Hawaii County Council met Aug. 21.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
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INVOCATION Pastor Scott Ast of Grace Kona Church
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, CERTIFICATES OF MERIT, AND EXPRESSIONS OF CONDOLENCE
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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(NOTE: COUNCIL MAY TAKE A LUNCH BREAK CLOSE TO THE NOON HOUR)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES June 5, 2024
June 19, 2024
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 562-24: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR (Draft 2) AGREEMENT WITH HAWAIʻI ISLAND EV, LLC, TO REPLACE HAWAIʻI COUNTY SHARED-USE ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a ten-year lease agreement with an approximate monthly cost of $7,200, to replace the County’s disposed shared-use electric vehicle fleet with seven new electric vehicles.
Reference: Comm. 943.11
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Approve: FC-180
Res. 573-24: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I AIRPORT RESCUE FIREFIGHTING UNIT (ARFF) PURSUANT TO HAWAI‘I REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7, FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE HAWAI‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT IN A FIRE EMERGENCY
Seeks to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement to facilitate joint recruit classes between the Hawai‘i Fire Department and State Airport Rescue Firefighters and clarify their roles regarding firefighter recruit training.
Reference: Comm. 961
Intr. by: Ms. Evans (B/R)
Approve: GOEAC-148
Res. 574-24: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, PURSUANT TO HAWAIʻI REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7, FOR A WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT GRANT
Allows for the receipt of $2,100,000 in federally-derived funds, which would be used by the Department of Research and Development to assist adults, dislocated workers, and youths by providing services that will train individuals to increase employment, retention, earnings, skills, and literacy.
Reference: Comm. 963
Intr. by: Mr. Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Approve: FC-181
Res. 578-24: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE
FRIENDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES FOR THE ROBUST CONFERENCE 2024
Transfers $4,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 8); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 969
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba
Res. 579-24: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE
KEAUKAHA SCHOOL FOUNDATION FOR KEAUKAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR Transfers $3,595 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 3); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation, Administration Other Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 970
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy
Res. 580-24: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT FOR KOHALA RADIO
Transfers $4,200 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 9); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 971
Intr. by: Ms. Evans
Res. 581-24: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE ZONTA CLUB OF HILO FOUNDATION TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATING TO ITS “AMELIA EARHART GIRLS IN ENGINEERING DAY” EVENT
Transfers $2,500 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 4); and credits to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Other Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 972
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz
Res. 582-24: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE FRIENDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO THE ROBUST CONFERENCE 2024 FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Transfers $5,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 5); and credits to the Police Department, Training account.
Reference: Comm. 973
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder
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Comm. 973.1: From Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, dated August 8, 2024, transmitting proposed amendments to Res. 582-24.
Res. 587-24: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR LEASE FOR ONE AUTOMATIC POSTAGE MACHINE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with an approximate monthly cost of $162, to be used by the department’s Hilo office.
Reference: Comm. 982
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Waived: FC
Res. 588-24: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR LEASE FOR ONE MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with an approximate monthly cost of $162, to be used by the Chief’s office staff in Hilo.
Reference: Comm. 983
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Waived: FC
Res. 589-24: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE LOʻI COLLECTIVE FOUNDATION FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO ITS ANNUAL KANU VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC AT THE WAIMEA DISTRICT PARK
Transfers $3,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 9); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation, Administration Other Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 986
Intr. by: Ms. Evans
Res. 590-24: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO USA VOLLEYBALL, INC., FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO THE LABOR DAY CLASSIC VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
Transfers $4,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 3); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 987
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES (FIRST READING)
Bill 123: (Draft 4)
AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 1 AND ARTICLE 13, CHAPTER 23, ARTICLE 9, AND CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 1, ARTICLE 2, ARTICLE 5, AND ARTICLE 6, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO OHANA DWELLING UNITS Removes each instance of the term “ohana dwelling” from the County Code and inserts the term “accessory dwelling unit”, and adds provisions for the establishment of an accessory dwelling unit.
Reference: Comm. 677.30
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball and Ms. Kierkiewicz
Bill 144: AMENDS CHAPTER 14 AND CHAPTER 25 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO APIARIES AND BEEKEEPING
Establishes generally accepted apiary management practices and adds apiaries as permitted uses in seventeen zoning district classifications, including all Residential and Agricultural zoning districts, the Resort-Hotel district, all Commercial districts, all Industrial districts, the Open district, and the Downtown Hilo Commercial District, to promote beekeeping.
Reference: Comm. 786
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz
Approve: PCHSW-15
Bill 169: (Draft 3)
AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 02-131, WHICH AMENDED ORDINANCE NOS. 97-99, 94-34, 93-26, 91-96, 90-62, 88-4, 84-42, AND 84-23, WHICH RECLASSIFIED CERTAIN LANDS FROM UNPLANNED (U) TO MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 5,000 SQUARE FEET (RM-5) AND SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 15,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-15) AT HŌLUALOA 1 AND 2, NORTH KONA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEYS: 7-6-021:004, 009-013, AND 015-017 (Applicant: Kona Three, LLC) (Area: approx. 175 acres)
The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its unfavorable recommendation for the applicant’s request for a 10-year time extension to Condition I (Complete Construction of the First Increment on RM Zoned Lands) and amendment to clarify Condition N (Roadway Standards), which would apply only to Tax Map Key Nos. 7-6-021:016 and 017, consisting of a total land area of 67.162 acres. The subject properties are located along the east (mauka) side of the Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway at its junction with Kuakini Highway, between Pualani Estates subdivision to the north and Kona Vistas to the south.
Reference: Comm. 896.148
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R)
Negative: LAAC-64 (Due to a vote of 4-ayes, 5-noes)
Postponed: July 10, 2024
(Note: There is a motion by Mr. Inaba, seconded by Ms. Kierkiewicz, to pass Bill 169, Draft 2, as amended, on first reading.) (Comms. 896.149-896.150 continue on the next page.)
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Comm. 896.149: From Deputy Planning Director Jeffrey W. Darrow, dated August 5, 2024, transmitting comments from the Kona Soil and Water Conservation District.
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Comm. 896.150: From Council Member Villegas, dated August 5, 2024, transmitting a request to conduct a limited meeting pursuant to Section 92-3.1 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes.
Bill 185: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 6, SECTION 24-288.1, SCHEDULE 36.1 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO ACTIVE LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES
Adds a portion of Akoni Pule Highway approximate to Holy Bakery Road, to designate an area for distribution of consumer goods to patrons and neighboring businesses.
Reference: Comm. 945
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R)
Approve: PCIA-10
Bill 186: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 5, SECTION 24-280, SCHEDULE 28 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO NO PARKING AT ANYTIME
Prohibits parking alongside two portions of Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road from (1) a point 320 feet southwest of Pohoiki Road and extending 165 feet in the southwesterly direction; and (2) 693 feet southwest of Pohoiki Road and extending 241 feet in the southwesterly direction.
Reference: Comm. 962
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz
Approve: PCIA-11
Bill 187: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 24-32, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025
Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants – Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) account ($2,100,000); and appropriates the same to the following 2024-2025 WIOA accounts: Administration/Planning ($200,000); Adult Program ($800,000); Dislocated Worker Program ($350,000); and Youth Program ($750,000). Funds would be used by the Department of Research and Development to assist adults, dislocated workers, and youths by providing services that will train individuals to increase employment, retention, earnings, skills, and literacy.
Reference: Comm. 963
Intr. by: Mr. Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Approve: FC-182
ORDER OF THE DAY (SECOND OR FINAL READING)
Bill 174: (Draft 2) AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19-53, AND ARTICLE 10, SECTION 19-71, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES
Allows residential properties rented for six months or more to be eligible for the Homeowner tax classification and replaces the term “husband and wife” with “married persons”.
Reference: Comm. 905.12
Intr. by: Ms. Kagiwada and Ms. Galimba
First Reading: August 7, 2024
Bill 179: (Draft 2) AMENDS CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE 3, SECTION 16-5, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEES
Seeks to amend subsection (a) by requiring all members to have a “principal” residence instead of “primary” residence, in accordance with Chapter 19, Subsection 19-71(e)(2) of the Code, in the area covered by the Community Development Plan.
Reference: Comm. 929.2
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba
First Reading: August 7, 2024
Bill 180: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 24-33, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2024, TO JUNE 30, 2025
Adds the Police Department Hawaiʻi County Morgue project ($1.5 million) to the Capital Budget. Funds for this project shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund – Fund Balance and/or other Sources.
Reference: Comm. 930
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder
First Reading: August 7, 2024
Note: Requires 2/3 vote of the entire membership to amend, pursuant to Section 10-6(e), Hawai‘i County Charter
Bill 182: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 24-17 AND SECTION 24-19, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE TAXES AND FEES FOR VEHICLES USED BY POLICE OFFICERS IN THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES
Seeks to exempt motor vehicles owned or leased for twelve months or longer by the County and County-subsidized motor vehicles from motor vehicle taxes and certain vehicle registration fees.
Reference: Comm. 940
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball
First Reading: August 7, 2024
Bill 183: REPEALS ORDINANCE NO. 12-132, WHICH AMENDED SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-10) TO MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 3,000 SQUARE FEET (RM-3) AT WAIĀKEA, SOUTH HILO, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-2-038:017 (Planning Director Initiated) (Area: Approx. 0.9793 acres)
The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation to revert the zoning from Multiple-Family Residential to its original designation of Single-Family Residential at the request of the owner. The property is located at 1623 Kinoʻole Street.
Reference: Comm. 942
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R)
First Reading: August 7, 2024
OTHER BUSINESS
(Including but not limited to reconsideration of vetoed items, if any, or reconsideration of actions on agenda items.)
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