HCC §2-142
Rules for nonprofits using county grant money
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗Nonprofits that get county money must keep proper records and let the county check them. They must send a yearly report about how the money was used. If they don't, they must give the money back and can't get more grants until they fix it.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Records, reporting, and fiscal accountability requirements
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) The nonprofit organization shall follow generally accepted accounting procedures and practices and shall maintain books, records, documents, and other evidence which sufficiently and properly account for the expenditure of County funds. The books, records and documents shall be subject at all reasonable times to inspection, reviews, or audits by the County expending agency, the director, and the legislative auditor, or by their representatives. (b) The County expending agency, director of finance, or County council may request periodic written reports on the use of County funds. 2-67 SUPP. 17 (1-2025) (c) For grants awarded pursuant to section 2-139(a)(1), the nonprofit organization shall submit a written report to the council within sixty days after June 30 of the contractual year. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a detailed description focusing on specific, measurable outcomes of how the County funds were used, public benefits derived from their use, and a breakdown of other funding sources and their expenditures. (d) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, if the nonprofit organization fails to submit the written report due within sixty days after June 30 of the contractual year within the allotted time, the County shall require the nonprofit organization to return all grant funds awarded and deem the nonprofit ineligible to receive future grant awards for at least the following fiscal year, and for all subsequent fiscal years until such time as that written report is submitted to, and accepted by, the council. (e) Should the written report due within sixty days after June 30 of the contractual year be deemed by the County to contain insufficient information, the nonprofit organization shall be notified of the deficiencies and shall provide the additional information within thirty days of notice or the nonprofit organization will be deemed to be in violation of this section. (1986, ord 86-52, sec 2; am 1995, ord 95-138, sec 2; am 1997, ord 97-103, sec 4; am 1999, ord 99-103, sec 3; am 2007, ord 07-148, sec 2; am 2012, ord 12-136, sec 1.)2-142
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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