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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN COUNCIL 2026-08-05 2024-2026 Hawaii County Council 461b Session West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii August 5, 2026 INVOCATION: Pastor Heather Moore of Hope Chapel Kona gave the morning's invocation. CALL TO The regular meeting of the Hawaii County Council was called to order at ORDER: 9:04 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Kailua-Kona, by Mr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Chair. ROLL CALL: Present: Mr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Chair Mr. Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Vice Chair Ms. Michelle M. Galimba, Member Mr. James E. Hustace, Member Ms. Jenn Kagiwada, Member Mr. Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Member Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Member(came in later) Ms. Heather L. Kimball, Member Ms. Rebecca Villegas, Member PLEDGE OF The Chair directed the Council to the next order of business, Pledge of ALLEGIANCE: Allegiance. (At this time, County Clerk Jon Henricks led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.) PETITIONS, The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Petitions, MEMORIALS, Memorials, Certificates of Merit, and Expressions of Condolence. CERTIFICATES OF MERIT, AND (There were none.) EXPRESSIONS OF CONDOLENCE: STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items. PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: The following individuals registered to speak in support of Res. 603-26 (Comm. 958) and came forward when called by the Chair: Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Megan Leatherman. (representing Hawaii Wildlife Fund) Leila Kealoha. (representing Pohaku Pelemaka) Stephanie Easley. (representing Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species) Kawehi Young. (representing Big Island Invasive Species Committee) APPROVAL The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Approval OF MINUTES: of Minutes. Chair Inaba announced that the Minutes of May 20, 2026, were approved. Change Order As directed by the Chair and with no objection from the Council Members, the of Business: following items were taken out of order: Res. 604-26: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI`I, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO RECEIVE FUNDS TO UPDATE THE COUNTY'S MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT A SURCHARGE DESIGNATED FOR THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM Allows for the receipt of$6,282.72 of federally-derived funds for expenses associated with programming and updating the County's motor vehicle registration system. Reference: Comm. 959 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Approve: FC-159 Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to adopt Res. 604-26 and Finance Committee Report No. 159. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. INABA: Any discussion? Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I believe we have folks from the Public Works division on Zoom. (Note: At this time, Business Manager Kelsey Kalua-Lewis, Public Works Department, came forward to address the members of the Council.) Page 2 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Good morning. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Good morning. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Kelsey Kalua-Lewis, Business Manager, Public Works. Keone Thompson should be joining shortly. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, thank you. Do we have the routes coordinator Jesse online as well? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Jesse was unavailable today. So hopefully, Keone can answer any questions you guys may have specific to the program. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. So my questions are—it's been kind of a revolving issue that I've been really laying into over the last four years, and the reason being is only two sites were selected for the Safe Routes to School Program: Pahoa and Hilo. And it actually seems to be becoming a recurrent theme, even with yesterday's Council [sic] meeting in mind as well. So do you have other projects besides Pahoa and Hilo Safe Routes to School Program funding/projects that are coming up that are in other districts? Or are we just focusing on Pahoa and Hilo and maintaining the same status quo? (Note: At this time, Civil Engineer Alan "Keone" Thompson, Public Works Department, came forward to address the members of the Council.) MR. THOMPSON: Keone Thompson, Engineering Division Chief. Sorry, I got in a little late, but are you asking for all types of funding, or are you just speaking specifically about the school state grant or federal money? MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I understand from our last meeting that we are now focusing on other areas. I understand that over the last few years there's been a very interesting and yet quiet effort to just bring two projects forward. That decision was made within DPW (Department of Public Works), from what I understand, and that decision did not help any other area of the island besides Hilo and Pahoa. So what I'm looking for is other projects that the department is going to bring forward that this funding will be applied to, whether—from any funding source. I'm just looking for direction from the department on where they're going to be heading with the Safe Routes to School Program outside of Hilo and Pahoa. MR. THOMPSON: Okay. Yes, we are looking at other districts. The only problem is I need to speak to the Safe Routes to School funding sources. Now, there's requirements to qualify for Safe Routes to School funding, and one of it is economic disadvantaged areas. So, to qualify for economic disadvantaged areas, you have to be on this map. And it just so happens that Hilo and Puna are the economic disadvantaged areas, whereas in the Page 3 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Can I ask a question, Mr. Thompson? MR. THOMPSON: Yes. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I thought about this statement at length the last time I heard this. And if I was to qualify areas on the island that I am aware of that are economically disadvantaged, I don't necessarily think that I would choose Hilo over places like Ka`u, Puna, even areas in North Kohala. I really struggled with that the last time I heard it. I didn't dig into that. Pahoa, Keonepoko, these are recognized ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), underserved, underprivileged areas. Yet Hilo, I'm having a hard time understanding why that was considered an economically disadvantaged area in comparison with other areas of our island. MR. THOMPSON: It's many factors in that whole decision that the State makes, but it is determined by the Federal Government on their page on what areas are disadvantaged or not. That's not a determination from us. It's a map that's provided that we then look at and say, "Okay, this area and this area are identified as disadvantaged areas." So Hilo is, whether or not compared to other areas, but it is. And it has to be project-ready. There's a whole list of things in order to qualify for this grant per se from the State and as well for the Federal grants. Being a disadvantaged area recognized by the Federal Government on their map has to be one of the qualifications. Now, when we speak to populations served, the number of students, Waiakea was selected because that was the most densely populated underserved area with no sidewalks or walking areas for the students, compared to other areas. Where like Kona, Konawaena has sidewalks. So the areas—there are some places that can be improved upon, but the vast majority of the area of people served was the Waiakea area. For a densely populated area, that's why that was selected. And that was No. 2, selected by the State to help fund one of the sidewalk improvement projects. That wasn't us that selected that. I mean, we put in the application, but they ranked it No. 2. And that's how we got the money for $1.4 million this last year. We only got one round of funding for this. We were hoping for more in the future. We are looking at Pahoa. We are looking at doing in-house projects in Pa`auilo, Volcano School of Arts and Science, improving the whole shoulder area in front of that whole roadway. No, we are looking around the island. We're also looking at how much people are served by the project. And also, it goes into how they select projects and how they award Federal money—and in this case, State money. This funding right now that we're getting—well, may get because it's still undetermined—is going to be based on the motor vehicle registration, $5 per vehicle, which the State then would determine how to divide that money up by the Page 4 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 counties and then award it. So we're not getting the money directly. We're receiving whatever the State determines from DOT (Department of Transportation). Just to make it clear about how the money is managed. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you for that. Following up then, federally, these areas that were chosen, that was a Federal decision on the underserved areas, is what you're saying? MR. THOMPSON: So there's a map that shows underserved areas. It's based on the income of the people that live in the area, or lack of, right. So that is part of the application in all of these grants we apply for federally, and it's part of the decision that they MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. MR. THOMPSON: Yes. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: And then the State selected the areas that were going to be receiving the grant funding? MR. THOMPSON: So, no, we—so we put projects that are ready. So one of the things was it had to be a(inaudible) school, within a mile of a school. There was a whole list of—let me see if I can pull that up real fast. But anyway MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I'm trying to walk through your process that you described. So you said the Feds recognized the areas that are economically disadvantaged. The State chose the—the County wrote and submitted the application for the grant funding, but the State supplied the, or made the decisions? MR. THOMPSON: It depends on what grant you're applying for, right. In this case, this is the Safe Routes to School State grant that we're talking about, yeah. And in this case, they're adding a new source of funding that they're trying to create, and that's what this is about. How they determine how the money is going to be split up is not determined yet as far as I know. That's something the State would have to answer, DOT. This is a new process for the motor vehicle, $5 per vehicle. How that's going to be split up, I don't know. How it's going to be (inaudible), I don't know. That's for DOT to answer. That's coming in the future. But in the past, for the last source of funding, which was an appropriation, and we got a share of$1.4 million from that appropriation from the State. That was determined—they had a criteria by the selection committee. It was based on location within school zones, within walking distance. It was a Title 1 school. If Page 5 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 there was a high need, if the project was ready, and the traffic stressedI'm going through the list of the things on the State application—by school level of stress for the children, (inaudible), and cost, available funding and stuff. So there was criteria that they did put forth. And then, they considered projects and they selected the projects, the State committee, for this Safe Routes to School funding. But it's separate from the Federal money that we got from the Feds for other types of projects. Yeah, it's different pots of money that they are talking about. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. And then, let's go from here forward then. So now, we're being allowed to charge Hawaii County residents $5 to implement a new funding source for the Safe Routes to School Program via this resolution. They're giving us $6,200 to implement, process, design for our systems. And now, going forward, because I'm I'm not happy with where we stand on the Safe Routes to School Program, if you haven't noticed already. MR. THOMPSON: Yes. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Yet, here we are getting a substantial amount. I forget what the actual total was as far as what we expect to receive from this $5-per-vehicle registration fee into a program that has a very interesting past history. And I want to make sure that you folks are building equity into this at the back end, and it's not just going to be one or two districts that receive the total funding coming in from this new fee that we're going to charge our residents. That's what I want to know. MR. THOMPSON: Yes. So the funds go directly to the State. The DOT will manage the funds that you guys are charged as the County. There's a mandate by the State that will be charged to every vehicle. How they award that money and manage it, yeah, that's something the State would have to determine and let us know. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: We haven't gotten—Kelsey Kalua-Lewis, Business Manager. We haven't gotten any, I guess, determination from the State. I mean, this is the very first step of getting this collection—their ability to collect. So what they want to do with that money programmatically hasn't reached the County level of discussions, to my knowledge, yet. So we're unsure of how much will get awarded, what the funding criteria is going to look like. I think those determinations have not been passed down to the County yet. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Ms. Kalua-Lewis, are you saying that we're going to collect$5; we're going to give it to the State—sorry, per vehicle registration. We're going to give that to the State, and they haven't determined how much they're going to give back to us yet? Page 6 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 MS. KALUA-LEWIS: To my knowledge, no, unless there's something I'm missing. Right now, I know that this is just so that we can do the collection fee. I think this is the very basic step, that they enter this agreement with Finance. But from what I know, I haven't heard anything. I don't know if Keone has heard anything about—yes, this money will be going to the Safe Routes to School Program, but the State is in charge of delegating that money out to the counties. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: That's disturbing. That's not on you, sorry. That is not to you folks. It's disturbing that the State wants us to collect $5 per vehicle registration, has no criteria about where the funding goes, or how much we actually receive back. And furthermore, if they're using it to improve State infrastructure, then that should be coming from the fuel taxes we already pay and the fuel tax fees. Not on you folks; that's on the State. My buzzer went off. I'm going to yield and thank you very much. I may just go ahead and just vote "no" on this today to send the message to the State they've got to do better. Thank you. CHR. INABA: Council Member Kagiwada. MS. KAGIWADA: Thank you, Chair. Thank you for being here, DPW. Mr. Thompson, so when you are looking at funding your engineering projects, road projects across the County, are you prioritizing the roads that need to get done, and then trying to find the funding source that can support that road? Or are you finding funding sources first, and then you do whatever road you get funds for? MR. THOMPSON: It's more based upon the need and what the quality of the road is. And then from there, you try and get funding sources. But then it also goes down to priorities of the Administration at the time. But then there's some projects that are planned way in advance. With Federal funding, the program is you're looking four to six years in advance, right, down the road. So it's not something that we just do right away. It takes time to develop a project, get the money available from the Federal Government, and then move forward with the project—and then get obligation too. That's the final push that we have to get at the end, where it's not—if we don't make the deadline, we don't get the money. MS. KAGIWADA: Okay, great. MR. THOMPSON: (Inaudible.) MS. KAGIWADA: I also think that equity across the island is super important on funding roads, but I also do not feel that specific grant funding needs to be disbursed equally to every part of the island, as long as you're getting funding for the roads from somewhere for all the roads that are prioritized. So, for me, it's less about spreading one funding source equitably as opposed to making sure that Page 7 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 there is equitable funding, regardless of the source, for all the roads across the County. So I hope that that's what you're striving to do and I think it is, understanding that something like this only supports a couple projects every several years. Maybe every 10, 12, 15 years you only get a couple of these proj ects. So, yeah, absolutely just want to make sure that maybeI know earlier when the question was asked what roads are getting supported with this grant funding, and you said, well, do you mean what roads are getting funded all across the island, not just with this funding, and I think that's the important question. So, at some point, maybe sharing the projects across the island that have the different funding sources might be a good idea to talk about equity, as opposed to just this one funding source, which is obviously only working on a couple projects. MR. THOMPSON: Can I speak to that? MS. KAGIWADA: Yes, absolutely. Go. MR. THOMPSON: Right now, we have limited funding. The County has limited sources of funding. And so right now, with this Administration, we worked with Highways and we we're doing—we're working on projects, trying to get the design in so that we can do some projects in-house. There's projects coming up, like Kohala Elementary School, widening the shoulder, make a turn lane over there. In Pa`auilo, we're looking at widening the shoulder. We're looking around the island. Like Royal Poinciana, the shoulder improvements over there by Kahakai Elementary. Pahoa Village Road; yes, Pahoa. But even in Hilo, E. B. de Silva(Ernest Bowen de Silva); we're looking at that. So we are looking around the island and at other ways of funding, which is pretty much just in-house because we don't have other too much money to spend on these kinds of safe routes programs. But it's needed because around schools, that's where the kids are walking. We want to increase the ridership of bicycles and walking around the schools. And in order to do that, we have to provide a safe area to do so. And then, we don't have the money for all these projects that we want to do. And we focus on the critical ones with the most density where it's best served for the most amount of people. But we are looking at the other areas that have less people, but we're still trying to improve those areas too. So we have a whole list of projects that we are trying to work on and any means possible to try and get (inaudible). But it takes time. We've got to get the permits. We've got to get the manpower, equipment, materials, and everything. So yeah. MS. KAGIWADA: Okay. Thank you so much. Maybe at some point, you could share with the Council all the school road improvement projects that you're doing around the County. That would be really helpful. Page 8 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 MR. THOMPSON: Sure. MS. KAGIWADA: Okay. Thank you, I yield. CHR. INABA: Vice Chair Onishi. MR. ONISHI: Thank you, Chair. Mr. Thompson, yeah, I was just going to mention if you could just provide the Council Members with that list of proposals and possibilities, projects in the future. But then also, Mr. Thompson, if the Council Member in the district gets support from their legislator, or legislators, to get some funding to help with this project, that would help also. Correct? MR. THOMPSON: Most definitely. We don't turn away any source of funding. So if we have the manpower to do it, yes, it would make sense. MR. ONISHI: Right. Because like you mentioned, there's only so much that the State is going to give for these projects, right. And so we've got to, as a Council Member, reach out to our State legislators to see how we can get funding. Like for example, the four mile bridge, right. House Rep (Representative) gave like, what, $12 million or $13 million for that project. MR. THOMPSON: (Inaudible), yes. MR. ONISHI: And that really helps the County in getting these projects moving forward faster. Right? MR. THOMPSON: Yes, definitely. MR. ONISHI: Yeah. So I just wanted to kind of make that aware, that the County has only so much but there's other partnerships that we can do. And also, projects have—like a lot of funding that is being provided has to be shovel-ready. Correct? MR. THOMPSON: Yes, correct. That's one of the requirements for the Safe Routes to School. MR. ONISHI: Okay, thank you. I'll yield at this time. CHR. INABA: All right. All those in favor of approving Resolution 604-26, please say "aye." We'll do a roll call vote, please. Page 9 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Vote on Res. 604-26: The motion to adopt Res. 604-26 and Finance Committee (Adopted) Report No. 159 was carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—7. Noes: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Absent: Council Member Kierkiewicz— 1. Excused: None. Bill 172: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 26-44, THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027 Appropriates revenues in the State Motor Vehicle Weight Tax account($6,282.72) and appropriates the same to the Vehicle Registration Other Current Expenses account. Funds will be used for expenses associated with programming and updating the County's motor vehicle registration system. Reference: Comm. 959 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Approve: FC-160 Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to pass Bill 172 on first reading and adopt Finance Committee Report No. 160. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. INABA: Council Member Galimba. MS. GALIMBA: Thank you. I just wanted to say that I appreciate Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder's attempt to, or not attempt, his bringing forward the need for spreading the funds around. Probably, it's something we do need to take up with the State and our State representatives to make sure that happens. At the same time, I do understand that it's not as simple as just spreading it around equally, that there are schools where the situation is such that strategically focusing on those schools are going to have the best outcome for the most people. So I think it's both making those calculated calls, but also being really sure to look outside of our more densely populated areas. So thanks, Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. CHR. INABA: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Just a thought for everyone to contemplate. When we, as a County, are being asked to collect a fee and give it to the State and the State has no actual breakdown of how that funding comes back to the County, but our County residents are being taxed, after being taxed at the pump per fuel tax, which is allotted for roads, and being taxed at the cashier for our GE (general excise) taxes, we're now asking for an additional $5 per motor vehicle—that's about $1 million a year—after paying taxes already. Page 10 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 So there has to be—going forward, the Council should be very cognizant of what's being collected and what the outcomes are for Hawaii County if we're being asked to foot the bill for improvements, especially if we're improving State jurisdiction areas with funds they're collecting back from us. Just a thought for everyone. Thank you. CHR. INABA: Thank you. Mr. Clerk, a roll call vote please. Vote on Bill 172: The motion to pass Bill 172 on first reading and adopt (Approved) Finance Committee Report No. 160 was carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kdneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Return to Order The Chair directed the Council to return to the order of business. of Business: ORDER OF The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Order of RESOLUTIONS: Resolutions. (Note: Items in this category were taken up previously, out of order.) Res. 602-26: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, FOR INTERAGENCY PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATION Establishes a working relationship between the National Park Service and Hawaii Fire Department to allow for the coordination of personnel, services, equipment, and facilities required for the protection of life and properties during emergency incidents. Reference: Comm. 955 Intr. by: Council Member Kagiwada(B/R) Approve: GOEAC-148 Page 11 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Vote on Res. 602-26: Ms. Kagiwada moved to adopt Res. 602-26 and (Adopted) Governmental Operations and External Affairs Committee Report No. 148. Seconded by Mr. Hustace and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 603-26: URGES THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE PLANT QUARANTINE INTERIM RULE 26-1, REGULATING THE TRANSPORTATION OF COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE HOST MATERIAL ON HAWAI`I ISLAND Reference: Comm. 958 Intr. by: Council Members Hustace and Inaba Approve: GOEAC-149 Motion to Approve: Mr. Hustace moved to adopt Res. 603-26 and Governmental Operations and External Affairs Committee Report No. 149. Seconded by Ms. Villegas. CHR. INABA: Council Member Hustace. MR. HUSTACE: Thank you, Chair. As we heard from our community partners and nonprofit organizations and community, the coconut rhinoceros beetle, as you all know, poses a serious threat to coconut palms and other culturally significant economically important plants here on Hawaii Island and across the State. I want to send a big mahalo to our community partners that are doing the hard work, frontline work in community. Interim Rule 26-1 is an important part of the effort by regulating the movement of high risk(inaudible) materials and helping prevent human-assisted spread of this invasive pest. Resolution 603 is ultimately about making sure that the rule works as intended. We're asking the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to fully implement the rule, expedite compliance agreements, strengthen outreach, and provide a dedicated plant quarantine representative here on Hawaii Island so that businesses, agricultural producers, and residents have the support they need to comply. Effective biosecurity requires coordination at every level. And we need strong regulations, but we also need the staffing, communication, and support necessarily to successfully implement that quarantine rule. Page 12 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 I want to mahalo you, Council Chair Inaba, for working with me on this resolution and bringing it forward, and everyone in the field and on the ground, to addressing the coconut rhinoceros beetle. Thank you so much. CHR. INABA: Thank you, Council Member Hustace. Mahalo, everyone, for your support and we ask for your continued support. With that, all those in favor of approving Resolution 603-26, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 603-26: The motion to adopt Res. 603-26 and Governmental (Adopted) Operations and External Affairs Committee Report No. 149 was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 605-26: DIRECTS THE COUNTY CLERK TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO PLACE THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY ORDINANCE NO. 26-47, RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR, ON THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT Proposes to clarify that the County Auditor has the same power with respect to employees within the Office of the County Auditor as department heads in the Executive Branch and specifies that the County Auditor may appoint a deputy. Reference: Comm. 962 Intr. by: Council Member Inaba Approve: GOEAC-150 Vote on Res. 605-26: Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to adopt Res. 605-26 and (Adopted) Governmental Operations and External Affairs Committee Report No. 150. Seconded by Mr. Hustace and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 13 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Res. 618-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE FRIENDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THE 2026 ROBUST CONFERENCE Transfers $10,000 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 8); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account. Reference: Comm. 985 Intr. by: Council Member Inaba Motion to Approve: Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to adopt Res. 618-26. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. INABA: Asking for my colleagues' support on behalf of Friends of First Responders. This conference will be happening in September and brings in some really good workshops for our first responders. So, if you are a first responder here in Hawaii County, please reach out to Pastor Renee and the Friends of First Responders to see if you and your loved one can attend this conference. Mahalo. Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Yes, Chair. Thank you. I have known a few people who have gone through this program. It doesn't need to be said, but I'm going to say it anyway. What our first responders go through can be horrendous, and there's a constant trauma that's induced on them for doing the service that they provide to our community. This program from Ms. Renee Godoy and Friends of First Responders has done tremendous work in helping our first responders, both Fire and Police, move past a lot of the trauma they hold onto from the calls that they have to respond to for our communities. So mahalo for supporting this in such a big way. Thank you. CHR. INABA: Thank you. All those in favor of approving Resolution 618-26, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 618-26: The motion to adopt Res. 618-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 14 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Res. 619-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO KU`IKAHI MEDIATION CENTER INC. FOR ITS CONFLICT PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION TRAINING SERIES Transfers $3,000 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 5); and credits to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 986 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to adopt Res. 619-26. Seconded by Ms. Kierkiewicz. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Mr. Chair, thank you. This is a really interesting funding source for this group specifically. They actually did a number of workshops for community. But the last one that we worked together on was providing support for our homeowner associations to understand board meetings, taking minutes, a lot of the things that we take for granted on this Council when we have someone like Mr. Henricks walking us through our motions and making sure we make the right decisions and the right votes on different items that come in front of us, and following Robert's Rules of Order. From what I understand, this last round of workshops that Julie Mitchell provided were extremely beneficial and well-attended. So thank you for your support. CHR. INABA: Thank you. All those in favor of approving Resolution 619-26, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 619-26: The motion to adopt Res. 619-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 15 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Res. 620-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE FRIENDS OF THE PALACE THEATER FOR THEIR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM Transfers $2,000 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 4); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Big Island Film Office account. Reference: Comm. 987 Intr. by: Council Member Kierkiewicz Motion to Approve: Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to adopt Res. 620-26. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. INABA: Council Member Kierkiewicz. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Chair. I don't know if folks know, but the Palance Theater turned a hundred years old last year. It celebrated its centennial anniversary and it continues to be a vibrant space supporting Hawai`i's artists and storytellers. So this small grant helps to support free events that the Palace Theater hosts year-round. Looking for everyone's support. Thank you. CHR. INABA: Thank you. All those in favor of approving Resolution 620-26, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 620-26: The motion to adopt Res. 620-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 16 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Res. 621-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO FRIENDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF OFFICER WELLNESS RESOURCE BOOKS Transfers $1,000 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 6); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account. Reference: Comm. 988 Intr. by: Council Member Galimba Motion to Approve: Ms. Galimba moved to adopt Res. 621-26. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. INABA: Council Member Galimba. MS. GALIMBA: Thank you. Just asking for my colleagues' support. This money is to provide books for the entire family, and the kids' books to sort of help the family understand the responsibilities that the adults take on in being a first responder. Thanks. CHR. INABA: Thank you. All those in favor of approving Resolution 621-26, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 621-26: The motion to adopt Res. 621-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 622-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO FRIENDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THEIR FIRST RESPONDERS' KIDS' CAMP Transfers $2,000 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 4); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account. Reference: Comm. 989 Intr. by: Council Member Kierkiewicz Page 17 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Motion to Approve: Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to adopt Res. 622-26. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. INABA: Council Member Kierkiewicz. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. I just want to take a moment to mahalo nui Pastor Renee for visiting with me and talking about all the incredible things that her foundation does. This is one of the projects that she was looking for support for. This makes sure that our first responders' keiki have places to go during summer break, winter break, fall break—so many breaks—and their parents still need to work and serve community. So, looking for everyone's support for this worthwhile project. Thank you. CHR. INABA: Thank you. All those in favor of approving Resolution 622-26, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 622-26: The motion to adopt Res. 622-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 623-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO FRIENDS OF THE FUTURE TO UPGRADE THE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR FOR `O`OKALA MAUKA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Transfers $250 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 1); and credits to the Hawaii Fire Department, Fire Operations Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 990 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball Motion to Approve: Ms. Kimball moved to adopt Res. 623-26. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. INABA: Council Member Kimball. MS. KIMBALL: I just ask for my colleagues' support. Mahalo. Page 18 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 CHR. INABA: Thank you. All those in favor of approving Resolution 623-26, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 623-26: The motion to adopt Res. 623-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 624-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO LAUPAHOEHOE TRAIN MUSEUM FOR ITS HONEYBEE EDUCATION PROGRAM YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM Transfers $5,000 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 1); and credits to the Research and Development, Agriculture Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 991 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball Motion to Approve: Ms. Kimball moved to adopt Res. 624-26. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. INABA: Council Member Kimball. MS. KIMBALL: I ask for my colleagues' support. Mahalo. CHR. INABA: All those in favor,please say "aye." Vote on Res. 624-26: The motion to adopt Res. 624-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 19 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Res. 625-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO FRIENDS OF THE FUTURE FOR THE PUAKALEHUA EARLY LEARNING CONSORTIUM'S 4TH ANNUAL CELEBRATE `OHANA FESTIVAL Transfers $2,500 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 8); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Business Development account. Reference: Comm. 992 Intr. by: Council Member Inaba Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to adopt Res. 625-26. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. INABA: I ask for my colleagues' support. I believe Council Member Hustace is also supporting this event. And it's really an `ohana day for folks to go down and share and learn about early childhood education resources in the community. So this will happen on November 7, 2026. So welcome our `ohanas across West Hawaii and even in East Hawaii to make their way over to attend. I ask for my colleagues' support. All those in favor of approving Resolution 625-26, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 625-26: The motion to adopt Res. 625-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 626-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO KU`IKAHI MEDIATION CENTER INC. FOR ITS CONFLICT PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION TRAINING SERIES Transfers $3,000 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 1); and credits to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 993 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball Page 20 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Motion to Approve: Ms. Kimball moved to adopt Res. 626-26. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. INABA: Council Member Kimball. MS. KIMBALL: I just ask for my colleagues' support, and thanks for saying the numbers correctly. Thanks. Aloha. CHR. INABA: Lilo and Stitch, Experiment 626. Okay, all those in favor of approving Resolution 626-26, please say ccaye." Vote on Res. 626-26: The motion to adopt Res. 626-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 628-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE SHAC FOUNDATION FOR THE `ULU HO`OLAULE`A 2026 Transfers $5,000 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 6); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Agriculture Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 995 Intr. by: Council Member Galimba Motion to Approve: Ms. Galimba moved to adopt Res. 628-26. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. INABA: Council Member Galimba. MS. GALIMBA: Just asking for my colleagues' support, and I see we've been joined by a couple others in helping to support this incredible event that's happening on our island next month. CHR. INABA: All those in favor of approving Resolution 628-26, please say cc n aye. Page 21 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Vote on Res. 628-26: The motion to adopt Res. 628-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 629-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE SHAC FOUNDATION FOR THE `AHA `ULU CULTURAL GATHERING Transfers $5,000 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 8); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Agriculture Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 996 Intr. by: Council Member Inaba Motion to Approve: Mr. Hustace moved to adopt Res. 629-26. Seconded by Ms. Galimba. CHR. INABA: Asking for my colleagues' support and wanting to share with the public that the breadfruit celebration 2026, also known as `Ulu Ho`olaule`a will be happening September 19'h through the 24 h at Kahalu`u Makai. So we do ask members to attend and then folks from the public to look up the `Aha `Ulu gathering and head on down to Kahalu`u Makai to engage in this wonderful celebration of`ulu. All those in favor of approving Resolution 629-26, please say cc n aye. Vote on Res. 629-26: The motion to adopt Res. 629-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 22 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Res. 630-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO FRIENDS OF THE FUTURE TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES FOR PUAKALEHUA EARLY LEARNING CONSORTIUM'S 4TH ANNUAL CELEBRATE `OHANA FESTIVAL Transfers $2,500 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 9); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Business Development account. Reference: Comm. 997 Intr. by: Council Member Hustace Motion to Approve: Mr. Hustace moved to adopt Res. 630-26. Seconded by Ms. Kierkiewicz. CHR. INABA: Council Member Hustace. MR. HUSTACE: Thank you, Chair. Just joining you and our colleagues in supporting these early childhood education opportunities in supporting community and keiki in community. So thanks for the consideration. CHR. INABA: Thank you. All those in favor of approving Resolution 630-26, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 630-26: The motion to adopt Res. 630-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, and Chair Inaba— 8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Villegas— 1. Excused: None. Res. 631-26: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE SHAC FOUNDATION TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES FOR THE GLOBAL BREADFRUIT SUMMIT Transfers $2,500 from the Clerk-Council Services—Contingency Relief account (Council District 9); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Agriculture Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 998 Intr. by: Council Member Hustace Page 23 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Motion to Approve: Mr. Hustace moved to adopt Res. 631-26. Seconded by Ms. Galimba. CHR. INABA: Council Member Hustace. MR. HUSTACE: Thank you, Chair. Just joining my colleagues in offering support for the `Ulu Ho`olaule`a coming up. Thank you. CHR. INABA: All those in favor of approving Resolution 631-26, please say cc n aye. Vote on Res. 631-26: The motion to adopt Res. 631-26 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, and Chair Inaba— 8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Villegas— 1. Excused: None. BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Bills for ORDINANCES Ordinances (First Reading). (FIRST READING): (Note: Items in this category were taken up previously, out of order.) Bill 174: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 26-44, THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027 Appropriates revenues in the State Grants—Kona Low Small Business Recovery Grant account($500,000) and appropriates the same to the Kona Low Small Business Recovery Grant Program account. Funds will be used to support one-time relief to eligible Hawaii Island small businesses that sustained material and economic or physical damage from the Kona Low Storm. Reference: Comm. 961 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Approve: FC-161 Page 24 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Vote on Bill 174: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to pass Bill 174 on first (Approved) reading and adopt Finance Committee Report No. 161. Seconded by Mr. Hustace and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, and Chair Inaba— 8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Villegas — 1. Excused: None. Bill 175: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 25-50, AS AMENDED, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS Changes certain responsibilities for proposed vacation rental laws under Ordinance No. 25-50 from the finance director to the planning director; exempts prospective vacation rentals that have submitted a valid use permit or special permit application from Ordinance No. 25-50; and requires any funds collected under Ordinance No. 25-50 to be deposited into the short-term vacation rental enforcement fund. Reference: Comm. 964 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball Approve: PCPLUED-13 (Note: Comm. 964.1, from Council Member Heather L. Kimball dated July 30, 2026, transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 175, was circulated.) Motion to Approve: Ms. Kimball moved to pass Bill 175 on first reading and adopt Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use, and Economic Development Committee Report No. 13. Seconded by Ms. Galimba. CHR. INABA: Council Member Kimball. MS. KIMBALL: As a reminder from the conversation at Committee, there's two things that this bill does. One is couch portions of the registration process that overtime we determined would actually be within the Planning Department rather than Finance. So, making those editorial corrections. I will indicate that there are other portions of this process that still are unchanged in the original bill and have to do with Finance. Secondly, this creates a grace period of four months for people to register. So they'll start registering September 1st. They'll have till the 31st to register. Page 25 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 There was one omittance in my back and forth with the department and LRB (Legislative Research Branch). So I have an amendment on that. I'd like to deal with that first. Motion to Amend: Ms. Kimball moved to amend Bill 175 with the contents of Comm. 964.1. Seconded by Ms. Galimba. CHR. INABA: Council Member Kimball. MS. KIMBALL: This is just to clarify that in terms of bed and breakfasts that are deemed registered already, these are the ones that have already been issued a permit. So this will apply to anybody that has already got a permit. They will not have to register, nor will they have to do an annual renewal. And the correction here is to make it clear that it is prior to the acceptance date. Folks that get a permit after that will still have to register. CHR. INABA: Thank you. Discussion on the amendment? I just wanted to clarify, Council Member Kimball, Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 205-6, that reads correctly? Okay. Thank you. All those in favor of amending Bill 175 with the contents of Communication 964.1, please say "aye." Vote on Motion to The motion to amend Bill 175 with the contents of Amend: Comm. 964.1 was carried by the following voice vote: (Approved) Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, and Chair Inaba— 8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Villegas— 1. Excused: None. Vote on Bill 175: The motion to pass Bill 175, as amended to Draft 2, on first Draft 2 reading and adopt Policy Committee on Planning, Land (Approved) Use, and Economic Development Committee Report No. 13 was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 26 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 ORDER OF The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Order of THE DAY the Day (Second or Final Reading). (SECOND OR FINAL READING): Res. 567-26: AUTHORIZES THE ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN, BEING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF TAX MAP KEY: 1-5-009:012 AND 058, SITUATED AT KEONEPOKO IKI, PUNA, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT BEACH ROAD, A PUBLIC ROADWAY Authorizes the Corporation Counsel to initiate proceedings for the taking, acquisition, and condemnation of private property for the improvement and widening of Government Beach Road. Reference: Comm. 886 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) First Reading: June 3, 2026 Postponed: June 17, 2026 Note: Second of two required readings, Section 101-13, Hawai`i Revised Statutes (Note: There is a motion by Council Member Kimball, seconded by Council Member Galimba, to adopt Res. 567-26.) CHR. INABA: Before we proceed, we have been requested to postpone this to the call of the Chair. But I am going to hand it over to Council Member Kierkiewicz so she can give us an update, along with Director. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Chair. I really appreciate the quick work of the department, Managing Director Brilhante in coming together with the Lum `ohana to arrive at an amenable solution for both parties. So we will be postponing this resolution to the call of the Chair. And Deputy Corporation Counsel Sinclair Salas-Ferguson is working on the agreement, which will come before the Council in Executive Session. But just really appreciate everyone's hard work and collaboration to come up with a solution. Thank you, Chair. Director, did you want to say anything? Thank you for being here. (Note: At this time, Public Works Director Wesley Segawa came forward to address the members of the Council.) MR. SEGAWA: Thank you. Wes Segawa, Director of Public Works. Good morning, Chair Inaba and Council Members. What Councilwoman Kierkiewicz just presented is accurate. And we are pleased that we are at this stage of the negotiations where we have an agreement in principle. And we're looking forward to approaching the Council hopefully in the near future. Thank you. Page 27 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Yes. And in speaking with Deputy Corporation Counsel on the agreement, it'll most likely be placed on our first suite of meetings in September, Chair. Thank you. Vote on Motion to Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to postpone Res. 567-26 to the call Postpone: of the Chair. Seconded by Mr. Onishi and carried by the (Approved) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Bill 168: REPEALS ORDINANCE NOS. 19-38, 09-50, 09-49, 06-138, 06-137, 95-118, (Draft 2) 92-36, 90-10, 86-49, 533 (1980), AND 594 (1973) AND AMENDS CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 25-8-3 (NORTH KONA ZONING MAP) AND SECTION 25-8-5 (KAILUA URBAN ZONING MAP), OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM VILLAGE COMMERCIAL—7,500 SQUARE FEET (CV-7.5) AND MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL—2,500 SQUARE FEET (RM-2.5) TO DOUBLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL—3,750 SQUARE FEET (RD-3.75) AND AGRICULTURAL—FIVE ACRES (A-5A) AT HIENALOLI 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH, NORTH KONA, HAWAI`I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 7-5-010:013 (Planning Director Initiated) (Area: 6.467 acres) The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation to revert the current zoning of 3.331 acres from Village Commercial to Double- Family Residential and 3.227 acres from Multiple-Family Residential to Unplanned zoning district. This property is located on the north side of Hualalai Road, approximately 1,000 feet east of its intersection with Kuakini Highway, Hienaloli 4t' and 5 h, North Kona. Reference: Comm. 937.5 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) First Reading: July 23, 2026 Page 28 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 Vote on Bill 168: Ms. Kimball moved to pass Bill 168, Draft 2, on second Draft 2 and final reading. Seconded by Ms. Galimba and carried (Adopted) by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. OTHER The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Other BUSINESS: Business. (There were none.) ANNOUNCE- The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, MENTS: Announcements. (Note: At this time, Council Members made announcements regarding community events, activities, and other unofficial business.) CHR. INABA: I'm going to hand it over to our Clerk. MR. HENRICKS: I just wanted to remind all of our voters out there, if you haven't voted yet, election day is August 8, Saturday. If you're not registered, you can still register to vote and vote at a voter service center in Hilo or Kona. If you have your ballot, you get to make a decision. Please, encourage you to do so and to use our drop box, and not to put it in the mail at this point. Don't forget to sign that ballot so that we can count it in a timely manner. And again, encouraging anybody that has any questions to call our office at(808) 961-8277. We're more than happy to work with you to make sure that you have the opportunity to cast your ballot. CHR. INABA: Thank you, Clerk Henricks. And as a courtesy reminder, all voter receptacles will close at 7 p.m. on election day. Locations around our island with those deposit boxes include Laupahoehoe Police Station, the Hawaii County Building at 25 Aupuni Street in Hilo, the Kea`au Police Station, the Pahoa Police Station, the Na`alehu Police Station, Rodney Yano Memorial Hall up mauka in Kona, here at the West Hawaii Civic Center, the Waikoloa Village Association, the Waimea Police Station, and finally the North Kohala Police Station. MR. HENRICKS: Yes. And additionally,please use our County website and our State website for elections to find out more information. There's also a digital voter information guide, for those that are looking for information on the candidates that are on their ballot, as a handy resource. Excellent information, Page 29 Hawaii County Council-46 August 5,2026 everything you mentioned. The location of our services and other very good information on how to cast your ballot during the primary, which can be a bit challenging for some, is located on those websites. A simple Google search— "county elections," "county of hawaii elections," or"state office of elections"— will get you there. So, yes, we're here to help you. CHR. INABA: Thank you, Clerk Henricks. Before we adjourn,just want to take this opportunity to send our special mahalo out again to our Council Services `ohana, our LRB family, all of our district staff and our chair's staff who continue year-round to make sure that our meetings run smoothly and that our office operations are serving our constituents in the best way possible. So mahalo to you all across this island. ADJOURN- There being no further business, Chair Inaba adjourned the meeting at 10:15 a.m. MENT: Council Approval: O C T 2 1 2026 coczlTY C JH/dg Page 30