HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PCPLUD 011 2024/07/23 (2022-2024)REPORT OF THE POLICY
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,
LAND USE, AND DEVELOPMENT
DATE: July 23, 2024 Re: Comm. No. 929/13ill No. 179
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use, and Development, to which was referred Bill
No. 179, reports as follows:
Bill No. 179, transmitted by Committee Member Holeka Inaba via Communication No. 929, dated
June 25, 2024, amends Chapter 16, Article 3, Section 16-5 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016
Edition, as amended), relating to Community Development Plan Committees.
The bill seeks to amend subsection (a) by requiring all members to have a "principal" residence
instead of "primary" residence, in accordance with Chapter 19, Subsection 19-71(e)(2) of the Code,
in the area covered by the Community Development Plan.
Corporation Counsel Elizabeth Strance was available in the Kona Chambers, while Planning
Director Zendo Kern attended via Zoom to answer questions.
Committee Member Holeka Goro Inaba explained that the bill clarified that the principal residence
of a nominee must be on Hawaii Island, addressing a recent incident where a nominee for an action
committee position was not a full-time resident of Hawaii County.
Committee Chair Ashley Kierkiewicz noted the need to state within the Code that owning real
property is not a requirement, and pointed out that community members who rent and are full-time
residents should have the opportunity to serve.
Bill 179 was amended with the contents of Communication No. 929.1, which was introduced by
Mr. Inaba. The amendment addressed Chair Kierkiewicz's comments, ensuring that nominees do
not need to own real property but must have their primary residence in the district covered by the
Community Development Plan. All members voted in favor of the amendment.
Committee Members Rebecca Villegas, Jennifer Kagiwada, and Susan Lee Loy expressed their
support for the bill. Ms. Lee Loy highlighted that this change would allow for Hawaii Island youth
studying abroad to be nominated for this committee.
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Your Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use, and Development is in accord with the purpose
and intent of Bill 179, as amended to Draft 2, and recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
EVANS
x
GALIMBA
x
INABA
x
KAGIWADA
x
KANEALI'l-KLEINFELDER
x
KIERKIEWICZ
x
KIMBALL
x
LEE LOY
x
VILLEGAS
x
Respectfully submitted,
POLICY COMMITTEE ON
PLANNING, LAND USE,
AND DEVELOPMENT
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ, CHAIR
PCPLUD REPORT NO.: I I
ADOPTED: AUG 0 7 2024