Gov Releases $64M For Project

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Gov. Neil Abercrombie today released more than $63.7 million for various capital improvement projects around the state. The projects were approved by the Hawaii Legislature last session.

Here are some of the more big-ticket items:

• $16 million for UH Hilo student housing

• $12.8 million for Honolulu International Airport

• $7 million for shoreline repair along Maui’s Honoapiilani Highway

• $10 million for the state’s Rental Housing Trust Fund

• $6 million for Kapaa Elementary School Library

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