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HI HB2477
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/28/2026
Primary Sponsor
Luke Evslin
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AI Summary
- Authorizes $33,450,000 in general obligation bonds for fiscal year 2026-2027 for capital improvement projects in Hawaii's fifteenth representative district on Kauai.
- Allocates $16,600,000 for Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital campus renovations, including demolition for a new behavioral health facility, disability services program space, workforce housing development, and connector road design.
- Provides $8,000,000 for continued development of the Westside Department of Land and Natural Resources baseyard and $1,000,000 for Hanapepe Emergency Evacuation Center planning and permitting.
- Funds $3,000,000 each for Kaumualii Highway intersection improvements at Lima Ola and Nounou Mountain recreational upgrades including bridge repairs, trail improvements, and shelters.
- Appropriates $500,000 for the Wetland and Wildfire Education Center at Kawaiele and $350,000 for Kilauea radio repeater upgrades, with all unencumbered funds lapsing on June 30, 2028.
Legislative Description
Relating To Capital Improvement Projects For The Benefit Of The Fifteenth, Sixteenth, And Seventeenth Representative Districts.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 6
2/2/2026
Committee Referrals
Finance2/2/2026
Full Bill Text
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