HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 164 2024/05/14 2022-2024 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: May 14, 2024 Re: Comm. No. 873/Res. No. 516-24
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 516-24, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 516-24, transmitted by Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, via Communication
No. 873 dated April 26, 2024, authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State of
Hawaii, Department of Agriculture pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes 46-7, for a grant to the
Department of Environmental Management.
This resolution allows for the receipt of$200,000 of State funds to control green waste, palms, and
other "host material"to minimize breeding grounds of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle.
Committee Member Holeka Goro Inaba asked Environmental Management Deputy Director Brenda
Iokepa-Moses and Recycling Specialist Craig Kawaguchi to provide background on this measure.
Committee Member Rebecca Villegas, in a show of support, expressed her gratitude to the department
for initiating this project. She also voiced her concerns about the potential impact of the beetle on our
agricultural system.
Committee Member Heather Kimball asked the department to briefly explain whether it had a
community outreach and awareness strategy. Ms. Iokepa-Moses explained the department's multiple
methods for making the community aware of this situation.
Pursuant to Section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is
authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, this and all future agreements and related documents
with the State of Hawaii, Department of Agriculture as indicated above.
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FC-164 Page 2 May 14,2024
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 516-24, 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 7 ' EAL I-KLEINFELDER,
KIMBALL X CHAIR
LEE LOY . X FC REPORT NO.: 164
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: JUN 0. 5 2024