General Plan Amendment Procedures Bill

At a glance

• What: Bill 176 (Draft 2) amends Chapter 16, Article 1 of the County Code on the General Plan: it establishes amendment procedures, a comprehensive review every ten years and interim amendments, and describes the powers and duties of the planning director and planning commissions.
• 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. 968.6; introduced by Council Members Holeka Goro Inaba and Ashley Lehualani Kierkiewicz. The 2026-09-02 agenda cites committee report PCPLUED-14.

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 176 (Draft 2) listed for second or final reading (first reading September 2, 2026).

2026-09-02 - County Council

• Bill 176 (Draft 2) listed for first reading.

• Bill 176 (Draft 2) passed first reading 9 to 0.