[Taken from the Neighbors section of the Honolulu Advertiser, Monday, May 1, 2006 edition]
For residents near and around Waimano Ridge, we have potentially good news regarding the Regional BioLab (RBL).
As printed in Advertiser Staff Writer Rod Ohira's article, the National Institute of Health (NIH) has approved the new proposed Kaka'ako site. Legislators on Friday have also approved this new location and additionally budgeted $12.5 million for the project, representing the state's share of matching funds, half of the NIH award of $25 million.
With these positive steps we are taking, hope look stronger for the residents of Pearl City that the RBL will move out of Waimano Ridge.