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[0:49] >>hawai'I county hawai'I county
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[1:07] >>chair holeka goro inaba: kakahiaka. Calling this
[1:11] meeting to order.
[1:14] >>at this point I would like to
[1:15] invite for our invocation
[1:16] takahashi of honpa hongwanji
[1:23] hilo betsuin
[1:28] hello, everyone. As we gather
[1:31] this morning, let us hold a
[1:33] moment and each person carries
[1:36] responsibilities and concerns
[1:41] for # #
[1:43] items and each one is
[1:45] supported by colleagues, many
[1:52] others for this as our item
[1:54] continues to cover from the
[1:57] recent storm. We remember those
[2:00] being affected and thank all who
[2:09] are with the recovery.S
[2:09] the
[2:11] people MAY live in a community
[2:13] but fits not whether they know
[2:21] each other and have a sympathy
[2:39] or know each other, a wisdom and
[2:39] this is a kind of community we
[2:41] all hope for. Although it is not
[2:45] always easy to fully understand
[2:46] one another. The compassion and
[2:50] wisdom embrace us without the
[2:58] distinction we receive that
[2:59] compassion with gratitude. MAY
[3:00] today's meeting be peaceful and
[3:01] productive. MAY the work done
[3:08] here contribute to the
[3:09] well-being of the people of this
[3:10] aina and all beings. In
[3:38] gratitude, I recite the sacred
[3:39] >>thank you very much.
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[3:39] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[3:40] mahalo nui loa. With that I
[3:41] would like to call this meeting
[3:42] to order.. MR. Clerk, [Roll
[3:42] call]
[3:43] >>
[3:44] >> council member michelle m.
[3:44] Galimba: here.
[3:45] >> council member james hustace:
[3:47] present.
[3:49] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[3:49] >> council member matt
[3:50] kanealii-kleinfelder: here
[3:51] >> council member ashley
[3:52] kierkiewicz: present
[3:53] >>council member heather l.
[3:53] Kimball: here
[3:54] >>vice-chair dennis "fresh"
[3:55] onishi: present
[3:56] >> council member rebecca
[3:56] villegas: here.
[4:03] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[4:03] here.
[4:04] >>you have eight members
[4:05] present. You have a quorum.
[4:06] >>thank you. For the record,
[4:07] council member kagiwada there
[4:10] join us shortly. Please join us
[4:12] in the pledge of allegiance.
[4:13] Please stand if you are
[4:17] comfortable doing so.
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[4:39] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[4:39] wildfire we
[4:45] before we jump into today's
[4:48] agenda items, we will
[4:48] have some
[4:53] presentations this morning.
[4:54] >> council member matt
[4:55] kanealii-kleinfelder: thank you
[5:01] very much, chair. We have all
[5:01] been watching ai with interest
[5:03] in a myriad of different ways.
[5:07] We have two of our county youth,
[5:09] one from hilo high school and
[5:12] one from kamehameha schools in
[5:15] keaau. Were asked to go to
[5:18] boston at the edward m kennedy
[5:21] center for the U.S. Senate to
[5:23] participate in the artificial
[5:28] intelligence symposium. It's a
[5:30] conference that brought together
[5:31] 98 youth from across the nation
[5:34] to sit down in the senate
[5:36] chambers and discuss how we are
[5:38] going to implement ai
[5:42] appropriately in the educational
[5:45] theatre. By doing so, these
[5:48] youth were able to come together
[5:50] and create a law that they are
[5:55] going to provide to the aasa,
[5:58] the school superintendent
[6:00] association, which helps then to
[6:02] give a backbone to our legal
[6:04] framework on how ai will be
[6:07] brought into our school in more
[6:11] so how we allow it in regard to
[6:14] our school, how it fits, what's
[6:15] good, what's bad and what works
[6:18] and what doesn't work. I wanted
[6:20] to recognize to you today.
[6:26] Unfortunately one of them is out
[6:28] with the flu. One is out today,
[6:39] the other one with their son.
[6:40] Confirm
[6:42] you are here today. If you come
[6:43] up to the front. Thank you very
[6:44] much. Thank you very much for
[6:46] the family for being here. Come
[6:54] have a seat. I wanted to give
[6:55] you a chance to briefly discuss
[6:58] what we both discussed as far as
[7:00] what you got out of this. What
[7:04] this meant, and specifically, we
[7:09] had hawai'I state. We had two
[7:10] who were selected to represent
[7:14] hawai'I at this symposium. So I
[7:16] don't know who wants to go
[7:20] first. Maybe you want to lead us
[7:50] off.
[7:53] >>tell us about this.
[7:57] >>hi, I'm kendall and I was
[7:58] really honored to be part of
[8:02] this. Not only for representing
[8:04] hawai'I county but the whole
[8:27] state. I collaborated with
[8:32] senators and we passed a bill to
[8:35] be working across the nation. It
[8:38] was really an eye opening
[8:40] experience for me.
[8:41] >>what was your takeaway and I'm
[8:49] sure you are proud of our
[8:50] haumana that came with us to
[8:51] represent hawai'I. Tell us a
[8:53] little bit about your
[8:56] experience.
[8:58] >>if you use a cellphone, if you
[9:02] use the net
[9:03] internet, television,
[9:09] you are interacting with ai. As
[9:14] we go into the future it more
[9:16] pervasive. Unfortunately at the
[9:21] educational level we missed the
[9:21] boat when it came to cellphone
[9:22] usage or social media when it
[9:34] came to keying. So
[9:34] iki. Nationally the
[9:35] school system is worried because
[9:36] ai is moving so fast and not
[9:38] that we are left behind but
[9:42] students are using it where it
[9:45] is not wise and not serving to
[9:53] our values. So, so they went up
[9:54] there
[9:58] >> we are lucky because this is
[10:10] from the entire state up there.
[10:11] They represented our interest
[10:16] and debated and very proud
[10:18] because in the end this bill was
[10:21] voted on and passed and now
[10:23] being disseminated and
[10:26] distributed to 10,000 members of
[10:27] the national superintendent's
[10:29] association that's going to be
[10:31] used as a scaffolding for the
[10:34] use of ai within schools because
[10:36] until six weeks ago, there was
[10:37] no national policy. So every
[10:41] school was left to come up with
[10:43] their own standards and every
[10:46] teacher was trying to figure out
[10:47] their whole thing and hundreds
[10:49] of thousands of teachers were
[10:51] trying to figure this out on
[11:16] their own and it was a mess. So
[11:18] they said, let's get it out and
[11:20] do it nw.
[11:21] >>amazing.
[11:23] >>I would like to yield to any
[11:29] questions from the council for
[11:30] comment.
[11:30] >>
[11:31] >> council member rebecca
[11:32] villegas: I just want to say
[11:34] mahalo for your leadership, for
[11:41] your support of these young
[11:41] people validating their insight,
[11:42] their wisdom, their knowing.
[11:43] Congratulations, kendall. Thank
[11:45] you for representing not only
[11:48] our county, but our state, and
[11:50] your generation to have an
[11:52] opportunity o provide insight
[11:57] and wisdom to adults, for issues
[11:58] that we have created, but you
[12:02] will be left to navigate and
[12:14] figure out
[12:15] >>andre: how to
[12:17] and how to make sure
[12:19] this technology takes on and
[12:24] thank you for making us so
[12:24] proud.
[12:25] >>
[12:26] >> council member james hustace:
[12:27] thank you, council member
[12:28] kanealii-kleinfelder for
[12:31] recognizing kendall, our haumana
[12:38] and community. It's important
[12:38] that our keiki, are having this
[12:39] conversation themselves and
[12:40] trying the drive change within
[12:41] their own space. That top down
[12:42] enforcement and some of these
[12:45] policies. I see schools trying
[12:47] to grapple with cell phones and
[12:49] make some of the transitional
[12:52] change. It's a glaring change
[12:54] and what they are used to day in
[12:55] and day out. It's really great
[13:01] for them to get involved in the
[13:02] policy themselves and see how
[13:03] their appears are being affected
[13:12] by it. Thank you for recognizing
[13:13] that.
[13:23] >>thank you, members, yes. It's
[13:25] a conference in maui and there
[13:28] is a panel on ai and that needs
[13:31] to happen not only in government
[13:33] in elected positions but early
[13:36] on. A lot of what we do moving
[13:37] forward can be informed by these
[13:39] great conversations that you
[14:28] folks are having. Vice-chai
[14:29] thank you very much. We are
[14:31] going to proceed into our next
[14:33] two presentations and we'll take
[14:34] photos with everyone in that
[14:37] order t the end. We are going
[14:41] right into our -- we are now in
[14:44] the month of SEPTEMBER. We have
[14:46] had some storms and things that
[14:54] needed to be shifted over. We
[14:57] have our AUGUST 2026 haweo award
[15:00] recipient. I would like to call
[15:09] forward or recipient today.
[15:11] >>you can come forward.
[15:15] >>good morning, chair inaba and
[15:16] council members. I believe
[15:20] everybody knows me, reynolds,
[15:21] the captain of the hamakua
[15:25] district. This admonishing we
[15:25] would
[15:27] -- morning we would like to
[15:29] introduce -- a 17 year veteran
[15:32] of the department. He's been in
[15:43] the district
[15:50] but today, we appreciate the
[15:52] focus on traffic enforcement and
[15:56] keeping our roadways safe.
[15:59] During the last fiscal year, he
[16:05] issued nearly 400 citations, 117
[16:08] for speeding over 50, for
[16:10] seatbelts. He's not stopping
[16:12] everybody in the district. When
[16:15] it's warranted, he's documented
[16:18] the warnings that were given.
[16:21] The funny thing is, having been
[16:24] the school resource officer for
[16:25] eight years, he's now sometimes
[16:27] stopping former students as
[16:29] young adults. He continues to be
[16:42] a mentor to them. He's well
[16:53] roundupeded
[16:54] rounded and we thank him and his
[16:55] family as well for the support.
[16:55] During previous years when he
[16:58] used to put on fishing
[17:00] tournaments, his family would be
[17:09] there too to support us.
[17:10] >>officer?
[17:13] >> hi, good morning council
[17:14] members, good morning everyone.
[17:17] I'm very umbled to receive this
[17:21] award. A lot of us do this as a
[17:24] thankless job. We recognize the
[17:25] service we do for community
[17:27] every day. Thank you for your
[17:30] support. I mention on the side
[17:34] that he was my mentor. I cannot
[17:36] forget my family and a lot of
[17:38] times we work long hours with
[17:39] law enforcement and sometimes
[17:41] away from home. Thank you to my
[17:44] family for holding on the fort
[17:47] away from home. Love you guys.
[17:49] >>yeah, collectively, part of a
[17:51] small team. Our brothers and
[17:56] sisters in blue, unfortunately
[17:59] with the unfortunate increase in
[18:02] traffic fatalities, we like to
[18:05] do our part with enforcement and
[18:06] through education as well.
[18:09] Sometimes I do see a lot of
[18:11] former community members that
[18:15] were at the school and
[18:17] communicate. I use discretion
[18:23] as well even through education.
[18:26] Hopefully that in turn is a
[18:28] direct effect of keeping our
[18:31] keiki a little bit safer. Thank
[18:32] you guys.
[18:34] >>mahalo. We'll start off with
[18:38] the council member of the
[18:39] district.
[18:39] >>council member heather l.
[18:41] Kimball: I just really want to
[18:43] appreciate the importance of
[18:59] highlighting this particular
[19:02] people are driving and following
[19:06] the speed limit. It's a very
[19:40] dangerous road.
[19:43] >> you have had an opportunity
[19:44] to establish the relationship
[19:56] and trust.
[19:59] >> we don't want to get in
[20:01] trouble or busted. But there is
[20:13] something even more special and
[20:16] you having the opportunity to
[20:24] interact and engage with and
[20:25] even though they are speeding
[20:27] whatnot, that relationship, it
[20:30] just landed with me that that's
[20:33] a part of an accountability and
[20:36] kuleana is not wanting to
[20:37] disappoint someone who had been
[20:40] a supporter, advisor and mentor
[20:45] and that inspires changed
[20:46] behavior. Ironically, sometimes
[20:48] more profoundly than fear of
[20:54] being in trouble. Thank you for
[20:57] really authentically connecting
[20:58] yourself and your relationships
[21:03] in your community that will has
[21:06] and will continue to inspire
[21:09] greatness and better choices
[21:10] from those you've come in
[21:12] contact with. Appreciate that.
[21:23] I yield.
[21:30] >> congratulations to you as
[21:31] being the 2026 haweo award
[21:32] recipient. We do extend our
[21:44] mahalo and to your keiki as
[21:45] well.
[22:38] >>please rise.
[22:39] >>]
[22:39] >>
[22:43] >>
[22:46] >>[Singing hawaiian]
[22:58] [Applause]Godoy for her work
[23:02] with first responders and bypass
[23:03] appreciation week o recognize
[23:11] our first responders. Good
[23:12] morning.
[23:15] >>good morning. Do I need to
[23:17] introduce myself
[23:17] >> thank you very much first of
[23:20] all to the council members for
[23:25] the aweo awards. I'm really
[23:27] excited. And this important
[23:28] contribution that they make to
[23:33] our county. It's an annual
[23:35] observance that recognizes the
[23:37] hard work and rescue and
[23:40] community education that is
[23:42] provided by the first
[23:44] responders. The diligence is
[23:46] especially appreciated by this
[23:48] and so many of our activities
[23:50] with our families and in our
[23:52] community is at the beaches and
[24:01] at the swimming pools. Our pools
[24:04] provide much recognition and
[24:11] many benefit from that therapy.
[24:14] We thank our police department
[24:16] and fire department. They rescue
[24:19] people in our waters and our
[24:22] pools. I know as a nana, we 3
[24:24] always feel safer when we see
[24:32] the lifeguard towers with the
[24:32] presence that makes us feel
[24:33] safer to enjoy the water
[24:34] together. Mahalo also, I want to
[24:36] give a shout out to the clerical
[24:42] staff, amy bautista, and we met
[24:44] and they put their heart into
[24:46] wanting to put together
[24:47] appreciation kits that were
[24:49] things that the life guards
[24:51] could use and design the banners
[24:53] and just put their whole heart
[24:55] and soul into really wanting
[24:57] this to be special and wanting
[24:58] our life guards to know they are
[25:00] appreciated and that they are
[25:03] honored. I also want to honor
[25:04] battalion chief bradley young
[25:08] for his devotion for all the
[25:11] life guards that serve under him
[25:13] and he's really caring and
[25:16] really appreciate him. Mahalo
[25:17] holeka and all the council
[25:18] members for making this possible
[25:21] that we can honor them in a
[25:28] special way.
[25:29] >>
[25:30] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[25:33] thank you. We'll take battalion
[25:35] chief, anything you would like
[25:38] to say on behalf of the
[25:41] lifeguard appreciation week. It
[25:52] was week of the 23rd. That's why
[25:55] we are meeting today with the
[25:57] hurricane that came through.
[26:01] >>thank you, as a first
[26:02] responder, thank you for aking
[26:11] the time to take this special
[26:12] celebration for our water safety
[26:14] officers and our life guards at
[26:16] our county pools. Fighting the
[26:17] fight against drowning, the
[26:21] number one fatality for our
[26:24] youth. Here in hawai'I county,
[26:27] half of the drownings are our
[26:29] residents. It's really nice to
[26:31] have a career fighting the fight
[26:44] against those statistics # # #
[26:44] and
[26:48] really pleased to align this.
[26:50] As we are looking to the near
[26:52] future, we are learning together
[26:58] as a county.
[26:59] And natural occurrences we are
[27:01] facing and I look forward to
[27:03] ensuring that we do everything
[27:04] we can to continue our mission
[27:10] to serve with aloha. Thank you.
[27:11] >>
[27:13] >>chair holeka goro inaba: now,
[27:15] our parks and recreation, we
[27:23] have or deputy director to come
[27:30] up to share anything on the
[27:38] proclamation for our life
[27:38] guards.
[27:39] >>lifeguards.
[27:39] >>aloha and good morning. On
[27:49] behalf of the department of
[27:50] parks and recreation, we extend
[27:54] our mahalo #
[28:02] for this opportunity.
[28:11] To express gratitude a
[28:15] one of the struggles that our
[28:19] department faces is getting more
[28:26] lifeguards, but through that, we
[28:29] are able to do our best eastern
[28:30] ven for
[28:31] ocean safety, doing their best
[28:33] for the public. I think it's
[28:37] really important that everybody
[28:39] realizes those who are watching
[28:44] online, those who are present
[28:49] here, that our essential people,
[28:53] our staff, is so important for
[28:56] the safety of everyone that uses
[29:00] our facilities whether it's our
[29:06] pools or ocean and safety is a
[29:08] priority.
[29:10] We appreciate the collaboration
[29:12] that we have with ocean safety
[29:14] and we are able to provide the
[29:15] necessary space that they need
[29:33] and the offices to operate I
[29:35] share from the bottom of my
[29:55] heart in the position that we
[29:58] hold. We are very thankful.
[29:59] Mahalo.
[30:00] >>mahalo.
[30:03] >>I would like to give council
[30:07] an opportunity.
[30:07] >>vice-chair dennis "fresh"
[30:08] onishi: thank you, chair.
[30:14] Yeah, I just want to say
[30:15] congratulations to ocean safety
[30:16] and also with the aquatics pr. I
[30:20] work closely with stacy young. I
[30:22] want to thank the mayor, our
[30:25] finance director, fire
[30:28] department chief, will be in
[30:31] support of getting more
[30:32] lifeguards for our beaches
[30:40] island wide. It's really great
[30:43] and talking to about the stories
[30:46] of bringing someone that was
[30:49] drowning and they brought them
[30:59] back in nd brought them back to
[31:05] life. The percentage I think is
[31:08] 90% of the victims that gets
[31:09] revived. Thank you for all of
[31:11] your hard work and your staff. I
[31:12] yield.
[31:12] >>
[31:13] >> council member james hustace:
[31:14] thank you, chair.
[31:16] I just want to echo those
[31:17] sentiments as well mahalo the
[31:20] lifeguards in our community and
[31:22] our pools and recreational
[31:24] facility and cean safety side
[31:26] of things. It is amazing that
[31:28] we are in an island community
[31:30] and we grapple with those
[31:31] challenges of ocean safety and
[31:34] we don't necessarily have all
[31:37] the skills in community to be
[31:38] smart about the ocean and
[31:43] awareness of that. So it's
[31:45] through your work, your staff
[31:51] and the departments in
[31:52] community, it's really amazing
[31:52] to see that moving forward and
[31:54] with the sayre oundation and as
[31:57] well as the training education
[32:00] with our keiki and foundations
[32:01] and other entities like that
[32:18] that are active with community
[32:19] and keiki and delivering on
[32:20] those efforts there so that we
[32:20] are safer in those spaces.
[32:21] Really look to our loofgdz
[32:21] ifeguards to
[32:22] lead that charge and really
[32:23] amazing in the rescues they
[32:25] perform and dangerous too.
[32:28] Mahalo to hem in the work they
[32:33] do.
[32:33] >> council member rebecca
[32:36] villegas: I want to express my
[32:38] gratitude and congratulations
[32:40] and honor you for the work that
[33:12] you do. Having grown up in has
[33:12] seen -- would like to recognize
[33:13] the parks for stepping up and
[33:14] leaning in on the resources for
[33:15] communities that have become so
[33:19] well loved and well used that
[33:22] statistically you are to have a
[33:24] potential accident. You guys are
[33:26] the front lines, men and women
[33:30] who interact daily. Visiting our
[33:32] beautiful oceans and pools for
[33:34] whatever reason. For all they
[33:37] have a gazillion different
[33:40] reasons I'm sure along with the
[33:45] stories of harrowing, saving,
[33:47] there are probably some funny
[33:51] stories about the humans that
[33:56] play about the seas. Just a
[34:00] quick shout out, thank you,
[34:02] melissa for your heartfelt
[34:04] sharing and vulnerability and
[34:06] really caring and that struggle
[34:14] to find lifeguards for our pools
[34:19] is real. People get upset about
[34:21] it because sometimes our pools
[34:22] have to close. If you have the
[34:24] capacity and the time, please
[34:26] consider leaning n and joining
[34:29] these teams of brave men and
[34:31] women serving our community in
[37:03] >> # #
[37:04] >> aloha, we are back out of
[37:05] recess. It is 9:45 A.M.. We will
[37:06] take statements from the public.
[37:08] >>thank you, chair.
[37:12] We have testifiers here and zoom
[37:16] and kona and then we'll close
[37:20] out with testifiers in hil.T for
[37:27] its kona cats sanctuary process.
[37:29] This indicates to us that this
[37:31] entity has been registered for
[37:34] less than two years, and we
[37:38] really don't know much or have
[37:43] much history about its cat
[37:45] sanctuary operation. Not even
[37:52] half the cats in hawai'I in a
[37:54] very established spay and neuter
[37:57] organization in kona who have
[38:01] been spay and neutering
[38:02] thousands of cats did not know
[38:04] about this group, this
[38:07] foundation when I sent this
[38:09] resolution to its PRESIDENT Two
[38:11] weeks ago. Unless this sanctuary
[38:17] is being set up to receive the
[38:19] many abandoned cats that we cat
[38:21] feeders feed in the kona area,
[38:23] unless this is being set up to
[38:25] receive these abandoned cats
[38:26] from the kona district, at least
[38:28] the kona district, I really
[38:30] think that you should reconsider
[38:32] this funding and perhaps not
[38:35] fund this entity at this time.
[38:41] Thank you.
[38:57] >> our nextsimmons. Please
[38:58] introduce yourself.
[38:59] >> you have three minutes for
[39:03] your testimony.
[39:05] >>public speaker: aloha, nicole
[39:07] simmons, parks and recreation of
[39:14] the activities division. I'm
[39:14] testifying on behalf of the
[39:18] hawai'I kupuna hull
[39:21] a festival
[39:24] that has been running for 30
[39:30] years for appreciation the
[39:32] culture. Our main goal in our
[39:32] gigs
[39:34] division is to have seniors
[39:40] aging in place and for the
[39:41] quality of life. I would like
[39:48] to mahalo council members inaba,
[39:49] onishi and villegas for your
[39:49] condominium
[40:05] continued support for kupuna
[40:06] hula.
[40:17] >>thank you, nicole.
[40:34] >>
[40:36] >>public speaker: good morning,
[40:39] my name is julia larson here to
[40:42] testify on bills 173 and 175. My
[40:46] husband and I live in cola ranch
[40:55] zoned agriculture. We have
[40:55] operated a tvr since 2017. We
[40:57] live at our residence full time
[41:04] and rent out our primary
[41:05] residence. The income we get is
[41:10] to pay for our expenses. The
[41:11] main problem is the significant
[41:13] taxes that we have experience
[41:22] from $6092 in 2018 to $6332 due
[41:30] to operating. This is an
[41:37] increase of 150%. And an
[41:47] increase of 275%. Our taxes
[41:48] increase every year because now
[41:48] there is no limit on what to be
[41:49] charged. We would like the
[41:52] council to pass this bill to
[41:56] lower the tax classification in
[42:01] we are currently in and provide
[42:04] amnesty or our homes. Since we
[42:07] rent out a portion of our home,
[42:11] we should not be penalized for
[42:18] this property. We would like
[42:19] this council to implement the 3%
[42:20] cap that the other homeowners
[42:27] receive. We began to rent out in
[42:32] 2016 but we were taxes in
[42:34] raised taxes in
[42:36] 2019. We are not sure if we are
[42:39] going to have to payback taxes
[42:42] and if we have to pay and
[42:45] renewal fees, we have to
[42:46] discontinue from operating our
[42:53] tvr and will make it difficult
[42:53] to meet the monthly expenses.
[42:54] The county will lose the tat
[42:59] taxes we submit and we employ
[43:02] gardeners, cleaners etc and this
[43:05] would be impacted if we were o
[43:07] stop this tvr. Passing this bill
[43:11] will make a huge difference.
[43:13] Please pass his bill to lessen
[43:16] the tax burden on local
[43:18] homeowners by making ends meet.
[43:22] We hope the county passes bill
[43:44] 173 and considers these
[43:44] >>
[43:49] >> next speaker, please.
[43:49] >>public speaker:
[43:50] please
[43:51] introduce yourself.
[43:51] >> you have three minutes for
[44:06] your testimony.
[44:33] You can un
[44:37] we can hear you now.
[44:48] >>public speaker:
[44:50] okay. Seems like we are having
[44:52] some difficulty with stephanie's
[44:54] connection. We'll move on to our
[44:55] testifiers here in hilo and we
[45:03] can circle back to stephanie to
[45:03] try again. With that, our first
[45:04] testifier in hilo chamber is tom
[45:09] testifying on resolution 657
[45:11] followed by lily. When you are
[45:14] ready, hit that green button at
[45:19] the base of the mic and you have
[45:21] three minutes.
[45:22] >>
[45:24] >>public speaker: aloha, my name
[45:28] is tom, in capacity at the west
[45:31] hawai'I veterans cemetery to
[45:35] express my strong support for
[45:38] resolution 657-26. Members of
[45:40] the county council, aloha and
[45:42] good morning. The medal of honor
[45:43] is the highest military
[45:51] decoration our nation bestows.
[45:52] It is awarded not for doing
[45:52] one's duty but for acts of valor
[45:56] so extraordinary they defy
[46:03] expectation. West hawai'I has a
[46:03] direct connection to this on,
[46:10] sergeant first class of kukuau
[46:16] gave his life. This past
[46:18] veterans day he was reen terreed
[46:21] here at home. He has the right
[46:24] to be buried at the west hawai'i
[46:41] veterans cemetery. There are
[46:41] memorials honoring the world war
[46:45] ii, korean war, each memorial
[46:47] has a deep connection and honor
[46:50] the memorial walkway and ensure
[46:52] the recipients with hawai'I
[46:55] island connections has the best
[46:57] honor at the hawaiian cemetery.
[46:58] The funds will cover
[47:00] preparation, excavation, grading
[47:02] and foundation work which will
[47:04] enable construction to proceed.
[47:05] The american allegiance,
[47:07] veterans of foreign wars,
[47:08] daughters of the american
[47:10] revolution, scouts of america
[47:14] are pursuing additional funding
[47:15] resources. Council member
[47:17] hustace from support on this
[47:19] resolution is a critical part
[47:20] for this completion. I would
[47:23] like to recognize chair inaba
[47:24] and council member villegas for
[47:26] their continued support not only
[47:29] to our veterans but also, the
[47:32] west hawai'I veterans cemetery.
[47:35] I respectfully urge this
[47:40] council's approval of this
[47:41] resolution.
[47:43] >>thank you.
[47:54] >> next speaker, please.
[47:57] >>public speaker: aloha. I'm
[48:03] lily speaking on resolution
[48:04] 641-26. An appropriation from
[48:04] council member
[48:06] kanealii-kleinfelder to my
[48:10] family's non-profit foundation.
[48:14] For expenses relating to our
[48:17] ceremony honoring the
[48:18] preservation of the honolulu,
[48:21] also known as honolulu landing.
[48:23] First and foremost, I ish to
[48:29] convey my oana's sincerest
[48:30] gratitude to mayor alameda and
[48:33] his staff, particularly the
[48:35] folks in the ponc division and
[48:37] to you, the hawai'I county
[48:39] council for graciously approving
[48:47] the acquisition of honolulu. My
[48:52] maternal grandmother was born
[48:55] there and I can recall that she
[48:57] fondly spoke of her life there.
[49:04] We recently submitted a grant
[49:05] application to ponc for
[49:06] stewardship funds to continue
[49:06] the preservation process and
[49:08] maintenance of the property. As
[49:10] we explore restoration options
[49:17] of the former house dwellings,
[49:18] garden and livestock enclosures
[49:21] and most important the burials
[49:23] that exist there. We hope to
[49:27] work very closely with the state
[49:30] to see if these are protected.
[49:32] We have formed partnership with
[49:34] three area non-profits, two of
[49:37] whom have also applied for ponc
[49:39] funds to help in the undertaking
[49:42] of this venture. And to be
[49:45] funded and we hope to
[49:48] collaborate and provide
[49:52] opportunities for high school
[49:58] students and other areas in puna
[49:59] to help with learning as we seek
[50:05] to restore the illage. I would
[50:06] like to close with a special
[50:06] mahalo to counsel
[50:06] cil members
[50:07] kierkiewicz and
[50:08] kanealii-kleinfelder for your
[50:11] funding support, your generous
[50:13] funding support of our
[50:16] dedication ceremony which will
[50:21] occur saturday OCTOBER 17th at
[50:24] 10:00 A.M. At the county park at
[50:38] the bottom of -- in hawaiian
[50:38] beaches. You should have already
[50:39] received our invitation and we
[50:40] hope to see you. We hope you
[50:41] will attend. Thank you.
[50:42] >>
[50:43] >> thank you for your testimony.
[50:45] >>
[51:24] >> next speaker, please. Aloha,
[51:27] council. I would like to invite
[51:31] you to celebrate the fiesta of
[51:34] the philippines. The funding
[51:36] will support the programming of
[51:40] the expenses for this
[51:42] celebration. In east hawai'I,
[51:44] this tradition has flourished
[51:47] bringing together multiple
[51:48] filipinos together to share our 3
[51:50] culture and love for the
[51:52] traditions and helping filipino
[51:54] individuals like me in learning
[51:56] and deepening our relationship
[51:59] with the homeland. I actually
[52:01] learned about the tradition and
[52:04] got one myself at the barrio
[52:06] fiesta. I visited the tattoo
[52:21] artist in the philippines during
[52:29] my sabbatical time. This is
[52:29] very profound. This brings
[52:31] multiple filipino communities
[52:33] together to share the culture
[52:36] and love of the tradition and
[52:38] help individuals. The filipinos
[52:39] have contributed to the history
[52:42] of hawai'I as a tate but more
[52:43] importantly here on the big
[52:44] island. The hawai'I association
[52:47] of filipino educators have
[52:49] formed to ensure that the
[52:51] culture is brought into a
[52:53] relationship into the university
[52:57] curriculum. One MAY see these
[52:59] joyous events as a party, I'm
[53:02] not going to lie, the filipinos
[53:04] throw the best parties and they
[53:05] are significant in the lives of
[53:07] our students at uh hilo and
[53:09] hawai'I island. I fully support
[53:29] the funding request for this
[53:30] event.
[53:33] >>please introduce yourself.
[53:34] Please introduce yourself.
[53:35] >> you have three minutes for
[53:35] your testimony.
[53:38] >>public speaker: thank you, I'm
[53:48] renee godoy. First I want to
[53:52] speak about resolutions 636-26
[53:56] and 656-26, supporting our
[53:58] robust couples conference for
[53:59] first responders, and I want to
[54:02] start with a story of last year.
[54:05] We had a couple on the verge of
[54:07] divorce. They went to speak to
[54:09] one of our chaplains and the
[54:11] chaplain said just give this a
[54:13] chance, just try this before you
[54:16] divorce. They have several
[54:18] children, and she didn't want to
[54:20] see them in a divorce. They came
[54:22] to the conference. It turned
[54:24] their marriage around. They came
[54:26] in upset and they left happy. So
[54:29] that's why we o it. As you
[54:31] know, first responders, they
[54:34] deal with long shifts, exposures
[54:36] to life threatening situations
[54:38] and long absences from home ot
[54:40] just during their shifts but
[54:43] every natural disaster, you do
[54:47] not have response at home
[54:51] because they are out epi
[54:51] nsuring
[54:54] the safety of the public. They
[54:56] are often not there for the
[54:57] holidays and that tends to take
[55:01] a toll in a relationship. First
[55:02] responders receive hundreds if
[55:04] not thousands of hours in
[55:13] training on all kinds of stuff.
[55:14] I often ask them, okay, how much
[55:15] training have you had a good
[55:18] partner, a good spouse, a goats
[55:20] father and mother, how many
[55:22] books have you read on those
[55:24] topics and MAY be where you are
[55:25] struggling because you have
[55:26] thousands of hours in training
[55:29] on everything that impacts your
[55:31] career, but nothing on how your
[55:34] career is impacting the most
[55:36] important relationships that are
[55:38] in your life. And this is what
[55:40] robust ttempts to do. We do
[55:42] bring in the people that
[55:44] specifically address the unique
[55:48] stresses that our first
[55:49] responder family is going to
[55:55] face in their career. I want to
[55:56] thank council member kagiwada
[55:59] and hustace for introducing this
[56:01] resolution, also thank you to
[56:02] their staff members because I
[56:04] know, I come up to say we are
[56:06] doing all of these awesome
[56:08] things and they have to make
[56:10] spreadsheets and tables nd all
[56:13] of those things. A shout out to
[56:18] yours which are shannon andelwin
[56:19] and the books that you are 3
[56:21] providing for training that we
[56:27] put resources in the hands and
[56:28] take with them when they leave
[56:29] for the first responders and
[56:30] training for the first
[56:32] responders and their families.
[56:34] Thank you to all of your aids
[56:36] that help us with this. Thank
[56:37] you very much. Council.
[56:39] >>
[56:42] >> thank you for your testimony.
[56:46] Chair your next testifier is
[56:53] dell testifying on resolution
[56:55] 609, 602. When you are ready to
[56:56] begin, introduce yourself and
[57:00] you have three minutes per
[57:01] agenda item and you have three
[57:04] minutes to transition.
[57:04] >>public speaker: I hope to
[57:06] transition easy so we don't have
[57:09] to stop the clock. Good morning,
[57:13] my name is dell. I'm here
[57:14] again. I do appreciate what you
[57:17] all do, I do. It's hard to thank
[57:19] just any one of you because it's
[57:29] all of you. I'm here to support
[57:40] that. Not only that, I lways
[57:40] come before you because this
[57:52] chronic issue of staffing and
[58:03] vacancies is prevalent. I hear
[58:04] it through testimony and through
[58:15] some of your comments. So it is
[58:16] there. And to ignore it
[58:27] sometimes when we be theed and
[58:28] pass a million dollar consultant
[58:39] fees is kind of unexcusable and
[58:39] unacceptable to me. I say this
[58:40] because I know this passed to
[58:40] support unit but a lot of the
[58:40] times when I research, there is
[58:40] $40 million that was spent last
[58:41] year alone on consultant fees.
[58:41] And in the meantime, we've got
[58:41] vacancies with the leveled
[58:41] ifeguard,
[58:42] fire department, police
[58:42] department and wastewater. We
[58:42] are extending agreements into
[58:42] five years for the different
[58:43] structure. That's, kind of,
[58:43] unacceptable because the cuts
[58:43] will be more astronomical if we
[58:48] wait that long. So all I'm
[58:48] saying is while you look at the
[58:57] different ussian
[58:58] esolutions like bill
[59:00] 163, where is the money coming
[59:03] from. Was glad to sit her to
[59:05] listening to testimonies
[59:08] regarding bill 173. It's true.
[59:09] These are just paper things
[59:11] coming before us. What are the
[59:13] most fiscal responsible thing to
[59:16] do. Do we do this for the
[59:18] county? Which is why you are
[59:20] all here. But do we do it for
[59:22] the residents that you represent
[59:24] in the county. For me, please
[59:31] give pause to them, due to the
[59:32] resolutions and communications
[59:35] and bills that require fees for
[59:36] consultants because we are
[59:38] spending way too much for future
[59:40] and not dealing with the current
[59:43] crisis we have now. So to me,
[59:45] no. 1, fill the vacancies. They
[59:47] are in all departments. We
[59:50] cannot keep on moving things on
[59:53] without fixing that problem. We
[59:58] can't. We cannot do the
[1:00:03] projects without fixing it. And
[1:00:06] do away with the 90 days. Just
[1:00:08] hire them. We don't have to
[1:00:21] worry about the m
[1:00:22] >>
[1:00:23] >> thank you for your testimony.
[1:00:31] Chair, your last testifier at
[1:00:32] the beginning of the meeting is
[1:00:35] stephanie. Please introduce
[1:00:35] yourself.
[1:00:36] >> you have three minutes for
[1:00:37] your testimony.
[1:00:38] >>if you can just introduce 3
[1:00:52] yourself and
[1:00:55] on behalf of bills or
[1:00:59] communications 1001, first. But
[1:01:01] before I do that, I would like
[1:01:03] to congratulate those of you who
[1:01:07] applied for your jobs as county 3
[1:01:09] council people and were hired
[1:01:11] during the primary. I think that
[1:01:14] it's wonderful that you can put
[1:01:18] your shoulders to the wheel and
[1:01:20] focus on your service to the
[1:01:21] community instead of the
[1:01:24] campaign which I know can be
[1:01:30] draining. I really appreciate
[1:01:34] what you do. Serving on the puna
[1:01:34] community development plan, I
[1:01:37] can see how important it is to
[1:01:39] have your support and have your
[1:01:43] ear when we set priorities as
[1:01:44] community development plan
[1:01:46] action committees. So that we
[1:01:49] can realize and implement some
[1:01:50] of the goals and objectives
[1:01:52] within our plans and this is not
[1:01:55] just for puna, but island wide.
[1:01:57] When action committees are not
[1:01:59] fully staffed, what my
[1:02:01] experience has been as an action
[1:02:03] committee member is that we
[1:02:07] don't meet quorum, so we can't
[1:02:10] proceed and do business because
[1:02:13] we only have funding to meet
[1:02:15] every other month. If we MISS A
[1:02:16] month, we can't vote, but you
[1:02:19] know, it's a problem. So today,
[1:02:25] I'm very grateful that we have
[1:02:36] two nominees here. I met jail
[1:02:46] lyn 3
[1:02:46] last year and I was very
[1:02:46] impressed with her focus, her
[1:02:46] groundedness and willingness to
[1:02:46] serve within the hawaiian acres
[1:02:46] community. So I mentioned to
[1:02:46] her, hey, would you consider
[1:02:46] being on the action committee so
[1:02:48] we can fill some seats and I'm
[1:02:50] just very grateful for her
[1:03:02] I would like to testify now on
[1:03:13] communications 1002.
[1:03:24] I believe I met gary a couple
[1:03:24] years ago and I was very
[1:03:24] impressed with his passion for
[1:03:24] food security. Being on an
[1:03:24] island and especially with all
[1:03:24] of the funding that's being cut,
[1:03:26] gary has some insights that he
[1:03:30] can bring to the table on food
[1:03:35] security. So I support both of
[1:03:36] these folks and I also
[1:03:38] appreciate gary for his
[1:03:40] willingness to serve. I
[1:03:51] wholeheartedly ask that you run
[1:03:53] their names through and get them
[1:03:55] confirmed for the next action
[1:03:57] committee meeting. Mahalo.
[1:04:02] >>
[1:04:02] >> thank you for your testimony.
[1:04:02] >>with that, chair, those are
[1:04:02] all the testifiers that you have
[1:04:03] at the beginning of the meeting
[1:04:08] noting that we have a testifier
[1:04:30] for an agenda item. Thank you.
[1:04:30] >>thank you. Are there any
[1:04:30] discussions to the meeting
[1:04:30] minutes of JULY 23, 2025, MAY
[1:04:30] 21, 2026, JUNE 3, 2026? Seeing
[1:04:30] none, the meeting minutes are
[1:04:30] approved. We will proceed with
[1:04:30] the course.
[1:04:30] >>
[1:04:31] >>clerk:
[1:04:32] comm. 1001: nomination of jaylyn
[1:04:33] brendlen to the puna community
[1:04:33] development plan action
[1:04:34] committee
[1:04:34] from mayor c. Kimo alameda,
[1:04:35] dated JULY 28, 2026, requesting
[1:04:36] the council's
[1:04:36] review and confirmation.
[1:04:37] Waived: goeac (Comm. 1001.1)
[1:04:37] Requires council
[1:04:44] confirmation by: SEPTEMBER 10,
[1:04:45] >> council member ashley
[1:04:46] kierkiewicz: chair, motion to
[1:04:51] close file on communication 1001
[1:04:52] and confirm the nomination to
[1:05:01] the puna cdp action committee.
[1:05:02] >>we have a motion and second by
[1:05:04] council member kierkiewicz and
[1:05:07] hustace. All in favor say,
[1:05:07] "aye"
[1:05:07] >> aye.
[1:05:16] >> any opposed?
[1:05:19] you know what, that's why I was
[1:05:21] asking. I was looking earlier.
[1:05:24] It didn't look familiar. MR.
[1:05:28] Alameda, please introduce us.
[1:05:29] >>micah alameda, executive
[1:05:31] assistant: mahalo nui, MR.
[1:05:34] Chair. Back-to-back days, we
[1:05:35] don't do this often. One thing I
[1:05:38] appreciate on council, office of
[1:05:41] the mayor. One thing I do
[1:05:42] appreciate about council days is
[1:05:43] the appreciation and their
[1:05:47] gratitude that we start off with
[1:05:55] honoring officer haweo award and
[1:05:56] two youth, and honoring our
[1:06:00] lifeguards and fire and in parks
[1:06:01] and rec. Starting off with
[1:06:04] gratitude is what makes this
[1:06:07] county different from other
[1:06:09] municipalities across this
[1:06:11] current united states. This is
[1:06:13] one of the reasons that makes
[1:06:15] this the best island I think in
[1:06:17] our island chain. I also want to
[1:06:19] just share the appreciation we
[1:06:21] have for the work that you folks
[1:06:22] do.
[1:06:25] It's not easy. Many of you have
[1:06:29] multiple jobs, young keiki.
[1:06:30] This work calls yu. You are
[1:06:32] doing this work for the greater
[1:06:33] service and as someone who is
[1:06:36] also a servant of this work with
[1:06:38] young keiki who often take he
[1:06:40] backseat to what we do here,
[1:06:42] mahalo you guys. It is not
[1:06:45] easy, but you folks step forward
[1:06:47] every single day. As someone
[1:06:48] from the administration who
[1:06:49] comes here to bring individuals
[1:06:51] every two weeks or monthly, I
[1:06:54] never know what to expect. But
[1:06:56] I can tell you this, I can
[1:07:00] expect gratitude to start as a
[1:07:06] foundation. And as a shared
[1:07:09] value. Moving right off into it,
[1:07:40] I'm going to start with jalyn
[1:07:49] comes to us. She used to serve
[1:07:50] on the hawaiian acres. She lives
[1:07:51] on hawaiian acres. I respect her
[1:07:53] for that. It's hard work to live
[1:07:55] there the way it is now. Mahalo
[1:07:56] for continuing to sustain life
[1:07:59] out there in upper puna. She
[1:08:02] comes to us with an associate's
[1:08:04] degree, self-employed farmer and
[1:08:09] as you heard from stephanie,
[1:08:10] jalyn is super bright and will
[1:08:15] show up for puna. Mahalo and MR.
[1:08:16] Chair, back to you.
[1:08:18] >>thank you. Would you like to
[1:08:20] share anything about this cdp
[1:08:38] action committee?
[1:08:46] >> thank you. I appreciate being
[1:08:47] here. Our roads are a concern in
[1:08:50] our county and we have potential
[1:08:52] issues and solutions. So, being
[1:08:55] able to be part of the solution
[1:08:58] is what I'm really grateful for
[1:09:00] that opportunity to do and
[1:09:02] however, that serves, I'm here
[1:09:14] for it. Thank you.
[1:09:15] >>klein thank you very much for
[1:09:19] being hre. I know you from the
[1:09:20] hawaiian corporation where you
[1:09:21] are PRESIDENT, correct me if I
[1:09:22] am wrong?
[1:09:24] >> I have actually recently
[1:09:25] resigned from that.
[1:09:28] >>I understand. I understand why
[1:09:29] you stepped up and why you
[1:09:31] stepped down. Why it's
[1:09:33] difficult. You are not paid, and
[1:09:35] you stand up and do a job and
[1:09:42] try to help your community and I
[1:09:43] have been to those meetings and
[1:09:44] they are brutal especially to
[1:09:46] make those meetings an absolute
[1:09:50] nightmare. So y point is, do
[1:09:51] you understand the issues that
[1:09:54] we have in puna, specifically do
[1:09:55] you understand some of the road
[1:09:57] challenges that we have with the
[1:10:01] private subdivisions and their
[1:10:02] roads?
[1:10:05] You live there, and you know and
[1:10:06] that's the difference. Some
[1:10:08] people n the committee, some
[1:10:10] people in community can speak to
[1:10:11] it, but they don't understand
[1:10:14] it. Having you on the action
[1:10:17] committee will provide not only
[1:10:21] a leg up for upper puna in
[1:10:24] district 5, given what I'm
[1:10:26] seeing today with MR. Rosenberg
[1:10:34] and yourself. But also, start
[1:10:35] to more of a deeper insight as
[1:10:37] to what is needed in puna. The
[1:10:39] way I opened is specific because
[1:10:43] you stepped up to help community
[1:10:45] in the hawaiian corporation and
[1:10:46] you stepped down because it was
[1:10:49] a lot, but you are stepping back
[1:10:51] up to be on the action committee
[1:10:53] which is similar but more of a
[1:10:55] county driven mechanism. And I
[1:10:57] expect great things from you on
[1:11:04] this committee. Thank you and to
[1:11:05] the administration for bringing
[1:11:09] MS. Brendalyn forward.
[1:11:20] >>thank you, council member. I
[1:11:21] do appreciate that and really do
[1:11:32] hope to bring not only
[1:11:36] resolutions for our roads but
[1:11:37] for our associations as well. I
[1:11:37] see a lot of people performing
[1:11:37] and come forward with a lot of
[1:11:38] great plans and sometimes it
[1:11:38] needs a few extra places to make
[1:11:38] the action follow through.
[1:11:38] >>one question, did shannon help
[1:11:39] you get onto the commission, did
[1:11:40] she bring you forward? No?
[1:11:41] Okay, thank you.
[1:11:44] >>thank you, council member,
[1:11:44] kierkiewicz.
[1:11:45] >>
[1:11:45] >> council member ashley
[1:11:46] kierkiewicz: thank you. It was
[1:11:48] so nice o immediate you earlier
[1:11:50] this morning. Thank you for
[1:11:52] making the time to volunteer to
[1:11:54] support community. While you do
[1:11:57] reside in district 5, you do sit
[1:11:58] on the puna community
[1:12:00] development action committee. So
[1:12:02] taking a step back and thinking
[1:12:03] about how your community is
[1:12:04] integrated with the entire
[1:12:06] region and making sure that
[1:12:09] there is equitable distribution,
[1:12:10] of resources and access 3
[1:12:15] throughout the entire region
[1:12:18] which is on oahu. We are going
[1:12:21] to be terming out in three
[1:12:24] months and new leaders
[1:12:27] representing puna, two district
[1:12:28] representatives. I have always
[1:12:30] had a wonderful relationship
[1:12:31] with the action committee and
[1:12:32] different projects that you
[1:12:34] would like to do or legislation
[1:12:36] and often do the action
[1:12:37] committee to socialize those
[1:12:39] ideas because you are
[1:12:44] individuals that live in
[1:12:45] community and going to be
[1:12:45] impacted by any of those
[1:12:46] practices with legislation. I
[1:12:50] encourage you and MR. Rosenberg
[1:12:57] to develop that position with
[1:12:57] those elected officials because
[1:12:58] there is partnerships to be
[1:12:59] developed. We have the
[1:13:01] opportunity to impact and craft
[1:13:08] legislation. So lean in those
[1:13:09] relationships and you have a
[1:13:09] wonderful action committee. I'm
[1:13:12] so happy to see stephanie this
[1:13:18] morning. You are going to add
[1:13:19] incredible value. Thank you for
[1:13:19] serving.
[1:13:20] >>thank you very much. I
[1:13:21] appreciate the advice and
[1:13:22] encouragement moving forward
[1:13:23] too.
[1:13:24] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[1:13:25] thank you. Thank you for
[1:13:26] stepping up. I wanted to give
[1:13:32] you a shout out. My staff was
[1:13:35] very excited to see our name
[1:13:35] your name
[1:13:37] coming forward and very
[1:13:38] knowledgeable about the road and
[1:13:39] perfect for the action
[1:13:40] committee. Good luck and happy
[1:13:43] to support your nomination.
[1:13:46] >>thank you, I appreciate that.
[1:13:47] Kagiwada. Yes, to speak a little
[1:13:50] bit of what you are saying about
[1:13:53] really taking into account our
[1:13:55] entire community of puna and
[1:13:57] it's not just our roads that
[1:14:02] connect us, but we are all
[1:14:04] really equally affected by the
[1:14:06] amount of rain we receive and
[1:14:08] drainage that heavily affects
[1:14:10] our roads. When I do look at
[1:14:18] some of the issues at hawaiian
[1:14:19] acres faces and some areas are
[1:14:22] facing the same issues and we
[1:14:25] can resolve for our future
[1:14:26] generations.
[1:14:28] >>mahalo again. We didn't see
[1:14:30] you in committee until two
[1:14:32] weeks. All in favor say, "aye"
[1:14:32] >> aye.
[1:14:33] >> any opposed? Of confirming
[1:14:43] the nomination of jalyn
[1:14:44] brendlyn, all in favor say,
[1:14:45] "aye"
[1:14:45] >> aye.
[1:14:47] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:14:48] 9 ayes. Congratulations and good
[1:14:50] luck.
[1:14:51] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:14:52] for communication 1002? Hearing
[1:14:52] none.
[1:14:52] >>
[1:14:53] rosenberg to the puna community
[1:14:54] development plan action
[1:14:54] committee
[1:14:55] from mayor c. Kimo alameda,
[1:14:55] dated JULY 28, 2026, requesting
[1:14:56] the council's
[1:14:56] review and confirmation.
[1:14:57] Waived: goeac (Comm. 1002.1)
[1:14:59] Requires council
[1:15:04] confirmation by: SEPTEMBER 10,
[1:15:15] 2026 (Section 13-4(K),
[1:15:16] >> council member ashley
[1:15:18] kierkiewicz: chair, motion to
[1:15:20] confirm the nomination.
[1:15:21] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:15:22] by council member kierkiewicz
[1:15:23] and kanealii-kleinfelder to
[1:15:26] close file on communication 1002
[1:15:29] and confirm the nomination of
[1:15:31] gary rosenberg to the puna cdp
[1:15:34] action cmmittee. Micah alameda,
[1:15:37] executive assistant: mahalo
[1:15:42] chair inaba. It is my pleasure
[1:15:47] to recommended gary rosenberg to
[1:15:49] the puna community development
[1:15:51] plan action committee. He's been
[1:15:53] a resident for over 35 years. He
[1:15:57] came to me initially as a
[1:16:01] referral from MS. Bath who also 3
[1:16:02] referred jalyn. Through that,
[1:16:05] actually spoke o MR. Rosenberg
[1:16:07] a few times over the phone and
[1:16:10] physically when he came into the
[1:16:13] office and talking to him over
[1:16:15] the phone, I thought he was the
[1:16:17] real deal. Through my
[1:16:19] conversations with him, I
[1:16:22] realized he has a huge passion
[1:16:24] and mega force for food security
[1:16:26] and very passionate about
[1:16:27] agriculture. When he was talking
[1:16:29] about raising pigs and working
[1:16:31] with students, I said,
[1:16:32] kamehameha schools where I went
[1:16:38] to school, they have a piggery
[1:16:39] and he said I'm already working
[1:16:42] with that. He comes to us right
[1:16:43] from the farm going straight
[1:16:51] back after this. I believe he
[1:16:55] would benefit greatly from MR.
[1:16:57] Rosenberg's experience. MR.
[1:17:18] Chair, back to you.
[1:17:21] >> I appreciates
[1:17:22] you stepping up.
[1:17:24] I'm going to ask you one thing.
[1:17:26] You are very animated and very
[1:17:29] go get em done when it comes to
[1:17:33] doing tings. In the action
[1:17:35] committee. You are going to
[1:17:52] have to its my only comment and
[1:17:54] will do great work. Which is be
[1:17:55] ready to simmer down a little
[1:17:57] bit and be ready to team play
[1:18:17] with your other members.
[1:18:18] >> council member ashley
[1:18:19] kierkiewicz: I see you out
[1:18:19] there. You come to council today
[1:18:20] letting us know what you do for
[1:18:22] a living and that is working
[1:18:25] with with our aina for
[1:18:27] communities. He runs the
[1:18:29] institute, part of our food
[1:18:30] summit panel discussions in
[1:18:33] lower puna a couple years ago
[1:18:36] for revitalize puna activation. 3
[1:18:39] so incredibly impressed by how
[1:18:40] your mind works, the complexity
[1:18:43] of it and also the ability to
[1:18:45] take those complex ideas and do
[1:18:46] something meaningful on the
[1:18:48] ground. Bring the wealth of 3
[1:18:49] information and also bring the
[1:18:52] passions that you have to the
[1:18:52] action committee. I love the
[1:18:55] fact that you are a fire
[1:18:57] cracker. Sometimes we do need to
[1:18:58] shake things up a little bit.
[1:19:00] Use that forum as an opportunity
[1:19:03] to expound ideas and also to
[1:19:05] provide some leadership. As a
[1:19:06] committee, you folks could be
[1:19:08] writing letters and sending that
[1:19:09] to the council for
[1:19:11] consideration, to state elected
[1:19:15] officials and even to the mayor
[1:19:15] of the departments
[1:19:16] administration. I think it's
[1:19:19] important to you folks to use
[1:19:20] that opportunity to send over
[1:19:23] ideas and request their presence
[1:19:25] at future committee hearings so
[1:19:26] they know how they are going to
[1:19:29] be putting community ideas into
[1:19:30] action. Thank you for taking
[1:19:33] time off the farm to fit in
[1:19:35] conversations with community and
[1:19:37] county government to get the
[1:19:38] work done for the people. Thank
[1:19:50] you, gary.
[1:19:51] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[1:19:56] thank you, chair.
[1:19:57] . I would like to support your
[1:20:08] nomination and you are so
[1:20:08] innovate iv
[1:20:19] innovative and regenerative
[1:20:21] agriculture. I think you will
[1:20:32] light a fire under this action
[1:20:33] committee to really move it
[1:20:44] towards even more action and
[1:20:45] along with MS. Boyfriend
[1:20:56] rendlyn. Looking
[1:20:56] forward to see what you do.
[1:21:07] >>
[1:21:09] >>chair holeka goro inaba: all
[1:21:20] in favor say, "aye"
[1:21:21] >> aye.
[1:21:25] >> any opposed?
[1:21:25] >>9 ayes.
[1:21:26] >>
[1:21:26] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:21:26] for communication 1032? Hearing
[1:21:26] none.
[1:21:27] >>
[1:21:27] comm. 1032: nomination of grace
[1:21:27] reinhard to the tax board of
[1:21:27] review
[1:21:28] from mayor c. Kimo alameda,
[1:21:28] dated JULY 31, 2026, requesting
[1:21:28] the council's
[1:21:28] review and confirmation.
[1:21:29] Waived: goeac (Comm. 1032.1)
[1:21:29] Requires council
[1:21:29] confirmation by: SEPTEMBER 13,
[1:21:30] 2026
[1:21:30] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:21:30] by council member galimba and
[1:21:39] hustace to recommend grace ryan
[1:21:40] eign
[1:21:43] hard to the board of review.
[1:21:45] Micah alameda, executive
[1:21:50] assistant: MS. Reinhard was born
[1:21:53] in the philippines. Her dad
[1:21:56] served in the navy. 20 plus
[1:21:57] years of experience in real
[1:22:00] estate. To me what poke volumes
[1:22:06] throughout this process was
[1:22:07] talking story with lisa muira.
[1:22:08] Lisa shared that grace
[1:22:09] previously served on the tax
[1:22:12] board review in 2016. She's
[1:22:14] absolutely awesome. She showed
[1:22:18] up and did her homework and
[1:22:20] committed and appeared during
[1:22:22] the tax system. When it was time
[1:22:24] to nominate her, it was a no
[1:22:26] brainer given that reference
[1:22:34] from lisa muira. MR. Chair, we
[1:22:35] are hopeful for a positive
[1:22:36] confirmation.
[1:22:37] Confirmation.
[1:22:43] >>
[1:22:51] >>MS. Reinhard?
[1:22:51] >> good morning. It's an honor
[1:22:52] to be here. Working with the tax
[1:22:56] review board, that information I
[1:22:58] gained is a great help and happy
[1:23:00] to serve another term once
[1:23:40] again. Thank you very much.
[1:23:43] >> thank you. I support your
[1:23:44] nomination.
[1:23:44] >>
[1:23:45] >>chair holeka goro inaba: all
[1:23:46] in favor say, "aye"
[1:23:46] >> aye.
[1:23:48] >> any opposed? 9 ayes.
[1:23:51] >>mahalo nui, council members.
[1:23:52] We will proceed straight down
[1:24:01] through the agenda today.
[1:24:02] >>
[1:24:02] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:24:03] for resolution 609-26?
[1:24:03] >>
[1:24:04] payment of funds of later fiscal
[1:24:05] years for the funding of cost
[1:24:06] items associated with the hawaii
[1:24:06] government employees
[1:24:07] association, bargaining unit 15,
[1:24:08] for the contract period
[1:24:08] beginning JULY 1, 2025, and
[1:24:09] ending JUNE 30, 2029
[1:24:10] the estimated costs over the
[1:24:10] four years of the new contract
[1:24:11] resulting from lumpsum payments,
[1:24:12] across-the-board increases, and
[1:24:12] step movements would be
[1:24:13] $1,819,315.
[1:24:13] Reference: comm. 971
[1:24:14] intr. By: council member
[1:24:15] kanealii-kleinfelder
[1:24:28] kanealii-kleinfelder: chair,
[1:24:31] motion to approve resolution
[1:24:33] 609-26.
[1:24:34] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:24:35] by council member
[1:24:37] kanealii-kleinfelder and hustace
[1:24:40] to approve resolution 609-26.
[1:24:41] All in favor say, "aye"
[1:24:41] >> aye.
[1:24:42] >> any opposed?
[1:24:54] Motion carries, nine ayes.
[1:24:55] Resolution 609-26 is approved.
[1:24:57] >>is there
[1:24:58] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:24:58] for resolution 610-26? Hearing
[1:24:59] none.
[1:24:59] >>
[1:25:00] payment of funds of later fiscal
[1:25:01] years to enter into a multi-year
[1:25:01] licensing agreement with mri
[1:25:02] software llc for pha pro
[1:25:03] software and related services
[1:25:03] to be used by the office of
[1:25:04] housing and community
[1:25:04] development
[1:25:05] authorizes the mayor to enter
[1:25:06] into a five-year agreement with
[1:25:06] an approximate
[1:25:07] annual cost of $55,593 for the
[1:25:08] first year and increasing
[1:25:08] thereafter to provide
[1:25:09] software licensing and other
[1:25:10] related services to be used by
[1:25:10] the department to meet
[1:25:11] program requirements and
[1:25:11] efficiently document
[1:25:12] communications with applicants,
[1:25:13] participants, and vendors.
[1:25:13] Reference: comm. 972
[1:25:14] intr. By: council member
[1:25:30] kanealii-kleinfelder
[1:25:32] >>chair, motion to approve
[1:25:35] resolution 610-26.
[1:25:36] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:25:38] by council member hustace and
[1:25:41] kagiwada to approve resolution 3
[1:25:43] 610-26. All in favor say, "aye"
[1:25:44] >> aye.
[1:25:45] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:25:46] 7 ayes, two excused. Council
[1:25:49] members kanealii-kleinfelder and
[1:25:58] kierkiewicz. Resolution 610-26
[1:25:59] is approved.
[1:26:02] >>
[1:26:02] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:26:12] for esolution 611-26? Hearing
[1:26:12] none.
[1:26:12] >>
[1:26:14] mayor to enter into an
[1:26:15] intergovernmental agreement with
[1:26:15] the state of hawaii, department
[1:26:16] of the attorney general, to
[1:26:17] receive a grant for the hawai?I
[1:26:17] police de-escalation training
[1:26:18] project
[1:26:18] allows for the receipt of
[1:26:19] $129,033 in federally-derived
[1:26:20] funds to be used to conduct
[1:26:20] verbal judo de-escalation
[1:26:21] training for law enforcement.
[1:26:22] Reference: comm. 973
[1:26:22] intr. By: council member
[1:26:25] kanealii-kleinfelder
[1:26:29] chair, motion to approve.
[1:26:30] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:26:31] by kanealii-kleinfelder and
[1:26:34] hustace to approve resolution
[1:26:37] 611-26. All in favor say, "aye"
[1:26:37] >> aye.
[1:26:49] >> any opposed?
[1:26:51] >>
[1:26:52] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:26:53] for resolution 612-26? Hearing
[1:26:53] none.
[1:26:53] >>
[1:26:54] payment of funds from later
[1:26:55] fiscal years to enter into a
[1:26:56] multi-year agreement for online
[1:26:56] legal research services and
[1:26:57] legal print resources for the
[1:26:57] office
[1:26:58] of the corporation counsel
[1:26:59] authorizes the mayor to enter
[1:26:59] into a five-year agreement with
[1:27:00] an approximate
[1:27:00] monthly cost of $13,522.08 until
[1:27:01] DECEMBER 31, 2026, and then
[1:27:02] $14,245 per month
[1:27:02] until the end of year one, with
[1:27:03] an increase of seven percent per
[1:27:04] year thereafter for
[1:27:04] proprietary software and other
[1:27:05] services.
[1:27:05] Reference: comm. 975
[1:27:06] intr. By: council member
[1:27:27] kanealii-kleinfelder
[1:27:27] it's been moved and seconded by
[1:27:28] council member
[1:27:29] kanealii-kleinfelder and hustace
[1:27:34] to approve resolution 612-26.
[1:27:34] All in favor say, "aye"
[1:27:35] >> aye.
[1:27:38] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:27:40] 9 ayes. Resolution 612-26 is
[1:27:40] approved.
[1:27:46] >>
[1:27:47] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:27:55] for resolution 614-26? Hearing
[1:27:56] none.
[1:27:56] >>
[1:27:58] mayor to enter into an
[1:27:59] intergovernmental
[1:28:00] agreement with the united states
[1:28:00] department of justice,
[1:28:01] office of justice programs, to
[1:28:02] receive a grant to purchase
[1:28:03] two handheld mass spectrometers
[1:28:03] for the hawaii police
[1:28:04] department
[1:28:04] the handheld mass spectrometers
[1:28:05] will be used to identify low
[1:28:06] concentrations or trace amounts
[1:28:06] of illicit substances,
[1:28:07] specifically fentanyl, for law
[1:28:08] enforcement purposes.
[1:28:08] Reference: comm. 980
[1:28:09] intr. By: council member
[1:28:14] kagiwada
[1:28:15] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[1:28:16] been moved and seconded by
[1:28:18] council member kagiwada and
[1:28:21] hustace. All in favor say,
[1:28:21] "aye"
[1:28:21] >> aye.
[1:28:23] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:28:26] 9 ayes. Resolution 614-26 is
[1:28:26] approved.
[1:28:26] >>
[1:28:27] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:28:28] for resolution 615-26? Hearing
[1:28:28] none.
[1:28:29] Mayor to enter into an
[1:28:29] intergovernmental
[1:28:30] agreement with the state of
[1:28:31] hawaii, department of the
[1:28:31] attorney general, to receive a
[1:28:32] grant for the domestic
[1:28:33] violence prosecution project
[1:28:33] funds will be used to partially
[1:28:34] fund one deputy prosecuting
[1:28:34] attorney position
[1:28:35] focused on misdemeanor domestic
[1:28:36] violence and protective order
[1:28:36] crimes in which
[1:28:37] the victim is an adult woman.
[1:28:38] Reference: comm. 981
[1:28:38] intr. By: council member
[1:28:52] kagiwada
[1:28:52] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[1:28:54] chair, motion to approve
[1:28:58] resolution 615-26.
[1:28:58] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:29:00] by council member kagiwada and
[1:29:03] hustace to approve resolution
[1:29:10] 615-26.
[1:29:11] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[1:29:12] I just want to say we do have
[1:29:13] members of the prosecutors
[1:29:13] office here if you want to ask
[1:29:14] any questions.
[1:29:17] >>thank you. Seeing none, all in
[1:29:17] favor say, "aye"
[1:29:17] >> aye.
[1:29:30] >> any opposed?
[1:29:33] 9 ayes, resolution 615 is
[1:29:35] approved. Mahalo for being here
[1:29:35] today.
[1:29:35] >>
[1:29:36] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:29:37] for resolution 616-26? Seeing
[1:29:37] none.
[1:29:37] >>
[1:29:38] mayor to enter into an
[1:29:38] intergovernmental
[1:29:39] agreement with the state of
[1:29:40] hawaii, department of
[1:29:40] health, for the installation and
[1:29:41] maintenance of two
[1:29:41] naloxone nasal spray
[1:29:42] distribution boxes
[1:29:43] the distribution boxes will be
[1:29:43] installed at the hilo county
[1:29:44] building and the west
[1:29:45] hawai? Civic center in kona and
[1:29:45] maintained by the mayor's
[1:29:46] office.
[1:29:46] Reference: comm. 982
[1:29:47] intr. By: council member
[1:29:55] kagiwada
[1:30:01] motion to approve resolution
[1:30:02] 616-26.
[1:30:03] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:30:06] by council member kagiwada and
[1:30:07] hustace. All in favor say, "aye"
[1:30:08] >> aye.
[1:30:11] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:30:15] 9 ayes, resolution 616 hoof
[1:30:15] -26 is
[1:30:16] approved.
[1:30:17] >>
[1:30:17] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:30:23] for resolution 617-26? Hearing
[1:30:23] none.
[1:30:23] >>
[1:30:26] nominations made by the
[1:30:27] executive committee
[1:30:27] of the hawaii state association
[1:30:28] of counties for the
[1:30:29] national association of counties
[1:30:29] (Naco) Board of directors
[1:30:30] and the western interstate
[1:30:31] region (Wir) Board of directors
[1:30:32] requests the council's approval
[1:30:32] of the following slates of
[1:30:33] officers: naco-
[1:30:33] kipukai kualii, kauai county and
[1:30:34] tommy waters, city and county of
[1:30:34] honolulu;
[1:30:35] and wir-shane sinenci, maui
[1:30:36] county and arryl kaneshiro,
[1:30:36] kauai county.
[1:30:37] Reference: comm. 983
[1:30:53] intr. By: council member kimball
[1:30:54] >>council member heather l.
[1:30:56] Kimball: chair, motion to
[1:30:56] approve.
[1:30:57] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:30:59] by council member kimball and
[1:31:02] galimba to approve resolution
[1:31:04] 617-26.
[1:31:05] >>council member heather l.
[1:31:07] Kimball: no comment.
[1:31:08] >> council member matt
[1:31:09] kanealii-kleinfelder: just, to
[1:31:12] MS. Kimball, maybe you know more
[1:31:14] about this than I do, but given
[1:31:21] what's going on with MR. Waters
[1:31:22] right now, what's the thought
[1:31:22] process?
[1:31:23] >> this term began in JULY and
[1:31:26] will extend through his term on
[1:31:30] the council in honolulu until
[1:31:32] january, in which case h sac
[1:31:34] will appoint someone else to
[1:31:35] take that position from the city
[1:31:43] and county.
[1:31:44] >>chair holeka goro inaba: all
[1:31:44] in favor say, "aye"
[1:31:45] >> aye.
[1:31:47] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:31:57] 9 ayes. Resolution 617-26 is
[1:31:57] approved.
[1:31:57] >>
[1:31:58] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:31:59] for resolution 627-26? Hearing
[1:31:59] none.
[1:31:59] >>
[1:32:00] mayor to enter into an
[1:32:00] intergovernmental
[1:32:01] agreement with the state of
[1:32:02] hawaii, department of land
[1:32:02] and natural resources, to
[1:32:03] receive a grant for four
[1:32:04] attendees to participate in the
[1:32:04] national alliance of
[1:32:05] preservation commissions forum
[1:32:05] 2026
[1:32:06] allows for the receipt of
[1:32:07] $20,192 in federally-derived
[1:32:07] funds to cover travel stipends
[1:32:08] for two staff members from the
[1:32:09] planning department and two
[1:32:09] cultural resource
[1:32:10] commissioners.
[1:32:10] Reference: comm. 994
[1:32:11] intr. By: council member
[1:32:27] kanealii-kleinfelder
[1:32:28] >>
[1:32:28] >> council member matt
[1:32:29] kanealii-kleinfelder: chair,
[1:32:30] motion to approve.
[1:32:30] >>
[1:32:44] council member
[1:32:45] kanealii-kleinfelder and
[1:32:46] hustace. All in favor say, "aye"
[1:32:46] >> aye.
[1:32:47] >> any opposed? 9 ayes,
[1:32:49] resolution 627-26 is approved.
[1:32:50] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:32:55] for resolution 633-26.
[1:32:57] >>thank you. We have MR. Marks
[1:32:58] for testimony.
[1:33:00] >>public speaker: aloha and
[1:33:01] mahalo for the opportunity to
[1:33:09] provide testimony and thank you
[1:33:10] council member galimba for this
[1:33:11] resolution. I'm from the
[1:33:11] foundation and irs and
[1:33:12] charitable organization. Hawai'I
[1:33:15] county is experiencing a
[1:33:17] substantial problem with
[1:33:20] community cats, feral and stray
[1:33:25] cats and that is a problem with
[1:33:31] birds, insects and sea turtles.
[1:33:36] Hawai'I county's cats have cause
[1:33:40] very strong confrontations as a
[1:33:42] threat to native species and
[1:33:49] those who wish to see feral and
[1:33:53] stray cats in a decedent manner
[1:34:00] nt manner.
[1:34:06] Our current focus is a sanctuary
[1:34:09] located in captain cook. The
[1:34:13] requested funds will help the
[1:34:16] entire island which will help
[1:34:17] multiple locations across the
[1:34:19] island and the first year
[1:34:21] operational plan for the kona
[1:34:27] cat commons. However, -- the
[1:34:33] community cat situation in
[1:34:34] hawai'I county is so severe that
[1:34:35] no one intervention by itself
[1:34:36] will contain the problem. Thus
[1:34:37] the development and operation of
[1:34:39] the kona cat commons will serve
[1:34:41] as a pilot project for the
[1:34:42] county's broader effort to
[1:34:45] address the cat situation. The
[1:34:48] plan will be the property of
[1:34:49] hawai'I county as the owner of
[1:34:51] the plan, the county will be
[1:34:54] able to use or modify the plan
[1:34:57] at its discretion. Currently,
[1:34:58] several initiatives are underway
[1:35:00] to address the cat issue in our
[1:35:02] county. However, these efforts
[1:35:05] are uncoordinated and often work
[1:35:07] in a counterproductive manner.
[1:35:09] Thus one outcome of this project
[1:35:12] will be a major step forward in 3
[1:35:13] strengthening and coordinating
[1:35:15] the county's island wide efforts
[1:35:17] to control the community cat
[1:35:25] population in a humane manner.
[1:35:26] This will benefit several
[1:35:26] constituent
[1:35:27] cy
[1:35:29] ies across the
[1:35:32] hawai'I county island and this
[1:35:35] is due to environmental and
[1:35:37] toxic consequences of unmanaged
[1:35:40] cat population. The process
[1:35:42] will help the pro bird community
[1:35:45] that is a hreat to the native
[1:35:46] species on the island and will
[1:35:48] benefit the pro cat members of
[1:35:56] the community that seek a humane
[1:36:07] way to deal with community cats
[1:36:08] and once this becomes
[1:36:19] operational, it will benefit big
[1:36:20] island opportunities for
[1:36:28] students. Mahalo for your time.
[1:36:28] Thank you.
[1:36:29] >>
[1:36:29] >> thank you for your testimony.
[1:36:29] >>
[1:36:29] companion: bill 180
[1:36:30] transfers/appropriates an
[1:36:30] appropriation out and from a
[1:36:30] designated fund account and
[1:36:30] credits same to a designated
[1:36:31] fund account to provide a grant
[1:36:31] to d-fin foundation for
[1:36:31] its kona cat commons sanctuary
[1:36:31] project
[1:36:32] transfers $5,000 from the
[1:36:32] clerk-council services-
[1:36:32] contingency relief account
[1:36:32] (Council district 6); and
[1:36:33] credits to the department of
[1:36:33] research and development,
[1:36:33] agriculture other current
[1:36:34] expenses account.
[1:36:34] Reference: comm. 1007
[1:36:40] intr. By: council member galimba
[1:36:42] >>chair, motion to approve.
[1:36:43] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:36:45] by council member galimba and
[1:36:49] onishi to approve resolution 3
[1:36:50] 633-26.
[1:36:51] >> council member michelle m.
[1:36:52] Galimba: hank you. I would
[1:36:56] like to thank MR. Mark for his
[1:36:57] thoughtful pproach for the cat
[1:37:01] situation we are in and his
[1:37:09] request to develop a plan, I
[1:37:10] think is very appropriate. He
[1:37:10] will be working with keone with
[1:37:12] the cat sanctuary who has a lot
[1:37:15] of experience and success around
[1:37:19] this. And I actually received at
[1:37:23] least one request from another
[1:37:28] cat focused animal advocacy
[1:37:30] group asking questions around
[1:37:33] permitting and standards that I
[1:37:38] think this project will assist
[1:37:57] them. So it will again, as he
[1:37:57] said, be of benefit to the
[1:37:58] entire county and now I thank
[1:37:59] research and development for
[1:37:59] being able to spore this
[1:38:00] request.
[1:38:00] Request
[1:38:00] --
[1:38:01] sponsor this request. I ask for
[1:38:02] my fellow council members to be
[1:38:06] in favor of support.
[1:38:07] >>all in favor say, "aye"
[1:38:07] >> aye.
[1:38:08] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:38:10] with 8 ayes, one excused,
[1:38:12] council member villegas.
[1:38:18] Resolution 633-26 is approved.
[1:38:19] >>
[1:38:19] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:38:20] for resolution 634-26? Hearing
[1:38:20] none.
[1:38:20] >>
[1:38:21] transfers/appropriates an
[1:38:22] appropriation out and from a
[1:38:22] designated fund account and
[1:38:23] credits same to a designated
[1:38:24] fund account to provide a grant
[1:38:24] to ocean view skatepark
[1:38:25] association for its skate snax
[1:38:26] program
[1:38:26] transfers $4,000 from the
[1:38:27] clerk-council services-
[1:38:27] contingency relief account
[1:38:28] (Council district 6); and
[1:38:29] credits to the department of
[1:38:29] parks and recreation,
[1:38:30] administration other current
[1:38:31] expenses account.
[1:38:31] Reference: comm. 1008
[1:39:11] intr. By: council member galimba
[1:39:15] >>we have a motion and second.
[1:39:15] Dmrim
[1:39:16] >> council member michelle m.
[1:39:17] Galimba: and hustace.
[1:39:18] >>
[1:39:19] >> council member michelle m.
[1:39:20] Galimba: I would like to move
[1:39:22] to amend esolution 634-26 with
[1:39:28] the content of communication
[1:39:30] 1008.1.
[1:39:31] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:39:36] by council member galimba and
[1:39:38] vice chair onishi to amend
[1:39:48] resolution 634-26 with
[1:39:49] communication 1008.1.
[1:39:50] >>this amendments is very
[1:39:57] important and there was a little
[1:39:57] bit of misunderstanding for the
[1:39:58] project to get it down by the
[1:40:01] end of this clear and
[1:40:01] alendar year and
[1:40:04] will get them to MAY first to
[1:40:07] complete this project. I ask for
[1:40:09] my colleagues support.
[1:40:13] >>thank you. All in favor say,
[1:40:13] "aye"
[1:40:14] >> aye.
[1:40:18] >> any opposed? Admonition
[1:40:18] carries,
[1:40:19] -- 3
[1:40:22] motion carries, 9 ayes. Suspend
[1:40:24] the rules for further
[1:40:24] discussion, it's been moved and
[1:40:26] seconded by council member
[1:40:30] galimba and onishi to suspend
[1:40:32] rules. All in favor say, "aye"
[1:40:32] >> aye.
[1:40:38] >> any opposed? [Roll call]
[1:40:39] >> council member michelle m.
[1:40:40] Galimba: aye.
[1:40:42] >> council member james hustace:
[1:40:43] no.
[1:40:44] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[1:40:45] aye.
[1:40:45] >> council member matt
[1:40:47] kanealii-kleinfelder: aye.
[1:40:47] >> council member ashley
[1:40:48] kierkiewicz: aye.
[1:40:49] >>council member heather l.
[1:40:50] Kimball: no.
[1:40:51] >>vice-chair dennis "fresh"
[1:40:52] onishi: aye.
[1:40:52] >> council member rebecca
[1:40:54] villegas: aye.
[1:40:56] >>chair holeka goro inaba: aye.
[1:40:57] Chair you have seven votes in
[1:40:58] favor, council member hustace
[1:41:01] and kimball voting no. Motion
[1:41:04] carries, rules are suspended.
[1:41:04] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[1:41:06] thank you. Any further
[1:41:09] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[1:41:10] favor say, "aye"
[1:41:10] >> aye.
[1:41:17] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:41:22] 9 ayes. It is approved.
[1:41:23] >>
[1:41:24] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:41:24] for resolution 635-26? Seeing
[1:41:25] none.
[1:41:26] Transfers/appropriates an
[1:41:26] appropriation out and from a
[1:41:27] designated fund account and
[1:41:29] credits same to a designated
[1:41:30] fund account to provide a grant
[1:41:30] to ku'
[1:41:30] ikahi mediation
[1:41:34] center inc. For its basic
[1:41:34] mediation training
[1:41:35] transfers $5,000 from the
[1:41:35] clerk-council services-
[1:41:36] contingency relief account
[1:41:37] (Council district 2); and
[1:41:37] credits to the office of the
[1:41:38] prosecuting attorney, other
[1:41:39] current expenses account.
[1:41:39] Reference: comm. 1009
[1:41:40] intr. By: council member
[1:41:40] kagiwada
[1:41:52] motion to approve resolution
[1:41:56] 635-26.
[1:41:57] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:42:01] by council member kagiwada and
[1:42:02] houston
[1:42:02] hustace.
[1:42:03] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[1:42:05] thank you. Just asking for my
[1:42:06] colleagues support.
[1:42:07] >>thank you. All in favor say,
[1:42:08] "aye"
[1:42:08] >> aye.
[1:42:10] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:42:12] 9 ayes. Resolution 635-26 is
[1:42:12] approved.
[1:42:13] >>
[1:42:13] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:42:14] for resolution 636-26? Hearing
[1:42:14] none.
[1:42:15] >>
[1:42:15] transfers/appropriates an
[1:42:16] appropriation out and from a
[1:42:17] designated fund account and
[1:42:17] credits same to a designated
[1:42:18] fund account to provide a grant
[1:42:19] to the friends of first
[1:42:19] responders for its 2026 robust
[1:42:20] conference
[1:42:20] transfers $5,000 from the
[1:42:21] clerk-council services-
[1:42:22] contingency relief account
[1:42:22] (Council district 2); and
[1:42:23] credits to the department of
[1:42:24] liquor control, public
[1:42:24] programs account.
[1:42:25] Reference: comm. 1010
[1:42:25] intr. By: council member
[1:42:38] kagiwada
[1:42:39] >>
[1:42:40] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[1:42:42] chair, motion to approve
[1:42:44] resolution 636-26.
[1:42:45] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[1:42:46] been moved and seconded by
[1:42:48] council member kagiwada and
[1:42:55] hustace to approve resolution
[1:42:56] 636-26
[1:42:56] 636-26.
[1:42:58] >>just looking for my colleagues
[1:43:04] support.
[1:43:05] >>all in favor say, "aye"
[1:43:05] >> aye.
[1:43:06] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:43:09] 9 ayes. Resolution 636-26 is
[1:43:09] approved.
[1:43:11] >>
[1:43:12] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:43:12] for resolution 637-26? Hearing
[1:43:13] none.
[1:43:14] Transfers/appropriates an
[1:43:14] appropriation out and from a
[1:43:15] designated fund account and
[1:43:16] credits same to a designated
[1:43:16] fund account to provide a grant
[1:43:17] to friends of the palace
[1:43:18] theater for its community
[1:43:18] connections program
[1:43:19] transfers $3,576 from the
[1:43:20] clerk-council services-
[1:43:21] contingency relief account
[1:43:23] (Council district 2); and
[1:43:23] credits to the department of
[1:43:25] liquor control, public
[1:43:26] programs account.
[1:43:28] Reference: comm. 1011
[1:43:28] intr. By: council member
[1:43:36] kagiwada
[1:43:37] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[1:43:40] motion to approve. We have a
[1:43:41] motion and second by council
[1:43:43] member kagiwada nd hustace to
[1:43:46] approve resolution 637-26.
[1:43:47] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[1:43:50] just asking for my colleagues
[1:43:52] support. All in favor say, "aye"
[1:43:52] >> aye.
[1:43:59] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:44:00] 9 ayes. Resolution is approved.
[1:44:01] >>
[1:44:01] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:44:02] for resolution 638-26? Hearing
[1:44:02] none.
[1:44:03] >>
[1:44:03] transfers/appropriates an
[1:44:04] appropriation out and from a
[1:44:05] designated fund account and
[1:44:05] credits same to a designated
[1:44:06] fund account to provide a grant
[1:44:07] to kalamapi'
[1:44:07] I play school
[1:44:08] for enhancing campus green space
[1:44:08] transfers $4,750 from the
[1:44:09] clerk-council services-
[1:44:10] contingency relief account
[1:44:10] (Council district 2); and
[1:44:11] credits to the department of
[1:44:11] research and development,
[1:44:12] other current expenses account.
[1:44:13] reference: comm. 1012
[1:44:13] intr. By: council member
[1:44:29] kagiwada
[1:44:30] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[1:44:33] motion to approve resolution
[1:44:34] 638-26.
[1:44:35] >>chair holeka goro inaba: we
[1:44:36] have a motion and second by
[1:44:38] council member kagiwada and
[1:44:40] hustace to approve resolution
[1:44:41] 638-26.
[1:44:42] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[1:44:44] thanks, chair. I was able to
[1:44:46] visit this child care program in
[1:44:49] hilo. It's a delightful place
[1:44:52] really working with young keiki
[1:44:55] to work on a lot of social
[1:44:56] emotional skills, which I know
[1:45:05] is one of the main things that
[1:45:07] kindergarten teachers come in
[1:45:10] when new kids come in. They
[1:45:12] really want them to have some of
[1:45:14] that executive function and
[1:45:16] social emotional skills. The ne
[1:45:19] thing when we are visiting is
[1:45:21] they are in a former medical
[1:45:23] building and their outdoor place
[1:45:26] is basically mostly their old
[1:45:29] parking lot. So it's a paved
[1:45:31] space. I wanted to give them
[1:45:33] some support to green the space
[1:45:36] a little more, get nature in
[1:45:38] there and allow them to do more
[1:45:39] with the young keiki and get
[1:45:46] them in touch with nature. So
[1:45:57] looking for my colleagues
[1:45:58] support.
[1:46:06] >>
[1:46:06] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[1:46:07] thank you. All in favor say,
[1:46:07] "aye"
[1:46:07] >> aye.
[1:46:08] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:46:08] 9 ayes, resolution 638-26 is
[1:46:08] approved.
[1:46:09] >>
[1:46:09] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:46:09] for resolution 639-26?
[1:46:10] Hearing none.
[1:46:10] Transfers/appropriates an
[1:46:10] appropriation out and from a
[1:46:11] designated fund account and
[1:46:11] credits same to a designated
[1:46:11] fund account to provide a grant
[1:46:11] to friends of the palace
[1:46:12] theater for expenses relating to
[1:46:12] its community
[1:46:12] connections program-puzzlin'
[1:46:13] at the palace event
[1:46:13] transfers $1,500 from the
[1:46:13] clerk-council services-
[1:46:14] contingency relief account
[1:46:14] (Council district 5); and
[1:46:14] credits to the department of
[1:46:15] liquor control, public
[1:46:15] programs account.
[1:46:15] Reference: comm. 1013
[1:46:15] intr. By: council member
[1:46:16] kanealii-kleinfelder
[1:46:27] kanealii-kleinfelder: chair, a
[1:46:31] motion to approve resolution
[1:46:32] 639-26.
[1:46:33] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:46:33] by council member
[1:46:34] kanealii-kleinfelder, seconded
[1:46:38] by vice chair onishi to approve
[1:46:47] resolution 639-26. A
[1:46:48] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:46:49] for resolution 640-26?
[1:46:50] >> hearing none.
[1:46:50] Transfers/appropriates an
[1:46:51] appropriation out and from a
[1:46:52] designated fund account and
[1:46:52] credits same to a designated
[1:46:53] fund account to provide a grant
[1:46:54] to the grassroots
[1:46:54] community development group for
[1:46:55] expenses relating to
[1:46:56] the 12th annual hawai'
[1:46:56] I island
[1:46:56] all nations powwow
[1:46:57] transfers $3,800 from the
[1:46:58] clerk-council services-
[1:46:59] contingency relief account
[1:47:00] (Council district 5); and
[1:47:01] credits to the department of
[1:47:03] parks and recreation,
[1:47:04] administration other current
[1:47:04] expenses account.
[1:47:05] Reference: comm. 1014
[1:47:06] intr. By: council member
[1:47:18] kanealii-kleinfelder
[1:47:18] >> council member matt
[1:47:19] kanealii-kleinfelder: chair,
[1:47:23] motion to approve resolution
[1:47:24] 640-26.
[1:47:25] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[1:47:25] been moved and seconded by
[1:47:26] council member
[1:47:27] kanealii-kleinfelder and onishi
[1:47:32] to approve resolution 640-26.
[1:47:33] All in favor say, "aye"
[1:47:33] >> aye.
[1:47:35] >> any opposed? Motion carries.
[1:47:38] 9 ayes. Resolution 640-26 is
[1:47:38] approved.
[1:47:41] >>
[1:47:42] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:47:43] for resolution 641-26? Hearing
[1:47:43] none.
[1:47:44] Transfers/appropriates an
[1:47:45] appropriation out and from a
[1:47:45] designated fund account and
[1:47:46] credits same to a designated
[1:47:47] fund account to provide a grant
[1:47:47] to the keli'
[1:47:47] ipio-kuamo'
[1:47:48] o
[1:47:48] foundation, inc., for expenses
[1:47:49] relating to a kipaepae
[1:47:49] ceremony honoring the
[1:47:50] preservation of honolulu landing
[1:47:51] transfers $1,250 from the
[1:47:51] clerk-council services-
[1:47:52] contingency relief account
[1:47:53] (Council district 5); and
[1:47:53] credits to the department of
[1:47:54] liquor control, public
[1:47:54] programs account.
[1:47:55] Reference: comm. 1015
[1:47:56] intr. By: council member
[1:48:10] kanealii-kleinfelder
[1:48:11] >> council member matt
[1:48:12] kanealii-kleinfelder: chair,
[1:48:15] motion to approve resolution
[1:48:17] 641-26.
[1:48:17] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:48:18] by council member
[1:48:20] kanealii-kleinfelder and hustace
[1:48:25] to approve resolution 641-26.
[1:48:26] all in favor say, "aye"
[1:48:26] >> aye.
[1:48:32] >> any opposed? 9 ayes.
[1:48:33] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:48:34] for resolution 642-26? Hearing
[1:48:35] none.
[1:48:36] Transfers/appropriates an
[1:48:37] appropriation out and from a
[1:48:37] designated fund account and
[1:48:38] credits same to a designated
[1:48:39] fund account to provide a grant
[1:48:39] to hamakua health
[1:48:40] center, inc., for the 2026
[1:48:40] pa'
[1:48:40] auilo christmas program
[1:48:41] transfers $2,500 from the
[1:48:42] clerk-council services-
[1:48:43] contingency relief account
[1:48:43] (Council district 1); and
[1:48:43] -
[1:48:44] credits to the department of
[1:48:44] parks and recreation,
[1:48:45] administration other current
[1:48:46] expenses account.
[1:48:46] Reference: comm. 1016
[1:49:01] intr. By: council member kimball
[1:49:02] >>council member heather l.
[1:49:02] Kimball: motion to approve
[1:49:05] resolution 642-26.
[1:49:06] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:49:08] by council member kimball and
[1:49:12] galimba to approve resolution
[1:49:14] 642-26. All in favor say, "aye"
[1:49:14] >> aye.
[1:49:19] >> any opposed? Motion carries.
[1:49:22] 9 ayes. Resolution 642-26 is
[1:49:23] approved.
[1:49:23] >>
[1:49:24] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:49:24] for resolution 643-26? Hearing
[1:49:25] none.
[1:49:26] Transfers/appropriates an
[1:49:26] appropriation out and from a
[1:49:27] designated fund account and
[1:49:28] credits same to a designated
[1:49:28] fund account to provide a grant
[1:49:29] to the shac foundation
[1:49:29] for the '
[1:49:30] ulu ho'
[1:49:30] olaule'
[1:49:30] a 2026
[1:49:30] transfers $6,000 from the
[1:49:31] clerk-council services-
[1:49:32] contingency relief account
[1:49:32] (Council district 7); and
[1:49:33] credits to the department of
[1:49:34] research and development,
[1:49:34] agriculture other current
[1:49:35] expenses account.
[1:49:35] Reference: comm. 1017
[1:49:36] intr. By: council member
[1:49:36] villegas
[1:49:53] villegas: motion to approve
[1:49:54] russian
[1:49:56] resolution 643-26.
[1:49:59] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:50:01] by council member villegas and
[1:50:02] hustace.
[1:50:03] >> council member rebecca
[1:50:04] villegas: I would like to thank
[1:50:06] everyone for your support and
[1:50:08] all the amazing people working
[1:50:10] so collaboratively for pulling
[1:50:11] this altogether.
[1:50:15] >>thank you. All in favor say,
[1:50:15] "aye"
[1:50:15] >> aye.
[1:50:28] >> any opposed? 9 ayes.
[1:50:29] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:50:30] for resolution 644-26? Seeing
[1:50:30] none.
[1:50:30] >>
[1:50:31] payment of funds of later fiscal
[1:50:32] years to enter into a multi-year
[1:50:33] lease agreement for a
[1:50:33] multifunction copy machine to be
[1:50:34] used by the office of
[1:50:35] sustainability, climate, equity,
[1:50:35] and resilience
[1:50:36] authorizes the mayor to enter
[1:50:36] into a five-year lease agreement
[1:50:37] with an estimated
[1:50:38] monthly cost of $229.
[1:50:38] Reference: comm. 1018
[1:50:39] intr. By: council member
[1:50:39] kanealii-kleinfelder
[1:51:02] council member
[1:51:06] kanealii-kleinfelder and galimba
[1:51:09] a. All in favor say, "aye"
[1:51:09] >> aye.
[1:51:12] >> any opposed? Motion carries
[1:51:13] 9 ayes.
[1:51:15] >>
[1:51:16] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:51:17] for resolution 647-26? Hearing
[1:51:17] none.
[1:51:18] Transfers/appropriates an
[1:51:18] appropriation out and from a
[1:51:19] designated fund account and
[1:51:20] credits same to a designated
[1:51:20] fund account to provide a grant
[1:51:21] to the friends of the
[1:51:22] palace theater for its community
[1:51:22] connections fall
[1:51:23] musical
[1:51:23] transfers $3,000 from the
[1:51:24] clerk-council services-
[1:51:24] contingency relief account
[1:51:25] (Council district 1); and
[1:51:26] credits to the department of
[1:51:26] research and development,
[1:51:27] big island film office account.
[1:51:28] Reference: comm. 1027
[1:51:41] intr. By: council member kimball
[1:51:41] >>council member heather l.
[1:51:43] Kimball: chair, motion to
[1:51:46] approve resolution 647-26.
[1:51:47] >>
[1:51:48] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[1:51:49] been moved and seconded by
[1:51:50] council member kimball and
[1:51:53] onishi to approve resolution
[1:51:56] 647-26. All in favor say, "aye"
[1:51:56] >> aye.
[1:51:59] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:52:04] 9 ayes. Resolution 647-26 is
[1:52:04] approved.
[1:52:05] >>
[1:52:06] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:52:07] for testimony for resolution
[1:52:07] 648-26? Seeing none.
[1:52:08] Transfers/appropriates an
[1:52:09] appropriation out and from a
[1:52:10] designated fund account and
[1:52:10] credits same to a designated
[1:52:11] fund account to provide a grant
[1:52:12] to the grassroots
[1:52:12] community development group for
[1:52:13] expenses relating to
[1:52:14] the 12th annual hawai'
[1:52:14] i island
[1:52:14] all nations powwow
[1:52:15] transfers $900 from the
[1:52:15] clerk-council services-
[1:52:16] contingency relief account
[1:52:17] (Council district 3); and
[1:52:17] credits to the department of
[1:52:18] liquor control, public
[1:52:19] programs account.
[1:52:19] Reference: comm. 1028
[1:52:26] intr. By: council member onishi
[1:52:27] >>vice-chair dennis "fresh"
[1:52:34] onishi: motion to approve
[1:52:34] resolution 648-26.
[1:52:35] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:52:38] by vice-chair onishi and
[1:52:40] kanealii-kleinfelder. All in
[1:52:40] favor say, "aye"
[1:52:41] >> aye.
[1:52:48] >> any opposed? Motion caries,
[1:52:49] 9 ayes.
[1:52:50] >>
[1:52:51] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:52:59] for resolution 649-26?
[1:53:00] >>clerk: yes, we have one
[1:53:01] testifier, mitchell marks.
[1:53:03] >>public speaker: aloha again.
[1:53:05] First of all, mahalo for passing
[1:53:09] the previous resolution 633.26.
[1:53:11] So I'm not going to bore you
[1:53:14] with another three minute
[1:53:16] monologue. But I do want to
[1:53:17] first of all thank council
[1:53:18] member onishi for his great
[1:53:19] support in this and council
[1:53:22] member galimba for her wonderful
[1:53:24] words she spoke earlier in
[1:53:31] support. I want to reiterate two
[1:53:37] points and I will let you move
[1:53:37] on with your agenda. We are 3
[1:53:38] working with keone von and if
[1:53:39] you haven't worked with the
[1:53:42] cats, it's world-class. And
[1:53:43] lessons learned on the big
[1:53:45] island. The other point I want
[1:53:47] to make is stress while we are
[1:53:49] starting up the kona cat
[1:53:52] comments, we are doing it with
[1:53:55] an eye for creating a template
[1:53:56] for other interventions on the
[1:53:59] island. One intervention alone
[1:54:00] will not tackle and completely
[1:54:02] take care of the community cat
[1:54:03] situation here. We are doing
[1:54:05] this with an eye of cooperating
[1:54:07] with other entities, both
[1:54:09] private and public sector.
[1:54:21] Mahalo, thank you for your
[1:54:22] support.
[1:54:22] >>
[1:54:22] >> thank you for your testimony.
[1:54:23] >>
[1:54:24] transfers/appropriates an
[1:54:24] appropriation out and from a
[1:54:25] designated fund account and
[1:54:26] credits same to a designated
[1:54:26] fund account to provide a grant
[1:54:27] to the d-fin foundation
[1:54:28] for expenses relating to the
[1:54:28] kona cat commons sanctuary
[1:54:29] project
[1:54:29] transfers $5,000 from the
[1:54:30] clerk-council services-
[1:54:30] contingency relief account
[1:54:31] (Council district 3); and
[1:54:32] credits to the animal control
[1:54:32] and protection agency,
[1:54:33] other current expenses account.
[1:54:34] Reference: comm. 1029
[1:54:39] intr. By: council member onishi
[1:54:40] >>vice-chair dennis "fresh"
[1:54:41] onishi: motion to approve
[1:54:44] resolution 649-26.
[1:54:45] >>it's been moved and seconded
[1:54:49] by vice-chair onishi and
[1:54:50] kierkiewicz.
[1:54:51] >>vice-chair dennis "fresh"
[1:54:52] onishi: thank you, chair.
[1:54:55] I just want to say mahalo to
[1:54:57] mitch mark. He was the one who
[1:55:00] reached out and was the one
[1:55:02] paying attention to this when we
[1:55:04] were going through with the
[1:55:07] council for feeding animals on
[1:55:09] county properties. He
[1:55:12] volunteered to donate his
[1:55:16] services and his property to be
[1:55:20] that pilot project of having
[1:55:23] this first ever cat sanctuary on
[1:55:32] this island. We are getting
[1:55:32] hooked up with keone von as he
[1:55:36] mentioned is from lahaina who is
[1:55:39] an awesome person and has over
[1:55:41] 20 years in this work. It looks
[1:55:41] like we are going to have a
[1:55:50] great working relationship. So,
[1:55:50] mark, we look forward to working
[1:55:51] with you more closely and
[1:55:52] hopefully we can get this going
[1:55:58] forward and as a model for all
[1:55:59] the places that can utilize
[1:56:00] these sanctuaries. Thank you
[1:56:04] very much for all of your
[1:56:04] support.
[1:56:05] >>
[1:56:05] -
[1:56:07] >>chair holeka goro inaba: all
[1:56:07] in favor say, "aye"
[1:56:08] >> aye.
[1:56:12] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:56:15] 9 ayes. Resolution 649-26 is
[1:56:16] approved.
[1:56:16] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:56:17] for resolution 650-26? Hearing
[1:56:18] none.
[1:56:18] Transfers/appropriates an
[1:56:19] appropriation out and from a
[1:56:20] designated fund account and
[1:56:20] credits same to a designated
[1:56:21] fund account to provide a grant
[1:56:22] to the lions club of kona
[1:56:22] community foundation, inc., for
[1:56:23] expenses relating to the
[1:56:24] 40th annual kupuna hula festival
[1:56:24] transfers $10,000 from the
[1:56:25] clerk-council services-
[1:56:26] contingency relief account
[1:56:26] (Council district 8); and
[1:56:27] credits to the department of
[1:56:28] parks and recreation,
[1:56:28] administration other current
[1:56:29] expenses account.
[1:56:29] Reference: comm. 1026
[1:56:40] intr. By: council member inaba
[1:56:41] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[1:56:43] chair, motion to approve
[1:56:45] resolution 650-26.
[1:56:46] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[1:56:47] been moved and seconded by
[1:56:49] council member hustace and
[1:56:52] onishi to approve russian
[1:56:55] esolution
[1:56:56] 650-26. I want to thank nicole
[1:56:58] from our office. For those that
[1:57:04] are not aware, our hula festival
[1:57:08] begins on the ninth. Tickets are
[1:57:12] for sale. I encourage committee
[1:57:13] members to
[1:57:15] -- community members to check
[1:57:17] that out. All in favor say,
[1:57:18] "aye"
[1:57:18] >> aye.
[1:57:26] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[1:57:27] 9 ayes, resolution 650-26 is
[1:57:27] approved.
[1:57:28] >>
[1:57:28] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:57:30] for resolution 652-26? Hearing
[1:57:30] none.
[1:57:31] >>
[1:57:32] transfers/appropriates an
[1:57:32] appropriation out and from a
[1:57:33] designated fund account and
[1:57:34] credits same to a designated
[1:57:34] fund account to provide a grant
[1:57:35] to the lions club of kona
[1:57:36] community foundation, inc., to
[1:57:36] assist with expenses for the
[1:57:37] 40th annual kupuna hula festival
[1:57:38] transfers $2,500 from the
[1:57:38] clerk-council services-
[1:57:39] contingency relief account
[1:57:40] (Council district 9); and
[1:57:56] credits to t
[1:57:56] >> council member james hustace:
[1:57:59] chair, motion to approve
[1:58:02] resolution 652-26.
[1:58:03] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[1:58:03] been moved and seconded by
[1:58:05] council member hustace and
[1:58:08] kagiwada to approve resolution
[1:58:09] 652-26.
[1:58:10] >> council member james hustace:
[1:58:12] thank you. Just asking
[1:58:14] colleagues to support the 40th
[1:58:20] annual kupuna festival.
[1:58:21] >>all in favor say, "aye"
[1:58:21] >> aye.
[1:58:23] >> any opposed? Motion carries.
[1:58:24] 9 ayes.
[1:58:25] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[1:58:28] for russian
[1:58:29] esolution 653-26? Hearing
[1:58:29] none.
[1:58:30] >>
[1:58:31] transfers/appropriates an
[1:58:32] appropriation out and from a
[1:58:32] designated fund account and
[1:58:33] credits same to a designated
[1:58:34] fund account to provide a grant
[1:58:34] to the lions club of kona
[1:58:35] community foundation, inc., to
[1:58:36] assist with expenses for the
[1:58:36] 40th annual hawai'
[1:58:36] I kupuna hula
[1:58:37] festival
[1:58:37] transfers $5,400 from the
[1:58:38] clerk-council services-
[1:58:39] contingency relief account
[1:58:39] (Council district 7); and
[1:58:40] credits to the department of
[1:58:41] parks and recreation,
[1:58:41] administration other current
[1:58:42] expenses account.
[1:58:42] Reference: comm. 1035
[1:58:43] intr. By: council member
[1:58:59] villegas
[1:59:00] >> council member rebecca
[1:59:02] villegas: motion to approve
[1:59:06] resolution 653-26.
[1:59:07] >>
[1:59:07] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[1:59:08] been moved and seconded by
[1:59:10] council member villegas and
[1:59:14] hustace to approve resolution
[1:59:15] 653-26.
[1:59:16] >> council member rebecca
[1:59:17] villegas: just a big mahalo to
[1:59:20] nicole and her team and
[1:59:21] everybody at parks and rec. This
[1:59:25] event is such a phenomenal
[1:59:26] celebration and celebration of
[1:59:29] the generations of hula dancers
[1:59:32] and our kupuna who still
[1:59:34] practice this cultural art fork
[1:59:36] and share it with our community
[1:59:39] and teach our keiki. It's such a
[1:59:41] joyful experience.
[1:59:42] Congratulations on the 0 years.
[1:59:45] It's an honor to participate by
[2:00:01] supporting your event. I yield.
[2:00:01] All in favor say, "aye"
[2:00:02] >> aye.
[2:00:03] >> any opposed? 9 ayes.
[2:00:04] >>
[2:00:04] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:00:05] for resolution 654-26? Hearing
[2:00:05] none.
[2:00:06] >>
[2:00:06] transfers/appropriates an
[2:00:07] appropriation out and from a
[2:00:08] designated fund account and
[2:00:08] credits same to a designated
[2:00:09] fund account to provide a grant
[2:00:10] to path-people for
[2:00:10] active transportation hawai'
[2:00:11] I
[2:00:11] for expenses related to the
[2:00:12] purchase and installation of
[2:00:13] bicycle racks at kailua park
[2:00:13] and kailua village
[2:00:14] transfers $5,200 from the
[2:00:14] clerk-council services-
[2:00:15] contingency relief account
[2:00:16] (Council district 7); and
[2:00:16] credits to the department of
[2:00:17] parks and recreation,
[2:00:18] administration other current
[2:00:18] expenses account.
[2:00:19] Reference: comm. 1036
[2:00:19] intr. By: council member
[2:00:31] villegas
[2:00:31] >> council member rebecca
[2:00:32] villegas: motion to approve
[2:00:35] resolution 654-26.
[2:00:36] >>
[2:00:37] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[2:00:38] been moved and seconded by
[2:00:40] council member villegas and
[2:00:44] hustace to approve resolution
[2:00:46] 654-26.
[2:00:46] >> council member rebecca
[2:00:49] villegas: just want to express
[2:00:51] my ratitude for the
[2:00:53] collaborative work with the
[2:00:54] kailua business improvement
[2:00:56] district and parks and rec for
[2:01:00] the placement of bicycle racks
[2:01:02] to serve our community and
[2:01:04] provide multimodal
[2:01:05] transportation opportunities
[2:01:09] within the village. I yield.
[2:01:09] >>all in favor say, "aye"
[2:01:10] >> aye.
[2:01:18] >> any opposed? Mowing carries
[2:01:19] tion carries.
[2:01:20] 9 ayes.
[2:01:20] >>
[2:01:21] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:01:21] for resolution 655-26? Hearing
[2:01:22] none.
[2:01:22] >>
[2:01:23] transfers/appropriates an
[2:01:23] appropriation out and from a
[2:01:24] designated fund account and
[2:01:25] credits same to a designated
[2:01:26] fund account to provide a grant
[2:01:26] to friends of first responders
[2:01:27] for the purchase of officer
[2:01:27] wellness resource
[2:01:28] books
[2:01:28] transfers $2,500 from the
[2:01:29] clerk-council services-
[2:01:30] contingency relief account
[2:01:30] (Council district 9); and
[2:01:31] credits to the department of
[2:01:32] liquor control, public
[2:01:32] programs account.
[2:01:33] Reference: comm. 1037
[2:01:45] intr. By: council member hustace
[2:01:45] >> council member james hustace:
[2:01:51] motion to approve resolution
[2:01:52] 655-26. It's been moved and
[2:01:59] seconded by council member
[2:01:59] hustace and kagiwada.
[2:02:00] >> council member james hustace:
[2:02:09] just want to mahalo chaplain GOD
[2:02:14] godoy and first responders.
[2:02:20] >>chair holeka goro inaba: all
[2:02:20] in favor say, "aye"
[2:02:21] >> aye.
[2:02:21] >> any opposed? 9 ayes.
[2:02:22] >>
[2:02:22] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:02:23] for resolution 656-26? Hearing
[2:02:23] none.
[2:02:24] >>
[2:02:24] transfers/appropriates an
[2:02:25] appropriation out and from a
[2:02:26] designated fund account and
[2:02:26] credits same to a designated
[2:02:27] fund account to provide a grant
[2:02:28] to friends of first
[2:02:28] responders for the 2026 robust
[2:02:29] conference
[2:02:29] transfers $2,500 from the
[2:02:30] clerk-council services-
[2:02:31] contingency relief account
[2:02:31] (Council district 9); and
[2:02:32] credits to the department of
[2:02:33] liquor control, public
[2:02:33] programs account.
[2:02:34] Reference: comm. 1038
[2:02:42] intr. By: council member hustace
[2:02:43] >> council member james hustace:
[2:02:49] chair, motion to approve
[2:02:49] resolution 656-26.
[2:02:50] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[2:02:51] been moved and seconded by
[2:02:52] council member hustace and
[2:02:53] vice-chair onishi to approve
[2:02:56] resolution 656-26.
[2:02:56] >> council member james hustace:
[2:03:00] thank you, ust joining
[2:03:02] colleagues for the conference.
[2:03:10] Thank you.
[2:03:11] >>all in favor say, "aye"
[2:03:11] >> aye.
[2:03:21] >> any opposed? Motion carries
[2:03:21] nine ayes.
[2:03:22] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:03:23] for resolution 657-26? Hearing
[2:03:23] none.
[2:03:23] >>
[2:03:24] transfers/appropriates an
[2:03:25] appropriation out and from a
[2:03:26] designated fund account and
[2:03:26] credits same to a designated
[2:03:27] fund account to provide a grant
[2:03:27] to the west hawai'
[2:03:28] I veterans
[2:03:28] cemetery development and
[2:03:29] expansion association to assist
[2:03:30] with expenses for the medal of
[2:03:30] honor memorial
[2:03:31] transfers $10,000 from the
[2:03:31] clerk-council services-
[2:03:32] contingency relief account
[2:03:33] (Council district 9); and
[2:03:33] credits to the department of
[2:03:34] parks and recreation,
[2:03:35] administration other current
[2:03:35] expenses account.
[2:03:36] Reference: comm. 1039
[2:03:53] intr. By: council member hustace
[2:03:54] >> council member james hustace:
[2:03:57] chair, motion to approve
[2:04:01] resolution 657-26.
[2:04:02] >>chair holeka goro inaba: we
[2:04:03] have a motion and second by
[2:04:08] council member hustace and
[2:04:09] galimba.
[2:04:09] >> council member james hustace:
[2:04:11] thank you. You heard the
[2:04:18] testimony about the cemetery. If
[2:04:19] you have not been there is it's
[2:04:21] a beautiful space for those
[2:04:22] veterans that are lost and
[2:04:29] service to our community. It's a
[2:04:30] great program there in terms of
[2:04:33] the recognizing individuals and
[2:04:40] support the medal of honor
[2:04:40] recipients. I had the
[2:04:41] opportunity to attend the tera
[2:04:41] n
[2:04:46] internment and reinternment and
[2:04:47] bringing him home to community
[2:04:52] there. Being the first
[2:04:52] individual recognized there.
[2:04:54] Happy to support their efforts.
[2:05:03] Thank you.
[2:05:04] >>
[2:05:08] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[2:05:09] mahalo. All in favor say, "aye"
[2:05:09] >> aye.
[2:05:10] >> any opposed? 9 ayes.
[2:05:10] >>
[2:05:11] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:05:12] for resolution 659-26? Hearing
[2:05:12] none.
[2:05:12] >>accepted
[2:05:13] res. 659-26:
[2:05:14] transfers/appropriates an
[2:05:14] appropriation out and from a
[2:05:15] designated fund account and
[2:05:16] credits same to a designated
[2:05:16] fund account to provide a grant
[2:05:17] to malama o puna for the
[2:05:18] black sands beach community
[2:05:18] garden's keiki resilience
[2:05:19] project
[2:05:19] transfers $5,000 from the
[2:05:20] clerk-council services-
[2:05:20] contingency relief account
[2:05:21] (Council district 4); and
[2:05:22] credits to the department of
[2:05:22] research and development,
[2:05:23] agriculture other current
[2:05:24] expenses account.
[2:05:24] Reference: comm. 1042
[2:05:25] intr. By: council member
[2:05:36] kierkiewicz
[2:05:40] category 3 hurricane
[2:05:41] >> council member ashley
[2:05:42] kierkiewicz: chair, motion to
[2:05:43] approve.
[2:05:43] >>it's been moved and seconded
[2:05:44] by council member kierkiewicz
[2:05:45] and hustace to approve
[2:05:48] resolution 659-26.
[2:06:00] >>
[2:06:01] >> council member ashley
[2:06:05] kierkiewicz: thank you, chair.
[2:06:05] I wanted to take this
[2:06:06] opportunity to mahalo nui tim
[2:06:07] rowan and jessica silks, and
[2:06:08] they have been running this
[2:06:08] program and this is great to
[2:06:10] support keiki and appreciate
[2:06:11] their tremendous work over the
[2:06:14] years. Thank you.
[2:06:16] >>chair holeka goro inaba: all
[2:06:16] in favor say, "aye"
[2:06:17] >> aye.
[2:06:26] >> any opposed? 9 ayes.
[2:06:27] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:06:27] for resolution 660-26? Hearing
[2:06:28] none.
[2:06:28] >>
[2:06:29] transfers/appropriates an
[2:06:29] appropriation out and from a
[2:06:30] designated fund account and
[2:06:31] credits same to a designated
[2:06:31] fund account to provide a grant
[2:06:32] to the grassroots
[2:06:33] community development group for
[2:06:33] the 12th annual hawai'
[2:06:33] i
[2:06:34] island all nations powwow
[2:06:35] transfers $1,000 from the
[2:06:35] clerk-council services-
[2:06:36] contingency relief account
[2:06:36] (Council district 4); and
[2:06:37] credits to the department of
[2:06:38] liquor control, public
[2:06:38] programs account.
[2:06:39] Reference: comm. 1043
[2:06:39] intr. By: council member
[2:06:51] kierkiewicz
[2:06:52] >> council member ashley
[2:06:53] kierkiewicz: motion to approve
[2:06:55] resolution 660-26.
[2:06:58] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[2:06:58] been moved and seconded by
[2:06:59] council member kierkiewicz and
[2:07:02] hustace to approve resolution
[2:07:03] 660-26.
[2:07:03] >> council member ashley
[2:07:05] kierkiewicz: chair, I'm happy
[2:07:06] to be supporting this event that
[2:07:07] council member
[2:07:08] kanealii-kleinfelder and I
[2:07:10] support every year. It
[2:07:12] recognized native americans and
[2:07:14] indigenous people. Looking for
[2:07:18] everyone's support. Thank you.
[2:07:18] >>
[2:07:19] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[2:07:21] thank you. All in favor say,
[2:07:21] "aye"
[2:07:21] >> aye.
[2:07:22] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[2:07:25] 9 ayes. Resolution 660-26 is
[2:07:25] approved.
[2:07:26] >>
[2:07:26] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:07:27] for resolution 661-26? Hearing
[2:07:27] none.
[2:07:28] Transfers/appropriates an
[2:07:29] appropriation out and from a
[2:07:30] designated fund account and
[2:07:30] credits same to a designated
[2:07:31] fund account to provide a grant
[2:07:32] to the big island
[2:07:32] resource conservation and
[2:07:33] development council for the
[2:07:33] 2026 barrio fiesta
[2:07:34] transfers $1,000 from the
[2:07:35] clerk-council services-
[2:07:35] contingency relief account
[2:07:36] (Council district 4); and
[2:07:37] credits to the department of
[2:07:37] liquor control, public
[2:07:38] programs account.
[2:07:38] Reference: comm. 1044
[2:07:40] intr. By: council member
[2:07:50] kierkiewicz
[2:07:52] send introduced by council
[2:07:54] member kierkiewicz.
[2:07:55] >> council member ashley
[2:07:57] kierkiewicz: chair, motion to
[2:08:00] approve resolution 661-26.
[2:08:01] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[2:08:02] been moved and seconded by
[2:08:03] council member kierkiewicz and
[2:08:04] villegas.
[2:08:04] >> council member ashley
[2:08:06] kierkiewicz: chair, this one is
[2:08:07] near and dear to my heart
[2:08:11] because I'm a proud filipina. Uh
[2:08:15] and other partners put up an
[2:08:17] incredible celebration for
[2:08:22] filipino and culture. I
[2:08:27] appreciate everyone should go
[2:08:30] and I'm stressing out figuring
[2:08:35] out what kind of outfits.
[2:08:36] >>all in favor say, "aye"
[2:08:37] >> aye.
[2:08:40] >> any opposed? 9 ayes.
[2:08:40] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:08:47] for resolution 662-26? Hearing
[2:08:47] none.
[2:08:47] >>hearing none.
[2:08:48] >>
[2:08:50] transfers/appropriates an
[2:08:50] appropriation out and from a
[2:08:51] designated fund account and
[2:08:52] credits same to a designated
[2:08:52] fund account to provide a grant
[2:08:53] to the akaka foundation
[2:08:54] for tropical forests for the
[2:08:54] hawai'
[2:08:54] I island seed bank
[2:08:55] outreach program
[2:08:56] transfers $5,500 from the
[2:08:56] clerk-council services-
[2:08:57] contingency relief account
[2:08:57] (Council district 8); and
[2:08:58] credits to the department of
[2:08:59] research and development,
[2:08:59] agriculture other current
[2:09:00] expenses account.
[2:09:01] Reference: comm. 1045
[2:09:09] intr. By: council member inaba
[2:09:10] >> council member james hustace:
[2:09:17] move to approve resolution
[2:09:18] 662-26.
[2:09:19] >>chair holeka goro inaba: by
[2:09:28] council member h
[2:09:29] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:09:29] for resolution 663-26?
[2:09:30] Hearing none.
[2:09:30] Res. 663-26:
[2:09:31] transfers/appropriates an
[2:09:31] appropriation out and from a
[2:09:32] designated fund account and
[2:09:33] credits same to a designated
[2:09:34] fund account to provide a grant
[2:09:34] to hamakua health
[2:09:35] center, inc., for the honoka'
[2:09:35] a
[2:09:35] renaissance faire
[2:09:36] transfers $5,000 from the
[2:09:37] clerk-council services-
[2:09:37] contingency relief account
[2:09:38] (Council district 1); and
[2:09:39] credits to the department of
[2:09:39] parks and recreation,
[2:09:40] administration other current
[2:09:40] expenses account.
[2:09:41] Reference: comm. 1046
[2:09:54] intr. By: council member kimball
[2:09:58] >>council member heather l.
[2:09:59] Kimball: chair, move to approve
[2:10:02] resolution 663-26.
[2:10:03] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[2:10:04] been moved and seconded by
[2:10:06] council member kimball and
[2:10:07] hustace.
[2:10:08] >>council member heather l.
[2:10:15] Kimball: it's that time of year
[2:10:20] again to pull out your bodyce
[2:10:25] and pull out your arm our and
[2:10:33] time for the renaissance fairs.
[2:10:34] If you haven't been yet, I
[2:10:35] encourage to you check it out
[2:10:35] and joy
[2:10:38] and enjoy the event.
[2:10:40] >>perhaps at our NOVEMBER
[2:10:44] meeting we can dress up. We'll
[2:10:45] see.
[2:10:47] [Laughter]
[2:10:47] All in favor say, "aye"
[2:10:48] >> aye.
[2:10:54] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[2:10:56] 9 ayes.
[2:10:57] >>
[2:10:57] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:10:58] for resolution 667-26? Hearing
[2:10:58] none.
[2:10:59] >>
[2:10:59] payment of funds of later fiscal
[2:11:00] years to enter into a multi-year
[2:11:01] lease agreement for two
[2:11:02] multifunction copy machines to
[2:11:02] be used by the department
[2:11:03] of public works
[2:11:03] authorizes the mayor to enter
[2:11:04] into a five-year lease agreement
[2:11:05] with an approximate
[2:11:05] monthly cost of $240, to be used
[2:11:06] by the department's automotive
[2:11:07] division in hilo.
[2:11:07] Reference: comm. 1055
[2:11:08] intr. By: council member
[2:11:24] kanealii-kleinfelder
[2:11:24] >> council member matt
[2:11:25] kanealii-kleinfelder: chair,
[2:11:28] motion to approve.
[2:11:30] >>it's been moved and seconded
[2:11:36] by council member
[2:11:37] kanealii-kleinfelder and hustace
[2:11:39] to approve resolution 667-27.
[2:11:40] All in favor say, "aye"
[2:11:40] >> aye.
[2:11:41] >> any opposed? 8 ayes, excused
[2:11:41] council member kierkiewicz.
[2:11:48] Reading)
[2:11:50] Send
[2:11:50] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:11:51] for bill 169 draft 2? Hearing
[2:11:51] none.
[2:11:52] (Draft 2)
[2:11:53] Amends chapter 2, article 42, of
[2:11:53] the hawaii county code
[2:11:54] 1983 (2016 edition, as amended),
[2:11:55] relating to public access,
[2:11:55] open space, and natural
[2:11:56] resources preservation
[2:11:57] requires that all qualifying
[2:11:57] lands ranked with a score of 70
[2:11:58] percent or higher be
[2:11:59] included on the public access,
[2:11:59] open space, and natural resource
[2:12:00] preservation
[2:12:00] commission's (Ponc)
[2:12:01] Recommendation list to the
[2:12:02] mayor; requires the finance
[2:12:02] director to make reasonable
[2:12:03] efforts to acquire authorized
[2:12:03] properties within five
[2:12:04] years; requires the finance
[2:12:05] director and the ponc commission
[2:12:05] to reassess any such
[2:12:06] properties not acquired within
[2:12:06] five years.
[2:12:07] Reference: comm. 939.4
[2:12:08] intr. By: council members
[2:12:08] hustace and galimba
[2:12:09] comm. 939.6: from council member
[2:12:10] james e. Hustace and council
[2:12:10] member michelle m.
[2:12:11] Galimba, dated AUGUST 13, 2026,
[2:12:12] transmitting proposed amendments
[2:12:12] to bill 169,
[2:12:41] draft 2.
[2:12:42] >> council member james hustace:
[2:12:48] chair, motion to approve bill
[2:12:49] 169.
[2:12:50] >>chair holeka goro inaba: we
[2:12:51] have a motion and second by
[2:12:54] council member hustace and
[2:12:55] galimba.
[2:12:56] >> council member james hustace:
[2:12:56] thank you, chair.
[2:12:58] I appreciate the conversation we
[2:13:00] had on committee on this and
[2:13:03] trying to improve the ponc
[2:13:07] program and language. Really
[2:13:08] grateful for the conversation we
[2:13:10] had in committee at that point.
[2:13:12] I do have an amendment here just
[2:13:14] to, we missed one piece in
[2:13:16] section one to address the
[2:13:22] change we made in the
[2:13:23] substantive pieces below. So
[2:13:28] move to amend bill 169 draft 2
[2:13:29] with the contents of
[2:13:31] communication 939.6.
[2:13:32] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[2:13:32] been moved and seconded by
[2:13:33] council member hustace and
[2:13:37] galimba to amend bill 169 draft
[2:13:39] 2 with the contents of
[2:13:40] communication.
[2:13:41] >> council member james hustace:
[2:13:43] no real emarks. Just to make
[2:13:47] sure it aligns with the body.
[2:13:48] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[2:13:50] thank you. All in favor say,
[2:13:50] "aye"
[2:13:51] >> aye.
[2:13:54] >> any opposed? Motion carries.
[2:13:55] 8 ayes, one excused, council
[2:14:04] member kierkiewicz. Any
[2:14:08] discussion? Seeing none.
[2:14:09] >>all in favor say, "aye"
[2:14:09] >> aye.
[2:14:13] >> any opposed? Motion carries.
[2:14:14] 8 ayes, one excused, council
[2:14:18] member kierkiewicz. Bull
[2:14:18] ill 169
[2:14:22] draft 2 as amended passes at
[2:14:22] first reading.
[2:14:23] >>
[2:14:23] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:14:24] for bill 173 draft 2? Hearing
[2:14:24] none.
[2:14:25] >>
[2:14:25] (Draft 2)
[2:14:26] Amends chapter 19 of the hawaii
[2:14:26] county code 1983 (2016
[2:14:27] edition, as amended), relating
[2:14:28] to the establishment of a
[2:14:28] bed and breakfast home
[2:14:29] classification for real property
[2:14:29] taxes
[2:14:30] establishes a new "
[2:14:30] bed and
[2:14:31] breakfast home"
[2:14:31] property tax
[2:14:32] class for any property that
[2:14:33] is a vacation rental and the
[2:14:34] owner's principal residence;
[2:14:34] establishes a temporary tax
[2:14:35] amnesty period for properties
[2:14:36] that have existing vacation
[2:14:37] rentals in violation of the
[2:14:38] restrictions of the homeowner
[2:14:39] class to either cease the rental
[2:14:40] activity or to properly
[2:14:41] register the rental activity
[2:14:42] without being penalized.
[2:14:42] Reference: comm. 960.3
[2:14:43] intr. By: council member kimball
[2:14:44] negative: fc-167 (Due to a vote
[2:14:45] of 4-ayes, 4-noes,
[2:14:46] 1-absent)
[2:14:47] ; and
[2:14:48] comm. 960.5: from council member
[2:14:49] heather l. Kimball, dated AUGUST
[2:14:50] 19, 2026, transmitting
[2:14:54] information regarding bill 173,
[2:14:56] draft 2.
[2:14:58] ; and
[2:14:59] comm. 960.6: from council member
[2:14:59] heather l. Kimball, dated AUGUST
[2:15:00] 20, 2026, transmitting
[2:15:02] proposed amendments to bill 173,
[2:15:14] draft 2.
[2:15:14] >>council member heather l.
[2:15:17] Kimball: chair, motion to
[2:15:21] approve bill 173 draft 2.
[2:15:22] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[2:15:23] been moved and seconded by
[2:15:26] council member galimba and
[2:15:27] kimball.
[2:15:28] >>council member heather l.
[2:15:29] Kimball: before discussion of
[2:15:31] the amendment that I have, I did
[2:15:33] want to call everyone's
[2:15:36] attention to communication
[2:15:37] 960.5. I thought it might be
[2:15:41] helpful for everyone to have an
[2:15:46] opportunity to kind of viblz the
[2:15:47] sualize
[2:15:49] the impact of the operation of 3
[2:15:54] an stvr on a homeowner's
[2:15:56] property tax. He's on his way
[2:15:59] over for questions. Is an
[2:16:00] example property over the course
[2:16:04] of ten years where on the green
[2:16:06] line at the bottom is where they
[2:16:08] are capped at the 3% assessment.
[2:16:17] There is no short-term
[2:16:18] operation. Indicates the blue
[2:16:22] line over that market
[2:16:22] valkyrie'sed
[2:16:23] value,
[2:16:24] that increased over the time
[2:16:26] period and you see that massive
[2:16:32] jump from about 2500 to almost
[2:16:34] 9,000 in terms of their property
[2:16:39] tax. We did already take the 3%
[2:16:42] cap out of this bill, but I do
[2:16:45] think that there is still value
[2:16:47] in potentially creating a
[2:16:49] different tax class that has a
[2:16:52] rate again somewhere between the
[2:16:54] long-term rental rate and the
[2:16:56] residential rate to provide some
[2:16:58] tax relief to these folks
[2:16:59] because it is also serving as
[2:17:03] their primary residence. Only
[2:17:05] people that use it as their
[2:17:07] primary residence would be able
[2:17:08] to take advantage of that
[2:17:10] particular property tax class.
[2:17:14] I do have an amendment based on
[2:17:22] comments from council member
[2:17:23] hustace about potentially
[2:17:25] wanting to remove the relief
[2:17:27] from liability during the
[2:17:30] rollback from the amnesty period
[2:17:47] and can put that forward for
[2:17:48] discussion. Before I do that, I
[2:17:48] want to see if there are any
[2:17:49] questions from this body on the
[2:17:53] bill or the real property tax
[2:17:56] demonstration document.
[2:18:00] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[2:18:03] thank you, chair.
[2:18:04] -h tax class
[2:18:04] currently?
[2:18:07] >> I can answer that. This is
[2:18:11] based on the green would be the
[2:18:13] homeowners tax class, so that
[2:18:16] rate, and the calculated tax
[2:18:19] with the hosted is there would
[2:18:25] be the residential current rate.
[2:18:30] >>tier one residential. You
[2:18:30] don't have a projection on if
[2:18:31] you were to establish this tax
[2:18:36] class nd locate the tax amount
[2:18:38] as you proposed between the
[2:18:41] long-term rental and would you
[2:18:43] say between he long-term rental
[2:18:47] and the residential tax class
[2:18:47] one?
[2:18:50] >> no, and the reason for that
[2:18:52] is really this graphic was meant
[2:18:55] to address the impact for the 3%
[2:18:57] cap more than anything else. So
[2:19:01] you would just calculate back
[2:19:04] from the land value to the
[2:19:10] assessed value and apply the
[2:19:11] different rate. That's how you
[2:19:11] would go
[2:19:14] would solve for that. It will
[2:19:16] bring it down some but not
[2:19:17] significantly because the impact
[2:19:18] is 3%.
[2:19:20] >>that was my main point with
[2:19:22] these questions is even if we
[2:19:30] are to create a new tax class
[2:19:30] for this group, we probably
[2:19:32] wouldn't bring it down
[2:19:35] significantly from that blue
[2:19:48] trajectory if we remove the 3%
[2:19:50] cap. Okay. Yeah, I would like to
[2:19:54] see some of those numbers. Maybe
[2:19:56] I will try to calculate myself
[2:19:58] to see what we can do with some
[2:20:00] of those numbers there and see
[2:20:05] this could be very impactful to
[2:20:06] people.
[2:20:06] >> council member matt
[2:20:15] kanealii-kleinfelder: to the
[2:20:16] maker
[2:20:17] maker, and the tax, amazing
[2:20:18] people over there. When
[2:20:18] potential homeowners enter into
[2:20:22] this new tax category, do e
[2:20:35] reassess them
[2:20:39] that question for me is really
[2:20:40] if we reassess, they are going
[2:20:41] to spike one time on the way
[2:20:42] into the program, yeah?
[2:20:49] >> correct. That's assuming if
[2:20:50] they are in the homeowner
[2:20:51] exemption class now then when
[2:20:52] they enroll, they are going into
[2:20:54] this new program. But let's say
[2:20:56] the program doesn't get created,
[2:20:59] they would go into their default
[2:21:01] tax class whether that's
[2:21:04] residential, the agriculture or
[2:21:07] apartment class fits a
[2:21:10] condominium. So they would go up
[2:21:11] regardless.
[2:21:12] >>so no matter what. What I'm
[2:21:14] looking at this map, the
[2:21:16] homeowner assessment, does it
[2:21:18] take into account when they roll
[2:21:20] into a new program that's being
[2:21:22] proposed and host is there
[2:21:26] assessed market value versus the
[2:21:28] 3% cap assessment. Hen they
[2:21:29] roll into the new program, we
[2:21:32] are going to reassess them.
[2:21:34] >>technically every year we
[2:21:36] provide a market value anyway.
[2:21:37] What they lose is that
[2:21:40] assessment cap. So their
[2:21:42] assessed value becomes the
[2:21:43] market value.
[2:21:46] >>it's not like a sale. Your
[2:21:48] home is reassessed at the
[2:21:50] current market value.
[2:21:51] >>it's not like that.
[2:21:53] >>there is no reassessment of
[2:21:56] the current market value.
[2:21:57] >>correct.
[2:22:04] >>you are with the existing
[2:22:04] homeowner.
[2:22:11] >>they lose the assessment cap
[2:22:16] that goes up every year. They
[2:22:20] would lose that. The only cap is
[2:22:23] the homeowners tax class and the
[2:22:24] affordable rental.
[2:22:26] >>okay, so there is no, there
[2:22:27] wouldn't be an
[2:22:30] spike in their
[2:22:36] valuation from moving from class
[2:22:36] to class?
[2:22:37] >> technically, they lose their
[2:22:38] assessed value. So their spike
[2:22:39] does go up to market. But the
[2:22:42] market doesn't change. The
[2:22:44] market is always the same and we
[2:22:47] kept it artificially low due to
[2:22:49] the assessment cap. Their
[2:22:51] taxable value ends up being
[2:22:53] less. The testifier earlier was
[2:22:55] right, she lost her assessment
[2:22:57] cap which increased her taxable
[2:22:59] value.
[2:23:00] >>immediately.
[2:23:01] >>immediately. And per the
[2:23:03] code, e can do current year
[2:23:06] plus two years back if we find
[2:23:08] reviews that shows they were
[2:23:11] doing hosted rental or any type
[2:23:15] of rental activity within 180
[2:23:17] calendar days.
[2:23:20] >>okay, so do you have this
[2:23:24] form, this communication 960.5
[2:23:26] in front of us.
[2:23:28] >>yes, kit a created it for
[2:23:32] council member kimball.
[2:23:35] >>so, what I said just now,
[2:23:42] sorry, my brain is not, from
[2:23:51] what I said just now -- does
[2:23:52] that link.
[2:23:52] >>academy
[2:23:56] >>cada joseph. What you said
[2:23:57] that is what is provided. That
[2:23:59] bump is what is here at the end
[2:24:01] of the raph. So instead of
[2:24:04] being assessed at a lower value
[2:24:06] because of that 3% cap, that
[2:24:07] property is going to bounce up
[2:24:11] to arket and be taxed at a
[2:24:13] higher level because of the
[2:24:17] value that's being taxed is
[2:24:18] greater.
[2:24:22] >>I would ask them. The graph
[2:24:27] shows in 2017, ending in two
[2:24:31] very distinct values to 2026. I
[2:24:33] guess what I'm getting as is
[2:24:35] there a point when they come in
[2:24:38] and rollover in the new tax
[2:24:40] category. Is there going to be a
[2:24:42] spike associated with that
[2:24:53] rollover with this graph.
[2:24:54] >>
[2:24:55] >>council member heather l.
[2:24:56] Kimball: when somebody is in a
[2:24:57] homeowner tax class and
[2:25:00] identified by self reporting or
[2:25:01] neighbor reporting them or now
[2:25:07] through the registration process
[2:25:08] that they are doing a vacation
[2:25:13] rental, they lose that 3% cap
[2:25:15] and at the end of the year,
[2:25:17] that's when it goes to the
[2:25:18] market rate. When that happens
[2:25:20] is when their identified as
[2:25:27] having a short-term rental or
[2:25:30] hosted rental.
[2:25:32] >>if I can clarify, we do it for
[2:25:40] the current year so we don't go
[2:25:41] forward.
[2:25:43] >>if they are on the green line
[2:25:45] and they choose to go to the
[2:25:47] next line for creating do they
[2:25:49] lose their 3%.
[2:25:50] >> council member matt
[2:25:50] kanealii-kleinfelder: I'm
[2:25:52] looking at this bill because it
[2:25:57] creates a new bed-and-breakfast
[2:26:01] tax category, not on bill 173?
[2:26:08] Thank you. I thought we were. So
[2:26:11] we create a new tax class and
[2:26:13] someone's homeowner residential
[2:26:15] wherever they maybe to a new tax
[2:26:17] class, is there a change in
[2:26:17] assessment.
[2:26:19] >>I see where you are going now.
[2:26:22] That would be assuming that we
[2:26:24] missed them in the past because
[2:26:25] technically right now, if you
[2:26:27] are doing a hosted short-term
[2:26:30] rental, you hould not be in the
[2:26:33] homeowner tax class. Correct.
[2:26:36] >>it is happening. Maybe it is
[2:26:39] happening somewhere.
[2:26:41] >>yeah. So when this gets
[2:26:43] created, it would be for next
[2:26:44] year. That would be on a go
[2:26:47] forward for the next year for
[2:26:48] the tax class itself because
[2:26:51] it's not technically a tax class
[2:26:52] for this current taxing period.
[2:26:55] But we would pull them out of
[2:26:58] the homeowner tax class now and
[2:27:00] adjust currently not complying
[2:27:02] with the homeowner program when
[2:27:05] they register now the way it is.
[2:27:08] Because currently we have no
[2:27:17] amnesty that's approved.
[2:27:21] >>okay. That was my only
[2:27:22] question. Sorry. Roundabout way
[2:27:22] of getting there but we got
[2:27:22] there. Thank you.
[2:27:22] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[2:27:23] other questions on the bill
[2:27:25] before we get into amendments?
[2:27:31] seeing none, council member
[2:27:31] kimball.
[2:27:32] >>council member heather l.
[2:27:33] Kimball: I did a quick back of
[2:27:33] the envelope. If we were to
[2:27:36] assume this new tax class would
[2:27:38] be 7%, then we are looking at
[2:27:41] annual tax, property taxes of
[2:27:43] about $6,000. That would be some
[2:27:48] savings based on using the
[2:27:50] residential tier 1 class for
[2:27:53] this particular property as an
[2:27:56] example. And then just to
[2:27:58] reiterate before we get to the
[2:28:00] amendment, there is two pieces
[2:28:03] of this, one is this new tax
[2:28:05] class rate, but then there is
[2:28:08] also this amnesty period.
[2:28:10] Again, there are a lot of folks
[2:28:11] that perhaps unknowingly,
[2:28:13] although the department does do
[2:28:15] a lot to try to make sure people
[2:28:17] are informed that there is this
[2:28:21] tax implication of operating a
[2:28:22] short-term rental, there are
[2:28:24] folks that don't know and the
[2:28:26] amnesty period gives them an
[2:28:28] opportunity to say, hey, I don't
[2:28:29] want to do this right now and
[2:28:31] step back from it before it
[2:28:33] triggers that spike and the loss
[2:28:37] of the 3%. They can move into a
[2:28:41] long-term rental and go forward.
[2:28:42] I will leave it there. Council
[2:28:44] member hustace has a question
[2:28:45] before I introduce the
[2:28:46] amendment.
[2:28:47] >> council member james hustace:
[2:28:52] thanks, chair. We remove the 3%
[2:28:54] primarily because the system
[2:28:57] that we have in lace does not
[2:28:58] allow for additional calculation
[2:29:06] in there, is that correct?
[2:29:07] Administrator?
[2:29:10] >> that's correct. Cada spoke
[2:29:13] to the administrator and we
[2:29:14] asked for update and have not
[2:29:17] had a response if it could be
[2:29:17] done.
[2:29:18] >>the testifier also mentioned
[2:29:20] that piece so that they are
[2:29:23] looking for that, but this is
[2:29:25] something we are in capable of
[2:29:26] doing at the moment.
[2:29:28] >>correct. I heard the testifier
[2:29:35] they were asking for that.
[2:29:42] >>yeah.
[2:29:42] >>at what point do we add new
[2:29:43] tax classes that break inure
[2:29:45] your new
[2:29:45] system.
[2:29:48] >>you are breaking my staff.
[2:29:50] >>as far as that capacity the
[2:29:52] ability to have different
[2:29:55] metrics there. I'm curious in
[2:29:56] that.
[2:29:58] >>for the tax classifications,
[2:30:01] we can actually more easily add
[2:30:10] tax classifications. It's the
[2:30:10] ifs thens exceptions that
[2:30:11] council added
[2:30:14] s to it is what
[2:30:18] affects the system for auditing
[2:30:21] purposes. Adding the tax class
[2:30:23] without a caveat is not a
[2:30:25] problem. I'm not encouraging it.
[2:30:27] That is possible. Other
[2:30:29] counties, there is two that have
[2:30:31] more than us currently.
[2:30:32] >>two in the state that have 3
[2:30:32] more than us?
[2:30:47] >> correct.
[2:30:49] >>council member you are where
[2:30:52] this committee is as well. Where
[2:30:59] you perceive this new tax class
[2:30:59] should fall in that range?
[2:31:00] >>
[2:31:00] >>council member heather l.
[2:31:01] Kimball: I think it's
[2:31:03] appropriate somewhere in between
[2:31:05] the long-term rental rate
[2:31:07] because we do want to
[2:31:09] incentivize that and the
[2:31:13] residential tiers. So seven 1/2,
[2:31:14] eight percent, somewhere in that
[2:31:15] range would be reasonable to
[2:31:22] provide some relief to these
[2:31:23] homeowners, but also, not
[2:31:26] incentivize hosting rentals over
[2:31:29] long-term and affordable
[2:31:30] rentals.
[2:31:33] >>a question to the body maybe.
[2:31:36] Do we see that should have
[2:31:38] greater relief than our
[2:31:40] agricultural production and
[2:31:42] maybe these are rhetorical
[2:31:43] questions for the group, but in
[2:31:45] terms of that range and that
[2:31:47] range between the long-term
[2:31:50] rental at 775 and 1110. Kind of
[2:31:53] where that, or does it sit
[2:31:55] closer to the commercial side in
[2:31:58] terms of the output, generation,
[2:31:59] impact on communication, just
[2:32:02] something to think about for
[2:32:07] sure, or should it sit as
[2:32:10] commercial. I don't know. And
[2:32:11] be one in the same necessarily
[2:32:14] because of that type of use in
[2:32:20] those spaces. It's questionable
[2:32:35] about our preference for ben
[2:32:37] find
[2:32:37] --
[2:32:38] bona fide agricultural use and
[2:32:39] what it means for community and
[2:32:39] house negative those
[2:32:40] ing for aging kupuna.
[2:32:43] Personally up more on the scale
[2:32:43] a little bit in terms of the
[2:32:45] impact on community, the
[2:32:50] generation of taxes, revenue for
[2:32:52] families. It catches a little
[2:32:53] bit higher typically than I
[2:32:56] would see on the agricultural
[2:32:57] side. Just something to think
[2:33:00] about as well. Putting it out
[2:33:02] there for the group. Thank you.
[2:33:04] >>
[2:33:05] >> council member matt
[2:33:09] kanealii-kleinfelder: thank
[2:33:09] you.
[2:33:12] >>the example that you gave
[2:33:16] council member kimball, was what
[2:33:19] someone would save by ntering
[2:33:25] into the new tax class.
[2:33:28] What I see this doing is
[2:33:30] allowing people in the
[2:33:37] homeowners class to enter into
[2:33:37] the bed-and-breakfast home
[2:33:40] class. I say that because, this
[2:33:42] little section in the
[2:33:48] bed-and-breakfast home class is
[2:33:49] exclusively reserved for
[2:33:49] properties that are used as the
[2:33:52] owners principal residence and
[2:33:55] registered as a tvr. This is
[2:34:02] built for people in a homeowners
[2:34:03] class who have the registered or
[2:34:04] unregistered tvr, and we are
[2:34:05] creating them a tax class. From
[2:34:07] the example you gave was if
[2:34:12] someone moved from residential,
[2:34:29] or a higher dollar amount
[2:34:30] assessed tax class, they would
[2:34:31] save money on the way in. But a
[2:34:31] homeowners exemption category
[2:34:32] would have to be spiked with
[2:34:34] current market value, and spike
[2:34:35] MAY not be the word, just what
[2:34:43] is going to happen in my mind.
[2:34:44] Homeowners class is going up
[2:34:45] when we reassess period, no
[2:34:46] matter whachl is that
[2:34:47] t. Is that a correct
[2:34:47] assessment?
[2:34:48] >> no.
[2:34:50] >>I want to hear from the
[2:34:55] administrator, sorry.
[2:34:56] >>
[2:34:57] >>lisa muira, real property tax
[2:34:57] administrator: I think the graph
[2:34:59] would show the homeowners tax
[2:35:02] for many years and chose to do
[2:35:04] hosted and how it would go up.
[2:35:06] In one regard, you are right. It
[2:35:08] would save individuals or
[2:35:11] property owners oney that have
[2:35:13] already been adjusted up to
[2:35:17] their tax class. They could save
[2:35:20] money by having this
[2:35:23] bed-and-breakfast home tax class
[2:35:25] because they are already at a 3
[2:35:26] higher rate. I think that's what
[2:35:28] you are trying to get at. But I
[2:35:31] believe when cada did this, it
[2:35:34] was more ooking at how it looks
[2:35:35] from the homeowner now and what
[2:35:40] it would go up to whether it was
[2:35:43] with the 3% cap or not. I think
[2:35:44] when you did the 3% cap was
[2:35:46] still in the original and we
[2:35:49] didn't have the draft, maybe.
[2:35:51] But I can see where you are
[2:35:53] looking at it from the opposite
[2:35:54] side from the individual that
[2:35:56] came and testified, her taxes
[2:35:59] could potentially come down
[2:36:00] because she's already been
[2:36:02] removed from the homeowner tax
[2:36:04] class.
[2:36:07] >>correct. And further, when we
[2:36:09] create a tax class, the hope is
[2:36:11] people jump in, correct?
[2:36:12] >> I believe the intent of this
[2:36:17] was to use it as a carat to
[2:36:20] encourage people in hosted and
[2:36:22] short-term to register with the
[2:36:32] planning department.
[2:36:33] >>correct. So in this case,
[2:36:35] yes, if you were part of the
[2:36:37] homeowners tax class, this would
[2:36:40] come into effect if passed, then
[2:36:42] they can jump in as a potential
[2:36:44] savings depending on the rate
[2:36:46] that we set for the
[2:36:47] bed-and-breakfast home tax
[2:36:50] category. But, if you are in
[2:36:52] the homeowners exemption
[2:36:53] category and were hoping you
[2:36:55] were going to jump into the
[2:36:58] bed-and-breakfast home category,
[2:37:11] there is no savings. That's my
[2:37:12] point. I don't want to
[2:37:15] misrepresent what we are doing.
[2:37:16] >>it would be cheaper if they
[2:37:20] did it and we found out them
[2:37:23] having to rollback and plus the
[2:37:26] two years at the tax rate. It
[2:37:33] really depends on the tax rate.
[2:37:35] If it's more than ag, this
[2:37:37] defaults and they could end up
[2:37:48] paying more.
[2:37:51] >>they can say they are not
[2:37:53] going to do it anymore.
[2:37:54] >>that's correct.
[2:37:56] >>this is jumping in with the
[2:38:02] new tax class or register, one
[2:38:03] or the other. Yeah.
[2:38:03] >>coming clean.
[2:38:16] >>yeah. Thank you.
[2:38:18] >>
[2:38:19] >> council member rebecca
[2:38:19] villegas: something popped
[2:38:26] forward to me and essentially
[2:38:27] there is hardship. What just
[2:38:27] popped into my mind is how much
[2:38:29] money are they making? Right.
[2:38:31] I always hear people saying I'm
[2:38:34] paying my taxes, we already put
[2:38:36] all this back in and I can't
[2:38:40] help but think how many tens or
[2:38:42] hundreds of thousands of dollars
[2:38:44] are you making a year. And there
[2:38:47] is o way to determine that
[2:38:53] because everybody's short-term
[2:38:54] vacation rentals charges
[2:38:56] different if it's a home, a
[2:38:59] room, whatnot. I guess that's
[2:39:02] the part that gives me a little
[2:39:05] less heartburn as we make
[2:39:14] decisions about increased taxes.
[2:39:16] For operating this kind of a
[2:39:18] business in your home which is a
[2:39:19] commercial enterprise out of
[2:39:22] your home. Yeah. And the
[2:39:24] overall kind of pervasive dance
[2:39:34] that we do here at a time when
[2:39:42] there is so many conversations
[2:39:43] about housing crisis and how we
[2:39:43] dissent advise
[2:39:47] dissent
[2:39:50] dissent
[2:40:04] dis -- incentivize this. When
[2:40:05] there are so many people that
[2:40:06] need homes. And taxes that we
[2:40:08] also take into consideration the
[2:40:09] balance of it being hardship,
[2:40:12] but it's a hardship on making
[2:40:18] thousands nd thousands of
[2:40:20] dollars. There are those that
[2:40:23] do it just to pay their mortgage
[2:40:30] and those that accumulate
[2:40:31] wealth. We are in a capitalist
[2:40:33] country but where is the balance
[2:40:36] for the greater good. Just
[2:40:38] thoughts bouncing around my
[2:40:39] head. I yield.
[2:40:40] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[2:40:42] just quick follow-up on the
[2:40:44] back of the envelope
[2:40:45] calculation. You said you do
[2:40:50] that based on a $7. 7 would be
[2:40:55] lower than the current long-term
[2:40:56] rental rate.
[2:40:58] >>so I just want to make sure if
[2:41:05] we are putting information out
[2:41:06] there, that would not probably
[2:41:07] be where we would want to go. We
[2:41:09] would want to go more like nine
[2:41:09] or high eight. Something like
[2:41:11] that. I don't know if you can
[2:41:13] quickly do that calculation.
[2:41:14] >>chair holeka goro inaba: I
[2:41:16] think that's going outside the
[2:41:17] scope of what we are trying to
[2:41:19] do. We are not setting rates.
[2:41:26] She said 7% which I think was a
[2:41:27] mistake statement. She meant 7
[2:41:27] $7
[2:41:28] earlier.
[2:41:31] >>understood. I think it would
[2:41:32] be very helpful to see. We have
[2:41:34] this graph in front of us that
[2:41:38] makes it look like people in the
[2:41:39] homeowner class who are renting
[2:41:42] a room in their house would go
[2:41:46] to astronomical amount. But
[2:41:48] with your proposed additional
[2:41:50] tax class, we have the ability
[2:41:52] to bring that down to something
[2:41:55] more reasonable. I guess we just
[2:42:00] don't see that in the graph.
[2:42:01] Anyway. Thank you. I'm upport
[2:42:08] supportive of the new tax class.
[2:42:09] >>chair holeka goro inaba: all
[2:42:09] right. Let's jump into the
[2:42:10] amendment.
[2:42:10] >>council member heather l.
[2:42:11] Kimball: motion to amend bill
[2:42:15] 173 with the contents of
[2:42:15] communication
[2:42:16] communication.
[2:42:17] >>chair holeka goro inaba: we
[2:42:18] have a motion and second by
[2:42:19] council member kimball and
[2:42:22] galimba to amend with the
[2:42:25] contents of communication 960.6.
[2:42:25] >>council member heather l.
[2:42:26] Kimball: this amendment is
[2:42:29] proposed in response to council
[2:42:32] member hustace's comments that
[2:42:34] he prefer not to see the
[2:42:35] rollback. Using the
[2:42:37] communication graphic to explain
[2:42:40] how that would act as
[2:42:43] administrator muira mentioned.
[2:42:46] They do current year plus two in
[2:42:48] terms of rollback taxes when
[2:42:55] someone is found to be in
[2:42:55] violation of the tax code. In
[2:42:57] this particular example bert
[2:42:58] where
[2:43:05] the tax difference is $7,000,
[2:43:07] it's almost $21,000 in fee in
[2:43:11] terms of rollback in addition to
[2:43:12] fees. They are liable for the
[2:43:14] difference of what was paid in
[2:43:17] the past and what was owed if
[2:43:21] they had been operating the
[2:43:23] vacation rental over the course
[2:43:33] of three years approximately.
[2:43:37] >> questions on the amendment?
[2:43:37] >> council member matt
[2:43:38] kanealii-kleinfelder: can you
[2:43:45] give us a dollar amount for the
[2:43:46] average, the difference in what
[2:43:47] we are discussing here?
[2:43:47] >>lisa muira, real property tax
[2:43:48] administrator: are you referring
[2:43:50] to amnesty or the rollback. It
[2:43:53] really depends how long someone
[2:43:54] has been on the homeowner tax
[2:43:56] class and what the value of the
[2:43:58] property is.
[2:44:00] >>I don't know, I'm trying to
[2:44:03] figure it out in my ead what
[2:44:06] this would mean to remove
[2:44:09] rollback taxes but leave the
[2:44:16] waving of penalties and
[2:44:18] interest.
[2:44:19] >>this is basic benefit of
[2:44:24] homeowner or benefit of county?
[2:44:28] >> to waive rolling back taxes,
[2:44:30] penalties and it, benefit of the
[2:44:30] homeowner.
[2:44:32] >>this is by removing the word
[2:44:34] rollback taxes. So it wouldn't
[2:44:37] be waving rollback taxes
[2:44:38] anymore. That's what this
[2:44:39] amendment does.
[2:44:40] >>okay.
[2:44:51] >>yeah. It's the amendment.
[2:44:52] >>960.6.
[2:44:53] >>yes.
[2:44:55] >>I have the draft amendment.
[2:44:56] So I don't know what you are
[2:45:03] talking about.
[2:45:04] >>sorry.
[2:45:20] >>I didn't put my name. Have
[2:45:22] you seen theommunication?
[2:45:26] >> not hat one.
[2:45:29] >>so that benefits the taxpayer.
[2:45:32] >>so the rollback taxes is
[2:45:33] substantial.
[2:45:34] >>they can be very substantial.
[2:45:38] It just depends what the value
[2:45:40] is, how long is the homeowner,
[2:45:42] one year or two years. If you
[2:45:44] are in the example that cada
[2:45:46] provided where you have I
[2:45:48] believe this is a million dollar
[2:45:50] house, the penalty is an
[2:45:52] automatic ten percent on the
[2:45:56] difference in tax. That would
[2:46:00] be $674 for that one year plot
[2:46:00] the
[2:46:02] -- plus the interest.
[2:46:06] >>the rollback tax ould be
[2:46:09] substantial. By removing for
[2:46:12] people out of bounds saves them
[2:46:15] money from moving into the new
[2:46:16] program.
[2:46:17] >>it saves them from the burden
[2:46:22] of being charged the penalty
[2:46:33] especially those that realize
[2:46:33] they weren't allowed to do a
[2:46:36] hosted rental of 180 days that
[2:46:37] they rented.
[2:46:38] >>okay.
[2:46:38] >>
[2:46:39] >>chair holeka goro inaba: any
[2:46:40] other discussion on the
[2:46:41] amendment?
[2:46:54] >> I'm not sure how I feel about
[2:46:55] this amendment.
[2:46:56] >>council member heather l.
[2:46:57] Kimball: chair, MAY I add a
[2:46:58] little bit more color?
[2:47:02] >> sure, go ahead. Appreciating
[2:47:04] what council member villegas and
[2:47:06] council member said about these
[2:47:14] activities that creates a burden
[2:47:18] on this and there are people
[2:47:21] making lots of money. What also
[2:47:22] happens is there is a family
[2:47:28] living in a house for 20 years,
[2:47:28] their kid goes off to college.
[2:47:29] They rent a room for a weekend.
[2:47:31] If they do it once, they are in
[2:47:34] violation of a homeowners tax
[2:47:36] class, even once. You have
[2:47:38] people that have minimal
[2:47:41] rentals, not making thousands of
[2:47:42] dollars, but they didn't know
[2:47:44] and they did it once and they
[2:47:47] got caught and now liable for
[2:47:48] tens of thousands of dollars. So
[2:47:51] we would be through this by
[2:47:52] keeping the rollback protecting
[2:47:56] people that are making money
[2:47:58] hand over best, but also,
[2:48:00] protecting eople that just made
[2:48:02] a one time choice and really got
[2:48:05] seriously impacted. Personally,
[2:48:06] I would rather just move right
[2:48:09] now. This is a one time stamp in
[2:48:13] time type thing. Provide that
[2:48:15] relief to folks now realizing
[2:48:17] they are not going to do it
[2:48:18] again and moving forward, they
[2:48:25] would have t
[2:48:26] >>chair holeka goro inaba: so
[2:48:27] you personally then would not be
[2:48:33] supporting this amendment?
[2:48:34] >> I brought this amendment at
[2:48:36] the request of council member
[2:48:37] hustace.
[2:48:44] >>just so we have the same
[2:48:44] understanding. Everyone
[2:48:45] understand what we are voting
[2:48:48] on? All right. [Roll call]
[2:48:48] >> council member michelle m.
[2:48:49] Galimba: no.
[2:48:50] >> council member james hustace:
[2:48:50] aye.
[2:48:51] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[2:48:52] no.
[2:48:53] >> council member matt
[2:48:55] kanealii-kleinfelder: no.
[2:48:55] >> council member ashley
[2:48:56] kierkiewicz: no.
[2:48:57] >>council member heather l.
[2:48:59] Kimball: no.
[2:49:00] >>vice-chair dennis "fresh"
[2:49:03] onishi: no.
[2:49:03] >> council member rebecca
[2:49:06] villegas: no.
[2:49:10] >>chair holeka goro inaba: aye.
[2:49:11] Chair, you have two votes in
[2:49:12] favor, yourself and council
[2:49:16] member hustace, 7 opposed. The
[2:49:17] motion fails.
[2:49:18] >>chair holeka goro inaba: all
[2:49:20] right. Back to the main motion.
[2:49:24] Any further discussion? Council
[2:49:36] member kanealii-kleinfelder? I
[2:49:38] will try not to combine but I
[2:49:41] cannot help it. We discussed
[2:49:42] bill 147 yesterday which creates
[2:49:44] more bed-and-breakfast and the
[2:49:46] ability to have more, how does
[2:49:47] that play with this?
[2:49:55] >> to be determined? I'm
[2:49:55] concerned
[2:49:59] concerned. Honestly, ill 173
[2:50:06] and bill 175. All at different
[2:50:13] stages at council, first
[2:50:14] reading, second reading,
[2:50:15] committees. They all touch. I'm
[2:50:16] concerned about this as a whole.
[2:50:18] Without being able to view these
[2:50:19] at the same time, it's a little
[2:50:22] bit worrisome. Do you share
[2:50:23] those concerns at all?
[2:50:27] >> I feel sorry for the planning
[2:50:29] department, but I don't share
[2:50:32] director darrow's concerns
[2:50:34] because I'm more worried about
[2:50:36] our department right now. It is
[2:50:36] concerning
[2:50:39] >> from our standpoint, because
[2:50:40] there is so much confusion with
[2:50:42] the public on what's going on.
[2:50:44] The hosted rental registration
[2:50:45] started yesterday. We have
[2:50:48] already seen an application come
[2:50:50] through that is in the homeowner
[2:50:52] tax class. They will get
[2:50:54] adjusted this year. We are
[2:50:56] trying to figure out how this
[2:50:58] pans out because we hate to do
[2:50:59] something that you will come
[2:51:06] back to say, don't worry, this
[2:51:07] is approved and we have to undo
[2:51:09] what we did. There is
[2:51:12] uncertainty right now with the
[2:51:14] department and the planning
[2:51:16] department until this is figured
[2:51:18] out and handled.
[2:51:21] >>do you have this secret paper
[2:51:24] on these random bills how they
[2:51:27] are going to work with each
[2:51:34] other, this big whiteboard like
[2:51:35] josh green?
[2:51:36] >> no, we are always amazed what
[2:51:38] comes out of council sometimes
[2:51:40] because it is a new idea and the
[2:51:43] timing is incredible. We are
[2:51:45] trying to keep things straight.
[2:51:46] We have been doing a lot of
[2:51:48] presentations to realtors on
[2:51:50] this because they are equally
[2:51:52] confused because there have been
[2:51:54] so many changes in the last two
[2:51:55] years. That's all I'm saying and
[2:51:58] trying our best to keep
[2:51:59] everything straight. But I don't
[2:52:01] know what you will propose in
[2:52:04] the next two weeks.
[2:52:09] >>but I'm reminding of last week
[2:52:12] ed of last wek,
[2:52:15] one of the writers, she handed
[2:52:17] to me that things need to be
[2:52:19] simple. It's almost codified
[2:52:21] when we write legislation that
[2:52:23] it needs to be simple,
[2:52:24] understandable and clear. If
[2:52:27] it's not, then we confuse,
[2:52:29] public, ourselves, and you folks
[2:52:31] and it gets confusing. Hat's
[2:52:34] what I'm worried about ight now
[2:52:37] in aving these bills at
[2:52:39] different stages that touch each
[2:52:42] other and concern the staff,
[2:52:45] public and not clear and not
[2:52:51] concise. I'm not trying to poke
[2:52:52] at you, council member kimball.
[2:52:52] I'm just trying to wrap my head
[2:52:55] around is saying why
[2:52:56] yes to this, no
[2:52:59] to this, why to this will affect
[2:53:03] that bill 147 without discussing
[2:53:05] this. That's how I'm seeing it
[2:53:14] right now. Thank you.
[2:53:15] >>council member heather l.
[2:53:17] Kimball: thank you. I know
[2:53:17] council member won't have the
[2:53:20] benefit of this history. But 121
[2:53:22] was the bill that included all
[2:53:24] the pieces and one piece of
[2:53:26] legislation that we now have
[2:53:30] addressed separately. So, 121
[2:53:32] have the registration process,
[2:53:35] the land use change, the amnesty
[2:53:36] period of time and even the
[2:53:39] visitor designation areas all in
[2:53:41] one bill. And that became
[2:53:42] exceedingly complicated, right?
[2:53:45] That's why we stopped it. And
[2:53:48] so, what has happened since is
[2:53:51] that I have pulled apart those
[2:53:53] different pieces into their
[2:53:55] distinct functions. So pulled
[2:53:56] out the realming administration
[2:54:02] piece that is independent of
[2:54:04] 147, 175, 173. Then we have the
[2:54:05] let us piece
[2:54:08] land use piece that is 147,
[2:54:10] independent from all the others.
[2:54:13] Any of these bills can be passed
[2:54:31] or not and not have any impact
[2:54:31] on any piece around the
[2:54:32] short-term vacation rentals. I
[2:54:33] will acknowledge that it is
[2:54:33] complicated but it is
[2:54:34] necessarily so because there are
[2:54:35] so many pieces interacting. We
[2:54:36] have the registration, the tax
[2:54:38] fees. Appreciating that it is
[2:54:39] complex, but it is actually,
[2:54:41] this is where I moved into
[2:54:44] separate bills in response to
[2:54:48] this confusion that it was over
[2:54:52] 121 which was an omnibus
[2:54:54] approach.
[2:54:56] >>chair holeka goro inaba: any
[2:54:57] further discussion? Okay, I
[2:54:59] will share my thoughts. I'm not
[2:55:01] a fan of creating another tax
[2:55:03] class right now especially
[2:55:05] hearing some of the brief
[2:55:07] discussion about where the rate
[2:55:11] would land because I heard above
[2:55:14] ag and in my mind, the benefit
[2:55:15] here is for a homeowner who is
[2:55:18] doing it on their property. I
[2:55:20] would think that we would be
[2:55:21] very close to the homeowner tax
[2:55:23] class because they live there.
[2:55:30] It's their primary residence.
[2:55:33] So not too far off 575 which is
[2:55:34] what we currently have and
[2:55:37] hearing this and won't be a
[2:55:40] discussion until next JUNE but
[2:55:42] this warrants a discussion
[2:55:44] perhaps via another bill on
[2:55:46] whether we want to allow
[2:55:47] bed-and-breakfast in the
[2:55:49] homeowner tax class or not.
[2:55:51] Again, I think there is a big
[2:55:53] group of community who feel that
[2:55:56] they should be able to to do
[2:56:01] permitted activity per the
[2:56:02] zoning code on the property that
[2:56:10] they live on as their primary
[2:56:10] residents
[2:56:13] residence. I won't be supporting
[2:56:21] this bill, but it has brought
[2:56:22] out discussion. Administrator
[2:56:23] muira, arthur
[2:56:25] thank you for discussing
[2:56:31] the work of your staff and staff
[2:56:33] and council members here all
[2:56:36] have giggles on your jokes. With
[2:56:43] that, we'll proceed on the
[2:56:43] motion.
[2:56:44] >>
[2:56:44] >>clerk:
[2:56:44] >> council member michelle m.
[2:56:45] Galimba: aye
[2:56:46] >> council member james hustace:
[2:56:46] no
[2:56:47] >> council member jenn kagiwada:
[2:56:47] aye
[2:56:48] >> council member matt
[2:56:49] kanealii-kleinfelder: no
[2:56:50] >> council member ashley
[2:56:50] kierkiewicz: no
[2:56:51] >>council member heather l.
[2:56:51] kimball: aye
[2:56:52] >>vice-chair dennis "fresh"
[2:56:54] onishi: no.
[2:56:55] >> council member rebecca
[2:56:56] villegas: no.
[2:56:57] >>chair holeka goro inaba: no.
[2:56:59] >>chair inaba you have three
[2:57:03] votes in favor, council member
[2:57:05] galimba, kagiwada and kimball.
[2:57:09] The motion fails.
[2:57:11] >>thank you for being here
[2:57:11] today.
[2:57:14] >>
[2:57:14] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:57:15] for bill 176 draft 2? Hearing
[2:57:15] none.
[2:57:16] >>
[2:57:16] (Draft 2)
[2:57:17] Amends chapter 16, article 1, of
[2:57:17] the hawaii county code
[2:57:18] 1983 (2016 edition, as amended),
[2:57:19] relating to the general plan
[2:57:20] establishes amendment procedures
[2:57:20] for the general plan, including
[2:57:21] a comprehensive
[2:57:21] review every ten years and
[2:57:22] interim amendments; describes
[2:57:23] powers and duties of the
[2:57:23] planning director and planning
[2:57:24] commissions.
[2:57:24] Reference: comm. 968.6
[2:57:25] intr. By: council members inaba
[2:57:34] and kierkiewicz
[2:57:35] >> council member ashley
[2:57:37] kierkiewicz: chair, motion to
[2:57:40] approve at first reading.
[2:57:41] >>it's been moved and seconded
[2:57:47] to approve bill 176 draft 2 at
[2:57:48] first reading. All in favor say,
[2:57:48] "aye"
[2:57:48] >> aye.
[2:57:50] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[2:57:58] 9 ayes. Approved at first
[2:57:58] reading.
[2:57:58] >>
[2:57:59] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:58:00] for bill 177? Hearing none.
[2:58:00] >>
[2:58:01] 26-44, the operating budget of
[2:58:01] the county of hawai?I for the
[2:58:02] fiscal year ending JUNE 30, 2027
[2:58:03] appropriates revenues in the
[2:58:04] federal grants-byrne state
[2:58:04] crisis intervention
[2:58:05] program grant account ($129,033)
[2:58:06] And appropriates the same to the
[2:58:06] byrne state
[2:58:06] crisis intervention
[2:58:07] de-escalation training program
[2:58:08] account. Funds will be used to
[2:58:08] conduct verbal judo
[2:58:09] de-escalation training for law
[2:58:10] enforcement.
[2:58:10] Reference: comm. 973
[2:58:11] intr. By: council member
[2:58:11] kanealii-kleinfelder
[2:58:28] companion: res. 611-26
[2:58:34] >>chair, motion to approve.
[2:58:35] >>chair holeka goro inaba: we
[2:58:36] have a motion and second by
[2:58:36] council member
[2:58:38] kanealii-kleinfelder and hustace
[2:58:40] to approve. All in favor say,
[2:58:40] "aye"
[2:58:40] >> aye.
[2:58:41] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[2:58:44] 9 ayes. Bill 77 is approved at
[2:58:45] first reading.
[2:58:45] >>
[2:58:46] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:58:47] for for bill 178? Hearing none.
[2:58:47] >>
[2:58:48] 26-44, the operating budget of
[2:58:49] the county of hawaii for the
[2:58:49] fiscal year ending JUNE 30, 2027
[2:58:50] appropriates revenues in the
[2:58:51] federal grants-justice
[2:58:51] assistance grant-special
[2:58:52] response team capability
[2:58:53] enhancement grant account
[2:58:53] ($20,797) And appropriates
[2:58:54] the same to the justice
[2:58:54] assistance grant-special
[2:58:55] response team capability
[2:58:56] enhancement account.
[2:58:56] Reference: comm. 974
[2:58:57] intr. By: council member
[2:58:57] kanealii-kleinfelder
[2:59:15] kanealii-kleinfelder: chair,
[2:59:26] motion to approve bill 178 at
[2:59:27] first reading.
[2:59:38] >>chair holeka goro inaba: we
[2:59:39] have a motion and second by
[2:59:43] council member
[2:59:43] kanealii-kleinfelder and hustace
[2:59:44] to approve bill 178 at first
[2:59:44] reading. All in favor say, "aye"
[2:59:44] >> aye.
[2:59:44] >> any opposed? 9 ayes, bill
[2:59:45] 178 is approved at first
[2:59:45] reading.
[2:59:45] >>
[2:59:45] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[2:59:46] for bill 179? Hearing none.
[2:59:46] Amends chapter
[2:59:46] --
[2:59:46] >>
[2:59:47] the hawaii county code 1983
[2:59:47] (2016 edition, as amended),
[2:59:47] relating to the department of
[2:59:47] research and development
[2:59:48] describes the responsibilities
[2:59:48] of the department of research
[2:59:48] and development;
[2:59:48] establishes a grant program to
[2:59:49] support community-based economic
[2:59:49] development.
[2:59:49] Reference: comm. 984
[2:59:49] intr. By: council members
[2:59:55] kierkiewicz and inaba
[2:59:55] >> council member ashley
[2:59:57] kierkiewicz: chair, motion to
[3:00:00] approve bill 179 at first
[3:00:00] reading.
[3:00:01] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[3:00:03] been moved and seconded by
[3:00:05] council member kierkiewicz and
[3:00:06] onishi.
[3:00:07] >> council member ashley
[3:00:08] kierkiewicz: thank you, chair.
[3:00:09] I appreciate the robust
[3:00:11] discussion we had in committee.
[3:00:12] There are some housekeeping
[3:00:13] amendments that we will be
[3:00:15] bringing forward, but not today.
[3:00:16] Thank you.
[3:00:18] >>thank you.
[3:00:19] >>all in favor say, "aye"
[3:00:19] >> aye.
[3:00:29] >> any opposed? 9 ayes.
[3:00:29] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[3:00:30] for bill 180? Hearing none.
[3:00:31] Bill 180: amends ordinance no.
[3:00:32] 26-44, the operating budget of
[3:00:32] the county of hawai?I for the
[3:00:33] fiscal year ending JUNE 30, 2027
[3:00:34] appropriates revenues in the
[3:00:35] federal grants-certified local
[3:00:35] government account
[3:00:36] ($20,192) And appropriates the
[3:00:36] same to the certified local
[3:00:37] government program
[3:00:38] account. Funds will be used to
[3:00:38] cover travel stipends for two
[3:00:39] staff members from
[3:00:40] the planning department and two
[3:00:40] cultural resource commissioners.
[3:00:41] Reference: comm. 994
[3:00:42] intr. By: council member
[3:01:00] kanealii-kleinfelder
[3:01:01] >> council member matt
[3:01:02] kanealii-kleinfelder: cair,
[3:01:05] motion to approve bill 180.
[3:01:05] >>it's been moved and seconded
[3:01:06] by council member
[3:01:08] kanealii-kleinfelder and hustace
[3:01:17] to approve bill 180 at first
[3:01:17] reading. All in favor say, "aye"
[3:01:18] >> aye.
[3:01:18] >> any opposed? Bill 180 is
[3:01:21] approved at first reading. 9
[3:01:22] ayes.
[3:01:22] Ayes.
[3:01:22] >>
[3:01:23] >>
[3:01:23] >>skip
[3:01:24] >>
[3:01:25] order of the day (Second or
[3:01:27] final reading)
[3:01:28] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[3:01:28] for bill 172? Hearing none.
[3:01:29] >>
[3:01:30] 26-44, the operating budget of
[3:01:30] the county of hawaii for the
[3:01:31] fiscal year ending JUNE 30, 2027
[3:01:32] appropriates revenues in the
[3:01:33] state motor vehicle weight tax
[3:01:33] account ($6,282.72)
[3:01:34] And appropriates the same to the
[3:01:34] vehicle registration other
[3:01:35] current expenses
[3:01:36] account. Funds will be used for
[3:01:36] expenses associated with
[3:01:37] programming and
[3:01:37] updating the county's motor
[3:01:38] vehicle registration system.
[3:01:39] Reference: comm. 959
[3:01:39] intr. By: council member
[3:01:40] kaneali?I-kleinfelder (B/r)
[3:01:53] First reading: AUGUST 5, 2026
[3:01:53] >> council member matt
[3:01:54] kanealii-kleinfelder: chair,
[3:01:56] motion to approve.
[3:01:56] >>
[3:01:57] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[3:01:58] been moved and seconded by
[3:01:59] council member
[3:02:00] kanealii-kleinfelder and
[3:02:03] hustace. All in favor say, "aye"
[3:02:03] >> aye.
[3:02:05] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[3:02:09] 9 ayes. Bill 172 is approved at
[3:02:10] second and final reading.
[3:02:10] >>
[3:02:11] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[3:02:11] for bill 174? Hearing none.
[3:02:11] >>
[3:02:13] 26-44, the operating budget of
[3:02:13] the county of hawai?I for the
[3:02:14] fiscal year ending JUNE 30, 2027
[3:02:15] appropriates revenues in the
[3:02:15] state grants-kona low small
[3:02:16] business recovery
[3:02:17] grant account ($500,000) And
[3:02:17] appropriates the same to the
[3:02:18] kona low small
[3:02:18] business recovery grant program
[3:02:19] account. Funds will be used to
[3:02:20] support one-time
[3:02:20] relief to eligible hawaii island
[3:02:21] small businesses that sustained
[3:02:22] material and
[3:02:22] economic or physical damage from
[3:02:23] the kona low storm.
[3:02:23] Reference: comm. 961
[3:02:24] intr. By: council member
[3:02:42] kanealii-kleinfelder
[3:02:43] >> council member matt
[3:02:45] kanealii-kleinfelder: chair,
[3:02:47] motion to approve.
[3:02:48] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[3:02:48] been moved and seconded by
[3:02:49] council member
[3:02:50] kanealii-kleinfelder and hustace
[3:02:52] to approve bill 174 at second
[3:02:54] reading. All in favor say, "aye"
[3:02:55] >> aye.
[3:03:00] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[3:03:01] 9 ayes.
[3:03:01] >>
[3:03:02] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[3:03:02] for bill 175 draft 2? Hearing
[3:03:03] none.
[3:03:03] >>
[3:03:04] (Draft 2)
[3:03:04] Amends ordinance no. 25-50, as
[3:03:05] amended, an ordinance
[3:03:06] amending chapter 6 of the
[3:03:06] hawai?I county code 1983
[3:03:07] (2016 edition, as amended),
[3:03:07] relating to transient
[3:03:08] accommodations
[3:03:09] changes certain responsibilities
[3:03:09] for proposed vacation rental
[3:03:10] laws under ordinance
[3:03:10] no. 25-50 from the finance
[3:03:11] director to the planning
[3:03:12] director; exempts prospective
[3:03:12] vacation rentals that have
[3:03:13] submitted a valid use permit or
[3:03:14] special permit application
[3:03:14] from ordinance no. 25-50; and
[3:03:15] requires any funds collected
[3:03:16] under ordinance no.
[3:03:16] 25-50 to be deposited into the
[3:03:17] short-term vacation rental
[3:03:17] -
[3:03:18] enforcement fund.
[3:03:18] Reference: comm. 964.2
[3:03:19] intr. By: council member kimball
[3:03:41] first reading: AUGUST 5, 2026
[3:03:44] >>chair, motion to approve bill
[3:03:49] 175 draft 2 at second and final
[3:03:49] reading.
[3:03:50] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[3:03:51] been moved and seconded by
[3:03:52] council member kimball and
[3:03:54] galimba. All in favor say,
[3:03:54] "aye"
[3:03:54] >> aye.
[3:03:55] >> any opposed? The motion
[3:03:57] carries, 9 ayes. Bill 175 draft
[3:03:57] 2 is approved at second and
[3:03:58] final reading.
[3:03:58] >>
[3:04:05] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[3:04:06] for communication 10006?
[3:04:06] Hearing none.
[3:04:07] >>
[3:04:07] county of hawai'
[3:04:08] I; civil no.
[3:04:08] 3ccv-25-0000249
[3:04:10] from deputy corporation counsel
[3:04:13] sherilyn k. Tavares dated JULY
[3:04:15] 28, 2026,
[3:04:16] requesting an attorney-client
[3:04:17] confidential discussion to
[3:04:19] consult with the council
[3:04:20] regarding the above-entitled
[3:04:22] matter filed by glenn t. Honda,
[3:04:24] george c. Alejandro,
[3:04:26] and james m. Monma, esquires, on
[3:04:29] behalf of their client palaga
[3:04:38] pop.
[3:04:38] >> council member james hustace:
[3:04:41] motion to close file.
[3:04:43] >>chair holeka goro inaba: it's
[3:04:44] been moved and seconded by
[3:04:49] council member hustace and
[3:04:52] onishi. Do we need to go into
[3:05:00] executive session. A motion --
[3:05:01] it's been moved and seconded by
[3:05:02] council member hustace and
[3:05:05] villegas to accept the
[3:05:07] recommendation provided related
[3:05:11] to communication 1006. All in
[3:05:11] favor say, "aye"
[3:05:12] >> aye.
[3:05:14] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[3:05:15] 9 ayes. The recommendation
[3:05:17] requested by the corporation
[3:05:21] counsel has been approved. All
[3:05:22] in favor say, "aye"
[3:05:22] >> aye.
[3:05:27] >> any opposed? Motion carries,
[3:05:30] 9 ayes. Communication 1006 is
[3:05:31] filed.
[3:05:31] >>
[3:05:32] >>clerk: is there any testimony
[3:05:32] for communication 1034?
[3:05:33] Hearing none.
[3:05:33] >>
[3:05:34] county of hawai'
[3:05:34] I's acquisition
[3:05:35] of property owned by lum family
[3:05:35] enterprises, llc, and lum
[3:05:36] family enterprises, llc's,
[3:05:40] inverse condemnation claim
[3:05:41] send
[3:05:42] against the county of hawai'
[3:05:42] I
[3:05:43] from deputy corporation counsel
[3:05:43] sinclair salas-ferguson dated
[3:05:44] AUGUST 10, 2026,
[3:05:44] requesting an attorney-client
[3:05:45] confidential discussion to
[3:05:46] consult with the council
[3:05:46] regarding the above-entitled
[3:05:47] matter, including settlement
[3:05:48] discussion.
[3:06:07] Chair, motion to close file.
[3:06:08] >>nabbed
[3:06:09] >>
[3:06:09] >>chair holeka goro inaba:
[3:09:23] 9 ayes. We'll be e
[3:09:24] >>
[3:09:28] >>in district 3, I hope everyone
[3:09:33] can attend.
[3:09:34] >>
[3:09:34] >> council member rebecca
[3:09:35] villegas: I hope everyone can
[3:09:36] attend the sayre awards. Hope
[3:09:39] to see you there sunday evening.
[3:09:41] And we have the races in kailua
[3:09:48] village this weekend. We've got
[3:09:49] a lot of motorcycle clubs in
[3:09:49] town too for labor day. I want
[3:09:55] to remind everyone to stay safe
[3:10:05] and take care and enjoy the