fared this session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Operating Budget Proposals Comparison (糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Campus<\/th>\n糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Request<\/th>\nHouse Draft<\/th>\nSenate Draft<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n4 positions and $350,000 for CTAHR<\/abbr> Extension Program<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n4 positions and $330,000 for CTAHR<\/abbr> Extension Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n$306,168 for Office of Research Compliance<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n$1,093,832 for Environmental Health and Safety Office<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n$5,000,000 for 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Cancer Research Center<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n$3,000,000 for 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Cancer Research Center<\/td>\n

contingent upon 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> putting in $1,500,000
\n <\/tr>\n

糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n$3,000,000 for 糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr> athletics<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n$560,000 for 糖心Vlog官方H<\/abbr> athletics<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方H<\/abbr><\/td>\n37 positions and $420,000 for security services<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n27 positions and $0 for security services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方WO<\/abbr><\/td>\n12 positions and $728,020 for continued growth and evolution of 糖心Vlog官方WO<\/abbr><\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n8 positions and $530,416 for 糖心Vlog官方WO<\/abbr> evolution<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n$1,250,000 for a centralized equipment fund<\/td>\n$1,250,000 for a centralized equipment fund<\/td>\n$1,250,000 for a centralized equipment fund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System<\/td>\n20 positions and $3,500,000 for Hawaiʻi<\/span> Research and Innovation Initiative<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n3 positions and $500,000 in revolving or federal funds for Hawaiʻi<\/span> Research and Innovation Initiative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\nReduce $50,000,000 in appropriation for personnel at 糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\nIncrease appropriation by $50,000,000 for repairs and maintenance at 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> System<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n3 positions and $253,116 for mental health services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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As you can see, much of the university’s modest request is not accommodated in either the House<\/a> or Senate<\/a> version of the budget. It is also clear that the Senate is more supportive of the university’s overall request than the House. The same is also true for funding support of capital projects.<\/p>\n

The major capital concern at 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> has been addressing the tremendous amount of deferred maintenance that exists throughout every campus in the 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> System. The university had asked for general fund (via general obligation bonds) support for $184.9 million in capital projects. The capital budget that will also be discussed in conference committee similarly mirrors the support in the operating portion of the budget.<\/p>\n

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Capital Budget Proposals Comparison (糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Campus<\/th>\n糖心Vlog官方 Request<\/th>\nHouse Draft<\/th>\nSenate Draft<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n$2,500,000 for design of Snyder Hall<\/td>\n$2,500,000 for design of Snyder Hall<\/td>\n$55,000,000 for a new Life Sciences Building to replace Snyder Hall that includes $20,000,000 from a current appropriation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n$2,000,000 for design of Dean Hall renovation<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\nAuthorization to expend $5,750,000 in 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> bond proceeds at JABSOM<\/abbr><\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nAuthorization to expend $5,750,000 in 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> bond proceeds at JABSOM<\/abbr><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方WO<\/abbr><\/td>\n$38,800,000 for Creative Media Facility at 糖心Vlog官方WO<\/abbr><\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n$38,800,000 for Creative Media Facility at 糖心Vlog官方WO<\/abbr> contingent upon DBEDT<\/abbr> as the expending authority<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n$10,000,000 for minor CIP<\/abbr> at 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n$10,000,000 for minor CIP<\/abbr> at 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Community Colleges <\/td>\n$10,000,000 for minor CIP<\/abbr> at 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System<\/td>\n$300,000 for CIP<\/abbr> staffing<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System<\/td>\n$131,300,000 lump sum for 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> deferred maintenance and capital renewal<\/td>\n$60,000,000 lump sum for 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> deferred maintenance and capital renewal throughout 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> System<\/td>\n$48,625,000 lump sum for 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> deferred maintenance and capital renewal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System<\/td>\nAuthority to issue up to $100,000,000 in 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> revenue bonds<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nAuthority to issue up to $108,000,000 in 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> revenue bonds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n$15,000,000 to renovate and repair athletic facilities at 糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n$1,000,000 for repairs at Warrior Recreation Center at 糖心Vlog官方M<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n$25,000,000 for deferred maintenance and capital renewal projects at 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n$15,000,000 for deferred maintenance and capital renewal projects at 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n$2,000,000 for culinary arts program at Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n$2,000,000 for culinary arts program at Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$32,000,000 for a High Technology Workforce Development Center at Honolulu CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n$1,405,000 for building and roof repairs at Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n$4,320,000 for a parking lot at Honolulu CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n$9,500,000 for renovations at North Hawaiʻi<\/span> Education and Research Center (Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr>)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
糖心Vlog官方CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n$7,000,000 for Maui Food Innovation Center (糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Deliberations in conference committee can still leave many changes ahead. Nothing is guaranteed from any of the budget versions. It does appear that there are many ideas and areas for increased support from the legislature. We will have to await the conclusion of the conference committee to more fully judge just how much support ends up materializing for the university. The amount of proposed funding to 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> is generally better than in recent years past so, that is encouraging. The Hawaiʻi<\/span> State Legislature is scheduled to adjourn on May 5, 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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