BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 147: AMENDS CHAPTER 2 AND CHAPTER 25 OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE… plan amendment
Continued 9-0
freeContinued 9-0moved by Holaka Inaba
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Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use, and Economic Development, September 15, 2026
Votes on Bill 147 - Transient Vacation Rental Regulations (postponed), 9-0
2h 1m16,876 words
87 mentionsland usezoningcommercialresidentialduplexshort term rentalspecial use permitapprovedsubdivisiondensityHawaii County, HI
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How this board votes
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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The Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use, and Economic Development postponed Bill 147 to October 6, 2026 on a unanimous 9-0 vote after extensive testimony and discussion but no final action on the substantive amendments.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted, 9-0
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Bill 147 - Transient Vacation Rental Regulations (postponed)
Bill 147 amends Chapter 2 and Chapter 25 of the Hawaii County Code relating to transient accommodations, establishing operational standards and use regulations for transient vacation rentals (hosted bed and breakfast and unhosted short-term vacation rentals). It allows B&Bs as permitted use in...
Meeting Summary
The Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use, and Economic Development postponed Bill 147 to October 6, 2026 on a unanimous 9-0 vote after extensive testimony and discussion but no final action on the substantive amendments.
Key Decisions (1)
Continued
Bill 147 - Transient Vacation Rental Regulations (postponed)
Vote: 9-0Moved by Holaka Inaba
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
67.8% of Hawaii Island condominium purchases were made by out-of-state…
Commercial Demand
In Kona the 2025 median condominium price was $670,000 versus…
Sentiment
Short-term rental operators express fear of compliance costs approaching $200,000…
Infrastructure
The county's Rentalscape enforcement and registration platform costs roughly $289,000…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
19 distinct speakers; 9 identified names.
All speaker roles: 7 Councilmember, 8 Public, 1 Clerk, 2 Staff, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 7 Councilmember, 1 Staff, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Jeff Darrow, Staff.
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Zoning terms (10)
87 recorded timestamps
- land use (20 timestamps)
- zoning (24 timestamps)
- commercial (10 timestamps)
- residential (19 timestamps)
- duplex (1 timestamps)
- short term rental (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (1)
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