HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 395 Draft 01 2024-2026A RESOLUTION APPROVING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND PRIORITIES FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2026 HAWAI‘I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.
WHEREAS, at its meeting on October 29, 2025, the Hawai‘i State Association of Counties (HSAC) Executive Committee approved, for inclusion in the 2026 HSAC Legislative Package, three
proposals from the County of Hawai‘i, six from the City and County of Honolulu, and one proposal from the County of Maui; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on October 29, 2025, the HSAC Executive Committee also approved nine priorities for inclusion in the 2025 HSAC Legislative Package; and
WHEREAS, each proposal and priority must be approved by all four county councils to be included in the 2026 HSAC Legislative Package, which will be presented to the Hawai‘i State
Legislature when it convenes in January 2026; and
WHEREAS, legislative proposals submitted for inclusion in the 2026 HSAC Legislative Package are listed below, and copies of the proposed bills and resolution are attached hereto as
Exhibit A:
A Bill for an Act Relating to Emergency Medical Services and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (proposed by HSAC);
A Bill for an Act Relating to Housing; Mixed Use Development (proposed by HSAC);
A Bill for an Act Relating to Cesspools (proposed by HSAC);
A Resolution Relating to Department of Education (DOE) Recreational Facilities (proposed by HSAC);
A Bill for an Act Relating to The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (proposed by the County of Maui);
A Bill for an Act Relating to Tobacco Products (proposed by the City and County of Honolulu);
A Bill For an Act Relating to Housing; Repeals Amendments to Section 201H-38 (proposed by the City and County of Honolulu);
A Bill For an Act Relating to Family (proposed by the City and County of Honolulu);
A Bill For an Act Relating to Firearms (proposed by the City and County of Honolulu);
A Bill For an Act Relating to Gun Violence Prevention (proposed by the City and County of Honolulu;
A Bill For an Act Relating to Water Pollution (proposed by the City and County of Honolulu);
A Bill For an Act Relating to General Excise Tax (proposed by the County of Hawai‘i);
A Bill For an Act Relating to The Conveyance Tax (proposed by the County of Hawai‘i); and
A Bill For an Act Relating to Housing: Housing for State and County Employees (proposal by the County of Hawai‘i); and
WHEREAS, legislative priorities submitted for inclusion in the 2026 HSAC Legislative Package consist of legislation related to:
Legislation related to road usage charges for electric vehicles;
Legislation related to opioid use;
Legislation related to increasing funds for emergency preparedness, evacuation routes, notification systems, and community-level emergency planning;
Legislation related to workforce development, particularly for green jobs, food systems specialists, and county government positions;
Legislation related to water viability and usage, and watershed monitoring and stewardship;
Legislation related to responsible game management of wild ungulates;
Legislation related to promoting producer responsibility for solid waste;
Legislation related to wastewater infrastructure, cesspool conversion, and related financing; and
Legislation related to prioritizing and increasing means and infrastructure for multi-modal transportation and funding for safe routes to school; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that the legislative proposals and priorities as presented in Exhibit A are hereby approved for inclusion in the 2026 Hawai‘i State
Association of Counties Legislative Package.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the President and Secretary of the Hawai‘i State Association of Counties.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hilo, Hawai‘i
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
GALIMBA
HUSTACE
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________.
INABA
KAGIWADA
KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
ATTEST:
KIMBALL
ONISHI
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.