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Home My WebLink AboutAGE LAAC 2026-09-01 2024-2026 ACTIONS HEATHER L. KIMBALL MICHELLE M. GALIMBA Chair & Presiding Officer JAMES E. HUSTACE HOLEKA GORO INABA DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI JENN KAGIWADA Vice Chair MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ REBECCA VILLEGAS COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS th 30Session Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i September 1, 2026 2:30 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 LAAC-30 September 1, 2026 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER – 4:25 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. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 632-26: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LANDS OR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEYS: 1-5-088:009, 010, 011, 012, AND 013, ALSO KNOWN AS WAIAKAHIʻULA VILLAGE OCEAN ACCESS, AND TAX MAP KEYS: 1-5-063:042 AND 043, ALSO KNOWN AS WAIAKAHIʻULA BURIAL SITE 19014 AND AGRICULTURAL COMPLEX SITE 19013, BOTH SITUATED IN THE AHUPUAʻA OF WAIAKAHIʻULA, DISTRICT OF PUNA, USING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND The County seeks to acquire approximately 1.505 acres of land listed as the fifth and sixth highest priorities in the 2025 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission. Reference: Comm. 1004 Intr. by: Council Member Kierkiewicz RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 2 LAAC-30 September 1, 2026 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 181: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO DISTRICT ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 15,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-15) TO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-10) AT WAIĀKEA, SOUTH HILO, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-4-014:016 (Applicant: Zak Ai Ikawa Saito) (Area: 21,792 square feet) The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this requested change of zone, which would allow the applicant to subdivide the property into two lots. The property is located at 283 West Puainako Street. Reference: Comm. 1005 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ; and Comm. 1005.1: From Planning Director Jeffrey W. Darrow, dated July 28, 2026, transmitting a PowerPoint presentation for Bill 181. Page 3 LAAC-30 September 1, 2026 Bill 185: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-11 (LĀLĀMILO-PUʻUKAPU DISTRICT ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – 40 ACRES (A40-A) TO FAMILY AGRICULTURAL – 1 ACRE (FA-1 A) AT PUʻUKAPU, WAIMEA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-4-018:030 (Applicants: Jacqueline Visser, Hanale Visser, and Gilbert Visser) (Area: 2.397 acres) The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this requested change of zone, which would allow the applicant to create a two-lot subdivision of one-acre each. The property is located at 64-5091 White Road. Reference: Comm. 1024 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Onishi – 2. Excused: None. ; and Comm. 1024.1: From Planning Director Jeffrey W. Darrow, dated July 27, 2026, transmitting a PowerPoint presentation for Bill 185. Bill 186: AMENDS THE STATE LAND USE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES MAP BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL TO URBAN AT WAIKŌLOA, SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY A PORTION OF TAX MAP KEY: 6-8-002:016 POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2026: Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Galimba and Onishi – 2. Excused: None. ; and Page 4 LAAC-30 September 1, 2026 Bill 187: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-14 (WAIKŌLOA VILLAGE DISTRICT ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM RESIDENTIAL AND AGRICULTURAL – 1 ACRE (RA-1 A) AND OPEN (O) TO MULTIPLE- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 1,500 SQUARE FEET (RM-1.5), FAMILY AGRICULTURAL – 1 ACRE (FA-1 A), AGRICULTURAL – 10 ACRES (A-10 A), AND OPEN (O) AT WAIKŌLOA, SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY A PORTION OF TAX MAP KEY: 6-8-002:016 (Applicant: Waikoloa Green LLC) (Area: 14.868 Acres) The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this amendment to the State Land Use Boundaries Map for the requested change of zone, which would allow the applicant to develop a 400-unit multiple-family housing complex with a clubhouse and related improvements. The property is located at the southeast side of Pua Melia Street, approximately 810 feet south of its intersection with Waikōloa Road. Reference: Comm. 1025 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 (see Communication Nos. 1025.2, 1025.3, and 1025.5) AND POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2026: Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Galimba and Onishi – 2. Excused: None. ; and Comm. 1025.1: From Planning Director Jeffrey W. Darrow, dated July 27, 2026, transmitting PowerPoint presentations for Bills 186 and 187. ADJOURNMENT – 7:06 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. 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