Hawaii County Council - 2026-02-04
Approves Resolution 450-26 - Grant to Puna Makaukau for Fern Acres Emergency Operations Center, 8-0
How this board votes
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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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Hawaii County Council passed Bill 63 Draft 2 (amended) on first reading (7-1, Villegas opposed), permitting residential dwellings in the Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use (MCX) zoning district via use permit rather than as a permitted use.
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- February 4, 2026
- Decisions
- 24 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-0
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsDraft 2 - 10-year time extension
Approved 6-1Draft 2 - Permit residential dwellings in MCX zoning district
Approved 7-1Reclassification
Approved 7-0Bill 63 Draft 2
Approved 6-2Meeting Summary
The Hawaii County Council passed Bill 63 Draft 2 (amended) on first reading (7-1, Villegas opposed), permitting residential dwellings in the Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use (MCX) zoning district via use permit rather than as a permitted use.
Key Decisions (24)
Confirmation of Derwin Ignacio to Fire Commission
Confirmation of Alan Salavea to Police Commission
Resolution 445-26 - Performance Audit of Housing/Homelessness Tax Revenues
Resolution 450-26 - Grant to Puna Makaukau for Fern Acres Emergency Operations Center
Resolution 451-26 - Grant for Waihonu Pond Wall Restoration
Development Activity (3)
Kona Country Hope Inc. multifamily residential project at Keahole
Residential
Second dwelling addition at 62-2039 Kawehe Road, O'uli
Residential
Young residential subdivision at Kailawa, North Kona
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Council debate on Bill 63 highlighted interest in workforce housing…
Commercial Demand
MCX (Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use) zoning is very limited island-wide (~318…
Sentiment
West Hawaii council members expressed strong opposition to luxury/vacation-rental style…
Who Spoke (18)
On the record: the chair, 8 councilmembers, a staff member, the clerk, 2 witnesses, and a member of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
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