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Committee forwards several grants, leases and budget bills to council; USTA grant accepted for tennis courts
Summary
The committee forwarded multiple resolutions and budget bills to the full council with favorable recommendations, including a Hawaii Fire Department lease, Kīlauea recovery grants, a USTA‑backed parks donation for tennis court resurfacing, and three budget/salary measures; motions carried mostly by unanimous or near‑unanimous votes.
At its April 7 meeting the Hawaii County Finance Committee moved a batch of administrative and budget measures to the full council with favorable recommendations.
Key actions: - Resolution 4‑94‑26: Authorizes a multiyear lease for the Hawaii Fire Department (estimated $2,547.23/month); forwarded to council (motion carried, 9 ayes). - Resolution 4‑95‑26: Awards $501,100 in Kīlauea Recovery Grant Program funds to multiple nonprofits to support recovery, mitigation and resilience for communities impacted by the 2018 eruption; forwarded (9 ayes). - Resolution 4‑96‑26: Accepts an estimated $160,000 donation from the United States Tennis Association for Lincoln Park Tennis Courts and the Edith Kanakauole Multipurpose Stadium; Parks and Finance staff discussed timelines and grant completion deadlines and the motion to forward carried (9 ayes). - Bill 144: Salary ordinance for 2026 and associated pay plan items; forwarded to council (9 ayes). - Bill 145 and Bill 146: Budget amendments adding $1,000,000 to the Housing Choice Voucher program and $1,000,000 to the Transit Oriented Development CIP for the 34 Rainbow affordable housing project; both forwarded (9 ayes each).
Parks staff and Finance noted a June 30 deadline tied to the USTA grant and said bids were scheduled to return to the county in mid‑April; committee members asked whether Parks had contingency funding for cost overages and were told the department would check and report back. The committee closed each item after brief Q&A and moved the measures to full council for final action.
