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Trustees reallocate FY26 surplus to shore up temporary Remedy staff; amendment extends runway into October

House Committee on Budget and Finance (Office of Hawaiian Affairs) · March 19, 2026
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Summary

The committee approved BF2606 to reallocate $132,800 of FY26 surplus to maintain temporary Remedy staffing through Aug. 2, 2026; trustees amended the motion to add a $93,000 supplemental allocation (option two) extending coverage through Oct. 26, 2026; votes were unanimous (8–0).

The Budget & Finance Committee voted unanimously on March 18 to approve a FY26 budget realignment (BF2606) that reallocated surplus funds to cover an immediate shortfall in the agency’s temporary‑staffing contract with Remedy.

Budget Chief Grace Chen told trustees the carryover appropriation that had been funding three temporary staff would run to roughly $27,000 at current burn rates (about $8,000 per week). She proposed two options to create a runway…

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