HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0094.006 2024-2026KELDEN B.A. WALTJEN
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
STEPHEN L. FRYE
FIRST DEPUTY
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
DATE:
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1 /16/25
655 KILAUEA AVENUE
HILO, HAWAI'I 96720
PH: (808) 961-0466
FAX: (808) 961-8908
74-675 KEALAKEHE PARKWAY
KAILUA-KONA, HAWAH 96740
PH: (808) 322-2552
FAX: (808) 322-6584
64-1067 MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY, C-3
KAMUELA, HAWAI'I 96743
OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY FPA)C' 8081887- 016
Dr. Holeka Inaba, Council Chair and
Council Members
Kay Oshiro, Controller
Kelden B.A. Waltjen, Prosecuting Attorney
RE: NOTIFICATION OF GRANT AWARD
Compliance with Ordinance No. 24-32 (current Budget Ordinance), Section 7(1)
Name of Grant Program: Hawaii Traffic Safety Grant
Grantor: State of Hawaii - Department of Transportation
County Grantee Department or Agency: Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
Grant No. (IF KNOWN): ID25-1-1-02
Amount of Grant: $162,695.88
Amount of County Match: 0.00
County Revenue & Expenditure Account Numbers: 3308.19/ 010.271.5271.78
Grant Period (Commencement & Completion): 10/1/24 to 9/30/25
Purpose of Grant: This grant covers activities designed to combat impaired driving in
the State of Hawaii, specifically be providing specialized training for police and prosecutors in the
investigation and prosecution of drivers impaired by alcohol and/or illicit substances.
Is final report required by grantor? ® Yes ❑ No
Notification attached: ® Yes ❑ No, because
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
Comm. No. _- •4--
Ref. To:
Ref. ncae
Form NGA 05/19
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
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STATE OF HAWAVI I KA MOKU,A1NA `O HAWAVI
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION I KA `OIHANA ALAKAU
869 PUNCHBOWL STREET
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813-5097
December 27, 2024
Mr. Kelden Waltjen
Prosecuting Attorney
County of Hawaii
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
655 Kilauea Avenue
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Mr. Waltjen:
EDWIN H. SNIFFEN
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HO'OKELE
Deputy Directors
Na Hope Luna Ho'okele
DREANALEE K. KALILI
TAMMY L. LEE
CURTT.OTAGURO
ROBIN K. SHISHIDO
IN REPLY REFER TO:
HWY-V 9.7513
Enclosed for your action is a copy of the approved highway safety reimbursement project
No. ID25-H-02, entitled "Hawaii Prosecutors Office — TSRP Training," A total of one hundred
sixty-two thousand six hundred ninety-five dollars and eighty-eight cents ($162,695.88) has been
obligated to the project.
The grant funds will be used to coordinate and host a statewide training for prosecutors and
police in the investigation and prosecution of drivers impaired by alcohol and/or illicit
substances. The funds will also be used to send representatives to local and national trainings
and conferences.
Progress reports must be submitted quarterly within 15 days (ending December, March, June and
September) and a final report must be submitted within 30 days of the end of the grant period. A
quarterly report must be submitted even if no activities were done during that quarter.
Reimbursement claims must be submitted in accordance with the agreement (monthly or
quarterly) by the 24th of the month following the claim period. A claim must be submitted even
if no expenditures were made.
This grant will be funded using National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law (BIL) Section 154, Section 164 and/or Section 405d program funds; and/or
Supplemental BIL Section 405d program funds. Due to the federal budgeting process, the
program funding source may be subject to change. The project is subject to the audit
requirements of 2 Code of Federal Regulations § 200 Subpart F. Note that the Assistance Listings
Number (fonuerly known as Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance [CFDA] Program Number)
and Title that this project should be associated with in the Schedule of Federal Assistance
Programs section of your single agency audit report are:
Mr. Kelden Waltjen
December 27, 2024
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HWY-V 9.7513
• Section 154: Department of Transportation/CFDA 20.607 — Alcohol Open Container
Requirements;
• Section 164: Department of Transportation/CFDA 20.608 — Minimum Penalties for
Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated; and
• Section 405: Department of Transportation/CFDA 20.616 — National Priority Safety
Programs.
A copy of the single audit report covering the grant period must be sent to the Hawaii
Department of Transportation — Highway Safety Section, 98-339 Ponohana Place, Aiea, Hawaii
96701.
Within 60 days of the date of project approval, the Highway Safety Section should be advised of
your cognizant Federal audit agency and of when you anticipate the audit report covering the
period of this grant to be issued.
If you have any questions, please contact Karen Kahikina, Highway Safety Specialist of the
Motor Vehicle Safety Office, at (808) 587-2355 or by email at Karen.G.Kahikina@hawaii.gov.
Sincerely,
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EDWIN H. SNIFFEN
Director of Transportation
Enclosure