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`°' " DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY • COUNTY OF HAWAI' I
345 KEKUANAO'A STREET, SUITE 20 • HILO, HAWAI'I 96720
TELEPHONE (808) 961-8050 • FAX (808) 961-8657
WATER BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Water Board of the County of Hawaii will hold a public hearing at the
Department of Water Supply, Hilo Operations, 889 Leilam Street, Hilo, Hawaii, on Tuesday,April 28,2026,at
9:30 a.m.for the following purposes:
Pursuant to Sections 8-2(c) and 10-4 of the Hawaii County Charter, considering and adopting the proposed
Fiscal Year 2027 Operating and 5-year Capital Improvement Projects Budgets. The summary of the proposed
Operating Budget is as follows:
Receipts:
Water Service $32,000,000
Power Charges 23,625,000
Standby Charges 25,000,000
Energy C.I.P. Charges 450,000
Interest Income 1,744,495
Miscellaneous Income 469,300
Rental Income 237,000
TOTAL RECEIPTS $83,525,795
Expenditures:
Purchased Power $23,625,000
Personnel Services 23,426,584
Materials, Supplies, Services & Equipment 16,373,500
Debt Service 8,128,660
C.I.P. Reserve 11,972,051
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $83,525,795
The summary of the proposed 5-year Capital Improvement Projects Budget is as follows:
Fiscal Year:
2027 $44,500,000
2028 44,950,000
2029 64,050,000
2030 43,500,000
2031 64,500,000
TOTAL 5-YEAR C.I.P. BUDGET $261,500,000
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The purpose of the public hearing is to afford all interested persons a
reasonable opportunity to provide comments on the department's proposed Operating and 5-Year Capital
Improvement Projects budgets for Fiscal Year 2027. Comments may be presented orally at the public
hearing or submitted to the Chairperson in writing by email (dwsL&hawaiidws.ori), fax (808-961-8657),or
by mail: 345 Kekuana6'a Street, Suite 20, Hilo, HI 96720. All testimony,regardless of time of receipt,will
be part of the permanent record.
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Notice of Public Hearing
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Remote Oral Testimony:
Telephone testimony may be presented by calling 1 (669) 254-5252 and entering meeting ID 160 716 7924.
The Chair will unmute testifiers who call in, one phone number at a time.
Optional Alternative to Present Remote Oral Testimony:
If you would like to testify via an online video link,please email dws(ahawaiidws.org at least 24 hours
before the meeting to request the link. You may also email to pre-register to present telephone testimony
if you wish to be called on by name or before those who have not pre-registered. Testifiers who wish to
remain anonymous or have not pre-registered may still call the testimony phone number and follow the
instructions listed above.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Information about all the board's public hearings is available here. General information about the board is
available at About the Water Board.
In the event the online remote connection is interrupted during the public hearing,the hearing shall recess for
up to 30 minutes to allow for reestablishing the online remote connections. If the online remote connection
cannot be reestablished after 30 minutes the hearing shall be adjourned and then reconvene per the following
contingency plans:
Board shall reconvene on: April 29, 2026, 9:30 a.m.
Board shall reconvene at: DWS, Hilo Operations, 889 Leilam Street.
If you would like to testify via an online video link, please email dws(ahawaiidws.org before the meeting to
request the weblink or phone number to testify.
REMOTE MEETING LIVE STREAM*:
https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiDWS/live videos/
If accommodation or auxiliary aid and/or services (i.e., sign language,interpreter, large print) to participate in the
hearing is required,please call (808) 961-8050.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii,this 25'day of March,2026.
WATER BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
By: Michael Pono Kekela, Its Chairperson
The Department of Water Supply is an Equal Opportunity provider and employer.
Posted on the Internet at:
www.hawaiidws.or
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