Projections
show State budget will be balanced through 2022
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House Finance Committee today
passed out a proposed budget that is part of a sustainable economic plan based on
general excise tax collections and projections by the State Council on
Revenues.
HB1900, which appropriates funds for operating and capital improvement
costs of the Executive Branch for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, is scheduled for
a vote next week by the full House. Upon approval, it heads to the Senate for
its consideration.
The
House Finance Committee made several adjustments to the Executive Budget due to
a tax revenue assumption of $67 million from vacation rentals not connected to
any bill and additional funding requests by the Governor, according to Representative
Sylvia Luke (Makiki, Punchbowl, Nuʻuanu, Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights,
Pauoa), House Finance Chair.
"If
all the Governor's operating budget requests were adopted, by the year 2022 we
would have a negative balance," said Luke. "We are not just looking
out for a sustainable budget for this year but for the next six years. This
budget does that."
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$5.0 million in operating funds for a coordinated property
storage and debris removal system to appropriately relocate homeless
individuals from public property.
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$30.0 million in CIP funds for the establishment of Ohana
Zones, statewide.
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$21.5
million in CIP funds for development, upgrade or renovation of public housing
facilities.
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$35.0 million to finance additional affordable housing
statewide.
Luke said funds for homeless initiatives that are included in pending
bills such as Housing First, Rapid Re-Housing, the Family Assessment Center and
Homeless Outreach, are not in the current budget but will be considered as part
of the state's homeless package. Funds for kupuna care and caregivers are also
being considered in other bills. This is to allow as much public transparency
of the programs and spending as possible, she said
The state budget
consists of two major funding allocations: Capital Improvement Projects funding
(money earmarked to build and maintain the state’s physical infrastructure); and
operating funds (monies used to run or operate state programs and services).
For fiscal year 2018, the budget bill includes $7.24 billion in
general funds and $14.10 billion in all means of financing. For fiscal year
2019, it appropriates $7.4 billion in general funds and $14.3 billion in all
financing means.
The budget also includes a total of $2.2
billion for fiscal year 2018 and $2.1 billion for fiscal year 2019 for CIP.
Funding
highlights include:
OPERATING FUNDING HIGHLIGHTS
FY2018:
$7.24 billion General Funds
FY2019:
$7.40 billion General Funds
FY2018: $14.10
billion All Means of Financing
FY2019: $14.30
billion All Means of Financing
Department of Accounting and General Services
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$265,000 to Hawaii State Digital Archives for server
infrastructure and network-attached storage to support archival processing and
preservation.
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Addition of three positions to Central Services for
maintenance and servicing of state cemeteries.
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$150,000 to establish a motor vehicle replacement schedule
for neighbor island school repair and maintenance.
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$114,336 for two positions to perform rapid transit authority
construction management audits.
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$110,100 for two construction purchasing specialist positions
for the State Procurement Office.
Department of the Attorney General
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$50,000
for community protection and outreach in Hawaiʻi County.
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$500,000
for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
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$95,000
for the Hawaii Integrated Justice Information System.
Department of Business, Economic Development,
and Tourism
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$150,000
for the 150th Anniversary of Japanese Immigration to Hawaiʻi.
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$800,000
for elderly transportation services in underserved rural areas.
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$150,000
for the PISCES aerospace program which provides hands on experience to Hawaiʻi's
future scientists and engineers in the aerospace industry.
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$2,000,000
for the Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research Federal Grant Program.
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$500,000
to aid startup companies through an aquaculture accelerator initiative.
Department of Budget and Finance
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$38,440 for a Deputy Public Defender II for the Maui Branch
Public Defender's Office.
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$38,440 for a Deputy Public Defender II for the Kauai Branch
Public Defender's Office.
Department of Defense
- $1,646,200 in general funds for
renovation, repair, and maintenance projects at facilities statewide.
Department of Education
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$500,000 for the Early College program.
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$1,000,000 to provide additional support to English Language
Learners.
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$183,818 for two positions to support World Languages and
Health Education.
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$400,000 for the Teacher Certification Stipend Program to
help increase the number of qualified public school teachers.
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$500,000 for the Alternative Teacher Route Program to help
with recruitment and certification of potential public school teachers.
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$850,000 for athletic travel to provide students with the
opportunity to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions.
Department of Human Services
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$1,069,494 to consolidate rental support programs for
homeless and vulnerable families within the Benefit, Employment & Support
Services Division of Human Services.
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$145,056 for two positions to improve public housing
services.
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$5,000,000 for a coordinated property storage and debris
removal system to appropriately relocate homeless individuals from public
property.
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$7,129,680 to increase payments supporting foster children
and resource caregivers across the state.
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$240,000 for programs to encourage rehabilitation of youths
in the juvenile justice system.
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$93,864 for two research positions to support the Commission
on the Status of Women.
Department of Health
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$2,716,006
to fund increases in direct services costs for children who qualify for early
intervention services.
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$1,500,000
to the Hilo Medical Center for the establishment of a cardiac care unit.
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$1,700,000
to fund continued services at Aging and Disability Resource Centers.
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$27,546
to fund one Information Specialist to assist in providing support for online
and web-based resources to Hawaiʻi residents.
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$11,230,969
for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to support rural hospitals.
Department of Labor
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$210,000 for the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to support
the Fair Housing Assistance Program and the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission.
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$460,000 for Low-Income Energy Assistance Program.
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$48,782 for Weatherization Assistance Program to help
families reduce energy costs by providing financial assistance to make homes
more energy efficient.
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$43,600 for the Office of Community Services.
Department of Land and Natural Resources
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$92,100 for two program managers to oversee the Division of
Aquatic Resources.
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$26,478 for one fire response coordinator for the Division of
Forestry and Wildlife's O'ahu Branch.
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$84,730 for one position to oversee the state's water audit
program.
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$53,010 to establish 24/7 dispatch communications for the
Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement.
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$283,969 for nine positions to support essential Historic
Preservation activities across the state.
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$73,422 for three positions to monitor nearshore aquatic
resources.
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$188,820 for ten positions to improve visitor experience and
preserve State Parks across the state.
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$800,000 to combat the spread of rapid ʻō.hiʻa death on the Island of Hawaiʻi.
Department of Taxation
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$86,170
to establish one investigator position for the Special Enforcement Section.
Department of Transportation
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$11,000,000
for replacement of the Wiki Wiki Shuttle bus fleet.
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$3,414,352
for airport rescue and fire fighting staff and vehicles at Līhu‘e Airport.
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$200,000
for the establishment of a mass notification system to enhance airport
communications.
University of Hawaiʻi
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$300,000 for the Student Success Initiative to help support
the wide variety of students and their individual needs at the University of Hawaiʻi at
Mānoa.
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$500,000 for research on alternative healing techniques.
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$79,000 for an Instruction and Student Support Coordinator at
the University of Hawaiʻi
at Hilo.
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$130,000 for two positions to help support University of Hawaiʻi at
West O‘ahu enrollment
growth and campus needs.
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$750,000 to provide professional development training at all
University of Hawaiʻi
Community Colleges.
FY2018: $1,035,701,000
General Obligation Bond Funds
FY2019: $682,326,000
General Obligation Bond Funds
FY2018: $2,289,745,000
All Means of Financing
FY2019: $2,191,629,000
All Means of Financing
Department of Agriculture
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$750,000 for infrastructure and building of a post-harvest
facility and vacuum cooling plant in Kamuela.
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$2.7 million for improvements to agricultural infrastructure
statewide.
Department of Accounting and General Services
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$5.0 million for repairs, modernization, and expansion of
critical communication systems including the statewide anuenue and Hawaiian
microwave systems and land mobile radio.
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$5.0 million for improvements and maintenance of public
facilities, statewide.
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$9.9 million for mitigation/elimination of conditions that
are hazardous to health and safety at Aloha Stadium.
Department of Business, Economic Development,
and Tourism
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$5.0 million for the development of a shared open-access
submarine fiber optic cable landing station.
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$500,000 for the plans to remove abandoned deep seawater
pipelines, Hawai'i.
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$250,000 for the plans and design for a Kona, Hawaiʻi regional
seawater air conditioning district.
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$35.0 million to finance additional affordable housing
statewide.
o $25.0 million to finance
affordable rental housing.
o $10.0 million to finance
additional affordable housing.
Department of Education
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$90.0 million to maintain and improve facilities and
infrastructure, statewide.
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$1.8 million for the design of a classroom building at De
Silva Elementary School, Hawaiʻi.
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$2.4 million for the design of a multi-purpose building at
Haaheo Elementary School, Hawaiʻi.
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$60.0 million for the development of the new Pohukaina
Elementary School, O‘ahu.
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$3.7 million for the construction for a covered play court at
Kapiolani Elementary School, Hawaiʻi.
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$13.0 million for phase two construction of the new East
Kapolei Middle School, O‘ahu
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$10.0 million for the design and construction of a new
intermediate school at Kahului, Maui.
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$2.5 million for the design of a new library at Kapaa
Elementary School, Kaua‘i.
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$2.5 million for the design and construction for parking lot
and drainage improvements for Kapaa High School, Kaua‘i.
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$2.0 million for the design of a new classroom building at
Paia Elementary School, Maui.
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$20.5 million for phase one of a new classroom building at
Waipahu High School, O‘ahu
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$3.5 million for health and safety improvements,
accessibility improvements and renovations for public libraries.
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$3.5 million for the design for phase one renovation of the
existing building at the Makiki Public Library.
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$700,000 for the repair and renovation of the Kahului Public
Library.
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$300,000 for the planning of a new library in Keaau and
Mountain View, Hawaiʻi.
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$1.9 million for land acquisition for a public library in
Waikoloa, Hawaiʻi.
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
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$3.0 million for repair and maintenance to existing
infrastructure on various Hawaiian Home Lands, statewide.
Department of Human Services
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$21.5 million for the development, upgrade or renovation of
public housing facilities, statewide.
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$100,000 for plans to re-develop the Hawaii Youth
Correctional Facility.
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$30.0 million for the establishment of Ohana Zones,
statewide.
Department of Health
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$9.6 million for improvements and renovations including new
facilities for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, statewide.
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$1.7 million for improvements to health centers to provide
health and safety, statewide.
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$12.3 million for wastewater treatment projects, statewide.
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$9.8 million for drinking water treatment projects,
statewide.
Department of Land and Natural Resources
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$300,000 for the construction of Nene habitat.
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$1.0 million for state parks hazard mitigation improvements,
statewide.
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$3.3 million for construction of state parks infrastructure
improvements, statewide.
Department of Public Safety
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$39.3 million for new consolidated women's housing at the
Women's Community Correctional Center, O‘ahu.
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$2.5 million for the renovation of the Hookipa Makai Cottage
at the Women's Community Correctional Center, O‘ahu.
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$4.7 million to address backlogged repairs, health and
safety, and inmate wellbeing, statewide.
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$2.5 million for the development of a statewide ADA
Transition assessment master plan.
Department of Taxation
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$8.0 million for the Tax System Modernization (TSM) project,
statewide.
Department of Transportation
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$13.0 million for the renovation of the international
arrivals building at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, O‘ahu.
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$69.0 million for a federal inspection station at Ellison
Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole.
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$22.3 million for runway 3-21 reconstruction at Lanai
Airport.
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$67.0 million for consolidated rental care facility
improvements, statewide.
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$45.5 million for airfield improvements, statewide.
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$20.2 million for improvements to container-cargo and cruise
ship operational areas at pier 1 and 2, Honolulu Harbor.
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$19.2 million for site improvements of Keehi industrial lots
including new infrastructure at Honolulu Harbor.
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$17.0 million for the modernization program for Kahului
Harbor.
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$17.6 million for the design and construction of improvements
to provide safer and more efficient use of operational areas at Kahului Harbor.
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$43.2 million for rail/walkway improvements, rehabilitation,
and/or replacement of bridges, statewide.
University of Hawaiʻi
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$200,000 for the design of improvements to the Sinclair
Library at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
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$56.9 million for improvements to the University of Hawaiʻi System
facilities, statewide.
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$11.1 million for the renovation, refurbishment, and
construction of new athletics facilities at the University of Hawaiʻi at
Mānoa.
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$400,000 for the expansion of the culinary arts program at
the University of Hawaiʻi
Maui College.
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$1.1 million for the construction of outdoor learning and
dining area improvements at the Hawaii Community College, Palamanui campus.
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$3.2 million for phase one construction and site work for the
Puako Marine Center, Hawaiʻi.
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$6.2 million for improvements, renewal, and reduction of
maintenance backlog for the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges
System facilities, statewide.
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$10.0 million for minor capital improvements for the
University of Hawaiʻi
Community Colleges System facilities, statewide.
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$3.0 million for the planning of the Mauna Kea Cultural and
Educational Visitors' Center.
