HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GOEAC 2026-07-07 2024-2026 ACTIONS
JENN KAGIWADA MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
Vice Chair
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
th
37 Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
July 7, 2026
9:30 a.m.
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GOEAC-37 July 7, 2026
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 9:40 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 946: NOMINATION OF SHAWNA KAULUKUKUI TO THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY
CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated June 18, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Comm. 947: NOMINATION OF JONATHAN ZEICHNER TO THE HĀMĀKUA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated June 18, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: August 1, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 594-26: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE SERVICE
AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE,
WILDLIFE SERVICES, RELATING TO A WILDLIFE DAMAGE
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE HILO SOLID WASTE AND
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
Reference: Comm. 944
Intr. by: Council Member Kagiwada (B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Res. 595-26: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, FOR
COST SHARING TO PURCHASE A CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR THE
KEALOHA FAMILY LOʻI IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEYS: 5-2-009:025
AND 5-2-009:026 THROUGH THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND
NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Allows for the receipt of federally-derived matching funds for the acquisition of
the Kealoha Family Lo‘i conservation easement authorized by Resolution 513-26.
Reference: Comm. 945
Intr. by: Council Member Kagiwada (B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 169: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 42, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE
1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS,
OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION
Requires that all qualifying lands ranked with a score of 70 percent or higher be
included on the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resource Preservation
Commission’s recommendation list to the mayor; requires the finance director
to make reasonable efforts to acquire authorized properties within ten years for
properties ranked 90 percent or higher and five years for properties ranked less
than 90 percent; requires the finance director to reassess any such properties not
acquired within the designated timeframes.
Reference: Comm. 939
Intr. by: Council Members Hustace and Galimba
POSTPONED TO AUGUST 4, 2026:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 10:31 a.m.
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