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Hawaii County Meetings
Hawaii County Council, June 3, 2026
Approves Adoption of General Plan 2045 (Bill 66, Draft 2), 5-3
5h 12m43,501 words
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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
Hawaii County Council adopted the Kau, Puna, Hilo, Hamakua, Kohala, and Kona General Plan 2045 (Bill 66, Draft 2) on second and final reading by a 5-3 vote, with Councilmembers Kirkowitz, Onishi, and Chair Inaba opposed and Kaniali'i-Kleinfelder absent.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 3, 2026
- Decisions
- 27 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 5-3
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Adoption of General Plan 2045 (Bill 66, Draft 2)
Bill 66, Draft 2 adopts the County General Plan 2045 and repeals Ordinance No. 05-025 as amended. Plan originated in 2015, includes new 'natural' land use designation, energy/climate targets, and land use maps. Passed 5-3 (Galimba, Hustis, Kagiwara, Kimball, Villegas aye; Kirkowitz, Onishi, Inaba no; Kaniali'i-Kleinfelder absent).
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
Hawaii County Council adopted the Kau, Puna, Hilo, Hamakua, Kohala, and Kona General Plan 2045 (Bill 66, Draft 2) on second and final reading by a 5-3 vote, with Councilmembers Kirkowitz, Onishi, and Chair Inaba opposed and Kaniali'i-Kleinfelder absent.
Key Decisions (27)
Approved
Adoption of General Plan 2045 (Bill 66, Draft 2)
Vote: 5-3
Approved
Confirmation of George Applegate to Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Confirmation of Jacob Andrews to Leeward Planning Commission
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Confirmation of Bobbie Jean Leathead-Todd to Board of Ethics
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Confirmation of James Monk to Cost of Government Commission
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Confirmation of Nick Risnik to Water Board
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Appropriation for Special Response Team grant (Bill 167)
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Intergovernmental agreement with US Postal Inspection Service (Resolution 556-26)
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Eminent domain acquisition for Government Beach Road (Resolution 567-26)
Vote: 7-1
Approved
Multi-year warehouse lease for Public Works (Resolution 569-26)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Lease for wide-format imaging system, Public Works Traffic Division (Resolution 578-26)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Lease for imaging system, Department of Finance (Resolution 579-26)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Grant to Friends of First Responders for Lifeguard Appreciation Week (Resolution 580-26)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Grant to Halemura Cultural Group for Kamehameha Day Parade (Resolution 581-26)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Grant to Hawaii Island HIV AIDS Foundation (Resolution 582-26)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Volleyball equipment for Parks and Recreation (Resolution 584-26)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Grant to Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation for fire station equipment (Resolution 585-26)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Nonprofit grant certification requirement (Bill 156)
Vote: 8-0
Denied
Charter amendment for hybrid council-manager system (Bill 158)
Vote: 3-5
Withdrawn
Charter amendment for biannual budgeting (Bill 159)
Approved
Appropriation to public access/open space (Bill 160)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Appropriation to open space and disaster fund (Bill 161)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Delay of transient accommodations ordinance effective date (Bill 166)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Charter amendment on County Auditor authority (Bill 152)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Coffee pest pesticide subsidy appropriation (Bill 153)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Settlement of claim - Hawaii Physical Therapy and Chiropractic Clinic (Communication 921)
Vote: 8-0
Approved
Settlement of claim - USAA as subrogee of Matthew Hogue (Communication 922)
Vote: 8-0
Development Activity (1)
Government Beach Road widening
Infrastructure
Market Signals (6)
Infrastructure
General Plan 2045 concentrates future housing growth and infrastructure in…
Sentiment
Overwhelming public opposition (testifiers cited 90-98%) to General Plan 2045…
Infrastructure
Repeated public concern over hyperscale data centers on the island,…
Who Spoke (20)
Chair · 2Councilmember · 4ClerkPublic · 2
On the record: 2 chairs, 4 councilmembers, the clerk, and 2 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
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