Special Meeting of the Committee on Finance, April 16, 2026
Votes on Puuanahulu Landfill expansion negotiation with Waste Management
How this board votes
The County Council approved 94% of 440 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: James Hustace (21 of 46 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
This was a Hawaii County Committee on Finance special budget hearing reviewing fiscal year 2027 department budgets; no zoning or land-use entitlements were decided.
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- April 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
DEM FY27 budget presentation and sewer rate restructuring plan
Department of Environmental Management presented its ~$95 million budget. Director outlined a forthcoming five-year sewer rate increase to balance operating expenses, a rate study underway since 2021, pretreatment code amendment coming to council this fall, and over $1 billion in mandated wastewater CIP through 2035. No vote taken.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a Hawaii County Committee on Finance special budget hearing reviewing fiscal year 2027 department budgets; no zoning or land-use entitlements were decided.
Key Decisions (5)
DEM FY27 budget presentation and sewer rate restructuring plan
Puuanahulu Landfill expansion negotiation with Waste Management
Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant construction status
Parks and Recreation FY27 budget presentation
Mass Transit FY27 budget and fleet/infrastructure expansion
Development Activity (16)
Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant
Infrastructure
Pahala Wastewater Collection System and Treatment Plant
Infrastructure
Hale Halawai / Holloway Force Main
Infrastructure
Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Facility / R1 water plant modifications
Infrastructure
Lapahoehoe Transfer Station
Infrastructure
Market Signals (6)
Infrastructure
Hawaii County faces over $1 billion in legally-mandated wastewater CIP…
Infrastructure
A planned Puuanahulu landfill expansion (slope steepening, +50 ft height,…
Sentiment
County is moving toward a five-year sewer rate increase to…
Who Spoke (18)
On the record: the chair, 5 councilmembers, and 9 staff members.
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