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POLICY COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,
LAND USE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
31st Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
September 15, 2026
9:00 a.m.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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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: September 1, 2026
(Note: There is a motion by Council Member Kimball, seconded by Council Member Kagiwada, to recommend passage of Bill 147 on first reading.)
; and
Comm. 806.4: From Council Member Heather L Kimball, dated August 19, 2026,
transmitting a PowerPoint presentation for Bill 147.
; and
Comm. 806.5: From Council Member Heather L Kimball, dated August 27, 2026,
transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 147.
; and
Comm. 806.6: From Council Member Heather L Kimball, dated August 27, 2026,
transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 147.
; and
Comm. 806.7: From Council Member Heather L Kimball, dated August 27, 2026,
transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 147.
; and
Comm. 806.8: From Council Member Heather L Kimball, dated August 27, 2026,
transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 147.
; and
Comm. 806.9: From Council Member Heather L Kimball, dated September 1, 2026,
transmitting a document entitled “B&B Hosting Scenarios in SLU
Agricultural District.”
ADJOURNMENT
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