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Committee backs two $50,000 grants to island animal nonprofits amid questions about oversight and grant vs. contract use
Summary
The finance committee voted to forward resolutions awarding $50,000 each to Aloha Animal Alliance and Hawaii Island Humane Society for spay/neuter, transport and rehoming initiatives. Members pressed county staff on whether funds should be used as grants or contracts and asked for detailed budgets and reporting standards.
The Hawaii County Council Committee on Finance voted to forward two resolutions to the full council that would award $50,000 each to Aloha Animal Alliance and to Hawaii Island Humane Society for animal care and rehoming programs.
A public testifier, Lisa Lane Carden of Aloha Animal Alliance, told the committee the funds would support trap-neuter-return (TNR) work, district hubs for microchip scanners, signage, volunteer equipment, transport, and a digital community hub for lost-and-found and TNR management. Matt (animal-control staff) described prior efforts to use a $150,000…
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