RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

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Sponsor: ICHIYAMA
Last action: 2026-01-26
Official status: Referred to FIN, referral sheet 1
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how improvements will be prioritized within the district.

Funding for Capital Projects in Thirty-First District

This bill appropriates funds for capital improvement projects within the thirty-first representative district.

What This Bill Does

Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds worth up to $5.4 million for capital improvements in the thirty-first district.
Allocates $2.9 million for a multipurpose innovation center at Moanalua Elementary School.
Provides $250,000 for a covered basketball court with security fencing at Salt Lake Elementary School.
Funds $500,000 to install a jumbotron scoreboard at Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School.
Allocates $1.75 million for the replacement of central air conditioning equipment and related infrastructure at Moanalua High School.

Who It Names or Affects

Residents and students in the thirty-first representative district who will benefit from improved school facilities.
The Department of Education, which is responsible for spending the allocated funds on capital improvement projects.

Terms To Know

General Obligation Bonds: Bonds issued by a government to raise money that must be repaid with interest from general tax revenues.
Capital Improvement Projects: Projects aimed at improving or expanding existing infrastructure, such as schools and public facilities.

Limits and Unknowns

All moneys unencumbered by June 30, 2028, will lapse.
It is unclear how these improvements will be prioritized within the district.

Bill History

2026-01-26 H
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 1
2026-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-20 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
CIP; Thirty-first Representative District; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the thirty-first representative district.

Current Bill Text

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HB1677

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1677

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit
of THE Thirty-first 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 $5,400,000 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 2026-2027 for the purpose of capital improvement
projects for the thirty-first representative district, as follows:

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Moanalua elementary
school

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Construction for a multipurpose innovation
center phase 2.

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Construction
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$2,900,000

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Total funding
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$2,900,000

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

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Salt Lake elementary school

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Plans, land, design, construction, and
equipment and appurtenances for a covered basketball court with security
fencing.

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Plans
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$50,000

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$1,000

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$9,000

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Construction
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$150,000

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Equipment
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$40,000

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Total funding
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$250,000

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

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Admiral Arthur W. Radford high school

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Plans, design, construction, and equipment
and appurtenances for the installation of a jumbotron score board for the
athletic stadium.

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$20,000

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$20,000

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Construction
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$120,000

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Equipment
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$340,000

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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 education.

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Moanalua high school

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Design, construction, and equipment and
appurtenances for the replacement of central air conditioning equipment and
related infrastructure.

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Design
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$250,000

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Construction
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$1,000,000

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Equipment
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$500,000

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Total funding
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$1,750,000

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

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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, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

CIP; Thirty-first Representative District; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the
thirty-first representative district.

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