MEDIA RELEASE
House Budget Supports Hawaii County Capital Improvement Projects and School Repair & Maintenance.Â
The State Budget Bill, HB200, HD1, passed the House of Representatives last week at the midway point of the 2009 legislative session. Hawaii County Representatives announced the House Draft includes more than $200 million in FY2010 and more than $179 million in FY2011 for Hawaii County Capital Improvement Projects, and more than $11.4 million for school repair and maintenance planned for  next fiscal year.
The bill has crossed over to the Senate for further amendments. The House and Senate will hammer out differences between House and Senate drafts of the budget toward the end of the session. At this time, the bill includes:
Hawaii County Capital Improvement Projects FY2010 FY2011
Waimea Hydropower Plant $350,000 $1,000,000
Hilo High School Gymnasium, Civil Defense Imp. $1,000,000
Mookini Luakini $250,000
Hawaii Belt Road Rockfall Protection $4,000,000
Akoni Pule Hwy Widening – Aamakao Gulch $520,000
Hawaii Belt Road, Pahoehoe Stream Bridge $745,000
Hilo International Airport Noise Attenuation $11,000,000
Hilo International Airport Taxiway Imp. $2,550,000
Hilo Harbor Pier Improvements $1,700,000 $10,000,000
HMP Pier 4 Interisland Cargo Hilo Harbor $48,000,000
UHH Hawaiian Language Bldg $19,893,000
UHH College of Pharmacy Design $5,500,000
Waiakea High School Track and Field Design $3,000,000
Waiakeawaena Elem Kinoole St. Parking $450,000
Hilo International Airport ARFF Design $605,000
Hilo International Airport Perimeter Rd $2,798,000
Hilo International Airport, T-Hangars $1,531,000
Hilo International Security Access and CCTV $2,765,000
Keaau Pahoa Road Improvements $3,300,000
Kupulau Road Extension $2,750,000
Keonepoko Elem Walkway Design P10 & P11 $200,000
Keaau-Pahoa Road Shoulder Conversion $13,860,000
Kau High School Gymnasium Design $1,800,000 $16,300,000
Kuakini Hwy Drainage Improvements $2,250,000
Mamalahoa Hwy Drainage Imp. At Kawa $1,500,00
Holualoa Elem Pedestrian Buffer Design $280,000
Kona Judiciary Plans and Land Acquisition $550,000
Kona International Terminal Expansion $60,000,000 $40,000,000
Kona International Program Support $500,000
Kona International Security Access and CCTV $2,947,000
Kona International Noise Monitoring System $100,000
Kona International ARFF Facility Improvements $15,885,000 $1,000,000
Waimea Transfer Ditch Improvements $200,000 $2,000,000
Waimea Elem and Middle Schoool Drop Off Area $70,000
Water System Improvements Lalamilo, Waimea $1,000,000
Kawaihae Harbor South Basin Improvements $280,000
Kawaihae Harbor Navigational Improvements $300,000
Hawaii County CIP and School R&M
Hawaii County Capital Improvement Projects cont. FY2010 FY2011
HMP-Pier 2 Terminal Improvements, Kawaihae $16,250,000 $5,000,000
HMP-Pier 4 Terminal Improvements, Kawaihae $36,000,000
Kawaihae Rd Bypass, Waimea to Kawaihae Design $1,250,000 $7,000,000
Traffic Operational Improvements Countywide $900,000
Street Light Installations Countywide $105,000
Rockfall Protection, Slope Stabilization Countywide $28,150,000
TOTAL $200,198,000 $179,186,000
HB200, HD1 also includes over $600 million in statewide projects for FY2010 and over $583 million for FY2011, of which Hawaii County will benefit although specific breakdowns have not yet been finalized.
Planned Repair and Maintenance for Hawaii County public schools for FY2010 total $11,480,000.
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