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BILLS/ORDINANCES

Aug 29(1.) Bill Nos. 38 (Draft 2), 60 (Draft 4), 67, 71, and 73 (Draft 2) I hereby certify that the following Bills passed first reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on August 20, 2025, by vote as listed below: Bill 38 (Draft 2): Amends Chapter 19, Article 13, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Real Property Tax Credits. Establishes a Private Road Tax Credit of up to $250 to be applied towards a homeowner's real property tax bill when the homeowner expends at least $75 annually to maintain, repair, or improve a (...) (End Date: Aug 29) (p1)
Aug 29(2.) Ordinances 25-61 and 25-62 I hereby certify that the following bills passed second and final reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on August 6, 2025, by vote as listed below: Ordinance 25-61 (Bill 69): An Ordinance providing for the cost of Public Water System Improvements in "Improvement District No. 21 – Iki Place Water System Improvements", fixing the portion of the cost to be assessed against benefited assessment units, adopting a final assessment roll, imposing an assessment lien against each assessment unit assessed according to the assessment, providing for payment of assessments in installments, and authorizing further (...) (End Date: Aug 29) (p1)
Aug 15(3.) Bill Nos. 29 (Draft 2) and 74 I hereby certify that the following Bills passed first reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on August 6, 2025, by vote as listed below: Bill 29 (Draft 2): Amends Chapter 25, Article 3, Section 25-3-3, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to the Establishment of Zoning Districts. Allows for the establishment of special zoning districts using methods of geographical description other than metes and bounds. Ayes: Council Members Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 8; Noes: None; Absent: Council Member (...) (End Date: Aug 15) (p1)
Aug 15(4.) Ordinances 25-60 I hereby certify that the following bills passed second and final reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on July 23, 2025, by vote as listed below: Ordinance 25-60 (Bill 58): An Ordinance amending the Parks and Recreational Facility Schedule, Chapter 15, Article 8, Section 15-68.1, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended), by renaming Kaumana Lani Park as "Yet Sung Chang Park" in honor of Yet Sung Chang. AYES: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, and Villegas – 7. NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder and Chair Inaba – 2. EXCUSED: (...) (End Date: Aug 15) (p1)
Aug 1(5.) Bill Nos. 51 (Draft 3), 69, and 70 I hereby certify that the following Bills passed first reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on July 23, 2025, by vote as listed below: Bill 51 (Draft 3): Amends Chapter 4, Article 3, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Animals. Regulates the feeding of feral or stray animals on property owned, leased, rented, managed, or operated by the County, unless it is done by a certified community cat caretaker authorized by the Animal Control and Protection Agency. Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, (...) (End Date: Aug 1) (p1)
Jul 18(6.) Bill No. 58 I hereby certify that the following Bill passed first reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on July 9, 2025, by vote as listed below: Bill 58: Amends the Parks and Recreational Facility Schedule, Chapter 15, Article 8, Section 15-68.1, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), by Renaming Kaumana Lani Park as "Yet Sung Chang Park" in Honor of Yet Sung Chang. Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 9; Noes: None; Absent: None; Excused: None. Jon Henricks COUNTY CLERK Hawai'i County is (...) (End Date: Jul 18) (p1)
Jul 11(7.) Ordinances 25-47, 25-48, 25-49, 25-50, 25-51, 25-52, 25-53 and 25-54 I hereby certify that the following bills passed second and final reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on June 4, 2025, by vote as listed below: Ordinance 25-47 (Bill 39 Draft 2): An Ordinance amending Chapter 19, Article 1, Section 19-2, and Article 7, Section 19-53, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended), relating to the Affordable Rental Housing Real Property Tax Classification. AYES: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas and Chair Inaba – 8. NOES: Council Member Kimball – 1. (...) (End Date: Jul 11) (p1)
Jun 27(8.) Bill No. 59 I hereby certify that the following Bill passed first reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on June 18, 2025, by vote as listed below: Bill 59: Amends Chapter 24, Article 9, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Pedestrians. Prohibits receiving, soliciting, delivering, or offering goods or services while in a street; provides penalties. Ayes: Council Members Hustace, Inaba, Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Villegas, and Acting Chair Onishi – 7; Noes: Council Members Galimba and Kagiwada – 2; Absent: None; Excused: None. Jon Henricks COUNTY CLERK Hawai'i County is an (...) (End Date: Jun 27) (p1)
Jun 27(9.) Ordinances 25-45 and 25-46 I hereby certify that the following bills passed second and final reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on June 5, 2025, by vote as listed below: Ordinance 25-45 (Bill 31 Draft 4): An Ordinance to establish an Operating Budget for the County of Hawai'i for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. AYES: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas and Chair Inaba – 7. NOES: Council Member Kagiwada – 1. ABSENT: Council Member Kierkiewicz – 1. EXCUSED: None Ordinance 25-46 (Bill 32 Draft 4): An Ordinance relating to (...) (End Date: Jun 27) (p1)
Jun 13(10.) Ordinances 25-42, 25-43 and 25-44 I hereby certify that the following bills passed second and final reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on May 21, 2025, by vote as listed below: Ordinance 25-42 (Bill 40): An Ordinance amending Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning) of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended), by changing the zone map classification from Agricultural – 10 acres (A-10a) to Agricultural – 5 acres (A-5a) at Pana'ewa, Hilo, Hawai'i, covered by Tax Map Key: 2-2-048:013 (POR.). AYES: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, (...) (End Date: Jun 13) (p1)
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