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Hawaii County Council - 2026-02-18

Approves Confirmation of Jennifer L. Lawson to Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission, 7-0

2h 16m16,737 words
45 mentionsmotion to approveapprovedresidentialindustrialcommercialmixed usezoningsubdivisionland userezoningvarianceHawaii 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

The Hawaii County Council approved several land-use bills on final reading, including Bill 121 Draft 2 (Kona Country Club Inc., reclassifying 51.058 acres from agricultural to multiple-family residential at Keauhou) which passed 6-1 with Councilmember Kagiwara dissenting over lux…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Hawaii County, HI
Governing body
Final authority
Date
February 18, 2026
Decisions
28 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 7-0

Projects in this meeting (4)

Draft 2 - 10-year time extension

Approved 6-1
Mauka of Mamalahoa Highway Bypass, Keahole, North Kona · Kona Country Hope Inc.
2 conditions of approval
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State Land Use Boundary

Approved 8-1
62-2239 Kanehoa Place, Waimea, South Kohala (TMK 6-2-009-018) · Joseph Gaglione
1 condition of approval
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Reclassification

Approved 7-0
4 conditions of approval

First Reading - State Land Use boundary change

Approved 7-0

Meeting Summary

The Hawaii County Council approved several land-use bills on final reading, including Bill 121 Draft 2 (Kona Country Club Inc., reclassifying 51.058 acres from agricultural to multiple-family residential at Keauhou) which passed 6-1 with Councilmember Kagiwara dissenting over lux…

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Key Decisions (28)

Approved

Confirmation of Jennifer L. Lawson to Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Confirmation of Luisa Anthony Lee to Environmental Management Commission

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Confirmation of Kanoe Suga Numa Wilson to Windward Planning Commission

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Confirmation of Sean Kele Makayao to Leeward Planning Commission

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Confirmation of Rollin Rabarra to Fire Commission

Vote: 7-0

Market Signals (4)

Housing Demand

Councilmembers noted concern over the county supporting more luxury homes…

Sentiment

Public testimony argued Hawaii Island is part of a global…

Commercial Demand

Bill 63 now permits residential dwellings within industrial/commercial mixed-use (MCX)…

Infrastructure

DPW officials warned that the 2020 building code adoption increased…

Who Spoke (20)

ChairCouncilmember · 6Staff · 3AttorneyPublic · 4

On the record: the chair, 6 councilmembers, 3 staff members, an attorney, and 4 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

62-2239 Kānehoa Place rezone

Joseph Gaglione)Case Res. 468-26
Approved 7-0Not forecast
freeApproved 7-0moved by Ashley Kierkiewicz2 conditions of approval
2 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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