Kona CDP Action Committee, November 10, 2026
Recommends approval: Letter to mayor on Bill 201 Kailua-Kona transit hub and park-and-ride location, unanimous
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The County Council approved 94% of 494 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: James Hustace (23 of 52 recorded votes).
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On November 10, 2026, the Kona CDP Action Committee recommended approval of Letter to mayor on Bill 201 Kailua-Kona transit hub and park-and-ride location (unanimous).
The Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee took no zoning or entitlement actions; its most consequential act was unanimously voting to send the mayor a letter supporting the Mass Transit Agency's Kailua-Kona park-and-ride/hub project (Bill 201, already passed) while urg…
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- November 10, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Approval of proposed Kona CDP Chapter 5 implementation review process
Committee approved process to review Kona CDP goals, policies, and implementation matrix section by section, starting with section 4.1 Transportation, producing an implementation status report and potential amendments. Motion by RJ Kirschner, second by Nancy; voice vote, no opposition.
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Key Decisions (6)
Approval of proposed Kona CDP Chapter 5 implementation review process
Letter to mayor on Bill 201 Kailua-Kona transit hub and park-and-ride location
Letter supporting community planning staff resources
Election of chair and vice chair for 2027
Proposal to agendize CDP Chapter 6 annual report card
DEM presentation on Kona wastewater and sewer infrastructure
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Development Activity (5)
Queen's Medical Center West Hawaii campus
Mixed-Use
DHHL housing community via land swap
Residential
Kona Regional Park
Other
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Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Kealakehe plant has ~3.7 MGD of unused capacity, but collection-system…
Infrastructure
Queen's campus and marina sewer connections depend on a pump…
Housing Demand
Bill 147 vacation rental bill pending with amendment grandfathering existing…
Sentiment
A developer reportedly is considering suing the county, arguing the…
Who spoke
13 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Staff, 5 Board Member, 3 Public, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 4 Board Member, 2 Staff, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Dan Gerben, Staff.
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Zoning terms (5)
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- comprehensive plan (1 timestamps)
- motion to approve (3 timestamps)
- approved (6 timestamps)
- deferred (1 timestamps)
- residential (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (6)
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