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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2025-11-04 2024-2026MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER Chair & Presiding Officer JAMES E. HUSTACE Vice Chair 22'h Session Hawai'i County Clerk 10/29/2025 09:53:23 AM COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hawai `i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii November 4, 2025 1:00 P.M. MICHELLE M. GALIMBA HOLEKA GORO INABA JENN KAGIWADA ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ HEATHER L. KIMBALL DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI REBECCA VILLEGAS Notice is hereby given that the Hawaii County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the: • Kona Council Chambers, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole 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; • Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa 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, Monday, November 3, 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, November 3, 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, Hawaii, 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 Hawai'i County Clerk 10/29/2025 09:53:23 AM FC-22 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS November 4, 2025 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. 23.22: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: JUNE 16 — 30 AND SEPTEMBER 1 — 15, 2025 From Controller Jon Arbles, dated October 3, 2025. Comm. 24.21: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: SEPTEMBER 1 — 15, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated October 17, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 2-12.3 of the Hawaii County Code. Comm. 24.22: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: SEPTEMBER 16 — 30, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated October 20, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 2-12.3 of the Hawaii County Code. Comm. 574: FIRST QUARTER REPORT OF UNCAPITALIZED DONATIONS: JULY 1 — SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated October 10, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Resolution 200-25. Page 2 Hawai'i County Clerk 10/29/2025 09:53:23 AM FC-22 November 4, 2025 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 375-25: CREATES ONE HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST II POSITION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Establishes one new position to provide additional support to the department's Classification and Pay Division. Reference: Comm.585 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Res. 376-25: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, TO RECEIVE A GRANT FOR THE PUAPUA`A IKI HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT FOR INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AND SHORELINE STABILIZATION Allows for the receipt of $1,901,521 of federally -derived funds to restore eleven and a half acres of deforested land in Puapua`a Iki in North Kona. Reference: Comm.586 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Res. 377-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL YEARS FOR THE FUNDING OF COST ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI`I ORGANIZATION OF POLICE OFFICERS, BARGAINING UNIT 12, AND CERTAIN OTHER EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM BARGAINING UNIT 12 FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 1. 2025_ AND ENDING JUNE 30. 2029 The estimated costs over the four years of the new contract resulting from across- the-board increases, step movements, and one-time lump sum bonuses would be $57,298,879. Reference: Comm.589 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Page 3 Hawai'i County Clerk 10/29/2025 09:53:23 AM FC-22 November 4, 2025 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 97: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-45, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DUNE 30. 2026 Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants — State Homeland Security Program Fiscal Year 2021 account ($2,189.48); and appropriates the same to the State Homeland Security Program Fiscal Year 2021 account, for a total appropriation of $622,189.48. Funds will be used to support the waste -water bio-hazard mitigation proj ect. Reference: Comm.575 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Bill 99: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-45, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DUNE 30. 2026 Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants — Bipartisan Infrastruct Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration account ($1,901,521); and appropriates the same to the Bipartisan Infrastruct Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration account. Funds would be used to restore eleven and a half acres of deforested land in Puapua`a Iki in North Kona. Reference: Comm.586 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Bill 100: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-45, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DUNE 30. 2026 Appropriates revenues in the State Grants — SS4A-County of Hawaii Smart and Safe Intersection Demonstration Project account ($840,000); and appropriates the same to the SS4A-County of Hawaii Smart and Safe Intersection Demonstration Project account. Reference: Comm.587 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Page 4 FC-22 Hawai'i County Clerk 10/29/2025 09:53:23 AM November 4, 2025 Bill 102: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-45, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DUNE 30. 2026 Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants — County of Hawai `i Smart and Safe Intersection Demonstration Project account ($3,360,000); and appropriates the same to the County of Hawaii Smart and Safe Intersection Demonstration Project account. Reference: Comm.590 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Bill 104: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-45, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DUNE 30. 2026 Increases revenues in the Federal Grants — Traffic Safety Training Project Grant account ($18,440); and appropriates the same to the Traffic Safety Training Project account. Funds will be used by the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to assist with travel expenses for conferences, trainings, and meetings related to impaired driving and effective prosecution of impaired driving offenses Reference: Comm.594 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) ADJOURNMENT 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. 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Page 5 FC-22 Hawai'i County Clerk 10/29/2025 09:53:23 AM November 4, 2025 Agenda items are available on the County website at www.hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Records to navigate to current agendas. For any questions, please contact Council Services at (808) 961-8255. Page 6