HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE CRCOC 2026-10-20 2024-2026 ACTIONSMICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
REBECCA VILLEGAS
Vice Chair
27fl' Session
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COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hawai `i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
COMMUNICATIONS, REPORTS,
AND COUNCIL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
West Hawaii Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
October 20, 2026
1:30 p.m.
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
JENN KAGIWADA
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI
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CRCOC-27 October 20, 2026
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER — 1:30 p.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. 942.2: FOLLOW-UP AUDIT OF THE WAIWAI NONPROFIT GRANTS
COMPLIANCE REVIEW FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
From County Auditor Clare McAdam, dated September 30, 2026, transmitting a
PowerPoint presentation.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas and
Chair Galimba — 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder — 1.
Excused: None.
Comm. 1112: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I WATER
RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER; UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I SEA
GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ASSISTANT SPECIALIST CHRISTOPHER K.
SHULER, ENTITLED "THE HAWAI`I CESSPOOL PRIORITIZATION
TOOL AND THE ACT 217 SEWER EXPANSION OVERLAY'
From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated September 22, 2026.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, and
Acting Chair Villegas — 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Galimba and
Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder — 2.
Excused: None.
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ADJOURNMENT — 2:10 p.m.
October 20, 2026
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