Hawaii’s government is spending $5.6 million to restore hot water service to residents of Mayor Wright Homes public housing project who have gone without it for years.

The appropriation is included in the capital improvement project portion of the state budget, which allocates a total of $2.86 billion mostly for infrastructure upgrades over the next two years.

The money will pay for permanent repairs, including the removal of solar water heaters, installation of an instant hot water system, roof replacement, painting and other improvements.

This funding supplements $798,000 being spent by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for initial fixes to restore hot water service to all apartments by July 5.