SENATOR MAILE SHIMABUKURO
“Ma ka hana ka ‘ike” (In work there is knowledge ) Waiʻanae - Nānākuli - Maili - Ko Olina - Honokai Hale - Kapolei - Kalaeloa
LEGISLATURE PROVIDES UNPRECEDENTED MONETARY WINDFALL FOR HAWAIIANS The 31st Legislature of the 2022 Session had provided a historic level of funding to ramp up Hawaiian Homelands developments, to right past wrongs, to help fund beneficiary financial literacy along with providing down payment assistance for new homesteaders
HB 2511 ( $600M ) Relating to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands Provides $600,000,000 to the Department of Hawaiian homelands to pursue a multi-pronged approach to eliminating its waitlist. This will include payment assistance and mortgage payment assistance based upon income or receipts of other funds by the applicants. Requires the Department of Hawaiian home lands to develop a strategic plan to address applicant preferences. Requires an annual report. SB 3041 ($328M) Making Appropriations for Claims Against the State These are a series of several lawsuits. The case specific to Hawaiian Affairs was the Kalima v. State of Hawaii relating to a class action suit of DHHL beneficiaries on the waitlist who were awarded amounting to $328,000,000 for the 2,700 remaining beneficiaries. SB 2021 ($64M) Increasing the Payment Amount For The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ Annual Pro Rata Shaire of the Public Land Trust Establishes the annual share of income and proceeds from the public land trust for fiscal year 2022-2023 owed to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). Establishes and appropriates amounts to OHA. Establishes a working group to determine pro rata share of income and proceeds from the public land trust due annually to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
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2022 Hawai‘i State Legislative ~ Session Wrap-Up ~ Hawaiian Affairs
$600m Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) lot development, land purchase, Mortgage/Downpayment/Rent Assistance, etc (HB2511) $328m Kalima DHHL lawsuit plaintiffs (SB3041) $64m Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Public Lands Trust: $21.5m/year; negotiating committee (SB2021) $41.5m DHHL Affordable Rentals at Bowl-A-Drome site $10m Hawaiian Homestead Services $1m for 20 defunded vacant DHHL positions $2m Non profits serving Native Hawaiians (SB3357) $17.5m Bishop Museum $2m Iolani Palace $2m Charter Schools Hawaiian Immersion teachers SB879 DHHL County infrastructure SR45 Waianae Moku Kupuna Council SR9 DHHL very low income beneficiaries
Economic Development
$148m Broadband infrastructure statewide $13.8m Kalaeloa electrical upgrades $315,000 Waianae Economic Development Council (GIA) $300,000 Searider Productions (GIA) HB2510: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): refundable and permanent HB2510: Minimum wage increase to $18/hour by 2028 SR139 Marijuana dispensaries to benefit Native Hawaiians
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Water and Land
$2.1m Keawaula (Kaena State Park) $1.2m and 28 positions for State Parks $292,000 and 12 positions for beach and wildlife protection $8m Watershed management $200,000 Aha Moku Advisory Committee (AMAC) $32.9m Safe drinking water revolving fund $259,000 Na Kama Kai (Operating GIA)
Agriculture and Environment
$40m DIBSHawaii carbon capture for agriculture and renewable energy (SB2865; Special Purpose Revenue Bonds) $325,000 MA‘O Organic Farms: Two automated wash lines $325,000 (GIA) $855,000 Fish Hatchery at Waianae High $5m Nanakuli centralized kitchen for Farm to School program $160,000 Hoomahua Foundation environmental education (GIA) $90,000 Protectors of Paradise (GIA)
Public Safety & Military Affairs
$100,000 Hoola Na Pua human trafficking prevention (GIA) $400,000 Sex Trafficking victim support services $450,000 Youth Challenge Academy at Kalaeloa $150,000 Boys and Girls Club of Hawai’i Nanakuli and Waianae Pu‘uhonua Initiative (GIA) SR78/SR44 Waianae Police Distrct 9
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Judiciary
$97,202 Equity specialist for Charter School civil rights compliance $175,000 Domestic Violence Action Center (GIA) SB2869 Alimony garnishment SB2663 Paternity filing fee parity
Health and Human Services
$26m Adult dental, option 2 $10m Child Care subsidies $6m After School services $2.6m Kupuna Care program $1.5m Aging and Disability Resource Centers $537,542 8 Psychiatrists and Psychologists for Adult Mental Health $2m Menstrual equity $150,000 Aloha Medical Mission dental care (GIA) SCR240/SR141 Federal Medical Assistance Payments “FMAP”
Homelessness and Housing
$250,000 Makana O Ke Akua clean and sober homes in Waianae, Kapolei, Ewa, Waipahu, Kalihi, and Waikiki (GIA) $300,000 Hawaii Assisted Housing Nanakuli and Maili high speed broadband internet system (GIA) $300,000 Hale Kipa (GIA) $5m Affordable Homeownership $10m Public Housing $15m Ohana Zones Pilot Program (HB2512) $500,000 Rental assistance additional funding $600,000 Safe Spaces for homeless youth (SB3235) $9.8m Teacher housing $23m Housing Subsidies for TANF recipients SB1411 Pre-Contact Historic Property SR134 Waianae Convenience Center
Education
$2m (CIP) and $118,000 (positions) Papahana o Kaiona Alternative Learning Center for Nanakuli-Waianae Complex $1.5m Nānākuli High & Intermediate School baseball field improvements $1m Nānāikapono Elementary $550,000 Maili Elementary $237,000 Nanakuli Elementary $4m WaianaeHS rubberized all-weather track $2m Waianae High Marine Science Learning Center $158,868 Athletic Care Trainers at Nanakuli and other schools $136,784 Waianae Library repaving $130m Teacher salary compression fix and modernization $34.5m Teacher salary differentials for hard to fill, special ed, and Hawaiian immersion teachers $1m Statewide Special Education teacher mentor program $600,000 Grow Our Own Teacher stipends $10m Air conditioning for school classrooms (SB3357) $220,000 Read-to-Me International (GIA)
Transportation
$31m Waianae Coast extension of fifth lane, parallel route, sidewalk improvements, and other traffic improvements $75m West Oahu Regional improvements $22m Kalaeloa Airport improvements $10m Homeless clean up and debris removal along highways SR120 DOT Kupuna routes SR121 Waianae traffic improvements TOTAL: Over $ 1.7 BILLION Directly impacting all Hawaiians, the Westside Community, & Hawaii nei