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HB2477
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
2477
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit
of THE Fifteenth, SIXTEENTH, AND SEVENTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION
1.
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The director of finance is authorized
to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $33,450,000 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 fifteenth representative district, as follows:
1.
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Kaumualii Highway
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Construction for Lima Ola and Kaumalii
Highway intersection improvements.
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Construction
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$3,000,000
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Total funding
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$3,000,000
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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
department of transportation.
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Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital
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Design and construction for renovations of
the Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital campus, including the demolition of the
facilities building and adjacent warehouse buildings to clear space for the new
behavioral health facility and parking lot, renovation of a vacant building to accommodate
the Adult with Disabilities Day Services Program, renovation of the smoke stack
wing of the facilities department, temporary loop road connector driveway,
civil engineering design work for the connector road from the hospital to Kuhio
Highway, and for the development of workforce housing.
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Design
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$1,620,000
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Construction
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$14,980,000
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Total funding
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$16,600,000
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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
Hawaii health systems corporation.
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Kilauea Radio Repeater
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Construction and equipment and
appurtenances for the Kilauea radio repeater upgrades and associated equipment.
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Construction
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$200,000
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Equipment
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$150,000
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Total funding
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$350,000
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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
department of land and natural resources.
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Wetland and Wildfire Education Center at
Kawaiele
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Plans, design, construction, and equipment
and appurtenances for supplemental funds for the development of the Wetland and
Wildfire Education Center at Kawaiele.
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Plans
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$1,000
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Design
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$1,000
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Construction
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$497,000
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Equipment
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$1,000
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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 land and natural resources.
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Hanapepe Emergency Evacuation Center
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Plans, design, construction, and equipment
and appurtenances for final designs, plans, environmental assessment,
compliance, and permitting for an Emergency Evacuation Center at a new
department of land and natural resources baseyard.
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Plans
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$400,000
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Design
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$200,000
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Construction
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$200,000
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Equipment
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$200,000
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Total funding
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$1,000,000
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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
department of land and natural resources.
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Westside department of land and natural
resources baseyard
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Plans, design, construction, and equipment
and appurtenances for continued development of the department of land and
natural resources Westside Baseyard.
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Plans
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$1,000
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Design
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$1,000
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Construction
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$7,997,000
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Equipment
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$1,000
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Total funding
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$8,000,000
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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
department of land and natural resources.
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Westside department of land and natural
resources offices
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Plans, design, construction, and equipment
and appurtenances for upgrades to Westside department of land and natural
resources offices and infrastructure in Hanapepe, including electrical,
plumbing, roof, security system, fencing, and air conditioning improvements.
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Plans
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$1,000
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Design
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$1,000
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Construction
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$800,000
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Equipment
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$198,000
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Total funding
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$1,000,000
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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
department of land and natural resources.
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Nounou Mountain
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Plans, design, construction, and equipment
and appurtenances for upgrades surrounding Nounou Mountain, including Kuamoo
bridge, benches, bicycle racks, signage, parking lots, trail improvements,
erosion control, and shelters.
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Plans
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$1,000
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Design
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$1,000
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Construction
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$2,997,000
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Equipment
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$1,000
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Total funding
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$3,000,000
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The sum
appropriated for this capital improvement project shall be expended by the
department of land and natural resources.
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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; Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Representative Districts;
Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the
fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth representative districts.
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