Hawaii
Broadband Office
Name: HI Broadband & Digital Equity Office
Location: Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
Enabling Act: HI Rev. Stat. §206S-1 et seq.
Location: Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
Enabling Act: HI Rev. Stat. §206S-1 et seq.
Connectivity Snapshot
Federal Funding
Summary
| BEAD | CPF | ARPA | DE |
|---|---|---|---|
$149,484,494 |
$115,475,318 |
$2,167,315,126 |
$11,784,397 |
BEAD
Total Allocation: $149,484,494
Digital Equity
State Grants
Capacity Grant: $11,784,3973
Planning Grant: $570,883.00
Link to Plan: Digital Equity Plan
Summary of Uses: n/a
Planning Grant: $570,883.00
Link to Plan: Digital Equity Plan
Summary of Uses: n/a
NTIA Grant Program
TBD
Middle Mile
Project URGENT
Applicant: Hawaiian Telcom, Inc.
Total Cost: $87,466,529
NTIA Award: $37,356,955
Total Cost: $87,466,529
NTIA Award: $37,356,955
ARPA
SLFRF
- Total4
-
$2,167,315,126
- For Broadband
- $1,072,375 (0.1%)
CPF
- Total
-
$115,475,318
- For Broadband
- $115,475,318 (100%)
- Program Link
State Funding
Recent Programs5
Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program [HI Rev. Stat. §206R-1 et seq.]
Agency: Broadband Office
Allocation: n/a
Grantees: n/a
Rules: Details provided in statute (e.g., grant will cover only 40% of project; no muni applicants)
Allocation: n/a
Grantees: n/a
Rules: Details provided in statute (e.g., grant will cover only 40% of project; no muni applicants)
Policies
Non-Traditional ISPs6
Pemitted to Offer Broadband
| Municipalities | Yes |
| Municipal Electric Utilities | Yes |
| Electric Cooperatives | Yes |
| Investor-Owned Utilities | Yes |
Footnotes
FCC National Broadband Map Data, as of December 31, 2022 (updated July 25, 2024).↩︎
ACS 1-Year Data, 2023, US Census Bureau.↩︎
ACLP Overview of IIJA Digital Equity Grant Programs.↩︎
Broadband infrastructure is one of several applicable uses of SLFRF funds.↩︎
Updated as of March 2023.↩︎
Updated as of September 2022.↩︎