HCC §2-253
How the county decides how much disaster relief money to give
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section tells the county director what to think about when deciding how much disaster relief money a nonprofit gets. The director must check the group's ability to do the work, manage money, get other funds, have a clear plan, and submit a good budget.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Criteria
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.
The director shall take the following criteria into consideration when determining the amount of a grant award: (1) The extent to which the nonprofit organization has the capacity to carry out the proposed use of the disaster relief funds; (2) The strength of fiscal and administrative controls to properly manage the disaster relief funds; (3) The ability to leverage or obtain other funds to contribute to the proposed use of the disaster relief funds; (4) The extent to which the proposed use of the disaster relief funds reflects a coherent and feasible approach, including a reasonable timeline for completion of the work, which shall demonstrate how the proposed use intends to provide for relief, recovery, mitigation, and/or long-term resilience following the 2018 Kīlauea eruption; and (5) The submittal of a realistic, thorough, and accurate budget for the proposed use of the disaster relief funds. (2020, ord 20-28, sec 1; am 2023, ord 23-64, sec 1.) 2-253
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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