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$243 Million For Big Island Projects, Region-By-Region
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by Big Island Video News
on May 9, 2019 at 10:15 pm

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HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The lion's share of Capital Improvement Project funds are going towards Hilo-based projects, but tens of millions have been allocated for projects in other areas, too.

(BIVN) – Hawaiʻi Island lawmakers have released a detailed list of Capital Improvement Projects funded by the state legislature this year.

The 2019 session concluded last week, and a CIP budget was passed that allocates $243.1 million for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 for various projects across the Big Island.

Here is a region-by-region look at those projects and related cost:

HAMAKUA

Honokaʻa Elementary School: $300,000 for design for architectural barrier removal

Honokaʻa High and Intermediate School: $450,000 for design for architectural barrier removal

Paʻauilo Elementary and Intermediate School: $180,000 to design Americans with Disabilities Act transition

Hale Hoʻola Hāmākua: $2.1 million for hospital construction and repairs

Hakalau: $2 million for design to replace Hakalau Bridge on the Hawaiʻi Belt Road

Kolekole: $2.5 million for design to replace the Kolekole Stream Bridge on the Hawaiʻi Belt Road

HILO

Haʻaheo Elementary School: $22.7 million for a classroom building and library

Hilo Intermediate School: $400,000 replacing the 2nd floor ceilings in Building L

Kapiolani Elementary School: $750,000 for softball field improvements

Keaukaha Elementary School: $140,000 to replace air conditioning in portables

Waiākea Elementary School: $150,000 to replace playground equipment behind building B

Waiākea High School: $5 million for a girls’ athletic locker room

Hilo Baseyard: $150,000 for a new bulk fuel storage tank

East Hawaiʻi Historic Preservation Center: $250,000 to develop a facility for the proper storage of historic documents and artifacts

Wailoa Small Boat Harbor: $500,000 to install new structural plastic lumber fenders

Hilo Harbor: $53.9 million for improvements

Hilo International Airport: $23.8 million for terminal improvements

UH-Hilo: $3 million for pharmacy laboratory improvements

UH-Hilo: $13 million for renewal, improvement and modernization projects at UH Hilo

UH-Hilo: $321,000 for repairs and maintenance for the UH Hilo Aeronautical Sciences Program

KAILUA-KONA

Kealakehe Elementary School: $14.9 million for a new classroom building, and improvements to access roads and parking lots

Kealakehe High School: $3 million for an all-weather synthetic track

Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Facility: $900,000 to design a dual popping system to irrigate with recycled water and provide safe access to potable water, provided the county provides matching funds equaling 20 percent of state funds

Kailua-Kona wharf: $150,000 to replace wooden loading dock

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport: $15.7 million for terminal improvements

KAʻU

Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary School: $200,000 to replace the cafeteria walk-in chill-box and freezer

Kaʻū Hospital: $500,000 for bathroom, kitchen and flooring renovations

KOHALA

Waimea Elementary School: $376,000 to repair the ceiling and re-roof building B

Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School: $1.2 million for lighting and weather protection improvements

Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve: $200,000 to remove structures and hazardous materials, and $400,000 to build a 92-acre fence on the cone at Puʻu Waʻawaʻa to protect native endangered plant species

Puakō: $1.8 million for sewer system plans and design for a priority cesspool replacement area for Clean Water for Reefs Puakō, provided the county provides matching funds equaling 20 percent of state funds

Lālāmilo: $10.5 million to build a 10-million gallon water reservoir for the Lālāmilo Water System, provided the county provides matching funds equaling 20 percent of state funds

Kawaihae Harbor: $9 million for improvements

Kawaihae Road: $200,000 to build a runaway truck ramp

MAUNA KEA

$1 million to modify and replace ungulate exclusion fence on Mauna Kea

NORTH KOHALA

Pololū Trailhead: $500,000 for parking, restroom and trailhead restoration plans and design

$3 million for an exploratory well for non-potable agricultural use in North Kohala, provided the county provides matching funds equaling 20 percent of state funds

PUNA

Keaʻau Elementary School: $270,000 to replace campus fire alarms

Keaʻau High School: $175,000 for campus-wide rewiring of fire alarms

Keaʻau Middle School: $90,000 for campus-wide repair of fire alarm system

Keonepoko Elementary School: $500,000 to replace fire alarms campus-wide

Pāhoa: $600,000 to plan and design a wastewater treatment plant, provided the county provides matching funds equaling 20 percent of state funds

$500,000 for plans and design to build a new boat ramp and pier in Puna

SOUTH KONA

Hoʻokena Elementary School: $200,000 for fire alarm wiring in Building D

Ke Kula ʻO ʻEhunuikaimalino: $207,000 to replace campus fire alarms

Konawaena High School: $1.1 million for softball field improvements

Honalo Marshalling Yard produce processing center: $1.1 million for improvements

Hāloa ʻĀina: $1 million to purchase 2,800 acres for the Hāloa ʻĀina conservation easement

Hoʻomau Forest: $100,000 to purchase 990 acres for the Hoʻomau Forest conservation easement

VOLCANO

Volcano School of Arts: $15 million to build

Also, a $26.9 million lump sum has been allocated for Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corp. improvements and renovations


Filed Under: Hawaii Tagged With: 2019 State Legislature

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