Housing and Homelessness Property Tax Revenue

At a glance

• What: Bill 192 (Draft 3) amends Section 19-90 of the County Code to extend until 2029 the requirement to appropriate residential tier-two and tier-three property tax revenue to housing and homelessness programs, and requires the money to be used for grants addressing housing and homelessness.
• Where it stands: Listed on the posted agenda for the 2026-10-21 Council meeting. No vote or outcome is reported here.
• Next: Council action; check later agendas.

Details

• Reference: Comm. 1059.6; introduced by Council Member Holeka Goro Inaba.
• First reading was October 7, 2026; the 2026-10-21 agenda lists it under second or final reading.

Sources

• Posted agenda for 2026-10-07 (2026-10-07 - County Council): https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=1136793&dbid=0&repo=ClerkCouncil
• Posted agenda for 2026-10-21 (2026-10-21 - County Council): https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=1137756&dbid=0&repo=ClerkCouncil
• Posted agenda for 2026-09-15 (2026-09-15 - Finance Committee): https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=1135806&dbid=0&repo=ClerkCouncil

Log

2026-10-07 - County Council

• Bill 192 (Draft 2) listed for first reading (Comm. 1059.3 and 1059.4 (proposed amendments from the Council Chair dated September 18, 2026)). The Finance Committee report FC-186 is listed.

2026-10-21 - County Council

• Bill 192 (Draft 3) listed for second or final reading (first reading October 7, 2026).

2026-09-15 - Finance Committee

• Bill 192 (Comm. 1059) listed on the committee agenda. Agenda read from a scanned document; no outcome is recorded.