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Committee closes multiple fiscal reports and hears questions on transfers, overtime and Safe Routes change order
Summary
Committee members approved motions to close several finance communications and heard detailed staff explanations about year-end transfers, a $1 million overtime transfer for police, a $650,000 signal/street-light purchase, a $49,000 vehicle replacement and a $300,000 Safe Routes engineering change order for waterline work.
The Hawaii County Committee on Finance on Aug. 5 closed multiple communications reporting year-end fund transfers, change orders and reallocation reports and questioned departments about specific transfers and project changes.
Clerk-read communications included: a report of fund transfers authorized in June 2025 (communication 23.17), change-order reports for May and June 2025 (communications 24.14 and 24.15), a separate June change-order report (24.16), a fourth-quarter reallocation report from Human Resources (118.2), and a fourth-quarter report of uncapitalized donations (127.2). Each communication was the subject of a motion to “close file” and the committee approved the motions by voice or roll-call votes, typically with seven members recorded in favor and two members excused.
During the discussion of communication 23.17, council members asked department representatives to explain significant transfers. Kelsey Kalua Luis, public-works business manager, said traffic operations had surplus in some line items at fiscal…
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