Funding for plans for a new hospital in Kona, a post-harvest facility and vacuum cooling plant in Waimea and the long-awaited Kona Judiciary Complex is among the more than $200 million being sought by Big Island legislators in the state House of Representatives.
Funding for plans for a new hospital in Kona, a post-harvest facility and vacuum cooling plant in Waimea and the long-awaited Kona Judiciary Complex is among the more than $200 million being sought by Big Island legislators in the state House of Representatives.
The proposed budget also includes funding for various highway improvements, monies for Big Island schools as well as more than $61 million for a new airport rescue firefighters regional training facility at Kona International Airport.
Notable CIP funding highlights for Hawaii County include:
· $55 million in continued funding for the design and construction of a Judiciary Complex in Kona
· $1.2 million for the plans and design of a new hospital in Kona
· $2.35 million for the design and construction of a Waimea post-harvest facility and vacuum cooling plant
· $330,000 for improvements to the research campus in the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology Park
· $30.212 for the construction of a new combined support maintenance shop complex for Hawaii Army National Guard at the Keaukaha military reservation
· $1.675 million for Youth Challenge Academy renovations and improvements at Keaukaha military reservation
· $2 million for the design of Building A phase 1 renovations at Hilo Intermediate School
· $1 million for the construction of bleachers at Honokaa High School
· $230,000 for the construction of drainage improvements and a raised covered walkway at Mountain View Elementary School
· $450,000 for a new baseball batting cage at Waiakea High School
· $1.58 million for the design of a new classroom building at Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School
· $300,000 for parking improvements at Kealakehe Elementary School
· $8.5 million for the land acquisition, design, construction and equipment for a multi-purpose workforce development processing facility
· $1 million for the design and construction for Pu’u Wa’awa’a structure improvements and dam compliance
· $400,000 for the plans and design for improvements at the North Kawaihae small boat harbor
· $600,000 for the land acquisition and design for a community center in Waiakea Uka
· $200,000 for building renovations and improvements at the Paauilo slaughterhouse plant
· $3.5 million for airfield improvements at Hilo International Airport
· $61 million for the design and construction of a new airport rescue firefighters regional training facility at the Kona International Airport at Keahole
· $1.425 million for physical modifications to improve navigational safety and operational efficiencies at Hilo Harbor
· $3.6 million for Kohala Mountain Road drainage improvements by mile post 10.60
· $8 million for the rehabilitation of Ninole Bridge along Mamalahoa Highway (route 11)
· $15 million for repair and maintenance of feeder roads and alternate routes for Highway 130
· $660,000 for land acquisition to extend the Daniel K. Inouye Highway from the Hilo terminus to the Queen Kaahumanu Highway
· $1.5 million for the construction of portable trailers at Hawaii Community College
· $350,000 to renovate the tennis court at Honokaa High and Intermediate School
· $2.46 million lump sum for renovations at Hilo High School
· $1.23 million lump sum for renovations at Konawaena Middle School
· $780,000 lump sum for renovations at Kohala High
· $4.99 million for photovoltaic projects for East Hawaii HHSC region
· $3.492 million total for renovations at Kona Community Hospital
· $750,000 for an 80 bed intake unit at Hawaii Community Correctional Center to address overcrowding