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Committee forwards $500,000 Kona Loa small‑business recovery grant to council
Summary
The committee forwarded Bill 174, a $500,000 appropriation to establish a Kona Loa Small Business Recovery Grant program to help local small businesses recover from storm damage, with a favorable recommendation.
Bill 174 would amend the county operating budget to appropriate $500,000 to the Kona Loa Small Business Recovery Grant program to provide one‑time relief to eligible Hawaii Island small businesses that sustained material economic or physical damage from the Kona Loa storm. Staff said the funds are intended to support one‑time relief to eligible businesses.
The committee voted to forward the bill to council with a favorable recommendation. There was no substantive debate recorded on eligibility criteria in the committee; staff will provide implementation details as the item moves to council.
