The City and County of Honolulu will receive $386 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support our neighbors on Oʻahu during the devastating COVID-19 pandemic and keep our recovery moving forward. 

In coordination with the Honolulu City Council, the City Administration has been listening to our community, health care professionals, local businesses, and nonprofits about the best ways to invest ARPA resources. 

Their deep community-resourced know-how guides how we invest this generational opportunity of funding to build a more resilient, just and prosperous O‘ahu. 

With the insight from our conversations with the community, we have identified four priorities for federal relief money:

• Provide community support and address economic impacts

• Support equitable economic recovery

• Modernize City operations

• Invest in critical island infrastructure

The City will allocate funds in ways that leverage ongoing economic revitalization strategies initiated utilizing other ARPA and/or Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 funds, and align with existing plans and stated community goals to maximize the value of these investments.