Senator Shimabukuro Presents Senate Certificate to UHM 2015 CFA Challenge Team on 5/5/15

HAWAI‘I’S LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR CONSERVATION ACQUISITION FUNDS

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR

SUZANNE D. CASE
CHAIRPERSON

HAWAI‘I’S LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR CONSERVATION ACQUISITION FUNDS

HONOLULU – Protection of Hawai‘i lands having valuable cultural, natural, or agricultural resources can be achieved through grants from the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Legacy Land Conservation Program (LLCP).

Applications can now be made for annual grants from the State Land Conservation Fund for the acquisition and conservation of:  watersheds; coastal areas, beaches, and ocean access; habitat protection; cultural and historic sites; recreational and public hunting areas; parks; natural areas; agricultural production; and open spaces and scenic resources. 

Capital Improvement Project Release Funds Update – WES & WHS SP

Gov. David Ige informed Sen. Shimabukuro that he had released funding for CIP projects in District 21:

WAIANAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (WES)
NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
$4,500,000 (GO Bonds)

WAIANAE HIGH SCHOOL (WHS)
SEARIDER PRODUCTIONS (SP)
CONNECT BUILDINGS SP AND T
$500,000 (GO Bonds) FOR PLAN AND DESIGN

These CIP funding requests were 2 of Sen. Shimabukuro’s Top 4 priorities in 2013, and the WAM and FIN committees approved both during the 2013 Legislative Session. See worksheets below. Sen. Shimabukuro and her staff worked closely with staff and admin from WES, Searider Productions, and the Waianae Complex office to ensure that the project descriptions and justifications on each worksheet were accurate.

Additional funding for the WES project will be requested in a future session.

Additional funding for the WHS SP project was requested by Sen. Shimabukuro in this year’s 2015 legislative session. In addition, WHS administration requested that the project parameters be changed to include the option to “renovate, expand, and/or connect” Buildings SP and T in order to ensure that the funds would be used in the most productive and efficient way possible. The language change to expand the parameters was made by the WAM CIP staff and the funding was also approved*** by the Legislature.

*** any CIP funding approved by the Legislature and included in the final budget draft is still subject to RELEASE by the Governor.

Emergency Preparedness Fair: June 27

HDOT West Oahu Lane Closures: May 23 – May 29

From: Meghan.L.Small – Hawaii DOT
Subject: HDOT West Oahu Lane Closures: May 23 – May 29

Aloha, For your planning purposes, listed below are weekly roadwork updates for HDOT projects that may affect traffic to and from the West Oahu region.  The list includes lane closures over the weekend and the upcoming week.  For up-to-date information, please visit our HDOT roadwork website.  To view current traffic conditions and images from over 200 traffic cameras around Oahu, please visit our GoAkamai traveler information website or download the GoAkamai mobile app available for iOS and Android devices.  In addition, please follow us on Facebook and Twitter (DOTHawaii).  Roadwork is weather-dependent, subject to change and items may be added without further notice.  If you have any questions about these lane closures, please call the HDOT Public Affairs Office at 587-2160.  Thank you for your interest in West Oahu traffic and mahalo!

— H-1 FREEWAY —

1) PEARL CITY (NIGHT WORK) Lane closures on the H-1 Freeway in the eastbound direction at the Aiea Pedestrian Overpass between the Kaamilo Street Overpass and the Aiea/Kaneohe/Honolulu Off-Ramp (Exit 13A) on Tuesday, May 26, through Thursday morning, May 28, from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m., nightly.   · Three center lanes will be closed from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Four center lanes will be closed from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Please pay attention to traffic control signs as the traffic will be routed around the closure. Construction will replace approximately 10,000 square feet of deteriorated pavement on the H-1 Freeway in the eastbound direction. The concrete deck will be replaced by approximately 84 precast panels. 

HART Traffic Advisories for May 23-28, 2015

Dear Senator Shimabukuro,

Please find attached the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s traffic advisory regarding lane closures as related to the rail project, occurring May 23-28 in the East Kapolei/Ewa and H-1 Freeway Waiawa Interchange areas.

Thank you,
Joyce Oliveira
Director of Government Relations
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation
1099 Alakea Street, 17th Floor Honolulu, Hawaii  96813