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Kahoolawe commission backs 2025 requests: $4.25M Kihei center funding, one permanent ocean specialist, vessel replacement proposal
Summary
The Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission approved staff’s 2025 legislative positions: a $4.25 million CIP ask for Phase 2 of the Kihei Education & Operations Center, a request to fund one permanent Ocean Resource Specialist 2 position, and a proposal to seek special legislation for a replacement vessel estimated at $1.2 million.
The Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission on Sept. 24 approved a package of legislative requests to be pursued in the 2025 session, the commission’s executive director said. The three principal asks are a capital improvement project (CIP) request for Phase 2 of the Kihei Education and Operations Center, a request to convert or fund one Ocean Resource Specialist 2 position as a permanent general-funded post, and a proposal to ask the legislature for special-authority funding to replace the reserve’s vessel.
Executive Director Mike told commissioners the CIP ask is “4 and a quarter million” for Phase 2 work at Kihei, including design, construction drawings and a targeted pavilion and boathouse…
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