(BIVN) – Big Island legislators have compiled a list of all the projects that will benefit under the state budget passed by the Legislature this session.
Hawaii Island representatives say they have secured more than $331 million in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funding for the biennium of fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for various projects across Hawaii County.
Here is the list:
- $89 million for extending the Daniel K. Inouye Highway
- $54.7 million for Hawaii Belt Road improvements
- $40 million for Keaau-Pahoa Road improvements
- $20.8 million for Mamalahoa Highway road and bridge improvements
- $19.3 million for Hilo International Airport improvements
- $14.8 million for Kona International Airport improvements
- $13.2 million for Hawaii Community Correctional Center for medium security housing
- $13 million to replace 4 mile Creek Bridge $8 million for Kawaihae Road improvements
- $4.5 million for Hilo Counseling Center and Keawe Health Center Improvements
- $4.4 million for Hilo High School track & field, auditorium and locker room improvements
- $3.6 million for Kealakehe High School track, performing arts center and gym design and improvements
- $3 million for air conditioning improvements at the University of Hawaii at Hilo
- $3 million for Akoni Pule Highway realignment and widening
- $2.5 million for Waiakeawaena Elementary School cafeteria and administrative buildings
- $2.5 million for Keaukaha Military Reservation maintenance shop projects
- $2 million for Hilo Medical Center Telehealth unit
- $2 million for Hawaiian Home Lands lot development in Kaumana and Kau
- $1.5 million for Honokaa High School for covered walkways
- $1.2 million for Naalehu Elementary School covered walkways
- $1.1 million for paving and drainage improvements at Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor
- $1 million for Upolu Airport improvements
- $1 million for Kohala High School gymnasium
- $850,000 for West Hawaii Veteran’s Center plan, design and construction of a veteran’s center
- $700,000 for Hawaii Community College trades and apprenticeship program and physics lab classroom
- $700,000 for Kohala Middle School dual use play court/assembly area
Hawaii lawmakers were also able to secure $5.4 million in Grants-In-Aid CIP for Big Island nonprofit organizations.
- $925,000 for West Hawaii Community Health Center to build a health care facility
- $800,000 for Waimea Nui Community Development Corp. to build a community agricultural park
- $800,000 for Hamakua Health Center to build a new health center
- $698,000 for Island of Hawaii YMCA repairs to the Hilo YMCA
- $605,000 for Pacific Well Drilling and Pump Services for equipment
- $500,000 for Kailapa Community Association to build a resource center
- $500,000 for Laiopua 2020 to build a community center
- $200,000 for Hawaii Island Community Development Corp. to build a new adult day care center
- $130,000 for Friends of Palace Theater air conditioning system
- $100,000 for Aloha Performing Arts Company for Aloha Theatre renovations
- $100,000 for Habitat for Humanity West Hawaii to build affordable housing for low-income families in West Hawaii
- $91,000 for Arts & Sciences Center fire alarm system
by Big Island Video News5:49 pm
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STORY SUMMARY
HAWAII ISLAND - Along with the long list of Capital Improvement Projects, lawmakers were also able to secure $5.4 million in Grants-In-Aid CIP for Big Island nonprofit organizations.