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HB1207 • 2026

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

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Sponsor
IWAMOTO
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed specifics about how funds will be allocated to each project, only total sums.

Funds for Improvements in District 25

This bill appropriates funds for capital improvement projects, including park improvements, street upgrades, and affordable housing development, in the twenty-fifth representative district.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds worth up to $65 million for fiscal year 2025-2026 to fund capital improvement projects in the twenty-fifth representative district.
  • Allocates funds for Mother Waldron Park improvements, including pickleball courts and lighting.
  • Provides money for street improvements on Ilaniwai Street, focusing on drainage and sidewalks.
  • Sets aside land funding for affordable housing development in Kakaako.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People living in the twenty-fifth representative district of Hawaii
  • The Hawaii community development authority

Terms To Know

General obligation bonds
Bonds that are backed by the full faith and credit of a government entity, like the state of Hawaii.
Capital improvement projects
Projects that improve or expand public infrastructure such as parks, roads, and housing.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be used for each project beyond the total of $65 million.
  • It is unclear when exactly the funds will start being spent after July 1, 2025.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-27 H

    Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4

  3. 2025-01-23 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  4. 2025-01-22 H

    Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
CIP; Twenty-fifth Representative District; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the twenty-fifth representative district.

Current Bill Text

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HB1207

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1207

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit
of THE Twenty-fifth REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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The director of finance is authorized
to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $65,000,000 or so much thereof
as may be necessary and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary is
appropriated for fiscal year 2025-2026 for the purpose of capital improvement
projects for the twenty-fifth representative district, as follows:

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Mother Waldron Park
Improvements

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Plans, design, and construction for
pickleball courts, lighting, and related improvements to activate this historic
and integral park.

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Plans
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$500,000

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Design
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$500,000

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Construction
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$1,000,000

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Total funding
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$2,000,000

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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
Hawaii community development authority.

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Ilaniwai Street Improvements

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Design and construction for
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drainage, sidewalks, and other related key
infrastructure improvements; serving as a demo for the "Complete
Streets" principle wherein streets becomes safer and convenient for all
users, regardless of their age, ability, or mode of transportation.

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Design
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$1,000,000

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Construction
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$19,000,000

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Total funding
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$20,000,000

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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
Hawaii community development authority.

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Kakaako Affordable Housing

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Land for strengthening, expanding, and
cataylzing new affordable housing development in the district.

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Land
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$43,000,000

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Total funding
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$43,000,000

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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
Hawaii community development authority.

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SECTION 2.
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The appropriation made for the capital
improvement projects authorized by this Act shall not lapse at the end of the
fiscal year for which the appropriation is made; provided that all moneys from
the appropriation unencumbered as of June 30, 2028, shall lapse as of that
date.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

CIP; Twenty-fifth Representative District; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the
twenty-fifth representative district.

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