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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2025-05-20 2024-2026 ACTIONS MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER MICHELLE M. GALIMBA Chair & Presiding Officer HOLEKA GORO INABA JENN KAGIWADA JAMES E. HUSTACE ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ Vice Chair HEATHER L. KIMBALL DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI REBECCA VILLEGAS COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE th 11Session Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i May 20, 2025 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:  Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Members of the public may also attend from this location. Public attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:  Ocean View Community Association, 92-8924 Leilani Circle;  Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaʻau; and  Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109. If a Courtesy Site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday, May 19, 2025. Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, May 19, 2025, by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC-11 May 20, 2025 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. 23.12: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: APRIL 1 – 15, 2025 From Acting Controller Wilson Crider, dated April 24, 2025. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hustace and Kimball – 2. Excused: None. Comm. 73.6: MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED JANUARY 31, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated May 1, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 6-6.3(h) of the Hawaiʻi County Charter. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hustace and Kimball – 2. Excused: None. Page 2 FC-11 May 20, 2025 Comm. 127.1: THIRD QUARTER REPORT OF UNCAPITALIZED DONATIONS: JANUARY 1 – MARCH 31, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated May 2, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Resolution 538-24. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hustace and Kimball – 2. Excused: None. Comm. 271: REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THE 2025-2026 TAX YEAR From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated April 25, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 19-90(d) of the Hawaiʻi County Code, indicating a total net taxable real property value of $55,336,572,000. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kimball – 1. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 180-25: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI OFFICE OF RESEARCH SERVICES Allows the County to provide a $14,805 grant to the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to support its Master Food Volunteer Program. Reference: Comm. 289 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kimball – 1. Excused: None. Page 3 FC-11 May 20, 2025 Res. 181-25: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI OFFICE OF RESEARCH SERVICES Allows the County to provide a $125,000 grant to the Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resource Center for permits and preliminary research to develop an aquaculture project in Hilo Bay. Reference: Comm. 290 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kimball – 1. Excused: None. Res. 182-25: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI, HAWAIʻI HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Allows for the receipt of $1,977,568 of federally-derived funds to be used towards the Kuakini Heights Affordable Housing Project. Reference: Comm. 292 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kimball – 1. Excused: None. Res. 183-25: AUTHORIZES INDEMNIFICATION OF CURRENT AND FORMER COUNTY EMPLOYEES NAMED AS INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS IN THE LAWSUIT KNOWN AS ARYN MITSUO YOSHIDA, ET AL. V. COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI ET AL., CIVIL NO. 3CCV-23-0000038 AGAINST ALL DAMAGES ASSESSED Reference: Comm. 293 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) (Vote on Res. 183-25 is on the next page.) Page 4 FC-11 May 20, 2025 RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kimball – 1. Excused: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 54: AMENDS ORDINACE NO. 24-33, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2024 TO JUNE 30, 2025 Appropriates excess fuel tax revenues collected from fiscal years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 to the following projects totaling $1,493,554.75: Roadway Projects ($448,066.43), Bridge Inspection/Repair ($298,710.95), and Local Road Projects ($746,777.37). Funds for these projects shall be provided from fuel tax revenues, in excess of what was projected in Ordinance No. 23-18. Reference: Comm. 291 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kimball – 1. Excused: None. Bill 55: AMENDS ORDINACE 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 – HOME-American Rescue Plan Program account ($1,977,568); and appropriates the same to the HOME-American Rescue Plan Projects account ($1,817,225) and HOME-American Rescue Plan Administration account ($160,343), to be used towards the Kuakini Heights Affordable Housing Project. Reference: Comm. 292 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) (Vote on Bill 55 is on the next page.) Page 5 FC-11 May 20, 2025 RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kimball – 1. Excused: None. 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