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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I f.i 4 '1* STATE OF HAWAI`I
BILL NO. 152
ORDINANCE NO. 26 47
AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 3-18,
OF THE CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII(2024 EDITION),RELATING TO
THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Article III, section 3-18, of the Charter of the County of Hawai`i (2024
Edition) is amended by amending subsection(c)to read as follows:
"(c) The county auditor shall submit an annual budget to the county council. The county auditor
on behalf of the county council shall hire the necessary staff,which may include a deputy,
for which appropriations have been made by the county council. The county auditor shall
exercise the same power with respect to the employees within the auditor's office as the
department heads in the executive branch."
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SECTION 2. New charter material is underscored. When revising, compiling, or
printing these charter provisions for inclusion in the Charter of the County of Hawai`i,the
revisor need not include the underscoring. a
SECTION 3. Severability.If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid,the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 4. Upon adoption of this ordinance,the Council, by appropriate resolution,
shall provide that this charter amendment be submitted to the electorate of the County for
approval in the 2026 general election.
SECTION 5. The charter amendment proposed in this ordinance shall take effect upon
its approval by a majority of voters voting on this legislation in the 2026 general election, as duly
certified.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER COUNTY OF HAWAII
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII •
Kona ,Hawai`i
Date of Introduction: May 20, 2026
Date of 1st Reading: May 20, 2026
Date of 2nd Reading: June 3, 2026
Date of 3rd Reading: June 17, 2026
Effective Date: November 3, 2026, if approved by the voters
REFERENCE Comm.— 858
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawaii
Kona, Hawai`i
Introduced By: Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba ROLL CALL VOTE
Ashley L. Kierkiewicz AYES NOES AB EX
Dat- •.uced: Galimba
First Reading: Hustace
Published: Inaba
giwada
REMARKS: Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder
Kimball
Onishi
Villegas
Third Reading: June 17, 2026
To Mayor: June 19, 2026
ROLL CALL VOTE
Returned: June 26, 2026
Effective: November 3, 2026 if approved by voters AYES NOES ABS EX
Published: July 2, 2026 Galimba X
Hustace X
REMARKS:
Inaba X
June 17, 2026: Third_of three required Kagiwada X
readings pursuant to section 15-1 Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder X
Hawai'i County Charter Kierkiewicz X
Kimball X
Onishi X
Villegas X
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I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as
indicated above.
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COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON
Approve Disapproved this °�� day
of (et, , 20 CP COUNTY CLERK
Bill No.: 152
MAYOR, C NTYOFIIAWAI`I C-858/GOEAC-126
Reference:
Ord No.: 26 47
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawai`i
Kona, Hawai`i
Introduced By: Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba ROLL CALL VOTE
Ashley L. Kierkiewicz AYES NOES ABS EX
Date Introduced: May 2 0, 2026 Galimba X
First Reading: May 2 0, 2026 Hustace X
Published: May 29, 2026 Inaba X
Kagiwada X
REMARKS: Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder X
Kierkiewicz X
Kimball X
Onishi X
Villegas X
9 0 0 0
Second Reading: June 3, 2 0 2 6
To Mayor: N/A ROLL CALL VOTE
Returned: N/A
AYES NOES ABS EX
Effective: N/A
Published: N/A Galimba X
Hustace X
REMARKS: Inaba X
June 3, 2026: Second..of three required Kagiwada X
readings pursuant to section 15-1 Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder X
Hawai'i County Charter: Kierkiewicz X
Kimball X
Onishi X
Villegas X
8 0 1 0
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Bill No.:
C-858/GOEAC-126
Reference:
Ord No.: 26 47