## **<u>BILLS FOR ORDINANCES</u>** <u>Bill 66:</u> ADOPTS THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I GENERAL… plan amendment
Case 05-025
Approved 5-4ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 5-4
Hawaii County Meetings
Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use, and Economic Development, May 4, 2026
Votes on Data center amendment (Communication 372.199) withdrawn
2h 59m23,992 words
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The County Council approved 95% of 371 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: James Hustace (19 of 43 recorded votes).
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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
- Voted
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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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Meeting Summary
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…
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Withdrawn
Data center amendment (Communication 372.199) withdrawn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: 6-3Conditions attached
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…
Who Spoke (20)
ChairCouncilmember · 7StaffClerk · 2Public · 2
On the record: the chair, 7 councilmembers, a staff member, 2 clerks, and 2 members of the public.
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