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OHA committee adds EPA Brownfields assessment grant to biennium budget and plans assessments for multiple Kakaʻako parcels

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The Budget and Finance Committee approved incorporating a new federally funded EPA Brownfields Assessment cooperative agreement into the OHA fiscal‑year biennium budget and authorized staff to begin required assessments on priority parcels, with a path toward future cleanup funding applications.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Budget and Finance Committee voted Oct. 15 to incorporate a newly awarded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Assessment cooperative agreement into OHA’s FY26–27 biennium budget and to begin planned assessment activities.

Administration staff said the cooperative agreement was awarded in June 2025 and described an 18‑month timetable to begin Phase II assessments. Trustees asked…

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