NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Kaua’i County Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., or soon thereafter, at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Room 201, Historic County Building, Lihu’e, on the following:

Bill No. 2980
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. B-2025-905, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA’I, STATE OF HAWAI’I, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND (ACFR Year 1 Fiscal Year 2024 Change Order – $130,000.00)

This Bill proposes to appropriate $130,000.00 from the Office of the County Clerk, Council Services – Other Services to the Office of the County Auditor, Consultant Services to cover additional costs associated with the external auditor’s work to complete the County’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2024.

Any person may testify at the public hearing, and at any Council and Committee Meeting (at which time any Bill may be amended). Meeting notices and full-text Bills are available at least six (6) days in advance at the Office of the County Clerk, Council Services Division and kauai.gov/Government/Council/Webcast-Meetings. Written testimony may be submitted via counciltestimony@kauai.gov, mail, or fax. For further information, please call (808) 241-4188.

CERTIFICATE OF THE COUNTY CLERK

I hereby certify that the Kaua’i County Council passed on first reading and ordered to print Bill No. 2980 during the January 22, 2026 Council Meeting, by the following vote:

AYES: Carvalho, Cowden, Holland, Kaneshiro, Kuali’i, Rapozo TOTAL – 6,
NOES: None TOTAL – 0,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: Bulosan TOTAL – 1,
RECUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL – 0.

Lihu’e, Hawai’i /s/ Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa
January 22, 2026 County Clerk, County of Kaua’i

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(TGI1518711 1/30/26)