Hawaii Receives BEAD Initial Proposal Approval

July 17, 2024 – Hawaii’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program’s Initial Proposal was approved in its entirety by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration on Tuesday. 

The state was allocated $194 million through the BEAD program in June 2023. The program requires that states submit an initial proposal, consisting of two volumes, prior to receiving access to the full funds. Volume one outlines the state’s broadband coverage map challenges. Volume two outlines the state’s subgrantee selection process.