HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GOEAC 2026-09-01 2024-2026 ACTIONS
JENN KAGIWADA MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
Vice Chair
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
st
41 Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
September 1, 2026
9:00 a.m.
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GOEAC-41 September 1, 2026
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 9:02 a.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.
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 1003: NOMINATION OF ZAHAVA ZAIDOFF TO THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated July 28, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kagiwada – 8.
Noes: Committee Member Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 1.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Comm. 1047: NOMINATION OF SUNITA PRZEWLOCKI TO THE PUBLIC ACCESS,
OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated August 14, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: September 27, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
(Vote on Comm. 1047 is on the next page.)
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RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kagiwada – 8.
Noes: Committee Member Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 1.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Comm. 1049: NOMINATION OF JAYSSA ASUNCION-GRACE TO THE GAME
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated August 13, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: September 26, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Comm. 1050: NOMINATION OF ROBERT A. CAMARA TO THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY
CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated August 13, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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Comm. 1051: NOMINATION OF KILIHEAAHIAHI DORIAN INABA TO THE PUBLIC
ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated August 13, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: September 26, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 6.
Noes: Committee Members Galimba and Kimball – 2.
Absent: None.
Excused: Committee Member Inaba – 1.
Comm. 1052: NOMINATION OF PORSCHE HAʻO TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated August 13, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: September 26, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 664-26: APPROVES THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS
AND PRIORITIES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2027
HAWAIʻI STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
Includes proposals prohibiting the capture and sale of aquatic life for commercial
aquarium purposes, allowing counties to request a state land use boundary
amendment from agricultural to rural districts for small parcels, requiring
denitrification in individual wastewater systems, extending the county surcharge of
general excise tax until 2045, and updating eligible criteria for housing assistance
applicants to allocate a percentage of housing units to be used by State or County
employees under chapter 201H; and seven policy priorities relating to: (1)
herbicide usage on public property; (2) solar system installation on public property
and renewable energy generation; (3) watershed management, riparian areas, and
flood control; (4) mental and behavioral health resources; (5) economic
development and diversification; (6) wastewater infrastructure and cesspool
conversion; and (7) implementation of safe routes to school programs.
Reference: Comm. 1048
Intr. by: Council Member Kimball
AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 (see Communication No. 1048.1) AND
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Villegas,
and Acting Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8.
Noes: Committee Member Onishi – 1.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT– 10:28 a.m.
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