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Finance committee forwards county operating and capital budgets, highlights wastewater and capital pressures
Summary
Hawaii County Finance Committee voted to forward Mayor C. Kimo Alameda's proposed operating budget (Bill 31) and capital budget (Bill 32) to the full council with favorable recommendations, while members and staff flagged rising wastewater obligations and heavy capital borrowing needs that will shape spending priorities.
The Hawaii County Committee on Finance voted April 8 to forward the mayor's proposed operating budget and the proposed capital improvements program to the full County Council with favorable recommendations. Committee members moved to advance Bill 31, the operating budget, and Bill 32, the capital budget, after presentations from the mayor and finance staff and public testimony.
The proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2025–26, introduced by Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, totals $937,740,471 in estimated revenues and appropriations, a 1.8% increase compared with the current year, Alameda said. Finance Director Diane Nakagawa told the committee that about $660 million of that total is taxes and that about 80% of that tax total is property taxes.
The proposed capital improvements program includes 81 projects and a stated appropriation package the…
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