Military spending bill includes more than $300M for Hawaii construction projects

The $740.5 billion military spending bill that cleared the Senate Armed Services Committee this week includes more than $300 million for several construction projects at Army and Navy bases in Hawaii. The Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act includes $89 million for an aircraft maintenance hangar at Wheeler Army Air Field and $114.9 million for the renovation and modernization of waterfront facilities at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to accommodate the Los Angeles and Virginia class…