HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE LAAC 2026-02-03 2024-2026 ACTIONS HEATHER L.KIMBALL t.,OF p MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair&Presiding Officer ?�N �k+,, JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
DENNIS"FRESH"ONISHI
JENN KAGIWADA
Vice Chair — MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE
APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS
19'h Session
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
February 3, 2026
10:30 a.m.
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LAAC-19 February 3,2026
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER—10:30 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or
immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 122: AMENDS THE STATE LAND USE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES MAP WITHIN
THE COUNTY BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM
THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO THE RURAL DISTRICT AT WAIMEA,
SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAI`I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-2-009:018
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kimball —8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1.
Excused: None.
; and
Bill 123: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-7 (NORTH & SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT ZONE
MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING) OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL—5 ACRES (A-5a)
TO RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL—2.5 ACRES (RA-2.5a) AT WAIMEA,
SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAI`I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-2-009:018
(Applicant: Joseph Ga Ig lone) (Area: 6.063 Acres)
The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for
this amendment to the State Land Use Boundaries Map for the requested change
of zone, which would allow the applicant to subdivide his property into two lots.
The property is located at 62-2239 Kanehoa Place.
Reference: Comm. 696
Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R)
(Vote on Bill 123 is on the next page)
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RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kimball —8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1.
Excused: None.
; and
Comm. 696.1: From Planning Director Jeffrey W. Darrow, dated January 6, 2026, transmitting
PowerPoint presentations for Bills 122 and 123.
ADJOURNMENT—10:46 a.m.
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