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This resolution requests the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) to initiate planning for a Health Tech Hub in the Kakaako area of Honolulu. The proposed hub would be located on a five-acre lot near the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine and the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, with the goal of accelerating health care technology adoption and developing Hawaii's health care workforce. The resolution calls for the HCDA to develop the hub in consultation with various stakeholders, including the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, medical schools, and the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office. The hub would focus on emerging technologies like virtual reality, augmented reality, and generative artificial intelligence to improve medical training, patient treatment, and diagnostic processes. The HCDA is requested to submit a conceptual plan and proposed legislation to the Legislature by twenty days before the 2026 Regular Session, with copies of the resolution to be transmitted to key organizational leaders involved in the project.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=61&year=2025