HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 189 Draft 01 2024-2026 Hawaii County Council-49 September 16,2026
Bill 189: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 25, SECTION 14-151 OF THE HAWAI`I
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
CLEARING UNSAFE FLORA
Specifies that a department designated by the mayor may investigate and certify
complaints of unsafe flora and specifies that an appropriate expert may be consulted
in such cases.
Reference: Comm. 1041
Intr. by: Council Member Onishi
Approve: PCHSW-11
WITHDRAWN
Bill 190: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 26-44, THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE
COUNTY OF HAWAI`I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DUNE 30, 2027
Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants—Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act account($1,300,000) and appropriates the same to the following
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2026-2027 accounts:
Administrative/Planning ($150,000), Adult Program ($500,000), Dislocated
Worker Program ($250,000), and Youth Program ($400,000). Funds would be used
to provide services that enhance employment opportunities,job retention, earnings,
skill development and literacy.
Reference: Comm. 1054
Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Approve: FC-179
Companion: Res. 666-26
PASSED 1ST READING:
Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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BILL NO. 189
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14,ARTICLE 25, SECTION 14-151, OF THE
HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED),RELATING TO
CLEARING UNSAFE FLORA.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I:
SECTION 1. Chapter 14, article 25, section 14-151, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended),is amended by amending subsection(a)to read as follows:
"(a) If a majority of all the adult residents within a radius of five hundred feet from
any boundary of, or the property owner of a property adjacent to or abutting, any
occupied or unoccupied lot, in writing to the mayor requests that the lot be cleared
of refuse,uncultivated undergrowth, or unsafe flora,the mayor or a designated
depaLtuient shall investigate the complaint. If the mayor or the designated
department, in consultation with an appropriate expert, certifies that there is
refuse,uncultivated undergrowth, or unsafe flora on the lot complained about to
an extent that the lot poses or is likely to pose an imminent danger for fire,health,
safety,property damage, or crime hazard,the mayor shall notify the owner of the
lot to clear the occupied or unoccupied lot of the refuse,uncultivated
undergrowth, or unsafe flora."
SECTION 2. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance,the underscoring
need not be included.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application hereof
to any person or circumstance,is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
IN ODUCED BY:
Pt
DENNIS ONISHI
Council Member
,Hawai`i
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Comm. 1041 •
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