Kīlauea Avenue site plan
District District 9Case Res. 573-26
Approved 6-3ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 6-3moved by Michelle Galimba
Hawaii County Meetings
Hawaii County Council - 2026-05-20
Approves Bill 66, Draft 2 — Adoption of County of Hawaii General Plan 2045, 6-3
3h 57m32,423 words
89 mentionsmotion to approvezoningindustrialland usedensityresidentialapprovedhistoric preservationspecial use permitHawaii County, HI
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What happened
The Hawaii County Council passed Bill 66, Draft 2, adopting the County of Hawaii General Plan 2045 (repealing Ordinance 05-025) on first reading by a 6-3 vote, with Council Members Kirkowitz, Onishi, and Chair Inaba dissenting.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 12 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 6-3
Meeting Summary
The Hawaii County Council passed Bill 66, Draft 2, adopting the County of Hawaii General Plan 2045 (repealing Ordinance 05-025) on first reading by a 6-3 vote, with Council Members Kirkowitz, Onishi, and Chair Inaba dissenting.
Key Decisions (12)
Approved
Bill 66, Draft 2 — Adoption of County of Hawaii General Plan 2045
Vote: 6-3
Approved
Resolution 503-26 — Roadway lot dedication, South Hilo
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Resolution 546-26, Draft 2 — Right of entry, Hakalau Stream Bridge
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Resolution 549-26 — Project-based vouchers, Kenoly Senior Residences
Vote: unanimous
Development Activity (4)
Kenoly Senior Residences
Residential
Hakalau Stream Bridge Rehabilitation Project
Infrastructure
Safe Routes to Waiakea School Kilauea Avenue Part 1
Infrastructure
Agricultural community with pocket neighborhoods (Steve Shropshire project)
Residential
Market Signals (6)
Infrastructure
General Plan 2045 sets goals to eliminate fossil-fuel electricity generation…
Commercial Demand
Data centers are effectively prohibited under current county code (not…
Housing Demand
Council and testifiers repeatedly cited a worsening island-wide housing crisis;…
Who Spoke (20)
ChairCouncilmember · 7ClerkWitness · 2Public · 3
On the record: the chair, 7 councilmembers, the clerk, 2 witnesses, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
<u>Res conditional use permit
District District 9Case Res. 571-26
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