HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PCPLUED 2026-08-18 2024-2026ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
Chair & Presiding Officer
MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Vice Chair
29a' Session
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COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hawai `i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
JENN KAGIWADA
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI
REBECCA VILLEGAS
POLICY COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,
LAND USE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
West Hawaii Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
August 18, 2026
11:30 a.m.
The Hilo Council Chambers at the Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, will be closed.
Public attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:
• Ocean View Community Association, 92-8924 Leilani Circle;
• Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road; and
• Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109.
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Monday, August 17, 2026.
Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting,
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email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to the
County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720. All written testimony,
regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony
for each item.
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ROLL CALL
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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting,
or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 147: AMENDS CHAPTER 2 AND CHAPTER 25 OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS
Establishes operational standards and use regulations for transient vacation
rentals, which include hosted bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) and un-hosted
short-term vacation rentals (STVRs); allows B&Bs as a permitted use in the
single-family residential zoning district; allows B&Bs as a permitted use in
areas within the residential agricultural, family agricultural, and agricultural
zoning districts that are also classified as State land use urban or rural; allows
STVRs as a permitted use in the entire multiple -family residential district and
in certain coastal areas adjacent to General Plan -designated Resort or Resort
Node areas in other residential zoning districts; allows STVRs as a permitted
use in the Downtown Hilo Commercial zoning district; and makes various
conforming housekeeping amendments.
Reference: Comm. 806
Intr. by: Council Member Kimball
Referred to Planning
Commissions: April 10, 2026
; and
Comm. 806.2: From Managing Director William V. Brilhante, Jr., dated July 23, 2026,
transmitting for Council's consideration and action, a letter from the Windward
and Leeward Planning Commissions.
; and
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Comm. 806.3: From Planning Director Jeffrey W. Darrow, dated July 28, 2026,
transmitting a PowerPoint presentation for Bill 147.
ADJOURNMENT
Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has
agreed to introduce legislation `By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily
signify support of or opposition to the proposal.
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