HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE LAAC 2024/05/14 (2022-2024)HOLEKA GORO INABA
Chair and Presiding Officer
MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Vice Chair
26'h Session
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COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hawai `i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii, 96720
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE
APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS
Hawai `i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai `i
May 14, 2024
10:00 a.m.
CINDY EVANS
JENN KAGIWADA
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY
REBECCA VILLEGAS
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conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be
participating via ICT at the:
• Kona Council Chambers, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Members of the public may also attend from this location.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
May 14, 2024
Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or
immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 761: REQUESTS FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REVIEWING APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 NONPROFIT
GRANTS-IN-AID AWARDS
From Council Member Holeka Goro Inaba, dated March 1, 2024.
Postponed: March 19, 2024
(Note: There is a motion by Ms. Kimball, seconded by Ms. Kierkiewicz, to
close file on Comm. 761.)
; and
Comm. 761.1: From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated March 5, 2024, transmitting the
applications from eligible nonprofit organizations.
; and
Comm. 761.2: From Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Committee Chair Holeka Goro Inaba,
dated May 6, 2024, transmitting the Ad Hoc Committee's recommendations for
grant funding in the amount of $2,027,500 to nonprofit organizations for inclusion in
the County of Hawaii Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 517-24: AUTHORIZES THE ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY BY EMINENT
DOMAIN OF TAX MAP KEY: 8-6-008:011, SITUATED AT WAIEA,
DISTRICT OF SOUTH KONA, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAII, FOR
CONTINUED USE OF THE WAIEA CONVENIENCE CENTER BY THE
SOLID WASTE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
The County seeks to acquire approximately 2.282 acres of land to continue to
operate the Waiea Convenience Center, also known as the Waiea Recycling and
Transfer Station.
Reference: Comm. 874
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R)
Res. 518-24: AUTHORIZES THE ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE PROPERTIES BY
EMINENT DOMAIN, BEING PORTIONS OF TAX MAP KEYS: 1-4-001:002
AND 1-4-001:003, SITUATED AT KAPOHO, PUNA, COUNTY AND STATE
OF HAWAII, FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LAVA INUNDATED
ROADS, COUNTY JOB NUMBER E-4523, SPECIFICALLY POHOIKI ROAD
Authorizes the Corporation Counsel to initiate proceedings in eminent domain
for the taking, acquisition, and condemnation of private property for the purpose
of widening Pohoiki Road to comply with current roadway standards.
Reference: Comm. 875
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R)
ADJOURNMENT
Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed
to introduce legislation `By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify
support of or opposition to the proposal.
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