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HB1240 • 2026

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide specific details on how the remaining funds will be allocated.

Funds for Improvements in Thirteenth District

This bill provides $80.5 million for capital improvement projects in the thirteenth representative district.

What This Bill Does

  • Gives $80,500,000 to improve things in the thirteenth district.
  • Uses $30,000,000 of this money to expand Paia Elementary School.
  • Repairs Hana Highway with $10,000,000 for plans and construction.
  • Builds a taxiway at Lanai Airport using $10,000,000.
  • Fixes roads in east Molokai that were damaged by flooding, erosion, and sea level rise with $10,000,000.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People living or working in the thirteenth representative district of Hawaii will benefit from these improvements.

Terms To Know

General obligation bonds
Money borrowed by a government to pay for big projects, which it promises to repay with tax money.
Capital improvement project
A major project that improves or builds new infrastructure like roads, schools, and airports.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the remaining funds will be used.
  • It is unclear when all of these projects will start and finish.

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 THIRTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
CIP; Thirteenth Representative District; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the thirteenth representative district.

Current Bill Text

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HB1240

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1240

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit
of THE Thirteenth 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 $80,500,000 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 thirteenth representative district, as follows:

1.
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Paia elementary school

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Plans, design, and construction for the
expansion of Paia elementary school.

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Plans
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$1,000,000

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Design
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$1,000,000

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Construction
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$28,000,000

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Total funding
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$30,000,000

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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
department of education.

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Hana highway

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Plans and construction for the repair of
Hana highway.

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Plans
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$200,000

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Construction
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$9,800,000

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Total funding
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$10,000,000

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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
department of transportation.

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Lanai airport

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Plans and construction for a taxiway at
Lanai airport.

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Plans
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$1,000,000

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Construction
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$9,000,000

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Total funding
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$10,000,000

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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
department of transportation.

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Molokai highway

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Plans, design, and construction for repairs
and maintenance of sections of roadway in east Molokai that have deteriorated
due to flooding, river diversions, erosion, and sea level rise.

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Plans
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$1,000,000

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Design
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$1,000,000

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Construction
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$8,000,000

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Total funding
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$10,000,000

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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
department of transportation.

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Molokai highway

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Construction for filling or removal of
rumble strips from the center of the road in east Molokai.

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Construction
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$500,000

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Total funding
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$500,000

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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
department of transportation.

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Paia bypass

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Plans, design, and construction for Paia
bypass.

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Plans
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$5,000,000

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Design
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$5,000,000

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Construction
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$10,000,000

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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
department of transportation.

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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; Thirteenth Representative District; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the
thirteenth representative district.

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