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Committee advances $120,000 increase for special counsel defending Hawaii County in workers' compensation cases
Summary
The Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs voted May 20, 2025, to forward Resolution 185-25 to the full Hawaii County Council with a favorable recommendation to increase funds for outside special counsel defending the county in workers' compensation matters by $120,000.
The Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs voted May 20, 2025, to forward Resolution 185-25 to the full Hawaii County Council with a favorable recommendation to increase funds for outside special counsel defending the county in workers' compensation matters by $120,000.
The additional funding would raise total authorized compensation for the firm Veil, Kunihiro, Brook, and Kim to a cap of $420,000 for the current contract period, which runs through Sept. 30, 2025. Committee Chair Jen Kaguewara presided over the session in council chambers with several council members participating remotely from Kona.
Why it matters: The County’s Office of Human Resources and the Office of Corporation Counsel said the existing contract funds were exhausted earlier than expected after hourly…
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