HI SR119

Legislature expresses strong support for construction of a floating drydock at Pearl Harbor to expand the shipyard's capacity to service submarines and surface vessels

Floating drydock would strengthen national defense capabilities and the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet maintenance and readiness efforts

Project would generate significant economic benefits for Hawaii through job creation, investment attraction, and workforce development in maritime and defense industries

Act 45, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, previously authorized special purpose revenue bonds for this purpose, though bonds were never issued due to higher-than-expected cost estimates

Directs transmission of certified resolution copies to the President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Navy, Indo-Pacific Command, and Hawaii's congressional delegation