Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Committee, March 3, 2026
Approves Formation of ad hoc committee for FY2026-2027 GIA Nonprofit Grants, unanimous
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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The Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions forwarded two rezoning bills for CU Hawaii Federal Credit Union to the full council with favorable recommendations.
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 3, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsChange of zone
Recommended 8-0Change of zone
Recommended 8-0Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Formation of ad hoc committee for FY2026-2027 GIA Nonprofit Grants
Committee approved motion to create a permitted interaction group to review nonprofit grant and aid (GIA) applications for FY2026-2027, with members Council Members Kagiwara, Hustis, Inaba, and Chair Kimball. Communication 752, from Council Member Heather L. Kimball. Passed with seven ayes.
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Meeting Summary
The Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions forwarded two rezoning bills for CU Hawaii Federal Credit Union to the full council with favorable recommendations.
Key Decisions (3)
Formation of ad hoc committee for FY2026-2027 GIA Nonprofit Grants
Change of zone amendment at 533 Monono Street (Bill 130)
Change of zone at 494 Hinano Street (Bill 131)
Zoning Changes (2)
Development Activity (2)
CU Hawaii Federal Credit Union branch facility
Commercial
CU Hawaii Federal Credit Union 41-stall parking lot
Commercial
Market Signals (2)
Commercial Demand
CU Hawaii Federal Credit Union is expanding its South Hilo…
Infrastructure
The county has a planned project to widen Monono Street…
Who Spoke (10)
On the record: 2 chairs, 5 councilmembers, a staff member, the clerk, and the applicant.
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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