MEDIA ALERT: Honolulu City Council September Committee Meetings

Written By Taylor Ursulum

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
September 21, 2026

***WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22-24***
MEDIA ALERT

Honolulu City Council September Committee Meetings
An opportunity for the public to contribute their perspectives and shape these discussions.

WHAT: Budget, Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Housing, Homelessness & Parks, Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology, Government Efficiency & Customer Services, Executive Management, Zoning & Planning, Public Safety & Economy, and International & Legal Affairs Committee Meetings
WHEN: September 22-24, 2026
WHERE: Honolulu Hale, 3rd Floor, City Council Chambers
MEDIA INTERVIEWS: Councilmembers' statements and interviews are available by request following committee hearings.

Budget (BUD) Committee Meeting | Tuesday, September 22, at 10 a.m.
BUD CHAIR : VAL A. OKIMOTO |BUD VICE CHAIR: SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO
MEMBERS: ESTHER KIAʻĀINA, AUGIE TULBA,TOMMY WATERS

  • Resolution 26-202 – Authorizing a transfer of up to $300,000 in General Fund moneys within the Honolulu Police Department’s Support Services activity to replace and upgrade biometric identification equipment.

  • Resolution 26-203 – Authorizing the transfer of $16,624 in General Fund moneys from the Provision for Grants, Partnerships and Security activity to the Honolulu Fire Department’s Fire Operations activity to match funds for the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant.

Energy, Environment and Sustainability (EES) Committee Meeting | Tuesday, September 22, at 1:00 p.m.
EES CHAIR: MATT WEYER | EES VICE CHAIR: TYLER DOS SANTOS-TAM 
MEMBERS: AUGIE TULBA AND ANDRIA TUPOLA

  • Resolution 26-206 – Adopting the 2025-2030 Climate Action Plan for the City and County of Honolulu as the City's five-year roadmap for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while improving the daily quality of life for O‘ahu residents.

  • Resolution 26-208 – Accepting a gift of travel and related expenses valued at $1,301.04 from the Haskell Foundation for a representative from the Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency to attend the Indigenous Peoples' Climate Change Working Group In-Person Workshop from September 22-25, 2026.

INFORMATIONAL BREIFING

  • Presentation on city electrification of transportation initiatives, Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency.

Housing, Homelessness & Parks (HHP) Committee Meeting | Tuesday, September 22, at 2:30 p.m.
HHP CHAIR: ANDRIA TUPOLA | HHP VICE CHAIR: AUGIE TULBA
MEMBERS: RADIANT CORDERO, SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, MATT WEYER

  • Bill 11 (2026) – Relating to affordable housing incentives. Requiring the reporting on affordable housing incentives to the City Council.

  • Bill 18 (2026), CD1 – Relating to affordable housing. Amending provisions relating to affordable rental housing.

Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology (ITT) Committee Meeting | Wednesday, September 23, at 9:30 a.m.
ITT CHAIR: RADIANT CORDERO | ITT VICE CHAIR: VAL A. OKIMOTO
MEMBERS: TYLER DOS SANTOS-TAM, ANDRIA TUPOLA, MATT WEYER

  • Resolution 26-209 – Approving a rental agreement with Mrs. Leialoha "Rocky" Kaluhiwa, on a month-to-month basis for up to three years, within a portion of Heʻeia Kea Valley Nature Park.

INFORMATIONAL BREIFING

  • Issues with private streets and roads within the City & County of Honolulu.

    • Department of Transportation Services

    • Department of Facility Maintenance

    • Honolulu Police Department


Government Efficiency & Customer Services (GCS) Committee Meeting | Wednesday, September 23, at 1:00 p.m.
GCS CHAIR: TYLER DOS SANTOS-TAM | GCS VICE CHAIR: MATT WEYER
MEMBERS: RADIANT CORDERO AND SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO

INFORMATIONAL BREIFING

  • Systemic update by the Department of Planning and Permitting on the HNL Build permitting platform.

Executive Management (EM) Committee Meeting | Wednesday, September 23, at 2:30 p.m.
EM CHAIR: TOMMY WATERS | EM VICE CHAIR: SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO
MEMBERS: ESTHER KIAʻĀINA AND VAL A. OKIMOTO

  • Resolution 26-210 – Amending the Council Rules relating to mass communications near election dates.

Zoning and Planning (ZON) Committee Meeting | Thursday, September 24, at 9 a.m.
ZON CHAIR : ESTHER KIAʻĀINA | ZON VICE CHAIR: TOMMY WATERS
MEMBERS: RADIANT CORDERO , VAL A. OKIMOTO , ANDRIA TUPOLA

  • Resolution 26-183 – Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit for a new two-story single-unit dwelling at 57-329 Pahipahi‘ālua Street on an 18,992-square-foot shoreline lot.

  • Resolution 26-207 – Amending Resolution 23-83, CD1, to update the project description and exemptions and extend the construction deadline for the Pohukaina Commons Affordable Rental and mixed-use project in Kaka‘ako.

  • Resolution 26-171 – Approving the conceptual plan for an Interim Planned Development-Transit Permit for a mixed-use development at 1450 Ala Moana Boulevard within the Ala Moana Neighborhood Transit-Oriented Development Plan area.

  • Bill 37 (2026) – Amending State land use district boundary maps to reclassify approximately 14.837 acres of land in ‘Ewa, O‘ahu, from the Agricultural District to the Urban District.

  • Bill 38 (2026) – Expanding the Transit-Oriented Development Special District to include three additional Skyline station areas
    and incorporate land use standards and guidelines based on the East Kapolei Neighborhood TOD Plan.

  • Bill 39 (2026), CD1 – Changing the zoning of approximately 1,374.4 acres of land in ʻEwa, Oʻahu.

  • Bill 42 (2026), CD1 – Re-classifying approximately 8.188 acres of land in Lāʻie, Oʻahu, from the State Land Use Agricultural District to the State Land Use Urban District.

  • Bill 43 (2026), CD1 – Rezoning land situated at 66-9A Waialua Beach Road, Pa‘ala‘a Kai, Waialua, O‘ahu from the Country District to the R-5 Residential District.

  • Bill 48 (2025) – Addressing pedestrian malls in the downtown Honolulu area.

Public Safety & Economy (PSE) Committee Meeting | Thursday, September 24, at 1:00 p.m.
PSE CHAIR: AUGIE TULBA | PSE VICE CHAIR: ESTHER KIAʻĀINA
MEMEBRS: SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, VAL A. OKIMOTO, ANDRIA TUPOLA

  • Resolution 26-194 – Accepting a gift of two pregnant Mini Nigerian Does (female pygmy goats), including transportation and vet screenings from Meadow Gold Dairies via The Honolulu Zoological Society for the Keiki Zoo at the Honolulu Zoo.

  • Resolution 26-195 – Accepting a gift of a gate installation from The Honolulu Zoological Society to provide access to the giraffe exhibit at the Honolulu Zoo.

  • Resolution 26-205 – Accepting a gift of various supplies, equipment, and food from the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association to support the Junior Lifeguard Program; the Oʻahu Junior Guard Championship; and the State Junior Guard Championship.

  • Resolution 26-212 – Accepting a gift of travel-related expenses from ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability USA for a representative of the Office of Climate Change, Sustainability, and Resiliency to attend Local Governments for Sustainability USA and Coalition for Green Capital Flagship National Convening.

  • Resolution 26-211 – Urging the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents to expeditiously advance the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu Film and Media Production Facility Project.

INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

  • Update from the Honolulu Police Department on its projects and priorities.

International and Legal Affairs (ILA) Committee Meeting | Wednesday, September 24, at 2:30 p.m.
ILA CHAIR : SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO | ILA VICE CHAIR: ANDRIA TUPOLA
MEMBERS: RADIANT CORDERO, TYLER DOS SANTOS-TAM ,ESTHER KIAʻĀINA, VAL A. OKIMOTO, AUGIE TULBA, TOMMY WATERS, MATT WEYER

  • Resolution 26-196 – Confirming the appointment of Cary Okimoto to the Civil Service Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2031.

  • Resolution 26-204 – Approving the appointment of Domineque Bonifacio to the Neighborhood Commission for a term to expire on June 29, 2031.

  • Resolution 26-144 – Authorizing the adoption of the Agency-Specific Records Retention Schedule for the Honolulu Liquor Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.

  • Resolution 26-201 – Initiating amendments to the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu 1973 (Amended 2017 Edition), as amended, pursuant to the Mayor’s executive reorganization authority, relating to the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts.

  • Bill 52 (2026) – Amending provisions related to the use of streets, sidewalks, malls, and other public places in the City and County of Honolulu.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

  • Request for authorization to settle a case against the City and County of Honolulu entitled Tevitatonga Cadiente and Vaokehekehe Mataele v. City and County of Honolulu, et al.

The hearing will be broadcast live on ‘Ōlelo Channel 54. For more information on the legislation, visit:
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/733
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/734
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/735
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/736
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/737
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/738
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/739 
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/740
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/741

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Media Contact:
Taylor Ursulum
Communications Manager
Honolulu City Council  
D: (808) 768-5094 
taylor.ursulum@honolulu.gov

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