HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PCPLUED 2026-05-04 2024-2026 ACTIONS
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ JAMES E. HUSTACE
Chair & Presiding Officer
HOLEKA GORO INABA
JENN KAGIWADA
MATT KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
Vice Chair
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
POLICY COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,
LAND USE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
th
24 Session
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
May 4, 2026
9:00 a.m.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 9:08 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 66: ADOPTS THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I GENERAL PLAN 2045 AND
(Draft 2) REPEALS ORDINANCE NO. 05-025, AS AMENDED
Reference: Comm. 372.30
Intr. by: Council Member Kierkiewicz (B/R)
Postponed: July 9, August 20, September 17,
October 27, 2025; March 10 and
April 7, 2026
(Note: There is a motion by Council Member Inaba, seconded by Council
Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, to recommend passage of Bill 66, as
amended, on first reading.)
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder,
Kimball, Villegas, and Acting Chair Galimba – 5.
Noes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba, Kierkiewicz,
and Onishi – 4.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
; and
From Council Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, dated March 4, 2026,
Comm. 372.192: transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 66, Draft 2.
; and
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Comm. 372.195: From Council Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, dated March 19, 2026,
transmitting additional information regarding the 2026 General Plan.
; and
Comm. 372.196: From Planning Director Jeffrey W. Darrow, dated April 6, 2026, transmitting
Testimony from March 10, 2026 related to the Draft General Plan 2026,
Communication No. 372.192.
; and
Comm. 372.197: From Council Member Michelle M. Galimba, dated April 6, 2026, transmitting
proposed amendments to Bill 66, Draft 2.
; and
Comm. 372.198: From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated April 6, 2026, transmitting
proposed amendments to Bill 66, Draft 2.
; and
Comm. 372.199: From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated April 2, 2026, transmitting
proposed amendments to Bill 66, Draft 2.
; and
Comm. 372.200: From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated April 7, 2026, transmitting
proposed amendments to Bill 66, Draft 2.
Bill 154: AMENDS CHAPTER 25, ARTICLES 1, 5, AND 7, OF THE HAWAIʻI
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
COMMERCIAL PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES
Removes commercial parking lots and garages as a permitted use in the general,
village commercial, industrial-commercial mixed, limited industrial, general
industrial, and Downtown Hilo commercial zoning districts.
Reference: Comm. 866
Intr. by: Council Members Inaba and Villegas
REFERRED TO THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND THE LEEWARD
AND WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSIONS:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba,
Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Kimball, and Villegas – 6.
Noes: Committee Members Kagiwada, Onishi,
and Acting Chair Galimba – 3.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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ADJOURNMENT – 12:08 p.m.
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