Funds for runway lighting rehab, emergency generator

Washington, D.C. -- U. S. Representative Neil Abercrombie announced today that Honolulu International Airport has been selected for an $8 million discretionary grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for airfield improvements.  The funds will reimburse the airport for the cost of upgrading and improving the runway lighting system and providing a back-up generator to power the landing strip lights should the airport lose electrical service.

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