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DATE: November 4, 2025 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />Hilo, Hawaii <br />TIME: 1:00 P.M. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />Re: Comm. No. 586/Res, No. 376-25 <br />Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 376-25, reports as follows: <br />Resolution No. 376-25, transmitted by Sustainability, Climate, Equity and Resilience Administrator <br />Laura E. C. Acasio via Communication No. 586, dated October 17, 2025, authorizes the Mayor to <br />enter into an agreement with the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and <br />Atmospheric Administration, to receive a grant for the Puapua`a Iki Habitat Restoration Project for <br />invasive species management and shoreline stabilization. <br />This resolution allows for the receipt of $1,901,521 of federally -derived funds to restore eleven and a <br />half acres of deforested land in Puapua`a Iki in North Kona. <br />Sustainability, Climate, Equity and Resilience Administrator Laura E. C. Acasio was present and <br />provided an overview on this project. Committee Members Jean Kagiwada and Rebecca Villegas <br />commented in support of this project. Ms. Villegas expressed her deep gratitude for this project and <br />how it will assist her district. <br />Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 376-25, and <br />recommends its adoption. <br />lkh <br />AYES <br />NOES <br />ABS <br />EX <br />GALIMBA <br />X <br />HUSTACE <br />X <br />INABA <br />X <br />KAGIWADA <br />X <br />KANEALI'I-KLEINFELDER <br />X <br />KIERKIEWICZ <br />X <br />KIMBALL <br />X <br />ONISHI <br />X <br />VILLEGAS <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />MATT AN <br />EALI-KLEINFELDER, <br />CHAIR <br />FC REPORT NO.: 101 <br />ADOPTED: NOV 1 9 209; <br />