Back to Hawaii

HB1448 • 2026

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

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

Budget Education
Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
HASHEM
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 details on how funds will be allocated if they are not used by June 30, 2028.

Funding for Capital Improvements in the Nineteenth Representative District

This bill appropriates funds for various capital improvement projects within the Nineteenth Representative District.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates $64,915,000 to fund capital improvements in the Nineteenth Representative District.
  • Allocates funds for construction of a fence at Aina Haina Elementary School to enhance safety.
  • Provides money for air conditioning equipment and electrical upgrades at Aina Haina Elementary School.
  • Funds paving projects and office construction at Aina Haina Elementary School.
  • Supports repair and maintenance work on restrooms and locker rooms at Kaimuki Middle School.
  • Allocates funds for the design and construction of a performing arts complex at Kaiser High School.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents and students in the Nineteenth Representative District who will benefit from improved facilities.
  • The Department of Education, which is responsible for spending most of the allocated funds on school projects.
  • The Hawaii State Public Library System, which receives funding for library improvements.

Terms To Know

General Obligation Bonds
Bonds issued by a government to raise money for public works projects that are backed by the full faith and credit of the issuing entity.
Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)
Projects funded by a government or organization to improve, expand, or maintain existing infrastructure or facilities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how funds will be allocated if they are not used by June 30, 2028.
  • It is unclear what specific projects might need funding beyond the listed items in future years.

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.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NINETEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
CIP; Nineteenth Representative District; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the nineteenth representative district.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
HB1448

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1448

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit
of THE Nineteenth REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

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

����
SECTION
1.
�
The director of finance is authorized
to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $64,915,000 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 nineteenth representative district, as follows:

1.
��
Aina Haina Elementary
School

����
Construction for a fence surrounding the
campus for safety.

����
Construction
������������������
$150,000

���������
Total funding
����������������������
$150,000

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

2.
��
Aina Haina Elementary School

����
Equipment and appurtenances for air
conditioning for campus classrooms and staff meeting areas.

����
Equipment
���������������������
$300,000

���������
Total funding
����������������������
$300,000

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

3.
��
Aina Haina Elementary School

����
Construction for paving the mauka lot
outside of the back cattle gate for parking.

����
Construction
������������������
$800,000

���������
Total funding
����������������������
$800,000

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

4.
��
Aina Haina Elementary School

����
Equipment and appurtenances for the
electrical upgrade of the campus.

����
Equipment
���������������������
$900,000

���������
Total funding
����������������������
$900,000

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

5.
��
Aina Haina Elementary School

����
Construction for a multipurpose office and
health room adjacent to the administration building on the makai side.

����
Construction
����������������
$1,500,000

���������
Total funding
��������������������
$1,500,000

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

6.
��
Kaimuki Middle School

����
Construction for repair and maintenance of
four restrooms located inside the school building.

����
Construction
����������������
$1,250,000

���������
Total funding
��������������������
$1,250,000

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

7.
��
Kaimuki Middle School

����
Construction for the refurbishing, repair,
and maintenance of existing locker room and restrooms located within to include
flooring, painting, fixturing, and a wall addition to reduce the size of a
locker room to add two additional classrooms.

����
Construction
����������������
$2,500,000

���������
Total funding
��������������������
$2,500,000

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

8.
��
Aina Haina Library

����
Construction for landscaping of three
outside grassy areas behind the library, to include repair and maintenance of
existing non-working irrigation and lighting which may include the front grassy
area.

����
Construction
����������������
$1,000,000

���������
Total funding
��������������������
$1,000,000

����
The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
Hawaii state public library system.

9.
��
Aina Haina Library

����
Construction for repair and maintenance of
original ADA restroom.

����
Construction
����������������
$1,000,000

���������
Total funding
��������������������
$1,000,000

����
The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
Hawaii state public library system.

10.
�
Kaiser High School

����
Design and construction for the performing
arts complex, including a one thousand two hundred seat auditorium with a stage
to seat three hundred musicians; film production and broadcast studio; scene
shop; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics innovation space; dance
studio; art gallery; and graphics arts classroom.

����
Design
����������������������
$5,250,000

����
Construction
���������������
$44,250,000

���������
Total funding
�������������������
$49,500,000

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

11.
�
Kaiser High School

����
Design and construction for modernizing the
swimming pool stadium, including installing chemical and filtration equipment,
spalling, converting existing light towers and underwater lighting to LED, and
installing hand railings to bleachers.

����
Design
������������������������
$345,000

����
Construction
����������������
$2,300,000

���������
Total funding
��������������������
$2,645,000

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

12.
�
Kaiser High School

����
Design and construction for erosion control
at Kaiser stadium's west light towers and the fencing, softball, and baseball
venues.

����
Design
������������������������
$120,000

����
Construction
������������������
$800,000

���������
Total funding
����������������������
$920,000

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

13.
�
Kaiser High School

����
Design and construction for installing hand
railings onto Kaiser stadium bleachers.

����
Design
������������������������
$150,000

����
Construction
������������������
$800,000

���������
Total funding
����������������������
$950,000

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

14.
�
Kaiser High School

����
Design, construction,
�
equipment, and appurtenances for weightroom
modernization, including expansion of the existing weightroom and replacing
weight training equipment.

����
Design
������������������������
$250,000

����
Construction
����������������
$1,000,000

����
Equipment
���������������������
$250,000

���������
Total funding
��������������������
$1,500,000

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

����
SECTION 2.
�
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.

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

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

Report Title:

CIP; Nineteenth Representative District; Appropriation

Description:

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

The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.