Brian Schatz
03/05/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/05/2026 16:20
Hawai‘i To Receive More Than $13 Million To Improve Waiānuenue Avenue Bridge In Hilo, Protect It From Flooding, Natural Disasters
Published: 03.05.2026
Hawai'i To Receive More Than $13 Million To Improve Waiānuenue Avenue Bridge In Hilo, Protect It From Flooding, Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today announced that the State of Hawai'i will receive $13.4 million in new federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to modernize the Waianuenue Avenue Bridge and protect it from flooding and earthquakes. The new funding follows an initial $1.5 million in federal grant money secured in 2021.
"This new federal funding will modernize the Waianuenue Avenue Bridge, making it safer for local families to use and get where they need to go," said Senator Schatz, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The modernized bridge will be designed to withstand earthquake forces and erosive forces of flood waters as established by current national standards. The $13 million grant is being funded through FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, which provides funding to state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments so they can rebuild in a way that reduces, or mitigates, future disaster losses in their communities.
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