Department of Research and Development Bill

At a glance

• What: Bill 179 amends Chapter 2 of the County Code to describe the responsibilities of the Department of Research and Development and to establish a grant program supporting community-based economic development.
• Where it stands: Listed for first reading on 2026-09-02 and for second or final reading on 2026-09-16. No votes are reported here.
• Next: Check later Council agendas.

Details

• Reference Comm. 984; introduced by Council Members Ashley Lehualani Kierkiewicz and Holeka Goro Inaba. The 2026-09-02 agenda cites committee report GOEAC-156.

Sources

• Posted agenda for 2026-09-16 (2026-09-16 - County Council): https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=1135872&dbid=0&repo=ClerkCouncil
• Posted agenda for 2026-09-02 (2026-09-02 - County Council): https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=1135081&dbid=0&repo=ClerkCouncil

Log

2026-09-16 - County Council

• Bill 179 listed for second or final reading (first reading September 2, 2026).

2026-09-02 - County Council

• Bill 179 listed for first reading.

• Bill 179 passed first reading 9 to 0; further housekeeping amendments were promised.