Federal agencies would keep helping Hawaii fight Rapid Ohia Death. The bill supports research, forest repair, and animal control, and allows $5 million a year from 2026 through 2036.
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Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025 is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Latest action on S. 85: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people and groups tied to Hawaii’s native forests. That includes land managers, private landowners in disease control areas, researchers, state agencies, and local groups working on forest health. It could also matter to people who rely on healthy forests for water, wildlife habitat, cultural practices, or tourism.
Why this matters: Rapid Ohia Death is killing native trees that help support Hawaii’s forests, water, wildlife, culture, and tourism. This bill would keep federal research and forest repair work going for 11 years. It also ties animal control to disease control, because hoofed animals can damage forests and affect disease areas. The real impact will depend on whether Congress provides the money and which projects agencies and Hawaii choose.
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