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Bill Nos. 147 (Draft 3), 154 (Draft 2), 193, 196, 197, 198, 199 (Draft 2), 200, and 201
I hereby certify that the following Bills passed first reading at the meeting of the Hawai`i County
Council on October 21, 2026, by vote as listed below:
Bill 147 (Draft 3): Amends Chapter 2 and Chapter 25 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016
Edition, as Amended), Relating to Transient Accommodations. Establishes operational
standards, administrative procedures, and use regulations for hosted and un-hosted transient
vacation rentals (TVRs); allows hosted TVRs as a permitted use in the single-family residential,
double-family residential, multiple-family residential,residential-commercial mixed use,resort-
hotel, neighborhood commercial, general commercial, village commercial, special Downtown
Hilo commercial zoning districts; allows hosted TVRs as a permitted use in certain agricultural
zoning districts under certain conditions; allows un-hosted TVRs as a permitted use in the resort-
hotel, general commercial, village commercial, and special Downtown Hilo commercial zoning
districts; allows un-hosted TVRs in certain areas of the neighborhood commercial or residential
zoning districts under certain conditions. Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace,
Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Acting Chair Onishi—7;Noes:
None; Absent: Council Members Inaba and Villegas—2; Excused: None.
Bill 154 (Draft 2): Amends Chapter 25, Articles 1, 5, and 7, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Commercial Parking Lots and Garages. Removes
commercial parking lots and garages as a permitted use in the general, industrial-commercial
mixed, limited industrial, and general industrial zoning districts; allows commercial parking lots
and garages in the resort-hotel zoning district with a use permit; makes other housekeeping
amendments. Ayes: Council Members Hustace, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Acting
Chair Onishi—5;Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Galimba, Inaba,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, and Villegas—4; Excused: None.
Bill 193: Amends Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-137, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016
Edition, as Amended), Relating to Appropriation of Funds to Nonprofit Organizations. Specifies
that nonprofit organizations whose governing board members receive compensation for their
governance duties are ineligible to receive County grant funds. Ayes: Council Members
Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Acting Chair
Onishi—7;Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Inaba and Villegas—2; Excused: None.
Bill 196: Amends Ordinance No. 26-44,the Operating Budget of the County of Hawai`i for the
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027. Appropriates revenues in State Grants—Coffee Berry
Borer/Coffee Leaf Rust Pesticide Subsidy Program account($150,000) and appropriates the
same to the Coffee Berry Borer/Coffee Leaf Rust Pesticide Subsidy Program account. Ayes:
Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
and Acting Chair Onishi—7;Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Inaba and Villegas—2;
Excused: None.
Bill 197: Amends Chapter 19, Article 7, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
Amended), Relating to a Temporary Real Property Tax Amnesty for Certain Hosted Transient
Vacation Rentals. Establishes a tax amnesty for properties that have existing vacation rentals in
violation of the restrictions of the homeowner class; requires either ceasing the rental activity or
properly registering the rental activity without being assessed rollback taxes, penalties, and
interest. Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and
Acting Chair Onishi—6;Noes: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1; Absent: Council
Members Inaba and Villegas—2; Excused: None.
Bill 198: Amends Ordinance No. 26-44, as Amended,the Operating Budget of the County of
Hawai`i for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027. Appropriates revenues in the Federal
Grants—Kukuiola Supportive Housing Project account($1,892,000) and appropriates the same
to the Kukuiola Supportive Housing Project account. Ayes: Council Members Galimba,
Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Acting Chair Onishi—7;
Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Inaba and Villegas—2; Excused: None.
Bill 199 (Draft 2): Amends Chapter 14 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
Amended), by Adding a New Article Relating to the Establishment 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 eighteen
months; and requires the installation of all historic place markers within six months thereafter.
Ayes: Council Members Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and
Acting Chair Onishi—6;Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Galimba, Inaba, and Villegas—
3; Excused: None.
Bill 200: Amends Chapter 14 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), by
Adding a New Article Relating to the Establishment of a Mo`olelo Interpretation Program.
Allows "interpretative installations" on County property. Ayes: Council Members Hustace,
Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Acting Chair Onishi—5;Noes: None; Absent: Council
Members Galimba, Inaba,Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, and Villegas—4; Excused: None.
Bill 201: Amends Ordinance No. 26-45, Relating to Public Improvements and Financing Thereof
for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027. Adds the Mass Transit Agency Kailua-Kona Hub and
Park&Ride Facility project($5,000,000)to the Capital Budget. Ayes: Council Members
Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,Kimball, and Acting Chair Onishi—6;
Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Galimba, Inaba, and Villegas—3; Excused: None.
Jon Henricks
COUNTY CLERK
(Hawai`i Tribune Herald—October 30, 2026)
(West Hawai`i Today—October 30, 2026)
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