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County says ARPA-funded West Hawaii crisis center contract terminated; officials weighing reprogramming of roughly $3.85 million

5777569 · September 17, 2025
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Hawaii County staff told the Finance Committee that the ARPA contract with Hawaii Island Community Health Center for a West Hawaii crisis intervention center has been mutually terminated and the county is evaluating where to reprogram about $3.845 million in unspent funds.

The Hawaii County Committee on Finance was told Thursday that the county and Hawaii Island Community Health Center agreed to a mutual termination of a contract to use federal ARPA funds for a proposed West Hawaii crisis intervention center.

Deputy Director Dennis Lin of Research and Development told the committee that ‘‘ultimately, the county and the health center agreed for a mutual termination of the contract. So that project, is not gonna continue using the ARPA funding.’’

The termination leaves about $3,845,000 in ARPA funds previously earmarked for the project; committee members pressed county finance staff on whether those dollars will be reprogrammed. Finance Director Diana Kagawa said staff are reviewing executed ARPA contracts to determine where…

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