Report Title:
Pacific Aviation Museum; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates moneys for phase 2 development of the Pacific aviation museum. (SD1)
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
making an appropriation for the pacific aviation museum at pearl harbor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) organization established in 1999. The museum's purpose is to develop a portion of Ford island into a world class aviation museum that will honor the patriotism, valor, and sacrifice made by aviators and their ground support personnel in the defense of freedom in the Pacific. The scope of the new museum will include World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam conflict, and current American air power. It will feature diorama exhibits, period and reproduction aircraft, an aviation education center, a flight simulation center, a theater, a museum store, a food service area, and a library.
To date, the museum raised $13,200,000 in federal, state, and private funds for phase 1 and $1,800,000 for phase 2. The 2004 legislature appropriated a $1,000,000 grant-in-aid for phase 1 of the museum and the 2006 legislature appropriated $500,000 of a requested $2,000,000 for phase 2 of the museum. The museum opened to the public on December 7, 2006, after a construction phase of approximately nine months. The cost for restoration of hangar 37, interior improvements, exhibit fabrication, aircraft acquisition, and related expenses totaled approximately $12,700,000. The museum has been widely acclaimed as an excellent addition to the USS Arizona, USS Missouri, and USS Bowfin memorials.
Additional state funds are necessary to provide the foundation for phase 2 of the museum to be housed in hangar 79 on Ford island. Phase 2 development will include the planning, designing, and construction to improve and restore hangar 79, which comprises 85,000 square feet. The current cost to complete phase 2 is estimated at $33,000,000. Phase 2 exhibits will encompass the remaining campaigns of World War II, together with an introduction to the Korean War and the Vietnam conflict. The museum will complete its fundraising in Hawaii over the next six months and will then launch a national campaign to fund the balance of phase 2. The State's ongoing support is extremely important in demonstrating to potential mainland funding sources the State's strong backing of the expanded museum.
It is essential that the State appropriate the crucial funds to preserve aviation history and honor those who fought for our freedom.
The purpose of this Act is to appropriate moneys to the Pacific aviation museum Pearl Harbor for phase 2 of the museum's development.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008, for planning, design, and construction of museum facilities at hanger 79 at Ford island.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii tourism authority for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2007.