Council Agenda & Actions

Council meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers at the County Building in Hilo, 25 Aupuni Street, Room 1401, or in the Council Chambers at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center in Kona at 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A.  The public can also participate in meetings at the Pāhoa Council Office at the Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 105, and at the Waimea Council Office, at the Holumua Center, 64-1067, Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5

We invite you to attend and participate in the formulation of legislation and public policy for Hawai‘‘i County. Please click on COUNCIL AGENDA to view the list of Council agendas and meeting actions for specific meeting dates. For instructions in the use of the Council Agenda database and for retrieving agenda documents click on Instructions for Using Agendas and Actions Taken.

Oral Public Testimony: Oral public testimony is heard at the beginning of each Council meeting for items on the agenda.  Oral public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per agenda item.

Written Public Testimony:  The deadline for submission of written public testimony is 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting day.  The Office of the County Clerk will accept receipt of your written public testimony by mail to the Office of the County Clerk at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720, by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.  Please submit separate written public testimony for each agenda item.

Written Public Testimony Submitted Past Deadline:  If you miss the deadline for written public testimony, the Office of the County Clerk will accept your written public testimony at the Council meeting.  When submitting written public testimony at a Council meeting, please see a Council Services staff person stationed at the front entrance of the Council room and provide them with your written public testimony.  The Office of the County Clerk advises that you bring fourteen (14) copies of the written public testimony to expedite distribution to the Council members during the meeting.

Questions and Assistance:  Should any assistance be required to locate information in these pages, please feel free to contact us at Council Web Feedback.