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DATE: May 20, 2025 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />Hilo, Hawaii <br />TIME: 9:00 a.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />Re: Comm. No. 293/Res. No. 183-25 <br />Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 183-25, reports as follows: <br />Resolution No. 183-25, transmitted by Finance Director Diane Nakagawa via Communication <br />No. 293, dated May 2, 2025, authorizes indemnification of current and former County employees <br />named as individual defendants in the lawsuit known as Aryn Mitsuo Yoshida, et al. v. County of <br />Hawaii et al., Civil No. 3CCV-23-0000038 against all damages assessed. <br />Deputy Corporation Counsel Larissa Heroldt was present and provided background on this matter. <br />Committee Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi recommended the committee enter executive session to <br />continue with their discussion. Chair Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder stated that entering an executive session <br />would cause a delay in all other committees and the public hearing held later that day. Mr. Onishi <br />expressed understanding and requested to enter executive session at the next Council Meeting. <br />Committee Member Holeka Goro Inaba asked for clarification on this resolution as he suspected that <br />this resolution should have came before the settlement conference. Ms. Heroldt confirmed that this was <br />an anomaly. Mr. Inaba asked if the Committee decided not the pass the resolution would it affect the <br />County's ability to settle this lawsuit. Ms. Heroldt confirmed that it would not. <br />Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 183-25, and <br />recommends its adoption. <br />ikh <br />AYES <br />NOES <br />ABS <br />EX <br />GALIMBA <br />X <br />HUSTACE <br />X <br />INABA <br />X <br />KAGIWADA <br />X <br />KANEALI°I-KLEINFELDER <br />X <br />KIERKIEWICZ <br />X <br />KIMBALL <br />X <br />ONISHI <br />X <br />VILLEGAS <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />=M�KANEAI`I-KLEINFELDER, <br />CHAIR <br />FC REPORT NO.: 53 <br />ADOPTED: JU 025 <br />