On Tuesday, November 16, the County of Hawai‘i will host a virtual public meeting via Zoom from 5-6:30 p.m. on its draft Action Plan addressing the use of $6.862 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds.

To comply with HUD requirements, the draft Action Plan describes the County’s strategy for utilizing limited CDBG-MIT funds to implement strategic hazard mitigation activities. Funds will be used to implement projects identified in the County’s 2020 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. The County released the draft plan for public comment on Oct. 25 and will accept public comment through Dec. 8.

Interested attendees can register for the meeting by emailing their name and phone number to cdbgmit@hawaiicounty.gov. In the subject line they must include“Register to Testify.”

In addition to the meeting, comments can be submitted:

• By email at cdbgmit@hawaiicounty.gov •

In-person at 101 Pauahi St., Suite 3, Hilo, HI 96720 during office hours

• By mail to 101 Pauahi St., Suite 3, Hilo, HI 96720

To view the draft Action Plan and a recording of a pre-release public meeting held Oct. 19, visit https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/general-plan-community-planning/cdbg-mit.