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BILLS/ORDINANCES

Oct 3(1.) Ordinances 25-66, 25-67, 25-68 and 25-69 I hereby certify that the following bill passed second and final reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on September 3, 2025, by vote as listed below: Ordinance 25-66 (Bill 60 Draft 4): An Ordinance amending Chapter 25, Article 1, Article 2, Article 4 Article 5, and Article 7 of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended), relating to Zoning District Regulations for Meeting Facilities, Churches, Temples, Synagogues, and Community Buildings. AYES: Council Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas and Chair Inaba – 7. NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmembers Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder (...) (End Date: Oct 3) (p1)
Sep 26(2.) Bill Nos. 75, 76, 77, 78 (Draft 2), and 79 I hereby certify that the following Bills passed first reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on September 17, 2025, by vote as listed below: Bill 75: Repeals Section 5 of Ordinance No. 22-94 and Amends Chapter 18, Article 4, Division 1, Section 18-90, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Fares for Public Transportation. Extends the temporary suspension of fares for all mass transit riders through December 31, 2028. The fare suspension will not apply to County-contracted shared-ride services or curb-to-curb van (...) (End Date: Sep 26) (p1)
Sep 19(3.) Ordinance 25-63 I hereby certify that the following bill passed second and final reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on August 6, 2025, by vote as listed below: Ordinance 25-63 (Bill 51 Draft 4): An Ordinance amending Chapter 4, Article 3, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended), relating to Animals. AYES: Council Members Hustace, Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas and Chair Inaba – 6. NOES: Council Members Kagiwada and Kierkiewicz – 2. ABSENT: Councilmember Galimba – 1. EXCUSED: None Ordinances 25-64 and 25-65 I hereby certify that the following bill passed second and final (...) (End Date: Sep 19) (p1)
Sep 12(4.) Bill No. 72 (Draft 2) I hereby certify that the following Bill passed first reading at the meeting of the Hawai'i County Council on September 3, 2025, by vote as listed below: Bill 72 (Draft 2): Initiates an Amendment to Article VI, Chapter 10, Section 6-10.3, of the Charter of the County of Hawai'i (2024 Edition), Relating to the Director of Environmental Management. Requires the Director of Environmental Management to have administrative experience in engineering, solid waste management, wastewater treatment, environmental policy and regulatory compliance, public administration, business, administration, or a related field; removes the requirement that the director needs (...) (End Date: Sep 12) (p1)
Aug 29(5.) 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(6.) 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(7.) 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(8.) 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(9.) 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(10.) 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)
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