New Hawaii State Veterans Home Is Being Built On Land Designated For Affordable Housing … Construction crews broke ground on the 120-bed residential and treatment facility last month on a long-vacant lot in Kapolei.
Construction on a $75.5 million new state veterans home on Oahu has finally begun after a series of delays and rejected locations.
But, according to House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke, the 120-bed facility ended up on 7 acres in the Westside neighborhood of Kapolei that had been designated for affordable housing.
“The problem is that apparently (the veterans) have already broken ground and they received federal funds in 2013 so this is almost 10 years in the making,” Luke said, adding that further delays could jeopardize the federal funds allocated for the facility. “This puts us in a bind.”
