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Notice #: 0001424466-01
Bills/Ordinances

Bill Nos. 51, 57, and 58

I hereby certify that the following Bills passed first reading at the meeting of the Hawai’i County Council on July 26, 2023, by vote as listed below:

Bill 51: Amends Chapter 24, Article 10, Division 1, of the Hawai’i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Speed Limits. Amends Section 24-256, Schedule 3 by adding Kalaniana’ole Street, James Kealoha Park Access Road to Leleiwi Street to decrease the speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour, and removes the same from Section 24-256,
Schedule 4. Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Inaba, Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 7; Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Evans and Kagiwada – 2; Excused: None.

Bill 57: Amends Chapter 19, Articles 1 and 7, of the Hawai’i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Nondedicated Agricultural Use Assessments. Seeks to implement recommendations of the Real Property Tax Review Working Group and Agricultural Committee’s September 2019 Final Report and the 2021 Annual Report of the Real Property Tax Board of Review by establishing a sunset date for the definition of “Nondedicated agricultural use assessment” and for Section 19-57 of the Hawai’i County Code. Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Inaba – 7; Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Evans and Kagiwada – 2; Excused: None.

Bill 58: Amends Chapter 19, Articles 1 and 7, of the Hawai’i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Community Food Sustainability Use Assessments. Seeks to implement recommendations of the Real Property Tax Review Working Group and Agricultural Committee’s September 2019 Final Report and the 2021 Annual Report of the Real Property Tax Board of Review by adding a new definition for “Community food sustainability use” and establishing a new section titled “Community food sustainability use assessment.” Ayes: Council Members Galimba, Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Inaba – 7; Noes: None; Absent: Council Members Evans and Kagiwada – 2; Excused: None.

Jon Henricks
COUNTY CLERK

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(WHT1424466 7/28/23)