HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PCPLUED 2026-11-05 2024-2026 ACTIONS
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ JAMES E. HUSTACE
Chair & Presiding Officer
HOLEKA GORO INABA
JENN KAGIWADA
MATT KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
Vice Chair
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
POLICY COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,
LAND USE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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34 Session
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
November 5, 2026
1:30 p.m.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 1:36 p.m.
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 204: AMENDS CHAPTER 2 OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016
EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A TOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
Establishes a Town Revitalization Program to provide up to $1,000,000
annually in grants and other financial assistance for improvements to eligible
buildings and areas; requires the director of Research and Development to
procure a non-profit organization to administer the grant program.
Reference: Comm. 1122
Intr. by: Council Member Kierkiewicz
Postponed: October 20, 2026
(Note: There is a motion by Council Member Kierkiewicz, seconded by
Council Member Hustace, to recommend passage of Bill 204 on first reading.)
AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 (see Communication No. 1122.2) AND
FORWARDED TO COUNCIL WITH A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder,
Kierkiewicz, and Onishi – 4.
Noes: Committee Members Kagiwada, Kimball, and
Acting Chair Galimba – 3.
Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Villegas – 2.
Excused: None.
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Bill 207: AMENDS CHAPTERS 2 AND 11 OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983
(2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
Establishes affordable housing requirements for various types of development;
prescribes income-based pricing, eligibility preferences, resale restrictions, and
other regulations for affordable housing; requires at least $15 million annually
for an affordable housing production fund; offers incentives, such as density
bonuses, relaxed construction standards, and expedited permitting for certain
developments.
Reference: Comm. 1130
Intr. by: Council Members Kierkiewicz and Inaba
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Acting Chair Galimba – 6.
Noes: Committee Members Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder and
Onishi – 2.
Absent: Committee Member Villegas – 1.
Excused: None.
Bill 208: AMENDS CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 6-47, OF THE HAWAIʻI
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING
TO TRANSIENT VACATION RENTALS
Clarifies a bona fide, reciprocal non-commercial exchange of principal
homes does not constitute a transient vacation rental.
Reference: Comm. 1131
Intr. by: Council Member Hustace
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada,
Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kimball, Onishi, and
Chair Kierkiewicz – 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Villegas – 2.
Excused: None.
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Bill 212: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 10, SECTION 14-65, OF THE
HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED),
RELATING TO DESIGNATED EXCEPTIONAL TREES
Adds the “Kiawe Tree, Tahina Palm, Wiliwili Tree Grove, and Kapok Tree”
to the “Exceptional Trees of the County of Hawaiʻi” table.
Reference: Comm. 1160
Intr. by: Council Member Kierkiewicz (B/R)
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada,
Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kimball, Onishi, and
Chair Kierkiewicz – 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Villegas – 2.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 3:41 p.m.
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