Bill > HB1429

This bill authorizes the director of finance to issue $105,750,000 in general obligation bonds for various capital improvement projects in Hawaii's fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth representative districts during fiscal year 2025-2026. The projects span multiple sectors and include infrastructure, education, healthcare, and public facilities, such as constructing a new Kapaa Public Library, implementing improvements at the Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital, developing water storage and water main replacement projects in areas like Kilauea and Lihue, acquiring agricultural land, upgrading sports facilities like Vidinha and Hanapepe Stadiums, and creating emergency response and public office buildings. Each project is allocated specific funding amounts, ranging from $500,000 for design work at Kilauea Elementary School to $33,000,000 for constructing a West Kauai Department of Land and Natural Resources office and fire emergency response building. The bill specifies that the appropriated funds will not lapse at the end of the fiscal year but will expire on June 30, 2028, if unencumbered, and will take effect on July 1, 2025.

Budget and Finance

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1429&year=2026