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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2025-09-02 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 18Session Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i September 2, 2025 1:30 p.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;  Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road; 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, Friday, August 29, 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 Friday, August 29, 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-18 September 2, 2025 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER – 1:31 p.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. 23.18: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: JUNE 16 – 30 AND JULY 1 – 15, 2025 From Controller Jon Arbles, dated August 4, 2025. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Acting Chair Hustace – 6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Onishi, and Villegas – 3. Excused: None. Comm. 23.19: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: JULY 16 – 31, 2025 From Controller Jon Arbles, dated August 4, 2025. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Acting Chair Hustace – 6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Onishi, and Villegas – 3. Excused: None. Page 2 FC-18 September 2, 2025 Comm. 73.7: MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORT FOR THE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 25 AND MARCH 31, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated August 7, 2025, transmitting the above reports pursuant to Section 6-6.3(h) of the Hawaiʻi County Charter. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Acting Chair Hustace – 6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Onishi, and Villegas – 3. Excused: None. Comm. 441: COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI INVENTORY AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated August 13, 2025, submitting the above inventory report pursuant to Section 103D-1208 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 1. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 284-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL YEARS TO ENTER A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR ETHERNET COMPUTER NETWORK SERVICES TO BE USED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a three-year agreement with an estimated cost of $49,200 per year for wide area network services that would allow the department to network and share data and resources between its four locations. Reference: Comm. 455 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) (Vote on Res. 284-25 is on the next page.) Page 3 FC-18 September 2, 2025 RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 1. Excused: None. Res. 285-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL YEARS TO ENTER A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR INTERNET TELEPHONE SERVICES TO BE USED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year agreement with an estimated cost of $260 per year for Voice-over-Internet-Protocol phone service at the office’s workroom located in the Kona Judiciary Complex. Reference: Comm. 456 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 1. Excused: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 76: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-45, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026 Appropriates revenues in the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation – Financial Empowerment Services (Private) account ($125,000); and appropriates the same to the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation – Financial Empowerment Services – Program account. Funds would be used to provide no-cost financial and homeownership counseling through a certified U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development counseling service provider. Reference: Comm. 442 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) (Vote on Bill 76 is on the next page.) Page 4 FC-18 September 2, 2025 RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 1. Excused: None. Bill 77: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-45, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026 Increases revenues in the Fund Balance from Previous Year account ($350,000); and appropriates the same to the Kulaimano Operating Maintenance account. Funds would be used for the Kulaimano Elderly Housing Project for operating and maintenance activities. Reference: Comm. 443 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 1. Excused: None. Bill 78: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-46, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2026 Adds the Finance Land/Facility Acquisitions Project ($1,150,000) and the Land/Facility Acquisitions – Federal Project ($850,000) to the Capital Budget. Funds for these projects shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund – Fund Balance and/or other Sources $1,150,0000) and Federal Grants Receivable ($850,000), to acquire land for legally mandated projects and/or County Agency needs. Reference: Comm. 457 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) (Vote on Bill 78 is on the next page.) Page 5 FC-18 September 2, 2025 RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 1. Excused: None. Bill 79: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-46, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2026 Adds the Environmental Management Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant R-1 Upgrade Project ($31,000,000) to the Capital Budget. Funds for this project shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund – Fund Balance and/or other Sources, to comply with a recent lawsuit settlement which requires the County to upgrade the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant to produce R-1 quality water for re-use. Reference: Comm. 458 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 1. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 2:14 p.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. Live Stream of County Council Committee Meetings: To view the live stream of this meeting, at the scheduled meeting start time, type the following into the address bar of the browser: http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1. Please call (808) 961-8255 if the Council’s streaming location is not functioning. If the Council’s stream is deemed inoperable, the following address will be provided for the live stream and should be typed into the browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNalwg4OoK7a_7nGnEtGPA. Page 6 FC-18 September 2, 2025 If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call (808) 961-8255 as soon as possible, preferably by August 28, 2025. 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