NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Kaua’i County Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., or soon thereafter, at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Historic County Building, Lihu’e, on the following:

Bill No. 3000
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR BARGAINING UNIT 15 BETWEEN JULY 1, 2025 AND JUNE 30, 2029

This Bill proposes to approve the cost items in the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Hawai’i Government Employees Association (HGEA) Bargaining Unit 15 (Ocean Safety Officers) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029, based on an arbitrated award and in accordance with the procedures contained in Hawai’i Revised Statutes (HRS) Section 89-11 and Kaua’i County Charter Section 19.13B.

Bill No. 3001
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. B-2026-917 RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA’I, STATE OF HAWAI’I, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND (Temporary Voter Service Center Workers – $50,000.00)

This Bill proposes to appropriate funds for wages and hourly pay for temporary Voter Service Center workers during the 2026 Primary and General Elections.

Any person may testify at the public hearing, and at any Council and Committee Meeting (at which time any Bill may be amended). Meeting notices and full-text Bills are available at least six (6) days in advance at the Office of the County Clerk, Council Services Division and kauai.gov/Government/Council/Webcast-Meetings. Written testimony may be submitted via counciltestimony@kauai.gov, mail, or fax. For further information, please call (808) 241-4188.

CERTIFICATE OF THE COUNTY CLERK

I hereby certify that the Kaua’i County Council passed on first reading and ordered to print Bill No. 3000 and Bill No. 3001 during the July 29, 2026 Council Meeting, by the following vote:

AYES: Bulosan, Carvalho, Cowden, Holland, Kaneshiro,
Kuali’i, Rapozo TOTAL – 7,
NOES: None TOTAL – 0,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL – 0,
RECUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL – 0.

Lihu’e, Hawai’i /s/ Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa
July 29, 2026 County Clerk, County of Kaua’i

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(TGI1534824 8/05/26)