Hawaii County Bills that Passed First Readings from County Council (November 16, 2022) – How Your Representatives Voted

Bill Nos. 228, 229, 231 (Draft 2), 232, 233, 234, 237, and 243

I hereby certify that the following Bills passed first reading at the meeting of the Hawai’i County Council on November 16, 2022, by vote as listed below:

Bill 228: Amends the State Land Use Boundaries Maps for the County of Hawai’i by Changing the District Classification from the Agricultural District to the Rural District at Kawaihae, South Kohala, Hawai’i, Covered by TMK: 6-2-009:015.

Ayes: Council Members Inaba, Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Chair David – 5;

Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Chung, Lee Loy, and Villegas – 3; Excused: None.

Bill 229: Amends Section 25-8-7 (North and South Kohala Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawai’i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), by Changing the District Classification from Agricultural – Five Acres (A-5a) to Residential and Agricultural – Two Acres (RA-2a) at Kawaihae, South Kohala, Hawai’i, Covered by TMK: 6-2-009:015 (Applicant: Arte McCollough) (Area: 5.848 Acres). Allows the applicant to subdivide the property into two lots with an existing single-family dwelling on each lot, for estate planning purposes.

Ayes: Council Members Inaba, Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Chair David – 5;

Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Chung, Lee Loy, and Villegas – 3; Excused: None.

Bill 231 (Draft 2): Amends Ordinance No. 22-63, as Amended, the Operating Budget for the County of Hawai’i for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023. Increases revenues in the Transfer from General Fund account ($3,000); and appropriates the same to The Food Basket, Inc. account.

Ayes: Council Members Inaba, Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Chair David – 5;

Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Chung, Lee Loy, and Villegas – 3; Excused: None.

Bill 232: Amends Ordinance No. 22-63, as Amended, the Operating Budget for the County of Hawai’i for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023. Increases revenues in the Block Grant Program Income account ($250,000); and appropriates the same to the West Hawai’i Emergency Shelter and Facility Energy Efficiency Improvements account, bringing the total appropriation to $400,000.