We invite you to attend meetings of the Hawai‘i County Council and participate in the formulation of public policy for Hawai‘i County.

Committee and Council meetings are held twice a month in Hilo or Kona, using videoconferencing to connect the Hilo and Kona Chambers.  In-person participation is available at either location:

Council Chambers – Suite 1401
County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720 (Map)

Council Chambers – Building A
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway
Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi 96740 (Map)

In-person participation is also available via videoconference at the following courtesy sites:

Pahoa District 4 Council Office
15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road
Pahoa, Hawaiʻi 96778 (Map)

Old Kohala Courthouse
54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway
Kapa‘au, Hawaiʻi 96755 (Map) 

Please note that if a Courtesy Site is unavailable for any reason, the scheduled meeting will continue.

Oral Public Testimony

Testimony is heard at the beginning of each Committee or Council meeting or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation, and is limited to items on the agenda.  Oral public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per agenda item; however, time limits may be adjusted at the discretion of the Chair.

Oral Testimony via Zoom videoconference:

The County Council also offers the ability to provide oral public testimony remotely via Zoom.  In order to provide oral testimony via Zoom, please email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information.   Please contact our office no later than 12:00 p.m. on the business day preceding the meeting. 

Written Public Testimony

The deadline for submission of written public testimony is before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk will accept receipt of your written public testimony:

• By mail to: Office of the County Clerk, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720
• By facsimile to: (808) 961-8912
• By e-mail to: counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov

Please submit separate written public testimony for each agenda item.

Written Public Testimony Submitted Past Deadline

If the deadline for submitting written public testimony is missed, the testimony will not be received by council members prior to the meeting.  However, the testimony will continue to be scanned throughout the meeting and placed in a public folder created specific to the committee or council meeting and provided via a link in the County Calendar at https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/county-calendar. 

After the meeting(s), the public folder will remain available for viewing until the testimony is numbered and processed as an official communication on the public record.  All testimony received will be made a part of the public record.

The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 12 (Public Statements and Testimony).

Contact

Should any assistance be required to locate information in these pages, please feel free to contact us at (808)961-8255.