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Finance committee forwards five police‑grant budget bills to full council with favorable recommendations
Summary
Bills 114–118, which appropriate federal grant revenues for multiple Hawaii County Police Department programs, were forwarded to full council with favorable recommendations; recorded committee votes were 7‑in‑favor on the motions that were heard.
The Committee on Finance voted to forward five bills amending the FY 2025–26 operating budget to full council with favorable recommendations. The bills add and appropriate federal grant revenues for several Hawaii County Police Department programs, including: a roadblock program (Bill 114), occupant protection (Bill 115), selective traffic enforcement (Bill 116), a high‑intensity impact grant (Bill 117) and pedestrian and bicycle safety (Bill 118).
Motions to forward each bill passed during the meeting; the clerk recorded seven members in favor on the motions that were called. Council members thanked police staff for pursuing grants and discussed how the money will support public‑safety programs. Major Jeremy Evangelista and other police representatives explained that the pedestrian and bicycle safety funding will start with education and then move to enforcement as appropriate.
The committee did not take final appropriation votes on the bills; forwarding them sends each measure to the full council for final action and ordinance adoption if approved there. The committee adjourned at 2:02 p.m.
