The University of Hawaii has announced plans to build a $47.5 million biosafety laboratory at Kalaeloa in West Oahu. To be named the Pacific Health Research Lab, the facility will specialize in the study and treatment of infectious diseases. The National Institute of Health will provide a $32.5 million grant for the construction of the facility while the state of Hawaii will provide the remaining $15 million. It is estimated that the site will employ 20 people and will open in 2016.
Originally, the University of Hawaii had planned to build the facility next to the John A. Burns School of Medicine in Kakaako, however, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center was built there instead. Lynn Waters, the spokewoman for the University of Hawaii, stated, "Hawaii is the most geographically isolated populated land mass on the planet, yet we are a global crossroads for travelers. Our ability to detect, treat and prevent diseases at an early stage is essential to Hawaii's health and well-being."
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 1-29-2012, www.staradvertiser.com Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor Global Executive Realty, LLC www.myhawaiihomesearch.com www.myhawaiicondo.com www.myhawaiidreamhome.com
