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District District 9Case Res. 631-26
Approved 8-0
freeApproved 8-0moved by Hustis
Hawaii County Meetings
Hawaii County Council, August 5, 2026
Approved: Bill 168, Draft 2 - Rezoning at Hina Lole, North Kona, unanimous
1h 14m10,483 words
47 mentionsapprovedmotion to approvedensityzoningcommercialresidentialHawaii 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 August 5, 2026, Hawaii County approved Bill 168, Draft 2 - Rezoning at Hina Lole, North Kona (unanimous).
The Hawaii County Council approved Bill 168, Draft 2, on second and final reading (9-0), a planning-director-initiated rezoning of 6.467 acres at Hina Lole, North Kona (TMK 75010013) on the north side of Hualalai Road, changing Village Commercial (V-7,500) and Multiple-Family Res…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 22 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsAndy and Carrie Zee Trust, Weilin Zhao, Yulix Qiu, Fanghong Trust, Fred Ming Lee rezoning
ApprovedHualalai Road, north side approximately 1,000 feet east of Kuakini Highway, Kienaloli 4th and 5th, North Kona (TMK 7-5-010013) · Andy and Carrie Zee Trust, Weilin Zhao, Yulix Qiu, Fanghong Trust, Fred Ming Lee
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Resolution 604-26 - Safe Routes to School IGA/surcharge
Authorizes the mayor to enter an IGA with the State DOT to update the county's motor vehicle registration system to implement a $5-per-vehicle surcharge for the Safe Routes to School program; allows receipt of $6,282.72 of federally derived funds. Passed 7-1 with Council Member Connelly-Kleinfelder opposed; Council Member Kirkowitz absent.
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Key Decisions (22)
Approved
Resolution 604-26 - Safe Routes to School IGA/surcharge
Vote: 7-1Moved by Connelly-Kleinfelder
Approved
Bill 172 - Budget amendment for MVR system
Vote: 9-0Moved by Connelly-Kleinfelder
Approved
Resolution 602-26 - National Park Service public safety IGA
Vote: unanimousMoved by Kagiwara
Approved
Resolution 603-26 - CRB quarantine rule implementation
Vote: unanimousMoved by Hustis
Approved
Resolution 605-26 - County auditor charter amendment ballot
Vote: unanimousMoved by Kirkowitz
Approved
Resolution 618-26 - Grant to Friends of First Responders (ROBUST Conference)
Vote: unanimousMoved by Kirkowitz
Approved
Resolution 619-26 - Grant to Kuikahi Mediation Center
Vote: unanimousMoved by Connelly-Kleinfelder
Approved
Resolution 620-26 - Grant to Friends of the Palace Theater
Vote: unanimousMoved by Kirkowitz
Approved
Resolution 621-26 - Grant to Friends of First Responders (Wellness Books)
Vote: unanimousMoved by Galimba
Approved
Resolution 622-26 - Grant to Friends of First Responders (Kids Camp)
Vote: unanimousMoved by Kirkowitz
Approved
Resolution 623-26 - Grant to Friends of the Future (AED)
Vote: unanimousMoved by Kimball
Approved
Resolution 624-26 - Grant to La Puebla Train Museum
Vote: unanimousMoved by Kimball
Approved
Resolution 625-26 - Grant to Friends of the Future (Celebrate Ohana Festival)
Vote: unanimousMoved by Connelly-Kleinfelder
Approved
Resolution 626-26 - Grant to Kuikahi Mediation Center
Vote: unanimousMoved by Kimball
Approved
Resolution 628-26 - Grant to Shack Foundation (Ulu Ho'ola'olea)
Vote: unanimousMoved by Galimba
Approved
Resolution 629-26 - Grant to Shack Foundation (Aja Ulu Cultural Gathering)
Vote: unanimousMoved by Hustis
Approved
Resolution 630-26 - Grant to Friends of the Future (Celebrate Ohana Festival)
Vote: 8-0Moved by Hustis
Approved
Resolution 631-26 - Grant to Shack Foundation (Global Breadfruit Summit)
Vote: 8-0Moved by Hustis
Approved
Bill 174 - Kona Lo Small Business Recovery Grant
Vote: 8-0Moved by Connelly-Kleinfelder
Amended
Bill 175 - Vacation rental registration amendments (first reading, amended)
Vote: 9-0Moved by Kimball
Continued
Resolution 567-26 - Eminent domain for Government Beach Road
Vote: unanimousMoved by Kirkowitz
Approved
Bill 168, Draft 2 - Rezoning at Hina Lole, North Kona
Vote: unanimousMoved by Kimball
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Zoning Changes (1)
CV-7.5RD-3.76.467 acres
Market Signals (3)
Infrastructure
The county faces limited road-funding sources and relies heavily on…
Commercial Demand
A $500,000 Kona Lo Small Business Recovery Grant signals ongoing…
Sentiment
Vacation-rental regulation is tightening: registration duties shift to Planning, a…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
18 distinct speakers; 10 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Public, 3 Staff, 2 Clerk, 7 Councilmember, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 3 Staff, 6 Councilmember, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Keone Thompson, Staff.
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Zoning terms (6)
47 recorded timestamps
- approved (19 timestamps)
- motion to approve (20 timestamps)
- density (1 timestamps)
- zoning (3 timestamps)
- commercial (2 timestamps)
- residential (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (22)
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