Congressionally Directed Spending
Fiscal Year 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending Requests
- Requests to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies here.
- Requests to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies here.
- Requests to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development here.
- Requests to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies here.
- Requests to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies here.
- Requests to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security and Related Agencies here.
- Requests to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies here.
- Requests to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies here.
Fiscal Year 2022
Recipient Name: Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Project Name: Asia-Pacific Microgrid Development and Training.
Project Purpose: The Hawaii Natural Energy Institute at the University of Hawaii at Manoa would use these funds to support workforce development and research on the integration of high levels of renewable and distributed energy resources in flexible and efficient islanded grids, which is essential for modern microgrid design.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Energy
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Recipient Name: United States Army Corps of Engineers
Project Name: Honolulu Harbor Feasibility Study
Project Purpose: This study would make necessary improvements identified by the Hawaii Department of Transportation Harbors Division’s Honolulu Harbor 2050 Master Plan. The study would evaluate the feasibility of making navigation improvements that lead to safer and more efficient harbor operations. The study would also evaluate project features that make the harbor more resilient to natural disasters, sea level rise, and climate change.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: United States Army Corps of Engineers
Amount Requested: 5,000,000
Recipient Name: Waianae Community Re-Development Corporation dba MAO Organic Farms
Project Name: Waianae Post-Harvest Processing Facility Construction
Project Purpose: The Waianae Community Re-Development Corporation-MAO Organic Farms will use the funds to construct a 13,000 sq. ft. post-harvest processing facility.
Project Location: Waianae, Hawaii
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Amount Requested: $896,000
Recipient Name: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Hawaii Invasive Species Council
Project Name: Invasive Species Surveillance
Project Purpose: The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Hawaii Invasive Species Council will use the funds for a pilot project for invasive species surveillance at ports of entry in Hawaii that will permit early detection and rapid response for target invasive species.
Project Location: State of Hawaii
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Recipient Name: Kinai 'Eha
Project Name: Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center
Project Purpose: Kawailoa is a campus where multiple state agencies and community non-profits collaborate to provide programs for the most vulnerable at-risk youth and young adult populations to replace youth incarceration with educational, vocational, and workforce development. The requested funding will augment and expand the services of Kinai Eha and other Kawailoa programs.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Justice
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Recipient Name: Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE)
Project Name: Conservation Resource Enforcement Officers
Project Purpose: This funding will allow additional recruits to go through the DLNR DOCARE Academy Program and increase DOCARE’s ability to enforce the laws that protect Hawaii’s natural, cultural, and historic resources. As the result of a Cooperative Enforcement Agreement between DOCARE and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Law Enforcement, DOCARE’s officers will also assist in the enforcement of laws regarding fisheries, protected species, corals, and marine sanctuaries.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Justice
Amount Requested: $340,000
Recipient Name: Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR)
Project Name: Hawaiian Rare Coral Ark Support
Project Purpose: This funding will facilitate moving of the Rare Hawaiian Coral Ark, which is comprised of 50 known species, to a better-hardened, existing facility and provide dedicated support for its care.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Amount Requested: $286,156
Recipient Name: Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR)
Project Name: Makai Watch-Neighbor Island Pilot
Project Purpose: This funding will provide for two island coordinators on Maui and Hawaii Island to expand Makai Watch trainings, which raise awareness within communities of rules and regulations related to natural resources, across the respective islands.
Project Location: Maui County and Hawaii County
Federal Agency: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Amount Requested: $190,000
Recipient Name: University of Hawaii at Hilo (UHH), Imiloa Astronomy Center
Project Name: Hale Pohaku Exhibition and Planetarium Expansion
Project Purpose: This funding will provide support for exhibit and planetarium production to expand Imiloa education services to a broader suite of stakeholders. Services will include public exhibits, live planetarium programs, and an orientation training program at Hale Pohaku for University affiliates, astronomy researchers, and general public visitors to advance the connection between science, indigenous culture, and community.
Project Location: Hawaii County
Federal Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Recipient Name: Boys & Girls Club Hawaii
Project Name: STEM Education Initiative
Project Purpose: This funding will provide support to build capacity and expand programming at Boys and Girls Club Hawaii.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu, Kauai County
Federal Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Recipient Name: Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii
Project Name: Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii
Project Purpose: Support $19 million for MILCON planning and design to continue the HDR-H Phase I and Phase II, and the Pacific In-Flight Interceptor Communications System Data Terminal pre-construction activities. This funding will help keep HDR-H on track for an initial operating capability by FY2024, in line with NDAA guidance from FY2016 thru FY2021. This is the #4 priority on U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s unfunded requirements list for FY22.
Project Location: TBD
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Defense / Missile Defense Agency
Amount Requested: $19,000,000
Recipient Name: Kirtland Air Force Base Remote Maui Experimental Site
Project Name: Secure Integration Support Lab
Project Purpose: Planning and design funding to construct a new lab facility for Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), to consolidate all sea level functions on Maui - Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC), Remote Maui Experimental (RME), and Research and Warehouse - in one site
Project Location: Maui County, HI
Federal Agency: U.S. Air Force
Amount Requested: $8,800,000
Recipient Name: Fort Shafter
Project Name: Command and Control Facility
Project Purpose: To construct Command and Control Facility (C2F) including administrative facilities, secure building with Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), and command group building. This is an incrementally funded project that was authorized by Congress in FY2015. Project funds redundant power generators, cyber security measures and cost increases not anticipated since the prior Congressional authorization. This project is on the Army’s FY22 unfunded requirements list.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Army
Amount Requested: $55,000,000
Recipient Name: Wheeler Army Airfield
Project Name: Aviation Unit Operations Building
Project Purpose: Project constructs an Aviation Unit Operations facility at Wheeler Army Airfield in Hawaii to support a Combat Aviation Brigade.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Army
Amount Requested: $84,000,000
Recipient Name: Wheeler Army Airfield
Project Name: Rotary Wing Parking Apron
Project Purpose: This project constructs a new rotary wing parking apron, taxiway, and helipad at Wheeler Army Airfield.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Army
Amount Requested: $56,000,000
Recipient Name: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Project Name: Rappel Tower and Gas Chamber
Project Purpose: Project proposes to demolish the existing rappel tower and construct a new rappel tower to support training at MCB Hawaii. Provides a permanent low-rise gas chamber facility.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Marine Corps
Amount Requested: $7,800,000
Recipient Name: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Project Name: Military Working Dog Kennel
Project Purpose: Constructs a single-story working dog kennel and support facilities for the base Military Police Support Company military working dogs.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Marine Corps
Amount Requested: $9,930,000
Recipient Name: Marine Corps Training Area Bellows
Project Name: Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB) Perimeter Security Fence
Project Purpose: Constructs a perimeter fence at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB). The fence is needed to protect the security of MCTAB and safety of both Marine Corps personnel and unauthorized persons.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Marine Corps
Amount Requested: $6,220,000
Recipient Name: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Project Name: Electrical Distribution Modernization
Project Purpose: Project repairs and upgrades various portions of the electrical distribution systems, communication systems, substations and switching stations at MCBH to provide a reliable and safe system to accommodate the projected future growth of the Aviation Plan
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Marine Corps
Amount Requested: $64,500,000
Recipient Name: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Project Name: Bachelor Enlisted Quarters Phase II
Project Purpose: Project provides the required enlisted personnel housing units to accommodate personnel stationed at Marine Corps Base-Hawaii. The new Bachelor Enlisted Quarters will provide 95 rooms in the standard 2+0 room configuration. Replaces aging existing quarters built in the 1970s which need continuous repair and maintenance in order to maintain minimum habitability.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Marine Corps
Amount Requested: $101,200,000
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Recipient Name: County of Kauai
Project Name: Lima Ola Economic Development Initiative
Project Purpose: Construction of a community center for the Lima Ola housing community.
Project Location: Kauai County
Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Recipient Name: Hawaii County Office of Housing and Community Development
Project Name: Kukuiola Village – Phase 1
Project Purpose: Developing an area currently used as long-term homeless encampment into long housing units and community facilities.
Project Location: Hawaii County
Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Recipient Name: Self-Help Housing Corporation of Hawaii
Project Name: Nanaikeola Self-Help Housing Project
Project Purpose: Development of infrastructure on 12.388 acres in Nanakuli, Oahu in preparation for 88 new low-income housing units.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Recipient Name: County of Kauai
Project Name: Kauai Level 3 EV Charging Network
Project Purpose: Creation of a network of six to eight charging stations for electric vehicles to support use of electric vehicles by businesses and individuals to reduce dependence on petroleum and reduce carbon emissions, consistent with state of Hawaii goals. The project would engineer, procure, and construct six to eight level 3 (L3) high speed electric vehicle chargers at strategic locations around Kauai Island.
Project Location: Kauai County
Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Amount Requested: $900,000
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Recipient Name: Bishop Museum
Project Name: Preservation of Collections
Project Purpose: Preservation of museum collections.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Amount Requested: $500,000
Recipient Name: Zoological Society of San Diego
Project Name: Maui Bird Conservation Center Renovations
Project Purpose: To construct, renovate, and establish infrastructure at the Maui Bird Conservation Center to better conserve and protect endangered Hawaiian forest birds and to improve the visitor and education experience.
Project Location: Maui County
Federal Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Amount Requested: $634,000
Recipient Name: The Nature Conservancy, Hawaii
Project Name: Kona Hema Preserve Fence Upgrade
Project Purpose: Reconstruction of 17.5 miles of predator proof fencing for the Kona Hema preserve to protect endangered and threatened species from predation
Project Location: Hawaii County
Federal Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Amount Requested: $924,000
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Recipient Name: Best Buddies International, Inc.
Project Name: Inclusion Project for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Project Purpose: Funding would support the establishment and delivery of community-based inclusion services at elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the state and serve an estimated 800 students.
Project Location: Statewide
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Amount Requested: $400,000
Recipient Name: Filipino Vets Recognition and Education Project
Project Name: Duty to Country
Project Purpose: Funds support an online education project focused on Filipino veterans that launched in November 2020 (“Duty to Country: A Broken Promise”). The requested funding would support the organization’s efforts to update content (including printed education lesson plans and curriculum, collections and artifacts, oral histories, documentary films, and exhibitions in select museums).
Project Location: Falls Church, Virginia
Federal Agency: US Department of Education
Amount Requested: $500,000
Recipient Name: Boys & Girls Club Big Island
Project Name: Youth Development Programming and Critical Needs Resources for Rural Area Communities on Hawaii Island
Project Purpose: Funding would provide public service support (i.e. supplemental out-of-school academic support, critical needs resources, and youth development programming) for children that are a part of homeless and/or poverty-level family households residing in low- to moderate-income census tract areas throughout Hawaii County.
Project Location: Maui County
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Amount Requested: $800,000
Recipient Name: Boys & Girls Club (BGC) Hawaii
Project Name: Great Futures After School Youth Program
Project Purpose: Project funds support personnel and operations costs, including the hiring of an Impact Coordinator. These funds will support services that provide and improve out-of-school and after-school youth-development programs that reduce barriers to education, mitigate learning loss, and mentorship opportunities.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu, Kauai County, Maui County.
Federal Agency: US Department of Education
Amount Requested: $1,147,000
Recipient Name: Maui Economic Development Board
Project Name: Building an Inclusive STEM Education to Workforce Pipeline
Project Purpose: Funds will support Maui Economic Development Board's (MEDB) STEMworks programs. Requested funds will support work-based learning and internships, real world problem solving challenges, industry recognized tech certifications and entrepreneurial training to 2,000 more participants across the state.
Project Location: Maui County
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Amount Requested: $500,000
Recipient Name: Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO)
Project Name: Kaohi Program
Project Purpose: Funds will support the expansion of the existing Kaohi program to offer services to an additional 100 youths on Molokai between the ages of 11 and 18 years old. The purpose of the program is to reduce and delay the initiation age of alcohol use among youth and increase family communication and discussion about the consequences of substance use and abuse.
Project Location: Maui County
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Amount Requested: $100,000
Recipient Name: YMCA of Honolulu
Project Name: Kalihi Y Kauhale Adolescent Substance Abuse Aftercare Program
Project Purpose: Funding would allow the YMCA to provide post-treatment counseling and services to middle and high school-aged youth who have been clinically discharged from a substance abuse treatment program.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Amount Requested: $250,000
Recipient Name: Pacific International Center for High Technology Research
Project Name: Workforce-4-Water
Project Purpose: Funds will support the creation of a workforce development training program for cesspool remediation.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Labor
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Recipient Name: Ulu Ae Learning Center
Project Name: Ulu Ae Learning Center
Project Purpose: Funding would support a comprehensive out-of-school education program to address learning loss in areas with high concentrations of Native Hawaiians. Specifically, it would be used to pay for tutors, a Teacher Guide Network, and personnel costs for before school and transportation programs for the next academic year.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Amount Requested: $98,000
Recipient Name: Kuakini Health Systems
Project Name: Kuakini Health Systems Emergency Generator Replacement Program
Project Purpose: Funding would support the installation of a new generator and modernization of existing electrical distribution system to ensure the seamless and instantaneous transfer of emergency power, in order to maintain critical patient care capabilities, in the event of a service interruption in the HECO power grid to the entire Kuakini campus.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Amount Requested: $560,000
Recipient Name: University of Hawaii
Project Name: Strategic Center for Indo-Pacific Studies
Project Purpose: Funds will create a Strategic Center for Indo-Pacific Studies to provide professional development and training programs that are relevant to U.S. national security needs. The center would build on UH’s existing programs at the School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS), and support educational initiatives that directly support Hawaii’s military and civilian residents. The requested funding would provide undergraduate internship opportunities and graduate capstone projects in Indo-Pacific Affairs. It would also allow UH to develop an online graduate certificate in Indo-Pacific Affairs to attract students, military, and other personnel based on the Indo-Pacific region.
Project Location: City and County of Honolulu
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Recipient Name: Partners in Development Foundation (PID)
Project Name: Piha Me Ka Pono Program
Project Purpose: Funds will implement the Full-Service Community School (FSCS) model on Hawaii Island. The funding would support professional development for teachers, mentorship opportunities for students, and afterschool programs and activities. These services would support Kohala Elementary, Kohala Middle, and Kohala High School.
Project Location: Hawaii County
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Amount Requested: $500,000
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