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COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 Annual Report FY 2015-16 1 ‘Āina Pūlama - Protected Open Spaces One of the County’s most unique responsibilities is the purchase and perpetual protection of Hawai‘i Island’s most special lands. Since taking office, Mayor Billy Kenoi has completed the acquisition of 8 properties totalling 4,411 acres of land that will be protected as open space forever. 4,413 acres are currently in the trust. Cover: The shoreline at Kahuku, Ka‘ū. At 3,128 acres, Kahuku is the largest holding in the open space program. Purchase completed in late 2016. This Spread: Pohoiki, Puna. The 26.7 acre property was purchased in November 2015. 2 County of Hawai‘i COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 Office of Management 4 Office of Aging 8 Civil Defense Agency 11 Office of the Corporation Counsel 15 County Council / County Clerk 16 Department of Environmental Management 18 Department of Finance 20 Hawai‘i Fire Department 22 Office of Housing & Community Development 26 Department of Human Resources 29 Department of Information Technology 31 Department of Liquor Control 33 Mass Transit Agency 34 Department of Parks & Recreation 35 Department of Planning 42 Hawai‘i Police Department 47 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney 50 Department of Public Works 52 Department of Research & Development 58 Department of Water Supply 63 Boards & Commissions 65 Sister Cities 68 Annual Report FY 2015-16 3 MANAGEMENT • Continued to provide leadership, direction, and assistance to County departments as they work toward their goals and objectives. • Managed the County’s FY 2015-16 operating budget of $462,978,628. The budget, which required no increase in property tax rates, maintained funding for critical, core County government services and made strategic investments in services and infrastructure, BILLY KENOI RANDY KUROHARA despite increased costs in areas such as the Mayor Managing Director retirement fund, healthcare premiums, and energy. • The All three bond rating agencies, Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch, continued the county’s bond ratings of AA2, AA- and AA- respectively. • Provided support and assistance to departments as they completed the administration’s last push of projects, including: • Ali‘i Kai Park BOBBY COMMAND T. ILIHIA GIONSON • Hale Kīkaha Micro-Units Deputy Managing Director Executive Assistant • Hōkūlani Park • Hōnaunau Rodeo Arena • Māmalahoa Highway Bypass • Mauna Kea Recreation Area • Pāhoa District Park • Waimea District Park CRAIG KAWAGUCHI JOE KEALOHA COUNTY PHYSICIANS Executive Assistant Executive Assistant County physicians advise on medical matters, render medical opinions, and conduct physical examinations as requested by the County. The County physicians are Dr. Alan De Silva and Dr. Walter Wang. INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The Information and Assistance Center provides clerical CLARYSSE NUNOKAWA CHARMAINE SHIGEMURA and administrative staff assistance to the Office of the Executive Assistant Executive Assistant Mayor, including correspondence management, human resource functions, preparation of Mayoral messages, proclamations and certificates, and processing applicants for County Boards & Commissions. Hilo: Hawai‘i County Building, Room 2603 Phone (808) 961-8211 | Fax (808) 961-6553 AUGUSTO TULBA KAREN TESHIMA Kona: West Hawai‘i Civic Center Building C Phone (808) 323-4444 | Fax (808) 327-6003 Executive Assistant Executive Assistant [email protected] | hawaiicountymayor.com 4 County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i Island Sustainability Forum Hosted the forum on February 8, 2016 at Mauna Lani, featuring Inger Andersen, Secretary General of the International Union for the Conservation of Updating Community Nature; Celeste Connors, Executive Director of Hawai‘i Mayor Kenoi spoke at luncheons for Green Growth; Dr. Samuel ‘Ohukani‘ōhi‘a Gon, Nature the Hawai‘i Island and Kona-Kohala Conservancy of Hawai‘i; and Nainoa Thompson, Chambers of Commerce. Polynesian Voyaging Society. (! Hāwī Banyan Tree (! Waipiʻo Lookout Hāwī Banyan Tree (! Waipiʻo Lookout .9 Acre, $753,612 1.8 Acres, $902,120 ‘Āina Pūlama - (! February 2015 October 2007 (! Hāwī Banyan(! Tree (! Protected Open Spaces (! (! .9 Acre, $753,612 1.8 Acres, $902,120Waipiʻo Lookout (! (! Pāoʻo (! 10.6 Acres, $1,889,172 Added Kahuku, Pohoiki, and .9 Acre, $753,612 1.8 Acres, $902,120 November 2010 February 2015 October 2007 the Hāwī Baynan Tree to the Kaiholena County’s trust of open spaces. February 2015 October 2007 227.6 Acres, $10,555,850 (! January 2010 & June 2013 (! ʻOʻoma (! (! 217.6 Acres, $6,234,934 (! (! (! Hāwī Banyan Tree (! December 2013 (! (! (! ! Waipiʻo Lookout (! (! ( Kīpapa (! (! ! 16.8 Acres, $6,244,176 (! ( February 2012 & October 2014 .9 Acre, $753,612 1.8 Acres, $902,120 (! (! (! Pāoʻo Pāoʻo Waiʻōpae 322.2 Acres, $2,660,000 10.6 Acres, $1,889,172 10.6 Acres,February $1,889,172 2015 October 2007 Acquisition Pending 2016 (! Pohoiki 26.7 Acres, $1,606,134 November 2010 (! November 2015 (! November 2010 Kahuku (! (! 3,127.9 Acres, $2,600,000 (! Acquisition Pending 2016 (! (! ʻĀina Pūlama (! Kāwā 785.2 Acres, $5,859,312 County Open Spaces Pāoʻo Annual Report FY 2015-16 January 2008 & October 2011 Prepared February 2016 5 10.6 Acres, $1,889,172 Kaiholena Kaiholena 227.6 NovemberAcres, $10,555,850 2010 227.6 Acres, $10,555,850January 2010 & June 2013 January 2010 & June 2013 Kaiholena 227.6 Acres, $10,555,850 ʻOʻoma January 2010 & June 2013 ʻOʻoma 217.6 Acres, $6,234,934 (! (! 217.6 Acres, $6,234,934 December(! 2013 (! December 2013 ʻOʻoma (! (! 217.6 Acres, $6,234,934 Kīpapa (! (! December16.8 Acres, 2013(! $6,244,176 (! Kīpapa February 2012 & October 2014 16.8 Acres, $6,244,176 (! (! (! Kīpapa (! (! February 2012 & October 201416.8 Acres, $6,244,176 Waiʻōpae (! 322.2 Acres, $2,660,000 February 2012 & October 2014 (! (! Acquisition Pending 2016 (! (! Waiʻōpae 322.2 Acres,Waiʻōpae $2,660,000 (! Acquisition322.2 PendingAcres, $2,660,000 2016 Pohoiki Acquisition Pending 2016 26.7 Acres, $1,606,134 November 2015 Kahuku (! PohoikiPohoiki 3,127.9 Acres, $2,600,000 26.7 Acres,26.7 $1,606,134 Acres, $1,606,134 (! Acquisition Pending 2016 NovemberNovember 2015 2015 (! Kahuku Kahuku ʻĀina Pūlama 3,127.9 Acres, $2,600,000 (! (! Kāwā 3,127.9 Acres, $2,600,000 785.2 Acres, $5,859,312 County Open Spaces (! Acquisition Pending 2016 (! Acquisition Pending 2016 (! January 2008 & October 2011 ʻĀinaPrepared PūlamaFebruary 2016 (! Kāwā ʻĀina Pūlama Kāwā785.2 Acres, $5,859,312 County Open Spaces 785.2 Acres,January $5,859,312 2008 & October 2011 CountyPrepared Open February 2016Spaces January 2008 & October 2011 Prepared February 2016 Blue Zones Project What began as a New York Times bestseller book by National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner about the five places in the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives has evolved into a global movement to improve communities – and the movement has come to Hawai‘i Island with the Blue Zones Project. It offers a unique opportunity for individuals, organizations, and communities to make positive changes to the environments where they live, work, and play, improving well-being through policy, building design, social networks, and the built environment. East and North Hawai‘i are two of the three communities in Hawai‘i selected for this project with the support of HMSA and Healthways. According to the project’s leadership, these communities demonstrated the civic leadership, motivation and overall community readiness to carry out this community-wide initiative. Kickoff events were held in Hilo at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium and Waimea at the Kahilu Town Hall on October 17, 2015. The East Hawai‘i kickoff, which attracted over 1,200 attendees, doubled as Mayor Billy Kenoi’s 4th annual Health Fest. For Mayor Billy Kenoi, the Blue Zones Project compliments his administration’s initiative to build the infrastructure Hawai‘i Island’s residents need to live active, healthy lifestyles. From district parks built in Pāhoa and Waimea, to improvements to existing parks, to bike lanes and sidewalks being incorporated into roadway projects, to new keiki playgrounds islandwide, Mayor Kenoi’s administration has made an unprecedented push to expand infrastructure for healthier lifestyles. Mayor Kenoi has also convened the Active Living Advisory Council to advise him on important community initiatives and ways the County can assist and support them. The council joined Mayor Kenoi in September to honor Hawai‘i Island employers who helped their workers live healthier lifestyles. “We want to empower all members of our community to take responsibility for their health and well-being,” Mayor Kenoi said. “We all recognize that we can’t tackle the global or national 6 County of Hawai‘i healthcare crisis, but we can start with ourselves, our neighborhoods, and our community,” Annual Report FY 2015-16 7 AGING applications per month at the East Hawai‘i ADRC, and 80 per month at the West Hawai‘i ADRC. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING • The ADRC continues to create new and lasting connections in FY 2015-16 via in-service training C. KIMO ALAMEDA, PH.D. to over 25 community agencies, including but not Executive On Aging limited to Bayada Home Health, Hilo Medical Center, ILWU, Hilo Visayas Club, Hospice, Life Care Center in Services and supports from the Hawai‘i County Office of Hilo and Kona, Regency at Hualālai, Tūtū’s House, Aging (HCOA) are targeted to seniors who are frail and Americare Hawai‘i, and Helping Hands Home Care. in need of home and community-based services. These services supplement the activities provided to active • HCOA also coordinated 27 TV interviews which seniors by Elderly Activities Division (EAD), which is were individually aired Monday and Tuesday nights organizationally placed under the Parks and Recreation. on the Nā Leo Public Access TV. This weekly show Although separate on the organizational chart, HCOA called, “Rise Above Hawai‘i with Dr. Kimo” reaches and EAD work together to ensure that all seniors and approximately 55,000 households significantly caregivers are offered the opportunity to benefit from increasing awareness of services HCOA provides.