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Committee forwards resolution and $40,000 budget change to support county food-access summits
Summary
The committee forwarded Resolution 405-25 and a related budget amendment (Bill 110) to receive $40,000 from the State Department of Health to plan regional food-access summits; staff said funds could reimburse recent events or be used for six regional summits and a final August 2026 summit.
The Hawaii County Council Committee on Finance voted Dec. 16 to forward a resolution and a budget amendment that would allow the county to receive $40,000 from the State Department of Health to plan and facilitate food-access summits.
Deputy Director Dennis Lynn and Sarah Freeman of the Department of Research and Development told the committee the state-provided funds could be used to support recent events or to underwrite future summits. "We're gonna have a total…
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