The state House and Senate were working in sync to legislate $500 million in funding for broadband expansion efforts. The two chambers diverged after the Senate's plan was amended on Tuesday to remove any specified funding amounts for high-speed internet projects.
The state House and Senate were working in sync to legislate $500 million in funding for broadband expansion efforts. The two chambers diverged after the Senate's plan was amended on Tuesday to remove any specified funding amounts for high-speed internet projects.
The funds will be used to support dredging, which removes sediment and other debris from the harbors’ shipping channels, and surveying, which gathers the necessary information to keep waterways properly maintained.
As a result of the new Bipartisan Infrastructure law, Hawai‘i will receive $339 million in federal funding over five years, including $67.8 million in 2022, for bridges in need of repair or replacement around the state.
The state of Hawai’i will be receiving $339 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai’i) announced in a press release on