The department may:

(1) Following notice and an opportunity to cure, require disgorgement of grant funds in response to an applicant’s pattern of failure to build out a project area in accordance with the timelines and milestones set forth in its application;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 206R-7

  • Department: means the department of business, economic development, and tourism. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 206R-1
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Program: means the broadband infrastructure grant program established by this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 206R-1
  • Project: means a proposed deployment of wireline broadband infrastructure set forth in an application for grant funding authorized under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 206R-1
(2) Consider an applicant’s financial ability to complete the project proposed in an application;
(3) Make reasonable requests for information necessary for the oversight and administration of any project funded pursuant to this chapter;
(4) Impose any new or additional regulatory requirements on grant recipients, through grant agreements or any other mechanism, in addition to the program implementation rules expressly authorized in this chapter; and
(5) Deny or cancel a project if the department finds the project will impact federal funding opportunities.