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MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair and Presiding Officer
HOLEKA GORO INABA
JENN KAGIWADA
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
CINDY EVANS
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
Vice Chair
SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
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46Session
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
October 15, 2024
9:00 a.m.
Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive
conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be
participating via ICT at the:
Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401
Members of the public may also attend from this location.
Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:
Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaʻau;
Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road;
Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center, 67-1199 Māmalahoa Highway, Waimea; and
Ocean View Community Association, 92-8924 Leilani Circle.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 9:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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. 13.43: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: AUGUST 1 – 15, 2024
From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated September 13, 2024, transmitting
the above report pursuant to Section 2-12.3 of the Hawai‘i County Code.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas,
and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kierkiewicz – 1.
Excused: None.
Comm. 13.44: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: AUGUST 16 – 31, 2024
From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated September 16, 2024, transmitting
the above report pursuant to Section 2-12.3 of the Hawai‘i County Code.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas,
and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kierkiewicz – 1.
Excused: None.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 662-24: AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO
AWARD FUNDS TO HAWAIʻI HI-DIVING FRIENDS
Provides $62,850 of grant funds for the Charles “Sparky” Kawamoto Swim
Stadium Dive Tower New Staircase project.
Reference: Comm. 1087
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas,
and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kierkiewicz – 1.
Excused: None.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 216: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 24-32, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2025
Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants – Emergency Solutions Grants
Program account ($271,806); and appropriates the same to the Emergency
Solutions Grants Program account ($251,421) and Emergency Solutions Grants
Program – Administration account ($20,385). Funds would be used for street
outreach, emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing
assistance, and data collection through the Homeless Management Information
System.
Reference: Comm. 1088
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas,
and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kierkiewicz – 1.
Excused: None.
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Bill 218: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 19-2, OF THE HAWAIʻI
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
REAL PROPERTY TAXES
Amends the definition of “Affordable rental rate” to mean a monthly rent not to
exceed the most recent affordable rental guideline for 100 percent of the area
median income as established by the Hawaiʻi housing finance and development
corporation.
Reference: Comm. 1109
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba
POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 7, 2024:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas,
and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kierkiewicz – 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 10:01 a.m.
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