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Kona CDP Action Committee - 2026-04-14

Approves Testimony recommending Council reject GP 2026 substitution and adopt Bill 66 Draft 2 (GP 2045), unanimous

1h 55m17,644 words
20 mentionsland usemotion to approverezoningzoningenvironmental reviewHawaii County, HI
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The County Council approved 97% of 204 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: James Hustace (18 of 37 recorded votes).

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What happened

This Kona CDP Action Committee meeting centered on the Hawaii County General Plan dispute, with the committee voting unanimously to recommend the County Council reject Council Member Ashley Kirkowitz's 72-page 'General Plan 2026' (communication 372.192) substitution and instead a…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Hawaii County, HI
Governing body
Final authority
Date
April 14, 2026
Decisions
2 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (1)

Testimony recommending Council reject GP 2026 substitution and adopt B

Recommended 5-3

Meeting Summary

This Kona CDP Action Committee meeting centered on the Hawaii County General Plan dispute, with the committee voting unanimously to recommend the County Council reject Council Member Ashley Kirkowitz's 72-page 'General Plan 2026' (communication 372.192) substitution and instead a…

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Key Decisions (2)

Approved

Testimony recommending Council reject GP 2026 substitution and adopt Bill 66 Draft 2 (GP 2045)

Vote: unanimous
Other

Tree City USA designation - next steps discussion

Market Signals (3)

Sentiment

Strong public opposition to the GP 2045 general plan, with…

Commercial Demand

Bill 147 (Council Member Kimball) redefines and expands the districts…

Infrastructure

Committee noted General Plan 2026 omits required land-use maps and…

Who Spoke (17)

ChairBoard Member · 4Staff · 2Public · 10

On the record: the chair, 4 board members, 2 staff members, and 10 members of the public.

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