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Finance committee forwards $6 million homelessness and housing fund awards after year‑4 presentation
Summary
The Hawaii County Finance Committee heard an Office of Housing presentation on Year 4 recommendations and voted to forward resolution 397-25, recommending 12 grant awards totaling $6,000,000 to eight nonprofits from the Homelessness and Housing Fund; members pressed staff on geographic equity, oversight and allowable costs.
The Hawaii County Finance Committee voted to forward resolution 397-25 — a slate of Year 4 awards from the Homelessness and Housing Fund (HHF) — after a detailed presentation and extended question-and-answer session.
Office of Housing Administrator Kehao Acosta told the committee OHCD developed a year‑4 approach that incorporates consultant recommendations and prior council feedback, and that the HHF began Year 4 with "the total available funds of 12,225,000." Program oversight manager Michelle Hirashii said Office of Housing issued the RFGA on 07/23/2025, received 23 applications requesting $18,386,937, and recommends 12 projects to be administered by eight nonprofit organizations. "We received 23 applications requesting $18,386,937 in funding," Hirashii said, describing a…
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