Hawaii State Association of Counties 2027 Legislative Package
At a glance
What: Res. 664-26 would approve the Council's legislative proposals and priorities for the 2027 Hawaii State Association of Counties package. Proposals: prohibit capture and sale of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes; let counties request a State land use boundary change from agricultural to rural for small parcels; require denitrification in individual wastewater systems; extend the county surcharge on general excise tax to 2045; update housing assistance eligibility to set aside a share of units for State or County employees under chapter 201H. Seven policy priorities: herbicide use on public property; solar installation and renewable generation on public property; watershed management, riparian areas and flood control; mental and behavioral health resources; economic development and diversification; wastewater infrastructure and cesspool conversion; safe routes to school.
Where it stands: Listed on the posted agenda of the 2026-09-01 Governmental Operations and External Affairs Committee. No vote or outcome is reported here.
Next: Check later agendas.
Details
Comm. 1048; introduced by Council Member Heather L. Kimball.
Res. 664-26 was amended 8-1 to add a tobacco-regulation draft bill and priorities on emergency preparedness, axis deer management and wages, then forwarded favorably 8-1.
Res. 664-26 (Draft 2) listed in the order of resolutions (Comm. 1048.2, introduced by Heather L. Kimball); the agenda cites committee report GOEAC-163. Proposals listed include a ban on capture and sale of aquatic life for commercial aquariums, county ability to request State land use boundary changes from agricultural to rural for small parcels, denitrification in individual wastewater systems, extending the county general excise tax surcharge to 2045, a housing set-aside for State or County employees under chapter 201H, and county regulation of tobacco sales, plus ten policy priorities.