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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: February 20, 2024 Re: Comm.No. 728/Res.No. 438-24
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Finance,to which was referred Resolution No. 438-24, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 438-24, transmitted by Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, via Communication
No. 728 dated February 1, 2024, authorizes the Planning Department to award funds to various
nonprofit organizations through the Kilauea Recovery Grant Program.
This resolution provides $3,293,400 in grant funds to various nonprofit organizations to provide relief,
recovery,mitigation, and long-term resilience for disaster damages, losses, and suffering caused by the
2018 Kilauea eruption.
Committee Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz thanked all the people who testified. She provided some
background and invited Recovery Officer Douglas Nam Le, who was available in the Hilo Chambers,
to provide more background and answer any questions the Committee may have had.
Committee Member Susan L. K. Lee Loy disclosed to the Committee that she may have a relationship
with an employee of a recipient of these funds and asked Committee Chair Cindy Evans if she felt that
she should recuse herself from the vote; Ms. Evans told Ms. Lee Loy there was no need to recuse
herself
Ms. Kierkiewicz disclosed that her son is a Kua 0 Ka La Public Charter School student and asked
Ms. Evans if she should recuse herself from the vote. Ms. Evans saw no reason for her to recuse herself
as well.
Several members commented on this measure in support.
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FC-144 Page 2 February 20,2024
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 438-24, and
recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
EVANS X
GALIMBA X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
INABA X
KAGIWADA X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X MATT KA EALI`I- EINFELDER,
KIMBALL X CHAIR
LEE LOY X FC REPORT NO.: 144
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: MAR O 6 2024