HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 664 Draft 02 2024-2026A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND PRIORITIES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2027 HAWAI‘I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.
WHEREAS, in October 2026, the Hawai‘i State Association of Counties (hereinafter, “HSAC”) Executive Committee will evaluate legislative proposals and priorities from each county for
inclusion in the 2027 HSAC Legislative Package that will be presented to the Hawai‘i State Legislature when it convenes in January 2027; and
WHEREAS, each proposal and priority must be approved by an HSAC member county prior to consideration by the HSAC Executive Committee; and
WHEREAS, timely action is necessary for Hawai‘i County Council to approve proposals and priorities to be considered for the 2027 HSAC package; and
WHEREAS, legislative proposals submitted by Hawai‘i County Council are listed below and attached hereto as “Exhibit A” and incorporated herein by reference:
1. A draft bill to prohibit the capture and sale of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes;
2. A draft bill to allow the counties to request a state land use boundary amendment from the agricultural to rural districts for small, contiguous parcels;
3. A draft bill to require denitrification in individual wastewater systems under certain conditions;
4. A draft bill to extend the county surcharge of the general excise tax until 2045;
5. A draft bill to update eligibility criteria for housing assistance applicants and to allocate a percentage of housing units to be used by State or County employees under chapter
201H, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes; and
6. A draft bill to allow the counties to regulate the sale of tobacco products; and
WHEREAS, legislative priorities submitted by the Hawai‘i County Council are listed below:
1. Legislation related to herbicide usage on public property;
2. Legislation related to solar system installation on public property and renewable energy generation;
3. Legislation related to the Commission on Water Resource Management, watershed management, riparian areas, and flood control, particularly in areas of intergovernmental authority;
4. Legislation related to mental and behavioral health resources;
5. Legislation related to economic development and diversification, and the administration of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and the Department of Commerce
and Consumer Affairs;
6. Legislation related to wastewater infrastructure, cesspool conversion, and related financing;
7. Legislation related to Act 212, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2025, and the implementation of safe routes to school programs;
8. Legislation related to increasing funds for emergency preparedness, evacuation routes, notification systems, and community-level emergency planning;
9. Legislation related to responsible game management of wild ungulates; and
10. Legislation related to increasing wages; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that the legislative proposals as presented in “Exhibit A” and the legislative priorities listed above are hereby submitted to
be considered for inclusion in the 2027 Hawai‘i State Association of Counties Legislative Package.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to Tamara Paltin, President of the Hawaiʻi State Association of Counties; and Bernard Carvalho,
Jr., Secretary.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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HEATHER KIMBALL
Council Member