HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE LAAC 2026-04-07 2024-2026 ACTIONS
HEATHER L. KIMBALL MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
JENN KAGIWADA
Vice Chair
MATT KĀNEALIʻI-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
rd
23 Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
April 7, 2026
10:30 a.m.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 10:55 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.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 499-26: AUTHORIZES AND DIRECTS THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO
EXCHANGE REAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS PORTIONS OF TAX
MAP KEY: 2-8-010:999, SITUATED AT HONOMŪ, SOUTH HILO, FOR
PUBLIC ROADWAY AND PUBLIC ACCESS PURPOSES
The County seeks the exchange of property with the Stella May Swain Trust to
align and straighten Wailele Road and ensure public access to the Hilo Forest
Reserve.
Reference: Comm. 794
Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kimball – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 1.
Excused: None.
; and
Comm. 794.1: From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated March 27, 2026, transmitting
testimony with exhibits from, Trustee of the Stella May Swain Trust,
Stella Larsen, relating to Res. 499-26.
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Res. 500-26: URGES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO AWARD A GRANT TO
MAKAHANALOA FISHING ASSOCIATION FOR THE MAINTENANCE
OF CERTAIN PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENTS IN PEPE‘EKEO
Reference: Comm. 795
Intr. by: Council Member Kimball
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Villegas,
and Acting Chair Onishi – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 1.
Excused: None.
Res. 513-26: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO
NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CONSERVATION
EASEMENTS FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTIES
IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEYS: 5-2-009:025 AND 026, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE KEALOHA FAMILY LOʻI, SITUATED IN THE
AHUPUAʻA OF NIULIʻI, DISTRICT OF NORTH KOHALA, UTILIZING
THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
PRESERVATION FUND
The County seeks to acquire approximately 2.39 acres of land to protect and
preserve cultural and natural resources and open certain areas of the property
for education, gathering, and cultural practices. The parcel is listed as priority
number two in the 2025 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and
Natural Resources Preservation Commission.
Reference: Comm. 815
Intr. by: Council Member Hustace
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kimball – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 11:24 a.m.
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