In addition to revitalizing the UH medical school program, the $150 million new JABSOM complex is envisioned as an economic engine for the state that will stimulate jobs, increase research and the growth of a biotechnology industry in Hawaii. The project will include educational and medical research facilities on 9.1 acres strategically located in the Kaka’ako Waterfront area.  The JABSOM campus is designed as a low-rise complex of buildings that will complement the adjacent Kaka’ako Waterfront Park.  Extensive landscaping and on-site seating areas will be provided in a central courtyard.

The first phase of the facility  includes an Education/Administration Building and a Biomedical Research Building (including a child care center, fitness center and a central mechanical plant), totaling approximately 317,225 square feet.  The complex is now open.  The second phase will include a research center and a parking structure containing 363 stalls.  The UH anticipates developing additional stalls at an off-site location.