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POLICY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH,
SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING
12th Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
October 6, 2026
9:30 a.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 §923.5. 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; 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.
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October 5, 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, October 5, 2026, by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 9618912; 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.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER
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 199:
AMENDS CHAPTER 14 OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHIMENT OF A HISTORIC PLACE MARKER PROGRAM
Requires the Planning Department to administer a historic place marker program; requires the Department of Public Works to install and maintain historic place markers; requires the Department
of Research and Development to support the program through research and outreach; requires the submission of a historic place marker implementation plan within one year; and requires
the installation of all historic place markers within six months thereafter.
Reference: Comm. 1095
Intr. by: Council Members Kierkiewicz and Inaba
Bill 200:
AMENDS CHAPTER 14 OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MOʻOLELO INTERPRETATION PROGRAM
Allows “interpretative installations” on County property.
Reference: Comm. 1096
Intr. by: Council Member Kierkiewicz
ADJOURNMENT
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does not necessarily
signify support of or opposition to the proposal.
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