S. HRG. 111–831 AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009: INVESTMENT IN HAWAII HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SPECIAL HEARING JULY 7, 2010—HONOLULU, HI Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 57–632 PDF WASHINGTON : 2011 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, http://bookstore.gpo.gov. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202–512–1800, or 866–512–1800 (toll-free). E-mail, [email protected]. COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii, Chairman ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, Missouri TOM HARKIN, Iowa MITCH MCCONNELL, Kentucky BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama HERB KOHL, Wisconsin JUDD GREGG, New Hampshire PATTY MURRAY, Washington ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota SUSAN COLLINS, Maine MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio JACK REED, Rhode Island LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, New Jersey BEN NELSON, Nebraska MARK PRYOR, Arkansas JON TESTER, Montana ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania CHARLES J. HOUY, Staff Director BRUCE EVANS, Minority Staff Director (II) CONTENTS Page Opening Statement of Chairman Daniel K. Inouye .............................................. 1 Statement of Senator Daniel K. Akaka ................................................................. 2 Statement of Brigadier General Darrell K. Williams, Director, Logistics, Engi- neering and Security Assistance J4, U.S. Pacific Command, Department of Defense ............................................................................................................. 2 ARRA Funds ............................................................................................................ 3 Prepared Statement of Brigadier General Darrell K. Williams .......................... 4 Department of the Navy .......................................................................................... 5 Department of the Army ......................................................................................... 5 ARRA Civil Works Projects in Hawaii ................................................................... 5 Department of the Air Force ................................................................................... 5 Department of Defense (except military departments) ........................................ 5 Statement of Brennon T. Morioka, Director, Department of Transportation, State of Hawaii ..................................................................................................... 6 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 9 Statement of William J. Guerin, Recovery Executive, National Recovery Pro- gram Management Office, Public Buildings Service, General Services Ad- ministration .......................................................................................................... 14 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 16 Statement of William F. Broglie, Chief Administrative Officer, National Oce- anic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce .................. 19 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 21 Report by Quarters .................................................................................................. 23 Oversight .................................................................................................................. 24 Project Status ........................................................................................................... 26 Kona Project ............................................................................................................. 27 Child Development Center on Marine Corps Base ............................................... 28 Reporting Process .................................................................................................... 29 Statement of Steve Robertson, Executive Vice President and Chief Informa- tion officer, Hawaii Health Information Exchange ........................................... 30 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 32 Hawai‘i HIE Board Members .................................................................................. 33 Statement of Dr. Karen Pellegrin, Ph.D., M.B.A., Director, Continuing/Dis- tance Education and Strategic Planning, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo .................................................................................................. 34 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 35 Statement of Clyde S. Sonobe, Administrator, Cable Television Division, De- partment of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, State of Hawaii ...................... 39 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 40 Statement of Dr. David Lassner, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, University of Hawaii ........................................ 41 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 43 Statement of Su Shin, Vice President, Gold Ivory, LLC ...................................... 46 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 48 Statement of John Komeiji, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Ha- waiian Telcom ....................................................................................................... 50 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 51 Project Summary ..................................................................................................... 51 Need for BTOP and BIP Projects ........................................................................... 52 Benefits to Big Island Residents and Businesses ................................................. 52 Why Hawaiian Telcom’s Applications Should be Funded .................................... 52 (III) IV Page Statement of Maria Tome, Renewable Energy Program Manager, State En- ergy Office, Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism ................................................................................................................. 58 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 60 Hawaii’s Total Energy Formula Funding Under ARRA ....................................... 60 Strategic Approach for Building the Expenditure Plan ....................................... 62 Formula Funding Project Expenditure Plan and Status ...................................... 62 USDOE Recovery Act Projects ................................................................................ 70 Statement of Leon Roose, Manager, Systems Integration, Hawaiian Electric Company ............................................................................................................... 71 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 73 Statement of Jim Rekoske, Vice President and General Manager, Renewable Energy and Chemicals, Honeywell UOP ............................................................ 75 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 77 Statement of Michael V. Yamane, P.E., Manager, Engineering, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative ............................................................................................... 78 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 78 Statement of Jane Sawyer, District Director, Hawaii District Office, Small Business Administration ..................................................................................... 81 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 83 Statement of Shelley Wilson, President, Wilson Homecare ................................. 84 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 85 Statement of Brad Albert, Owner, Rising Sun, LLC ............................................ 86 Prepared Statement of ..................................................................................... 88 Economic Impact of Treasury Grant Program Extension in Hawaii ................... 89 Extend the Treasury Grant Program ..................................................................... 91 The Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act ......................................................... 92 About the Solar Energy Industries Association .................................................... 94 Prepared Statement of Abraham Y. Wong, Administrator, Hawaii Division,