Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Despite the number , this is a north-south interstate -- the ` H ' - series ( for Hawaii ) numbering reflects the order in which routes were given money and built .
Simplified: Despite the number , this is a north -- south interstateâ '' the ` H ' - series ( for Hawaii ) numbering reflects the order in which routes were funded and built .