HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE LAAC 2026-04-21 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
th
24 Session
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
April 21, 2026
10:30 a.m.
Notice is hereby given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive
conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be
participating via ICT at the:
Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401
Members of the public may also attend from this location.
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LAAC-24 April 21, 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.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 516-26: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO
NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LANDS OR
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE
PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEYS: 1-4-002:002, 017, 042,
047, 048, 058, 065, 072, 080, 082, 085, 092, AND 100, ALSO KNOWN AS
KUMUKAHI, SITUATED IN THE AHUPUAʻA OF KULA, DISTRICT OF
PUNA, UTILIZING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND
NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND
The County seeks to acquire approximately 1,967.96 acres of land that is listed
as priority number three in the 2025 Annual Report of the Public Access,
Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission.
Reference: Comm. 818
Intr. by: Council Member Kierkiewicz
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada,
Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Villegas, and Acting Chair Onishi – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Inaba – 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 11:01 a.m.
Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed
to introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify
support of or opposition to the proposal.
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