HCC §2-28

Planning commission meeting rules: quorum and voting

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This section sets the rules for when the windward and leeward planning commissions can meet and make decisions. It says how many members must be present to do business, how votes are counted, and that each commission must meet at least once a month. It also covers rules for joint meetings and adopting procedures.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Quorum; meetings

A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

(a) The majority of the voting members of the windward planning commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and for the exercise of the powers and authority conferred upon this commission. All actions of the windward planning commission shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of its members. (b) The majority of the voting members of the leeward planning commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and for the exercise of the powers and authority conferred upon this commission. All actions of the leeward planning commission shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of its members. (c) For those matters requiring a joint meeting of the windward and leeward planning commissions, as provided for in the Charter, a majority of each commission’s voting members shall constitute a quorum. All actions of a joint meeting of these commissions shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of their combined membership. (d) The windward and leeward planning commissions shall each hold at least one meeting in each month. (e) Pursuant to the Charter, a uniform body of rules of practice and procedure, except for meeting places and times, shall be adopted by a majority vote of the combined membership of the windward planning commission and leeward planning commission, meeting jointly. Any rule adopted for the transaction of business shall be consistent with the laws of the State and the ordinances of the County.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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