The Senate Committee on Ways and Means will be travelling to Hawaiʻi Island on June 14 – 16, 2021 to conduct site visits at various state facilities.
The committee will be visiting the following sites:
• Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport
o Topics of Discussion:
Airport Modernization
Cost Savings
Cost Over Runs or Delays (currently or previously)
Cost of Construction
Operational deficiencies
Vacancies
Procurement
Cost of Contracts
Underutilized space
• Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaiʻi Authority
o Topics of Discussion:
What aspects of the NELHA vision have been accomplished and compliance?
What aspects of the 2018 Strategic Financial Plan still need to be accomplished?
Underutilized assets
Creation of workforce pipelines in partnership with DOE, UH and industry
250 aquaculture related jobs
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
• Honokohau Small Boat Harbor
o Topics of Discussion:
The vision for the Harbor
Improved and expanded services
Investment needed and what can be expected as a result of the investments
Aesthetic improvements
Enhanced security
Cost savings
What kind of jobs would be created?
Potential revenue generation
History of legislation regarding the Harbor
Establishing public private partnerships (PPP)
The benefits of PPP
Previously introduced bills supporting PPP
Other legislation that did not pass
What attempts were made and what resulted?
What were the challenges in getting it passed?
• Keahuolū Court House
o Topics of Discussion:
Cost over runs
Project delays
Issues with procurement and/or construction
Space utilization
• Keakealani State Office Building
o Topics of Discussion:
Space Utilization
File storage
Total cost of leasing expenditures for State offices in Kona from the private sector
Cost savings resulting from better space utilization
• Kona State Office Building
o Topics of Discussion:
Space Utilization
File storage
• Kealakehe Alternative Learning Center
o Topics of Discussion:
Statistics
Why are alternative programs necessary?
Disrupting the pathway to prison (pre, during, post)
Alternative programs are preventative efforts
History of ALC program
BOE Policy 105-10 (2016)
Fiscal Year 2019: $4,500,000
Olomana
High Core
Fiscal Year 2021:
$611,450 for Papahana
$1,000,000 for Kauai District
$1,000,000 for East Hawaii District
$1,000,000 for Maui District
Fiscal Year 2022:
$1,000,000 for Campbell-Kapolei-
Pearl City-Waipahu Complexes
$1,000,000 for Honolulu District
$1,000,000 for West Hawaii District
Moving Forward
Statewide Strategic Plan
• Waimea Elementary School
o Topics of Discussion:
R&M project delays
Issues with procurement and/or construction
Space utilization
• Honua Ola Bioenergy
o Topics of Discussion:
Plan to diversify firm energy moving the State away from fossil fuels
Job creation
Energy savings for the public
Environmental benefits
Spill over affects
• Banyan Drive Master Plan
o Topics of Discussion:
Local businesses would like to revitalize the area
Master Plan
Timeline
• U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center
o Topics of Discussion:
Regional agricultural development plan included ornamental services industry for Hawai'i Island.
PBARC tasked to find innovative solutions for farming practices nationwide. They receive $1.5B annually from USDA
DOE, UH HILO, UHCC: Education and Training Pipelines, Value Add Curriculum, Early College
Floriculture Industry & P3’s: DOA, CTAHR, PBARC
• Kaʻū High School
o Topics of Discussion:
Global Learning Lab – Agriculture
Economic Development & Ag Entrepreneurship Pathway
Workforce Pipeline & Public Private Partnerships
Value add product development curriculum
Facilities
R&M project delays
Issues with procurement and/or construction
Space utilization
• Hilo State Office
o Topics of Discussion:
Space Utilization
File storage
Total cost of leasing expenditures for State offices in Hilo from the private sector
Cost savings resulting from better space utilization
• Hilo International Airport
o Topics of Discussion:
Airport Modernization
Cost Savings
Cost Over Runs or Delays (currently or previously)
Cost of Construction
Operational deficiencies
Vacancies
Procurement
Underutilized space
Cost of Contracts
The purpose of these visits is to identify issues, resource needs and potential solutions to address regional and statewide economic development, efficient space utilization of State facilities and leveraging critical private partnerships to decrease State resource dependence and liability.
“The committee will dive deep on issues that cause delays, challenges with procurement, consolidating state employees into underutilized state facilities, and executing at strategies for regional economic development,” said Senator Donovan Dela Cruz (District 22 - Mililani Mauka, Waipi‘o Acres, Wheeler, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village and portions of Poamoho), chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means.”