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Finance committee backs $142,000 Kilauea recovery grant for Pohaku Pelemaa
Summary
The Committee on Finance voted to forward Resolution 586-26, authorizing a $142,000 award from the Kilauea Recovery Grant Program to Pohaku Pelemaa for relief and long‑term resilience related to the 2018 eruption; the motion passed unanimously with one member excused.
The Hawaii County Council Committee on Finance voted June 16 to forward Resolution 586-26 to the full council with a favorable recommendation, authorizing the Planning Department to award $142,000 in Kilauea Recovery Grant funds to Pohaku Pelemaa for relief, recovery, mitigation and long‑term resilience following the 2018 Kilauea eruption.
The clerk read the resolution and identified the grant amount and purpose. Councilmember Kerkowitz noted the Planning Department and recovery division staff were involved and thanked Patty Pinto and the fiscal sponsor Leila Kealoha for shepherding projects and partnerships, including work with the Red World Resilience Hub. Kerkowitz asked for members' support; no members spoke against the resolution and the committee voted in favor.
The resolution funds community‑designed resilience activities tied to recovery from the 2018 eruption, with committee members expressing appreciation for staff and fiscal sponsors helping deliver projects to affected communities. The committee's favorable recommendation sends the resolution to the full council for final action.
