BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 66: ADOPTS THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I GENERAL PLAN 2045 AND (Draft… plan amendment
Case 05-025
Approved 5-4
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Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use, and Economic Development, May 4, 2026
Recommends approval: Bill 66, Draft 2 - Adoption of County of Hawaii General Plan 2045, 5-4
2h 59m23,992 words
115 mentionsconditional usesubdivisionland userezoningzoningresidentialpublic hearingindustrialapproveddensitycommercialHawaii County, HI
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The County Council approved 94% of 489 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: James Hustace (23 of 52 recorded votes).
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On May 4, 2026, the Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use, and Economic Development recommended approval of Bill 66, Draft 2 - Adoption of County of Hawaii General Plan 2045 (5-4).
The Hawaii County Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use, and Economic Development voted 5-4 to forward Bill 66, Draft 2 (adopting the County of Hawaii General Plan 2045, repealing Ordinance 05-025) to the full Council with a favorable recommendation, over the 2026 alternative ch…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- May 4, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 5-4
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
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Bill 66, Draft 2 - Adoption of County of Hawaii General Plan 2045
Committee voted 5-4 to forward Bill 66, Draft 2 (adopting the County of Hawaii General Plan 2045, repealing Ordinance 05-025 as amended) to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Introduced by Councilmember Kirkowitz by request. The competing 'General Plan 2026' rewrite (Communication 372.192) was rejected as the basis. Dissenters named in roll call: Hustis, Inaba, Onishi, Kirkowitz. Extensive public testimony addressed data centers, agricultural land, stakeholders, and Hilo's exclusion from a community development plan.
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Key Decisions (3)
Approved
Bill 66, Draft 2 - Adoption of County of Hawaii General Plan 2045
Vote: 5-4
Withdrawn
Data center amendment (Communication 372.199) withdrawn
Approved
Bill 154 - Removal of commercial parking lots and garages as permitted use
Vote: 6-31 conditions attached
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Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Multiple testifiers and Councilmember Hustis noted a water-meter moratorium in…
Commercial Demand
Strong community and council opposition to data centers on Hawaii…
Sentiment
Testifiers repeatedly warned that the shorter 'General Plan 2026' would…
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Agenda results
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20 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.
All speaker roles: 7 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 9 Public, 2 Clerk, 1 Staff.
Identified name roles: 4 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 1 Clerk, 1 Staff.
Speaker sample: Jeffrey Darrow, Staff.
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Zoning terms (11)
115 recorded timestamps
- conditional use (1 timestamps)
- subdivision (4 timestamps)
- land use (26 timestamps)
- rezoning (2 timestamps)
- zoning (35 timestamps)
- residential (6 timestamps)
Decision moments (2)
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