Finance Committee, May 4, 2026
Approves Close file on Communication 24.32 (change orders, including Salvation Army shelter contract), 8-0
How this board votes
The County Council approved 95% of 371 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: James Hustace (19 of 43 recorded votes).
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This Hawaii County Finance Committee meeting handled fiscal and contract items rather than land-use entitlements; no zoning changes or development entitlements were decided.
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 4, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Close file on Communication 24.32 (change orders, including Salvation Army shelter contract)
Committee closed file on the report of change orders authorized Feb 16-28, 2026 from Finance Director Diane Nakagawa. Discussion covered a third and final one-month extension of the Salvation Army contract (originally 2024), adding funds for staffing and meals; the program is being re-bid via RFP. Passed with eight members in favor, Council Member Galimba excused.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This Hawaii County Finance Committee meeting handled fiscal and contract items rather than land-use entitlements; no zoning changes or development entitlements were decided.
Key Decisions (7)
Close file on Communication 24.32 (change orders, including Salvation Army shelter contract)
Close file on Communication 24.33 (change orders, Waikea-Uka park expansion)
Resolution 548-26 - stewardship grants from open space fund
Resolution 549-26 - 20-year housing voucher contract for Kīnaole Senior Residences
Resolution 550-26 - firefighter bargaining unit contract funding
Resolution 551-26 - coffee pesticide subsidy intergovernmental agreement
Bill 153 - budget appropriation for coffee pesticide subsidy
Development Activity (1)
Kīnaole Senior Residence project-based voucher project
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Continued 20-year commitment of up to $550,000/year for 29 senior…
Infrastructure
Arsenic-contaminated soil from former plantation land at Waikea-Uka park required…
Sentiment
Council frustration over the county's inability to influence management/safety conditions…
Who Spoke (10)
On the record: 4 councilmembers, 3 staff members, and the clerk.
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