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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2025-11-19 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 rd 23Session West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i November 19, 2025 10:00 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:  Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401 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, Monday, November 17, 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 17, 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-23 November 19, 2025 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER – 10:00 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. 23.23: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: OCTOBER 1 – 15, 2025 From Controller Jon Arbles, dated October 30, 2025. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 73.9: MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated October 21, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 6-6.3(h) of the Hawaiʻi County Charter. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 2 FC-23 November 19, 2025 Comm. 118.3: FIRST QUARTER REALLOCATION REPORT: JULY 1 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 From Human Resources Director Sommer J. Tokihiro, dated October 23, 2025. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 384-25: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO AWARD FOUR GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS ADDRESSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING Allows for grant awards to Hoʻomalu at Waikoloa LP ($3,000,000) for the development of affordable multi-family housing, Housing and Land Enterprise of Hawaiʻi County ($300,000) for the development of affordable single-family housing, Hawaiian Community Assets Inc ($4,100,000) for the acquisition of property, and Hawaiʻi Community Lending Inc ($790,100) for financial assistance for homeownership through deferred-payment loans. Reference: Comm. 601 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Galimba – 1. Excused: None. Page 3 FC-23 November 19, 2025 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 103: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19-53, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX Applies the homeowner classification’s three-percent annual assessment increase cap to a property’s agricultural assessed value under certain conditions, including if the property is no longer assessed according to its agricultural use; expires after two tax years. Reference: Comm. 593 Intr. by: Council Members Kimball and Hustace POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 2, 2025: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Bill 105: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-45, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026 Appropriates revenues in the Fund Balance from Previous Year account ($16,515,493.51) and appropriates the same to the Housing Production account. Reference: Comm. 602 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kimball, Onishi, and Acting Chair Hustace – 7. Noes: Committee Members Kierkiewicz and Villegas – 2. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 4 FC-23 November 19, 2025 Bill 106: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-45, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026 Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants – Emergency Rental Assistance Program COVID-19 (Emergency Rental Assistance 2 Pass Through) account ($1,494,623.34) and appropriates the same to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program COVID-19 (Emergency Rental Assistance 2 Pass Through) account. Reference: Comm. 603 Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 3:47 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. 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