HAWAII ISLAND – State lawmakers are touting the $389 million in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funding secured for Hawaii Island under the state budget (biennium of Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017 ) passed by the Legislature last week. The Big Island’s elected officials were also able to secure $8.5 million in Grants-In-Aid CIP for Hawaii Island nonprofit organizations.

Here is a regional breakdown of the funding, from a list provided by the Hawaii State Legislature.

HAMAKUA: Paukaa to Waipio Valley

CIP
• $4 million for the improvements to the lower Hamakua Ditch Watershed Project
• $3.2 million for Hawaii Belt Road improvements
• $1.5 million for Honokaa High and Intermediate School for restrooms in the auditorium
• $830,000 for Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School

Grants-in-Aid (GIA)
• $250,000 for Hamakua Health Center to design and build and equip a modular building addition to the Kohala Clinic

HILO: Downtown, Keaukaha, and Pana’ewa

CIP
• $33.5 million for Keaukaha Military Reservation projects
• $21 million for Hawaii Community Correctional Center for a new housing and a support building
• $9 million for Hawaii Community College renovations
• $7.9 million for Hilo Harbor improvement
• $7.1 million for Hilo International Airport improvements
• $6.7 million for Hilo Counseling Center and Keawe Health Center Improvements
• $2 million for Hilo Intermediate School for Building A renovations
• $1.6 million for Youth Challenge Academy upgrade and improvements
• $1.5 million for Kapiolani Elementary School to build a covered playcourt
• $600,000 for Keaukaha Elementary School for cafeteria equipment and improvements
• $511,000 for Waiakea Intermediate School for electrical upgrades and other improvements
• $450,000 for Waiakea High School to build a baseball batting cage
• $2.2 million for plans for rehabilitation and/or replacement of Wailuku Bridge along Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19)

Grants-in-Aid (GIA)
• $1 million for Hawaii Island Portuguese Chamber of Commerce to design and build an education facility
• $1 million for Panaewa Community Alliance to plan design and build a health facility
• $500,000 for Lyman House Memorial Museum to build a new island heritage gallery exhibit
• $300,000 for Hawaii Island Community Development Corp. to build a new adult day care facility in Hilo
• $150,000 for Panaewa Community Alliance to plan and design the Kamoleao Laulima Community Resources Center
• $217,000 for Rainbow Falls Botanical Garden and Visitor Center
• $200,000 for program to assist with at risk and low income school students to prevent from dropping out of High School in Hilo

KA’U: Pahala to Hawaiian Ocean View Estates

CIP
• $8 million for Mamalahoa Highway, Ninole Bridge rehabilitation
• $290,000 for Naalehu Elementary School repairs and maintenance
• $150,000 for Kau High School improvements

KAILUA-KONA: Kailua Village and North Kona

CIP
• $126 million for Kona International Airport improvements
• $55 million for construction for a new Kona Judiciary complex
• $5.5 million for improvements at the Research Campus at the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology Park
• $500,000 for a feasibility study for a new university hospital in Kona
• $355,000 for Kahakai Elementary School road safety improvements
• $300,000 for Kealakehe Elementary School improvements and parking
• $300,000 for Hawaii Community College at Palamanui for office space and storage

Grants-in-Aid (GIA)
• $1.2 million for Friends of Kona Pacific Public Charter School to plan, design, build and equip a community food kitchen
• $1 million for Lai‘i‘opua 2020 to design and build a community center
• $35,000 for Holualoa Foundation for Art & Culture for repairs at the Donkey Mill Art Center

KOHALA: Waimea, Waikoloa, and the Gold Coast

CIP
• $12.5 million for a new classroom building at Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School
• $1 million for Puu Waawaa structure improvement and dam compliance
• $1 million for a Kamuela vacuum cooling plant
• $88,000 for Anekona Ouli Kanehoa VFD Company to construct a volunteer apparatus garage

MAUNA KEA: Humu’ula Saddle, Pohakuloa and Mauna Kea

CIP
• $7.6 million for Saddle Road Maintenance Baseyard improvements
• $2 million for Hilo Forest Reserve land acquisition
• $800,000 for the Pohakuloa Training Area construction
• $660,000 for extending the Daniel K. Inouye Highway

NORTH KOHALA: Kawaihae to Pololū Valley

CIP
• $4.2 million for improvements at Kawaihae Harbor
• $3.6 million for Kohala Mountain Road drainage improvements
• $1.5 million for a Kohala water study

Grants-in-Aid (GIA)
• $1 million for Kailapa Community Association to plan, design and build a resource center
• $315,000 for Kailapa Community Association to plan, design and build a resource center
• $100,000 for Hawaii Wildlife Center to fabricate, install and operate exhibits

PUNA: Keaau makai to Kalapana

CIP
• $15 million for Highway 130 repair
• $2.9 million for Keaau-Pahoa Road improvements
• $1.5 million for Zero Waste Conversion to develop biofuel and animal feed in Keaau
• $300,000 for Pohoiki Boat Ramp repairs
• $200,000 for Pahoa Elementary School improvements
• $200,000 for Keaau Elementary School improvements
• $535,000 for Ho‘oulu Lahui to build a commercial kitchen in Puna

SOUTH KONA: Keauhou to Milolii

CIP
• $335,000 for Konawaena High School improvements

Grants-in-Aid (GIA)
• $800,000 for Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council to build and complete the Milolii Community Enrichment Historical Center

VOLCANO: Volcano Village and Puna Mauka

CIP
• $735,000 for Mountain View Elementary School improvements

Grants-in-Aid (GIA)
• $285,000 for Friends of the Volcano School of Arts & Sciences to plan, design and build a certified kitchen

The projects funded by the budget will help move East Hawai‘i forward by creating jobs, enhancing our public infrastructure and facilities, and investing in education. By working collaboratively with my colleagues, Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Representatives Mark M. Nakashima, Clift Tsuji and Richard H.K. Onishi, we will continue to secure funds to drive our economy and improve our quality of life. Throughout my life, my father taught me the importance of community service and I’m honored to carry on his legislative initiatives.” Sen. Kai Kahele