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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />DATE: July 23, 2024 Re: Comm. No. 936/Res. No. 559-24 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br />TIME: 1:23 p.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 559-24, reports as follows: <br />Resolution No. 559-24, transmitted by Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, via Communication <br />No. 936, dated July 5, 2024, authorizes the Hawaii Fire Department to award funds to Hawaii <br />Wildfire Management Organization. <br />Pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A), Hawaii County Code, the Hawaii Fire <br />Department is providing a grant of $33,200 to the Hawai'i Wildfire Management Organization to be <br />used towards Phase I of the "Community Fuels Reduction and Defensible Space" project. <br />Fire Chief Kazuo Todd was available in the Hilo Chambers to answer any questions. <br />Mr. Todd provided background on this measure and spoke about the details of this grant and its intent. <br />Committee Member I-Ioleka Goro Inaba acknowledged this is the first grant request since the processing <br />procedures were updated. Mr. Inaba asked Corporation Counsel Elizabeth Strance to provide guidance <br />on processing this request as he had some concerns regarding the language in this resolution. <br />Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 559-24, and <br />recommends its adoption. <br />1kh <br />AYES NOES <br />ABS <br />EX <br />E VANS <br />x <br />GALINTBA <br />x <br />INABA <br />KAG]WADA <br />KAN EA L1'1-KLE1NFELDr,.R <br />KIERKIEWICZ <br />x <br />KIMBALL <br />x <br />LEELOY <br />x <br />VILLEGAS <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />A <br />-: --------------- <br />MA'I"I'KANEAI,I'I-KLEINFEI,,DER, <br />CHAIR <br />FC REPORT NO.: 176 <br />ADOPTED: <br />