HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 125 2026-02-17 2024-2026REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: February 17, 2026
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Comm. No. 718/Res. No. 459-26
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 459-26, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 459-26, transmitted by Council Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz via Communication
No. 718, dated January 27, 2026, authorizes the Planning Department to award funds for the
Kilauea Recovery Grant Program.
This resolution provides $6,478,873 in grant funds to various nonprofit organizations to provide relief,
recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience for disaster damages, losses, and suffering caused by the
2018 Kilauea eruption.
Committee Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz provided a brief overview of this measure.
Disaster Recovery Officer Douglas Nam Le was present and provided additional overview and
information on this measure.
Ms. Kierkiewicz proposed an amendment via Communication 718.1, which would amend the total
grant fund amount to $5,977.773. Resolution 459-26 was amended with seven "ayes," with
Committee Members Holeka Goro Inaba and Rebecca Villegas absent.
Committee Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi asked whether there would be matching funds to assist
with the Capital Improvement Projects. Mr. Le confirmed that some assistance would be provided.
Committee Member Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder spoke in support of this measure and thanked
Ms. Kierkiewicz and Mr. Le for all their hard work. He expressed that it has been a long road to get
here, but that he is thankful that the funds are now back in the community.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 459-26, as
amended to Draft 2, and recommends its adoption.
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AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
GALIMBA
X
HUSTACE
X
INABA
X
KAGIWADA
X
KANEALI'I-KLEINFELDER
X
KIERKIEWICZ
X
KIMBALL
X
ONISHI
X
VILLEGAS
X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
MA EA I`I-KLEINFELDER,
CHAIR
FC REPORT NO.: 125
ADOPTED: MA 026