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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PCPLUED 2026-09-01 2024-2026 ACTIONS ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ JAMES E. HUSTACE Chair & Presiding Officer HOLEKA GORO INABA JENN KAGIWADA MATT KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER MICHELLE M. GALIMBA HEATHER L. KIMBALL Vice Chair DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI REBECCA VILLEGAS COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 POLICY COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, LAND USE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT th 30 Session Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i September 1, 2026 1:30 p.m. Notice is hereby given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the:  Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Members of the public may also attend from this location. Public attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:  Ocean View Community Association, 92-8924 Leilani Circle;  Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road; and  Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109. If a Courtesy Site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday, August 31, 2026. Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, August 31, 2026, by: (1) 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, Hawai‘i, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PCPLUED-30 September 1, 2026 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER – 2:51 p.m. ROLL CALL 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 HAWAIʻI 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 POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2026: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kierkiewicz – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 2 PCPLUED-30 September 1, 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 Comm. 806.3: From Planning Director Jeffrey W. Darrow, dated July 28, 2026, transmitting a PowerPoint presentation for Bill 147. ; and Comm. 806.4: From Council Member Heather L Kimball, dated August 19, 2026, transmitting a PowerPoint presentation for Bill 147. ADJOURNMENT – 4:19 p.m. 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. Live Stream of County Council Committee Meetings: To view the live stream of this meeting, at the scheduled meeting start time, type the following into the address bar of the browser: http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1. Please call (808) 961-8255 if the Council’s streaming location is not functioning. If the Council’s stream is deemed inoperable, the following address will be provided for the live stream and should be typed into the browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNalwg4OoK7a_7nGnEtGPA. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call (808) 961-8255 as soon as possible, preferably by August 28, 2026. 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