{"id":13970,"date":"2013-02-11T15:36:42","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T01:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=13970"},"modified":"2021-12-01T15:40:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T01:40:08","slug":"use-of-revenue-bond-proceeds-recommended-for-palamanui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/02\/11\/use-of-revenue-bond-proceeds-recommended-for-palamanui\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of revenue bond proceeds recommended for P\u0101lamanui"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Artist’s rendering of future Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College Pālamanui campus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Construction of a new University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> campus in West Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is a step closer as the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Board of Regents Committee on Budget and Finance<\/a> has recommended that $6.5 million in university revenue bond proceeds be re-purposed for the Pālamanui campus development.<\/p>\n

If approved by the full UH<\/abbr> Board of Regents<\/a> at its February 21, 2013 meeting at UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/a>, the funds will be combined with the $9.31 million in private funds from Pālamanui partners and $7.5 million in state general obligation bonds.<\/p>\n

The university is also working with the contractor to reach an agreement that would allow the project to be initiated with these available funds, in order to award the contract at $23.31 million.<\/p>\n

“The Budget and Finance Committee’s action reaffirms the university’s commitment to developing the Pālamanui campus, increasing the availability of college programs from both Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College and UH<\/abbr> Hilo,” said UH<\/abbr> Vice President for Community Colleges John Morton<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The project entails construction of Pālamanui’s Culinary Arts Building and the Health Science and Student Services Building. Construction will cover approximately 24,000 square feet and will include new classrooms, learning kitchens and science laboratories. These buildings will house functions servicing the culinary arts, nursing, and allied health programs, and student services administration.<\/p>\n

The campus should support about 700 students and is expected to open its doors in the fall of 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Board of Regents Committee on Budget and Finance recommends repurposing revenue bond proceeds for the development of the new West Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193,28],"tags":[72,61,435,71],"class_list":["post-13970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","category-governance","tag-board-of-regents","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-palamanui","tag-uh-community-colleges","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t