The following are testimonies submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii over the past few weeks through late October 2025 for consideration by the Hawai‘i, Honolulu and Maui county councils, plus the Maui Panning Commission:
HAWAI‘I COUNTY
>> Bill 52 (2025) — “Allowing backyard henneries would reduce need for imported eggs”
>> Bill 52 (2025) — “Remove ‘noncommercial’ wording from backyard henneries measure”
>> Bill 63 (2025) — “Legalize more mixed-use zoning to expand Big Isle housing options”
>> Bill 63 (2025 — “Support more mix-use zoning as way to help increase housing options”
HONOLULU COUNTY
>> Bill 34 (2024) — “Don’t add new property tax tiers; link thresholds to value assessments”
>> Bill 42 (2025), CD1 — “Abolish rate-setting rules for taxicabs to remove competitive disadvantage”
>> Bill 63 (2025) — “Abolish price threshold, liberalize tax rules for low-income rentals”
>> Resolution 25-171 — “Repealing Act 39 would be step backward in effort to add housing”
MAUI COUNTY
>> Bill 40, CD1 (2025) — “Longer deed restrictions could make affordable housing less attractive”
>> Bill 110 (2024) — “Exempt fire-destroyed properties from street-improvement costs”
>> Bill 113 (2025) — “Extend partial relief for late filers of homeowner, rental exemptions”
>> Bill 144 (2025) — “Extend tax waiver for properties destroyed in 2023 Maui wildfires”
>> Bill 156 (2025) — “Allow building ‘encroachments’ that comprised part of Lahaina’s charm“
>> Bill 156 (2025) — “Waive rules for encroachments so Lahaina charm can be restored”
>> RESOLUTIONS 25-193 AND 25-194 —“Help all Maui businesses, not just the handful in enterprise zone program”
MAUI PLANNING COMMISSION
>> RE: Item B(1) — “Allow destroyed Lahaina structures to be rebuilt to original heights”
