State Bills HB1838 & SB2919

Bills HB1838 and SB2919 are working their way through the State House and Senate.  Though much of the original language is gone, the bills do give Hawaii County the ability to phase out non-conforming uses.  What does this mean?  It means that Hawaii County can ban STVRs at will in any zoning.

This makes it all the more important to defeat Bill 121.  Once Hawaii County forces families to apply for permits, the next step will be an effort to ban our industry entirely.  It happened on Oahu, it is happening on Maui and it will happen here.

A Great Explanation of Bill 121

Maly Romero did a great job unpacking Bill 121 and how it will impact families.  Please share this around!

Start Writing and Planning for the Windward Planning Commission

Date: April 4, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

Location:

Hawai‘i County Council Chambers in Hilo
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, HI 96720

It is important that everyone submit both written and in-person testimony!

If you cannot be there in person, please register to testify via zoom.

Our testimony tool will help you to draft an email that draws from our list of requests.  It can help you write your testimony in less than one minute.  If you'd rather write your testimony yourself, please ask the commission to take action on one of the items in our list of requests and send it to:  

WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov