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Hawaiʻi Begins $30.7 Million BEAD Broadband Buildout

Once envisioned at $95 million, the buildout will now reach the same locations for a third that cost.

Jericho Casper

Aug 11, 2026 — 5 min read

Photo of Garret Yoshimi, the University of Hawaiʻi’s vice president for information technology and CIO, from LinkedIn.

WASHINGTON, August 11, 2026 – Hawaiʻi has moved to active construction on its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment buildout.

The Office of the Governor and the University of Hawaiʻi finalized a $34 million contract with Hawaiian Telcom to deliver fiber-optic service to approximately 5,800 homes that currently lack modern broadband access, the office said Tuesday.

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All 56 Federal Broadband Plans Approved. Construction Comes Next

Illinois was the final state approved under the federal government’s landmark broadband program. Michigan, Hawaii, Virginia and California are among many states now building.

Who’s Battling Disney for the FCC? Judge Jeanine!

The U.S. Attorney, recently in President Trump’s doghouse for dropping vandalism charges in D.C., told a federal judge her court does not have jurisdiction to hear Disney’s injunction request.