{"id":633,"date":"2023-04-29T01:16:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T01:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/broadband\/?post_type=article&p=633"},"modified":"2023-04-29T01:38:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T01:38:15","slug":"capital-projects-funds-approved-for-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/broadband\/article\/capital-projects-funds-approved-for-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital Projects Funds Approved for Hawai\u2018i"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Department of Treasury announced in an official press release<\/a> on April 27, 2023 the approval of Capital Projects Funds (CPF) plans submitted by the State of Hawai\u2018i for use towards critical broadband infrastructure for all residents in the state. Hawai\u2018i submitted grant and program plans to Treasury in September 2022. The approved plans include two new programs detailed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawaii Subsea Middle Mile Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Interisland submarine fiber route connecting the Hawaiian islands<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Hawaii Subsea Middle Mile Program will fund the construction of a new subsea interisland fiber system. This is the first of two proposed subsea interisland systems, and the state\u2019s northern inter-island fiber path system connecting the islands. Work is already underway to design the system, with cable landing sites and a fiber route identified. Once the permitting process is complete, system construction can begin. Permitting and construction will take three-plus years, including the construction of \u201cfront haul\u201d facilities (i.e. where submarine fiber meets land). The system is expected to be Ready for Service by 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This program will provide long-term resiliency and support continued Internet service to all residents across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) Connections Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Locations of HPHA-owned public housing facilities in Hawaii<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The HPHA Connections Program will invest in upgrading and delivering 100 Mbps symmetrical service to all residents in state-owned public housing, and provision Gbps service for available common-use shared rooms (initially in 41 facilities). Residents will thereby have access to reliable, high-speed Internet from the comfort of their residence, as well as in the common rooms on HPHA properties. These common use spaces, or \u201ccommunity digital hubs\u201d, will closely align with the availability of community digital navigators to be funded by the statewide NTIA BEAD\/DE investments. Digital navigators, individuals well versed in teaching others digital skills, will be available to public housing residents to assist in digital literacy skills development and building confidence with independently navigating technology for personal and professional (e.g. education, telehealth, work) use.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents will have access to all this at no cost to them, as network upgrades will be coordinated with mass subscription to the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a program from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that provides qualifying low-income households to receive a monthly discount on an Internet subscription with their chosen participating service provider. The HPHA Connections program, combined with subscription to ACP, will allow HPHA residents \u201cfree\u201d (i.e. after ACP support) Internet service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HPHA\u2019s current inventory includes over 5,000 units housing more than 13,000 residents in state-owned public housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treasury Program Fact Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Hawai\u2018i News Release<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawai\u2018i Office of the Governor Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":""},"categories":[6],"article-tag":[],"class_list":["post-633","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/broadband\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/broadband\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/broadband\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/broadband\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/broadband\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/broadband\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633"},{"taxonomy":"article-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/broadband\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article-tag?post=633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}