Bill Tracking & Testimony

Below are the bills your GAC are tracking and how to make your voice hear. Also included in the tracker are various state level bills that are relevant to our cause.....HAR GAC works directly on the state measures but they are included here for informational purposes.

WHAR GAC Bill Tracker (google sheet)

HAR Leg Program 2024 (pdf download)

Useful Links:

• Council Calendar
• Attend Meetings - Submit Testimony
• Livestream Link for hearings

How To Make Your Voice Heard

Show Up In Person to Give Oral Testimony!

Oral Public Testimony via Zoom:

To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email  councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Testimony must be submitted by noon the day prior to the hearing.

Submitting Written Testimony:

To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on the day prior to the hearing by (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov of (2) fax (808) 961-8912 or (3) County Clerk’s Office, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item.

Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:

Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa’au or Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road.

If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.

Oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.

To join the GAC Committee or to sit on on a meeting, email the WHAR Office at admin@westhawaiirealtors.com

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