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March 16, 2023
Heather Kimball, Council Chair and
Members of the Hawaii County Council
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Amend Resolution 388-22
Resolution 388-22, which amended Resolution 168-21 specified that the Mayor would be
authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, an agreement and related documents with
the University of Hawaii to fund the"Kuleana Health"project in an amount up to
$200,000. However, the Department of Research & Development would like to increase
the award amount by $247,500 to total $447,500.
Enclosed is a resolution to amend resolution 388-22 to indicate that the funding amount
be changed from the indicated $200,000 to $447,500.
If there are any questions,please do not hesitate to call Yoshi Otake or Bob Agres of the
Department of Research and Development at 961-8496.
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DEPARTMENT: Research and Development DATE: March 9, 2022
STAFF CONTACT: Yoshi Otake 1 Bob Agres PHONE: 808-961-8496
A. REQUEST:
A resolution amending resolution 388-22 and authorizing the County to enter into a supplemental
agreement(supplemental agreement#2)with the University of Hawaii at Hilo (c.009478), to increase
funding for an additional $247,500 for Kuleana Health, to provide quality assurance services and program
evaluation, to continue to subcontract and work with Hawaii Health Information Exchange (HHIE).
B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED):
In 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the County $3,000,000.00 to
implement a Health Literacy program called "Kuleana Health"to advance COVID-19 and general health
literacy efforts by reaching out to minority and underserved populations on Hawaii Island. The University of
Hawaii at Hilo (UHH) was selected via a sole source in 2021 for the first year ($99,981 for Jul 2021 —Jun
2022) and was once again selected via a sole source in 2022 for the final year(additional $99,981 for Jul
2022—Jun 2023) to continue to be the project evaluation lead and to work with their contractor Hawaii
Health Information Exchange (HHIE). UHH currently contracts HHIE for$113,018 ($56,509 x 2 yrs) on this
grant. UHH requests an additional $247,500 to further advance their existing work with HHIE ($225,000) and
to compensate the increase of UHH indirect costs (10% of$225,000 = $22,500) due to this enhancement.
This enhancement will increase UHH total budget to $447,462 ($199,962 for 1st and 2nd year+ additional
$247,500).
SIGNED: DATE: 0310912023
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