Updated at 6:37 p.m., Thursday, April 5, 2007
$2.66 million released for prison repairs
Advertiser Staff
Gov. Linda Lingle today released $2.66 million for improvement projects at correctional facilities on Kaua'i, Maui, O'ahu and the Big Island.The projects:
i Women's Community Correction Center in Windward O'ahu: $32,000 for an assessment of exterior sewer lines.
i O'ahu Community Correctional Center: $939,000 to replace two 143-ton chillers. Expected completion date: September 2008.
i Halawa Correctional Facility: $313,500 to replace 20-year-old emergency generator. Expected completion: August 2008.
i Maui Community Correctional Center: $573,600 to replace 125-ton air conditioning chiller by June 2008.
i Hawai'i Community Correctional Center on the Big Island: $244,000 for improvements to the air conditioning system in the Punahele Housing facility by June 2008, and $200,000 for the construction of a modular office and classroom for the Hale Nani Vocational Training rehabilitation and re-entry program.
i Kaua'i Community Correctional Center: $356,000 for a diesel-fueled emergency generator to replace a propane generator. Expected completion: August 2008.