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HB1243 • 2026

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

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Sponsor
GARCIA
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 detailed information on how funds will be managed after June 30, 2028, if projects are not completed by this date.

Capital Improvement Projects for the Forty-Second Representative District

This bill authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund capital improvement projects in the forty-second representative district, including schools and parks.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds worth $128.553 million for various capital improvement projects in the forty-second representative district.
  • Allocates funds for building a new performing arts auditorium at Kapolei High School, adding classrooms, and improving sports facilities.
  • Provides funding for Ewa Elementary School to build portable classrooms and make ADA accommodations.
  • Funds improvements for Campbell High School and Honouliuli Middle School.
  • Supports the construction of community parks in Kanehili and Kaupea Hawaiian Homestead areas.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents and students in the forty-second representative district, including those in Kapolei, Ewa Beach, and other nearby communities.

Terms To Know

General Obligation Bonds
Bonds that are backed by the full faith and credit of a government entity, typically used for large-scale projects like infrastructure improvements.
Capital Improvement Projects
Projects aimed at enhancing or expanding public facilities such as schools, parks, and roads.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill specifies that all unencumbered funds will lapse on June 30, 2028.
  • It is unclear what happens if the projects are not completed by this date.

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 FORTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
CIP; 42nd Representative District; Appropriation ($)
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriated funds for capital improvement projects in the 42nd representative district.

Current Bill Text

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HB1243

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1243

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the forty-second
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 $128,553,000 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 forty-second representative district, as follows:

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Kapolei
high school, Oahu

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Construction of a new performing arts
auditorium to promote arts education and meet the needs of west side schools,
which currently have no auditoriums.

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Design
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$4,000,000

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Construction
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$51,000,000

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Total funding
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$55,000,000

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Construction of a new integrated academy
building featuring fourteen classrooms to address future student enrollment
growth and expansion of innovative programs.

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Design
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$3,000,000

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Construction
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$37,000,000

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Total funding
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$40,000,000

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Re-crowing and sodding of athletic stadium
grass field to address safety issues.

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$1,000

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$1,000,000

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Total funding
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$1,001,000

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Installation of field turf for softball and
baseball athletic fields.

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Design
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$500,000

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Construction
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$7,500,000

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Total
funding
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$8,000,000

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Installation of rubber track to address the
safety issues with current dirt track.

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Design
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$1,000

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$2,001,000

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funding
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$2,002,000

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Partition to increase capacity according to
phase 2 of school development.

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Total
funding
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$1,000,000

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Improvements for the school softball field.

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Total
funding
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$350,000

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Ewa elementary school, Oahu

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Construction of three portables to absorb the
overflow from Ho
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Design
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$500,000

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$2,500,000

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Total
funding
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$3,000,000

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Implementation of ADA public accommodations.

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Total
funding
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$900,000

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Campbell high
school, Oahu

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Ensuring ADA program access.

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Total
funding
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$1,300,000

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East Kapolei
elementary school, Oahu

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Construction of a new school.

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Total
funding
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$13,000,000

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Honouliuli middle
school, Oahu

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Installation of signage and pedestrian
improvements.

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Total
funding
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$3,000,000

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SECTION
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The director of finance is authorized
to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $6,500,000 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 forty-second representative district, as follows:

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Kanehili Hawaiian Homestead, Oahu

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A.
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Construction of Kanehili Community Association
Park.

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Total funding
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$1,500,000

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Kaupeʻa Hawaiian Homestead, Oahu

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Construction of Kaupeʻa Hawaiian
Homestead Community Park.

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Total
funding
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$2,000,000

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Completion of a retaining wall along Kamaaha
Street.

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Total
funding
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$1,500,000

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Kaʻuluokahaʻi Hawaiian Homestead,
Oahu

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A.
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Construction of a retaining wall along
Keahumoa Parkway.

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Total
funding
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$1,500,000

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The director of finance is authorized
to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $2,000,000 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 forty-second representative district, as follows:

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Kapolei Parkway, Oahu

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Construction of crosswalks, speedbumps, and
road signs on Kapolei Parkway due to its proximity to Kapolei high school and
Kapolei middle school.

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Total
funding:
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$2,000,000

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SECTION 4.
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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 that are unencumbered as of June 30, 2028, shall lapse as of
that date.

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SECTION 5.
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The sums appropriated for the respective
capital projects set forth in section 1 shall be expended by the department of
education for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION
6.
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The sums appropriated for the
respective capital projects set forth in section 2 shall be expended by the
department of Hawaiian home lands for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION
7.
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The sums appropriated for the
respective capital projects set forth in section 3 shall be expended by the
department of transportation for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 8.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

CIP; 42
nd

Representative District; Appropriation

Description:

Authorizes
the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriated funds for capital
improvement projects in the 42nd representative district.

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