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HCHA meeting September 7, 2021 <br />Gilbreth: Thank you Councilmember and just your last point, I think we're <br />hearing a lot of that, I think our local families are humble, they feel like they're <br />not struggling at this moment, putting together whatever funds they have to pay <br />for housing, that might mean they are not paying for other needs and so I <br />appreciate them, I think Councilmember, if there is any way we can help <br />message your constituents that this program is open and available, we want to <br />work with you so just tap me, let me know and I'll be happy to work with your <br />offices to get that done. <br />Kanealii-Kleinfelder: I would offer that I have heard from people I that know <br />very well that they didn't there is any programs still available. I keep pointing <br />them to this website and others saying just go and log in and sign in. It is hard to <br />reach everyone, I'll do what I can to help you out. Thank you. <br />Kierkiewicz: Thanks you guys. No other questions for this particular program I <br />know you have to get through a few more, feel free to continue. Great to see <br />you, Jeff. <br />Gilbreth: Mahalo. <br />Hirota: Thanks, Jeff. Thank you to everyone. So next on our schedule, we'll <br />move this along, we want to be mindful of your folks time, is the Landlord/Tenant <br />Mediation Program. This was funded through the State through a sub -award <br />agreement so although its coming through the State its federal funds, contract <br />period currently is August 1 It to July 31 It and in essence this program was <br />program was created under Act 57 which was signed by the Governor back in <br />August of this year, July of this year and we are currently on contract with West <br />Hawai `i Mediation Center in partnership with the Kuikahi Mediation Center to <br />implement this program and we have both Eric Paul, Executive Director of the <br />West Hawaii Mediation Center as well as Julie Mitchell, Executive Director of the <br />Kuikahi Mediation Center here this morning to join us and share more <br />information about the programs, so Eric, I'll turn it over to you. <br />Paul: Mahalo, Sharon, mahalo Councilmembers for listening to how we're <br />helping our residents here in Hawaii County through mediation and in <br />partnership with several other agencies and community, including Jeff's Hawai `i <br />Community Lending, Legal Aid, etc., so in short, I'm going to share a little bit and <br />then I'm going to hand it over to Julie, my counterpart in Hilo at Kuikahi <br />Mediation Center, we're really working hard to make this kind of a uniform <br />program for the full County and working together in order to really serve the <br />residents here. So this is a Countywide program, we act as a direct service <br />agency that offers mediation for landlords and tenants to come together but <br />we also work with referrals for those who call in whether that's with Legal Aid or <br />Hawai `i Community Lending and Hope Services. The State moratorium ended <br />Page 26 of 34 <br />