Special Meeting of the Committee on Finance - 2026-04-15
How this board votes
The County Council approved 97% of 204 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: James Hustace (18 of 37 recorded votes).
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This was a Special Meeting of the Committee on Finance for budget review of multiple Hawaii County departments (Police, Prosecuting Attorney, Animal Control and Protection Agency, Fire, Corporation Counsel, Information Technology, and Liquor Control); it contained no land-use, zo…
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- April 15, 2026
Meeting Summary
This was a Special Meeting of the Committee on Finance for budget review of multiple Hawaii County departments (Police, Prosecuting Attorney, Animal Control and Protection Agency, Fire, Corporation Counsel, Information Technology, and Liquor Control); it contained no land-use, zo…
Development Activity (7)
Keau Police and Fire Civic Center (co-located station)
Infrastructure
New Central Fire Station
Infrastructure
East Hawaii Animal Control facility improvements (Orchid Land)
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
The Keau/Puna area outside Hilo was repeatedly described as a…
Infrastructure
Officials flagged that water supply (DWS) infrastructure is not consistently…
Infrastructure
Fire Department secured ~$11 million state disaster-recovery grant for power…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, a staff member, an attorney, and 4 witnesses.
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