Finance Committee, September 15, 2026
Approves Resolution 674-26 - five-year subscription for CLEAR investigative research software, 7-0
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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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The Hawaii County Finance Committee forwarded Bill 192 to Council with a favorable recommendation on a 7-2 roll-call vote (Onishi and Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder opposed), extending the requirement to appropriate a minimum $9 million of Tier 2/Tier 3 residential real property tax reven…
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 11
Amendment to Bill 192 with communication 1059.2
Council Member Inaba moved to amend Bill 192 with the contents of communication 1059.2, clarifying that the $9 million shall be appropriated each fiscal year to fund homeless and housing programs rather than to a special fund known as the homeless and housing fund, to avoid confusion with a charter special fund. Purposes and amount remain the same.
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Meeting Summary
The Hawaii County Finance Committee forwarded Bill 192 to Council with a favorable recommendation on a 7-2 roll-call vote (Onishi and Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder opposed), extending the requirement to appropriate a minimum $9 million of Tier 2/Tier 3 residential real property tax reven…
Key Decisions (11)
Amendment to Bill 192 with communication 1059.2
Bill 192 - extension of Homeless and Housing Fund appropriation through 2029
Close file on communication 23.42 (fund transfers report)
Close file on communication 1056 (County inventory report)
Resolution 670-26 - five-year lease for two dump trucks (Public Works)
Resolution 671-26 - five-year lease for three grapple trucks (Public Works)
Resolution 672-26 - five-year lease for excavator with mulching unit (Public Works)
Resolution 673-26 - five-year lease for crew cab pickup truck (Public Works)
Resolution 674-26 - five-year subscription for CLEAR investigative research software
Resolution 675-26 - five-year subscription for Westlaw legal research
Bill 171 - fiscal impact statements (postponed)
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Market Signals (3)
Sentiment
Hawaii County continues to fund homelessness and housing services (minimum…
Housing Demand
Providers report strong ongoing demand for supportive and medical-respite housing;…
Infrastructure
The county is replacing aging Public Works fleet via multi-year…
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 8 identified names.
All speaker roles: 9 Public, 2 Clerk, 5 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 2 Staff, 1 Witness.
Identified name roles: 5 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 1 Staff, 1 Clerk.
Speaker sample: Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder, Chair.
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Zoning terms (2)
4 recorded timestamps
- residential (3 timestamps)
- commercial (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (11)
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