HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE LAAC 2026-05-19 2024-2026 ACTIONS
HEATHER L. KIMBALL MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
JENN KAGIWADA
Vice Chair
MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE
APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS
th
26 Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
May 19, 2026
11:00 a.m.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 11:36 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 752: REQUESTS FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REVIEWING APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 WAIWAI
NONPROFIT GRANTS-IN-AID AWARDS
From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated February 11, 2026.
Postponed: March 3, 2026
(Note: There is a motion by Council Member Inaba, seconded by Council Member
Hustace, to close file on Comm. 752.)
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder
and Kierkiewicz – 2.
Excused: None.
; and
Comm. 752.1: From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated March 12, 2026, transmitting
applications from eligible nonprofit organizations.
; and
Comm. 752.2: From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated April 30, 2026, transmitting
recommendations for Waiwai Nonprofit Grant Organizations for Fiscal
Year 2026-2027.
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Comm. 904: REQUESTS FORMATION OF A PERMITTED INTERACTION GROUP
REGARDING THE WAIWAI GRANTS
From Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Chair Heather L. Kimball, dated
April 30, 2026. The Permitted Interaction Group would evaluate and review
the 2026-2027 application process, discuss any code amendments and provide
recommendations for improvements to the 2027-2028 application process,
develop a scoring rubric for the 2027-2028 application process, and make
recommendations on the six-month process report and review process.
POSTPONED TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR:
(A Permitted Interaction Group was created consisting of Council
Member Kimball as Chair and Council Members Hustace and Kagiwada
as members.)
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kimball – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder –1 .
Excused: None.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 567-26: AUTHORIZES THE ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY BY
EMINENT DOMAIN, BEING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF TAX MAP
KEY: 1-5-009:012 AND 058, SITUATED AT KEONEPOKO IKI, PUNA,
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT
BEACH ROAD, A PUBLIC ROADWAY
Authorizes the Corporation Counsel to initiate proceedings for the taking,
acquisition, and condemnation of private property for the improvement and
widening of Government Beach Road.
Reference: Comm. 886
Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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ADJOURNMENT – 11:51 a.m.
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