HAWAI’I COUNTY COUNCIL – NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
DATE: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: Hawai’i County Building
Council Chambers
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai’i
Pursuant to Section 10-4 of the Hawai’i County Charter, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Council of the County of Hawai’i to consider the proposed Operating Budget and Capital
Budget for fiscal year July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.
Notice is hereby given that the Hawai’i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai’i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating
via ICT at the Council Chambers, West Hawai’i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A, Kailua-Kona. Members of the public may also attend from this location.
Public attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations: Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa?au; Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road; and
Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center, 67-1199 Mamalahoa Highway, Waimea.
If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login
information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday, May 13, 2024.
Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, May 13, 2024, by: (1) email to
counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai’i, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will
be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Live Stream of Public Hearing: To view the live stream of this meeting, at the scheduled meeting start time, type the following into the address bar of the browser:
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be provided for the live stream and should be typed into the browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNalwg4OoK7a_7nGnEtGPA.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call (808) 961-8255 as soon as possible, preferably by May 10, 2024. If a response is received after this date, every effort will be made to
obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but there is no guarantee the request can be filled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
Copies of the complete proposed Operating Budget and Capital Budget for fiscal year July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, are on file in the Office of the County Clerk (25 Aupuni Street, Room 1402, Hilo, Hawai’i) for public
inspection and information. Please call (808) 961-8255 to schedule arrangements for viewing the proposed Operating and Capital Budgets on file or for instructions on how to view the proposed Operating and Capital
Budgets using the County website.
The general summaries of the revenues and appropriations for the proposed Operating Budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 are as follows:
SUMMARY OF REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS BY FUNDS
REVENUES
General
Fund
Highway
Fund
GET
Fund
Sewer
Fund
Short Term
Vac Rental
Enf Fund
Cemetery
Fund
Bikeway
Fund
Beautification
Fund
Vehicle
Disposal
Fund
Solid
Waste
Fund
Golf
Course
Fund
Geo Reloc
& Comm
Ben Fund
Housing
Fund
Geo
Asset
Fund TOTAL
Taxes 533,400,000 34,864,118 65,000,000 – – – – – – – – – – – 633,264,118
Licenses and Permits 11,880,314 12,759,140 – – 337,500 – 50,000 212,340 2,580,000 – – 1,000,000 – 50,000 28,869,294
Revenues From Use of
Money and Property 10,153,500 – – – – – – – 10,000 – – – 1,763,491 – 11,926,991
Inter-Govern Revenues 85,099,993 1,600,000 – – – – – – – 959,358 – – 38,368,307 – 126,027,658
Charges for Current Svcs 7,776,941 304,000 – 16,016,501 – – – – 18,000 16,126,245 982,250 – 15,500 – 41,239,437
Other Revenues 6,974,906 537,240 – 6,670,335 10,000 10,000 – – 45,000 31,562,026 1,172,172 – 13,977,832 – 60,959,511
Fund Bal From Prev Yr 36,678,864 9,422,677 10,000,000 4,232,169 827,382 – 159,000 – 1,955,184 4,375,233 65,808 – 1,076,897 – 68,793,214
Amount Avail for Apprn 691,964,518 59,487,175 75,000,000 26,919,005 1,174,882 10,000 209,000 212,340 4,608,184 53,022,862 2,220,230 1,000,000 55,202,027 50,000 971,080,223
Less Inter-Fund Transfers – – – -6,376,248 – – – – – -31,512,826 -1,172,172 – -11,919,180 – -50,980,426
NET REVENUES 691,964,518 59,487,175 75,000,000 20,542,757 1,174,882 10,000 209,000 212,340 4,608,184 21,510,036 1,048,058 1,000,000 43,282,847 50,000 920,099,797
Council Public Hearing – Bill 136, Draft 2, and Bill 137, Draft 2 Page 2 May 14, 2024
APPROPRIATIONS
General
Fund
Highway
Fund
GET
Fund
Sewer
Fund
Short Term
Vac Rental
Enf Fund
Cemetery
Fund
Bikeway
Fund
Beautificatio
n Fund
Vehicle
Disposal
Fund
Solid
Waste
Fund
Golf
Course
Fund
Geo Reloc
& Comm
Ben Fund
Housing
Fund
Geo
Asset
Fund TOTAL
General Government 86,702,451 3,863,801 – – 779,857 – – – – – – 1,000,000 – 50,000 92,396,109
Public Safety 196,969,995 16,604,097 – – – – – – – – – – – – 213,574,092
Highways 26,216,094 23,434,451 44,457,878 – – – 209,000 159,340 – – – – – – 94,476,763
Sanitation & Waste Removal 2,249,455 – – 21,749,283 – – – – 3,738,907 47,887,472 – – – – 75,625,117
Health, Welfare & Educ 23,219,241 – – – – 10,000 – – – – – – 52,546,573 – 75,775,814
Culture-Recreation 37,417,924 – – – – – – 53,000 – – 1,721,400 – – – 39,192,324
Debt Service 62,102,500 – 9,150,000 – – – – – 520,000 – – – – – 71,772,500
Pension Paymnts & Retirmt
System Contributions 82,054,000 6,273,000 630,000 2,397,826 225,500 – – – 80,300 3,218,000 343,122 – 1,547,525 – 96,769,273
Health Fund 68,077,000 2,447,500 175,000 1,040,998 156,100 – – – 60,835 1,322,006 142,000 – 635,635 – 74,057,074
Miscellaneous 106,955,858 6,864,326 20,587,122 1,730,898 13,425 – – – 208,142 595,384 13,708 – 472,294 – 137,441,157
Total Appropriations 691,964,518 59,487,175 75,000,000 26,919,005 1,174,882 10,000 209,000 212,340 4,608,184 53,022,862 2,220,230 1,000,000 55,202,027 50,000 971,080,223
Less Inter-Fund Transfers -50,980,426 – – – – – – – – – – – – – -50,980,426
NET APPROPRIATIONS 640,984,092 59,487,175 75,000,000 26,919,005 1,174,882 10,000 209,000 212,340 4,608,184 53,022,862 2,220,230 1,000,000 55,202,027 50,000 920,099,797
The proposed Capital Budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 lists the amounts to be appropriated for designated projects of various departments with funds to be provided as listed in the following general summary:
FY
NO. PROJECTS APPROPRIATIONS
(in thousands)
FY
NO. PROJECTS APPROPRIATIONS
(in thousands)
FEDERAL GRANTS RECEIVABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, CAPITAL PROJECTS
23 DPW – Mamalahoa Highway Rehabilitation, Parts 1 & 3 – North Kona 9,600 FUND BALANCE (CONTINUED)
24 DPW – Kahakai Blvd Safe Routes to School – Keonepoko 2,000 26 DPW – Bridge Repair 1,500
27 DPW – Kaiwiki #1 (26-5) & ‘Ope’a Stream (31-2) Bridges 5,000 28 DPW – 4 Mile Creek Bridge Reconstruction 1,333
29 DPW – Waianuenue Avenue Bridge Modernization – HMGP 10,650 29 DPW – Waianuenue Avenue Bridge Modernization – HMGP 3,550
32 DPW – Kilauea Avenue Safe Routes to School – Waiakea 9,600 30 DPW – Hurricane Lane Damage Projects 11,000
48 MTA – Bus Stop ADA Compliance 1,000 31 DPW – Ka’ahakini Stream Bridge Reconstruction 700
50 MTA – Pahoa Hub Planning and Construction 2,360 32 DPW – Kilauea Avenue Safe Routes to School – Waiakea 2,400
52 MTA – Zero Emissions Infrastructure (Hilo Base) 2,200 33 Wailoa Stream Flood Control Channel Maintenance Dredging 3,000
Subtotal: 42,410 34 DPW – Land Acquisition 1,000
STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND 35 DPW – Puhala Street Extension (Pikake Pl. to S. Kopua Road) 550
28 DPW – 4 Mile Creek Bridge Reconstruction 2,667 36 DPW – Ane Keohokalole Highway Phase III – Hinalani Drive to Ka’iminani Drive 4,000
40 FIN – Kilauea Lava Recovery – State Loan FEMA Match 37,895 37 DPW – Post Office Road Widening 500
50 MTA – Pahoa Hub Planning and Construction 900 38 DPW – Oneo Lane (Ali’i Drive to Kuakini Highway) 1,250
Subtotal: 41,462 39 DPW – Drainage/Flooding Improvement Projects, Island Wide 4,000
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND BALANCE 41 HPD – Kea’au Police Station 1,500
01 AC – East Hawai’i Animal Control Facility 20,000 42 HPD – Public Safety Complex Facility Improvements 1,250
02 AC – North Hawai’i Animal Control Facility 5,000 43 HPD – Evidence Storage Warehouse 150
03 CD – Land Mobile Radio Upgrade 2,000 44 HPD – West Hawai’i Evidence Warehouse 185
04 CD – South Point Building Replacement 100 45 HPD – East Hawai’i Firing Range & Training Complex 600
05 CD – Kulani Cone Building Replacement 200 46 HPD – Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Police Substation 150
06 CD – New Emergency Operations Center 500 47 HPD – Holding Cell Improvements 600
07 DEM – Pahala Wastewater System 42,000 50 MTA – Pahoa Hub Planning and Construction 4,000
08 DEM – Na’alehu Wastewater System (reappr.) 11,500 52 MTA – Zero Emissions Infrastructure (Hilo Base) 6,000
09 DEM – Hilo WWTP Rehabilitation and Replacement 110,000 53 MTA – Zero Emissions Infrastructure (Kona Base/Maintenance Facility) 350
10 DEM – Kealakehe WWTP Rehabilitation and Replacement 52,500 54 MTA – Waimea Hub Planning and Construction 525
Council Public Hearing – Bill 136, Draft 2, and Bill 137, Draft 2 Page 3 May 14, 2024
11 Repair/Replacement of Wastewater Facilities 10,000 55 Kailua/Kona Hub Planning and Construction 525
12 Rural Transfer Station Repairs and Enhancements 2,000 56 MTA – Park and Ride Lots 1,070
13 DEM – Landfill Gas Collection and Control System, WHSL 2,000 57 MTA – Hilo Base Yard Expansion (Maintenance-Office-Training) 325
14 DEM – Wai’ohinu Transfer Station Canopy Over Tipping Floor and Waste Trailer 250 58 Facilities Repairs/Maintenance and Renovation 1,500
15 Repairs/Improvements to Facilities 10,000 59 Haihai Affordable Housing Project 15,000
16 ADA Compliance 5,000 60 OHCD – Ainako Affordable Housing Project 16,000
17 – Hilo Skate Park 5,000 61 OHCD – Ainaloa Affordable Housing Project 20,000
18 – Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Upgrades 6,000 Subtotal: 411,013
19 Kea’au Community Center Replacement 1,000 CBA/OTHER
20 DPR – W.H. Shipman Park Master Plan 750 44 HPD – West Hawai’i Evidence Warehouse 415
21 DPR – Isaac Kepo?okalani Hale Beach Park 3,000 48 ADA Compliance 220
22 Facilities Improvements 14,000 49 MTA – Island-wide Bus Shelters 300
23 DPW – Mamalahoa Highway Rehabilitation, Parts 1 & 3 – North Kona 2,400 51 MTA – Bus Stop Signage 15
24 DPW – Kahakai Blvd Safe Routes to School – Keonepoko 500 Subtotal: 950
25 DPW – Pauahi Street Bridge Reconstruction 800 GRAND TOTAL: 495,835
BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL
COUNTY CLERK
Hawai’i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
(Hawai’i Tribune Herald: May 7, 2024)
Council Public Hearing – Bill 136, Draft 2, and Bill 137, Draft 2 Page 3 May 14, 2024
11 DEM – Repair/Replacement of Wastewater Facilities 10,000 55 MTA – Kailua/Kona Hub Planning and Construction 525
12 DEM – Rural Transfer Station Repairs and Enhancements 2,000 56 MTA – Park and Ride Lots 1,070
13 DEM – Landfill Gas Collection and Control System, WHSL 2,000 57 MTA – Hilo Base Yard Expansion (Maintenance-Office-Training) 325
14 DEM – Wai’ohinu Transfer Station Canopy Over Tipping Floor and Waste Trailer 250 58 OHCD – Facilities Repairs/Maintenance and Renovation 1,500
15 DPR – Repairs/Improvements to Facilities 10,000 59 OHCD – Haihai Affordable Housing Project 15,000
16 DPR – ADA Compliance 5,000 60 OHCD – Ainako Affordable Housing Project 16,000
17 DPR – Hilo Skate Park 5,000 61 OHCD – Ainaloa Affordable Housing Project 20,000
18 DPR – Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Upgrades 6,000 Subtotal: 411,013
19 DPR – Kea’au Community Center Replacement 1,000 CBA/OTHER
20 DPR – W.H. Shipman Park Master Plan 750 44 HPD – West Hawai’i Evidence Warehouse 415
21 DPR – Isaac Kepo?okalani Hale Beach Park 3,000 48 MTA – Bus Stop ADA Compliance 220
22 DPW – Facilities Improvements 14,000 49 MTA – Island-wide Bus Shelters 300
23 DPW – Mamalahoa Highway Rehabilitation, Parts 1 & 3 – North Kona 2,400 51 MTA – Bus Stop Signage 15
24 – Kahakai Blvd Safe Routes to School – Keonepoko 500 Subtotal: 950
25 DPW – Pauahi Street Bridge Reconstruction 800 GRAND TOTAL: 495,835
BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL
COUNTY CLERK
Hawai’i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
Council Public Hearing – Bill 136, Draft 2, and Bill 137, Draft 2 Page 3 May 14, 2024
11 DEM – Repair/Replacement of Wastewater Facilities 10,000 55 MTA – Kailua/Kona Hub Planning and Construction 525
12 DEM – Rural Transfer Station Repairs and Enhancements 2,000 56 MTA – Park and Ride Lots 1,070
13 DEM – Landfill Gas Collection and Control System, WHSL 2,000 57 MTA – Hilo Base Yard Expansion (Maintenance-Office-Training) 325
14 DEM – Wai’ohinu Transfer Station Canopy Over Tipping Floor and Waste Trailer 250 58 OHCD – Facilities Repairs/Maintenance and Renovation 1,500
15 DPR – Repairs/Improvements to Facilities 10,000 59 OHCD – Haihai Affordable Housing Project 15,000
16 DPR – ADA Compliance 5,000 60 OHCD – Ainako Affordable Housing Project 16,000
17 DPR – Hilo Skate Park 5,000 61 OHCD – Ainaloa Affordable Housing Project 20,000
18 DPR – Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Upgrades 6,000 Subtotal: 411,013
19 DPR – Kea’au Community Center Replacement 1,000 CBA/OTHER
20 DPR – W.H. Shipman Park Master Plan 750 44 HPD – West Hawai’i Evidence Warehouse 415
21 DPR – Isaac Kepo?okalani Hale Beach Park 3,000 48 MTA – Bus Stop ADA Compliance 220
22 DPW – Facilities Improvements 14,000 49 MTA – Island-wide Bus Shelters 300
23 DPW – Mamalahoa Highway Rehabilitation, Parts 1 & 3 – North Kona 2,400 51 MTA – Bus Stop Signage 15
24 DPW – Kahakai Blvd Safe Routes to School – Keonepoko 500 Subtotal: 950
25 Pauahi Street Bridge Reconstruction 800 GRAND TOTAL: 495,835
BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL
COUNTY CLERK
Hawai’i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
(Hawai’i Tribune Herald: May 7, 2024)
(West Hawai’i Today: May 7, 2024)