HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0915.007 2024-2026Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba
Council Chair
Council Member, District 8, N. Kona
Office: (808) 323-4280
Email: holeka. inaba(ahawaiicounty.gov
HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Haivai 'i_-
West Hawai 'i Civic Center, Bldg. A - -
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 --
DATE: July 21, 2026
TO: Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair
District 8
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 165, Draft 2; An Ordinance to Initiate an
Amendment to Article X of the Charter of the County of Hawaii (2024
Edition), Relating to Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources
Preservation.
Transmitted herewith is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 165, Draft 2. The proposed
amendment is shown below in Ramseyer format with respect to the content of Bill No. 165,
Draft 2; material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, and material to be added is underscored.
Due to the limited scope of this amendment, a copy of the new draft of this bill that would result
if this proposed amendment were to be adopted is not attached.
SECTION 2 of Bill No. 165, Draft 2, which amends article X, section 10-16, of the Charter of
the County of Hawaii (2024 Edition), is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) There is established a special fund known as the public access, open space, and
natural resources preservation maintenance fund, into which shall be deposited[:], at
least annually-
(1) One -quarter of one percent of all real property tax revenue, including interest
and penalties;
(2) All proceeds from the sale of general obligation bonds authorized and issued for
the purposes of this section; and
(3) Other appropriations made by the council to the fund."
Thank you.
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