Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 12, Number 10, 1 ʻOkakopa 1995 — State holds workshop for potential Kahoʻolawe contractors [ARTICLE]

State holds workshop for potential Kahoʻolawe contractors

Can you cash in on 50 years of environmental and cultural dcvastation? Companies interested in bidding on contracts to remove unexploded ordnanee from Kaho'olawe should know about a workshop being held Oct. 4 at the Hillon Hawaiian Village. Congress has designated $400 million for the environmcntal restoration of Kaho'olawe, the island used for decades by the U.S. (and other countries) as target practice. The State of Hawai'i gained control of the island in 1994, and Hawai'i businesses - particularly those owned by Hawaiians - will be given preference. The workshop will provide project specifīcations for potential prime eontractors as well as training on the federal procurement process. It will also give businesses an opportunity to meet key Navy contracting representatives. There's great potential for networking between prime contractors and Hawai'i firms offering non-technical support services. The workshop is being presented by the state Department of Business, Eeonomie Development and Tourism (DBEDT) and the U.S. Navy in cooperation with the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission. Registration costs $35 per person and includes luneh and refreshments. To register, eall Debra Ozawa at DBEDT, 5872775; ffom the neighbor is!ands, eall 1-800-468-4644, then dial extension 72775.