Bill > SB1663

This bill authorizes the director of finance to issue $35,310,000 in general obligation bonds for capital improvement projects specifically in Hawaii's eleventh senatorial district during fiscal year 2025-2026. The projects include security and infrastructure enhancements for six different locations: President Abraham Lincoln Elementary School (fencing and play court cover), Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School (perimeter fencing and parking lot gates), Manoa Elementary School (upgraded telephone system), Noelani Elementary School (replacement of kindergarten portable classrooms), Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School (public announcement system and music facilities reconstruction), and the Department of Land and Natural Resources (perimeter fencing and guardrail installation). 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 that the Department of Education will manage projects for schools while the Department of Land and Natural Resources will manage its specific project. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and aims to improve school safety, infrastructure, and facilities in the designated senatorial district.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1663&year=2026