HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 397 Draft 01 2024-2026COUNTY OF HAWAFI
RESOLUTION NO.
STATE OF HAWAI`I
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT TO AWARD GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS ADDRESSING HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS.
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County Code
1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter "the Code") provides that grants awarded "in
excess of $25,000 to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving
the grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in a resolution"; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-136 of the Code defines "nonprofit
organization" as "an organization that is registered and in good standing in the State of Hawaii
as a nonprofit organization and maintains a 501(c)(3) charitable designation from the Internal
Revenue Service"; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 19, Article 11, Section 19-90 of the Code provides, in part, that no less
than $9,000,000 of residential tier two property tax revenue "shall be appropriated each year to
County -sponsored programs designed to address housing and homelessness"; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Housing and Community Development (hereinafter "OHCD")
wishes to award a total of $6,000,000 to the organizations and in the amounts as identified in Exhibit
A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the organizations identified in Exhibit A are nonprofit organizations, as
defined hereinabove; and
WHEREAS, on July 23, 2025, OHCD issued a Request for Grant Applications for the current
fiscal year funding cycle; and
WHEREAS, after evaluating grant applications, OHCD nominates eight nonprofit
organizations to receive a total of twelve grant awards in the amounts and for the projects identified in
Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, OHCD recommends approval of these grant awards in order to provide essential
community services and to carry out initiatives and programs in alignment with the priorities set forth
in the County's Strategic Roadmap for Homelessness and Housing, dated September 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, these grant awards will be funded by residential tier two property tax revenue,
pursuant to Section 19-90 of the Code; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAIII that, in
accordance with Section 2- 139 of the Code, the grant awards as identified in Exhibit A are
hereby approved.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution
to the Honorable C. Kimo Alameda, Mayor of the County of Hawaii; William V. Brilhante, Jr.,
Managing Director; Diane T. Nakagawa, Director of Finance; and Kehaulani M. Costa, Housing
Administrator.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 17t:h day of December , 20 25
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MBER, OUNTY OF HAWAPI
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawai `i
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on December 17, 2025
ATTEST:
COUN�CLECHAIRPE SON & �PRESIDTNG OFFICER
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
GALIMBA
X
HUSTACE
X
INABA
X
KAGIWADA
X
KANEALt`I-KLEINFELDER
X
KIERKIEWICZ
X
KIMBALL
X
ONISHI
X
VILLEGAS
X
5
4
0
0
Reference:
C-618/FC-111
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Exhibit A
HHF Year 4 1 AWARD NOMINATIONS
OUTREACH
AwardProject
Amount
Going Home Hawaii - Justice Navigator
$
80,000.00
Neighborhood Place of Puna - Family & Youth Street Outreach Program
$
400,000.00
Project Vision - Street Outreach From Hilo to Kona
$
340,000.00
TOTAL OUTREACH
$
820,000.00
LONG-TERM HOUSING
Bridge House, Inc - Recovery Housing and Family Housing
$
430,000.00
Going Home Hawaii - Reentry and Recovery Housing
$
790,000.00
HOPE Services Hawaii, Inc - Long -Term Housing
$
900,000.00
TOTAL LONG-TERM HOUSING
$
2,120,000.00
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Big Island Substance Abuse Council - Hulihia Ke Ola: Detox & Stabilization Program
$
600,000.00
Bis Island Substance Abuse Council - Mohala Family Resource Center
$
200,000.00
Hale Kipa -Transitional Living and Housing Stabilization Program
$
450,000.00
HOPE Services Hawaii, Inc - Support Programs
$
600,000.00
Lokahi Treatment Centers - Recovery and Housing Stability Program
$
260,000.00
Neighborhood Place of Puna - Neighborhood Place Resource Center
$
950,000.00
TOTAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS
$
3,060,000.00
Total
$
6,000,000.00