Hawaiian Telcom finalizes $34M BEAD contract to connect 5,800 Hawaii homes
Hawaiian Telcom has signed a finalized BEAD subgrant agreement with the state of Hawaii worth $34 million, including a $5 million match, to bring broadband service to 5,800 homes. The signed contract moves Hawaii's BEAD program from award stage into active deployment for one of its providers.
Providers named: Hawaiian Telcom
Award amount: $34.0M
What this means for BEAD compliance
Hawaiian Telcom as the executed BEAD subgrantee, along with Hawaii's BEAD administering agency overseeing contract compliance.
Execution of the subgrant agreement moves Hawaiian Telcom into active deployment, triggering ongoing obligations including expenditure tracking, non-federal match documentation for the $5 million cost share, procurement and contractor oversight controls, Buy America compliance, construction bonding, and covered equipment prohibitions. Network build-out must also meet performance requirements for speed, latency, and availability once service is deployed to the 5,800 locations. Compliance officers should establish audit-ready recordkeeping and internal controls now, since single audit and financial reporting obligations begin accruing from this execution date.
Analysis by BeadComply Compliance Intelligence, grounded in the BEAD requirements registry.
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