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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: May 16, 2023 Re: Comm. No. 271/Res. No. 164-23
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 6:10 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 164-23, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 164-23, transmitted by Committee Member Holeka Goro Inaba, via Communication
No. 271 dated April 26, 2023,proposes the establishment of a water system improvement district for
Iki Place, Kohanaiki Homesteads.
This resolution proposes the development of the "Iki Place Water System Improvements"
pursuant to Resolution No. 634-16 and Section 12-10(c) of the Hawaii County Code, with the
Net Project Costs of$275,000 to be paid by 18 assessed units within the subdivision.
Mr. Inaba thanked former Council Member Karen Eoff for putting this forward while she was in office
in 2016. Her efforts helped to form this resolution and assist in creating this proposed water system that
will benefit so many residents. Mr. Inaba asked Engineering Division Head Kurt Inaba and Ryan
Quitoriano of the Water Resources and Planning Branch to provide some background.
Committee Member Michelle Galimba was curious to know when the water pipeline was installed.
Mr. Inaba and Mr. Quitoriano replied that there are currently no pipelines in this area and that this
resolution would initiate that.
Committee Member Heather Kimball acknowledged that within her district, there is a similar water
issue for the Kukuihaele community and was wondering if this proposed development would work for
that community as well, to which Mr. Inaba replied that they would need to confirm with the USDA
(United States Department of Agriculture).
Committee Member Cindy Evans commented in support and expressed excitement to learn more about
these types of systems.
Committee Chair Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder asked Mr. Inaba why the residents were paying for these
improvements and not the County, to which Mr. Inaba clarified that there is no existing system, so the
residents are initiating this. If this was an old system that needed to be repaired, then they could look at
the County making those improvements. However, because there is no system, the residents are
handling that.
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Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 164-23, and
recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS Ex Respectfully submitted,
EVANS x
GALIMBA x COMMITTEE ON FIN NCE
INABA x
KAGIWADA x
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEwICZ x MATT KAN I`I-KLE ELDER,
KIMBALL x CHAIR
LEE LOY x FC REPORT NO.: 53
VILLEGAS x ADOPTED: JUN 2 1 2023