MEDIA ALERT: Honolulu City Council October Committee Meetings
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
October 19, 2026
***WEEK OF OCTOBER 20-22***
MEDIA ALERT
Honolulu City Council October 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, Public Safety & Economy, and International & Legal Affairs Committee Meetings
WHEN: October 20-22, 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, October 20, at 9 a.m.
BUD CHAIR : VAL A. OKIMOTO |BUD VICE CHAIR: SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO
MEMBERS: ESTHER KIAʻĀINA, AUGIE TULBA,TOMMY WATERS
Resolution 26-222 – Authorizing the Director of Budget and Fiscal Services to issue and sell not to exceed $210,000,000 principal amount of Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Junior Series 2026 and related matters.
Resolution 26-225 – Authorizing the Director of Budget and Fiscal Services to issue and sell not to exceed $205,000,000 principal amount of Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Senior Series 2026 and related matters.
Bill 40 (2026), CD1 – Relating to real property taxation. Entitles initial purchasers of eligible owner-occupied condominium units to a one-time remission of certain real property taxes. Applies retroactively to the tax year beginning July 1, 2025, and thereafter.
Energy, Environment and Sustainability (EES) Committee Meeting | Tuesday, October 20, at 1 p.m.
EES CHAIR: MATT WEYER | EES VICE CHAIR: TYLER DOS SANTOS-TAM
MEMBERS: AUGIE TULBA AND ANDRIA TUPOLA
INFORMATIONAL BREIFING
Update on flood mitigation services by the Department of Emergency Management.
Housing, Homelessness & Parks (HHP) Committee Meeting | Tuesday, October 20, at 2:30 p.m.
HHP CHAIR: ANDRIA TUPOLA | HHP VICE CHAIR: AUGIE TULBA
MEMBERS: RADIANT CORDERO, SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, MATT WEYER
Resolution 26-219 – Accepting a gift of two high-back traditional benches, preparations of the grounds, and two bronze plaques with inscriptions from Clara Kwan to be placed at Aina Moana Park within Ala Moana Regional Park.
Resolution 26-223 – Accepting a gift of one high-back traditional bench, preparations of the grounds and one bronze plaque with inscription from Victor Chongchua for placement at Sandy Beach Park.
Resolution 26-224 – Accepting a gift to furnish and install twelve tennis nets from USTA Hawaii Pacific Inc. for Patsy T. Mink Central Oʻahu Regional Park.
Bill 11 (2026) – Relating to affordable housing incentives. Requiring the reporting of affordable housing incentives to the City Council.
Bill 18 (2026), CD 1 – Relating to affordable housing incentives. Amending provisions relating to affordable rental housing.
Bill 57 (2026) – Relating to outdoor playcourts. Requiring the preparation of certain information relating to outdoor playcourts.
Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology (ITT) Committee Meeting | Wednesday, October 21, at 9 a.m.
ITT CHAIR: RADIANT CORDERO | ITT VICE CHAIR: VAL A. OKIMOTO
MEMBERS: TYLER DOS SANTOS-TAM, ANDRIA TUPOLA, MATT WEYER
Resolution 26-226 – Approving the grant of non-exclusive easements for underground use of portions of Barbers Point Beach Park and nearby roads, including Ōlaʻi Street, Kalaeloa Boulevard, Kapolei Parkway, Kamokila Boulevard and Farrington Highway.
Resolution 26-235 – Appointment of Anothony J. Baldomero, Jr., to serve on the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Board of Directors.
Resolution 26-200 – Approving the Department of Transportation Services' Agency Safety Plan for Rail Operations required by 49 Code of Federal Regulations ("CFR") Parts 673 and 674 and Hawaii Department of Transportation Program Standards and Procedures.
Bill 58 (2026) – Relating to shared micromobility vehicles. Amending provisions relating to shared micromobility vehicle parking.
INFORMATIONAL BREIFING
Update by the Department of Information Technology on the city's ai-driven mainframe modernization and cloud migration.
Update by the Department of Design and Construction on the upcoming public works projects scheduled to begin construction from October 1 through December 31, 2026.
International and Legal Affairs (ILA) Committee Meeting | Wednesday, October 21, at 1 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.
Zoning & Planning (ZON) Committee Meeting | Thursday, October 22, at 9 a.m.
ZON CHAIR: ESTHER KIAʻĀINA | ZON VICE CHAIR: TOMMY WATERS
MEMBERS: RADIANT CORDERO, VAL A. OKIMOTO, ANDRIA TUPOLA
Resolution 26-236 – Urging the United States of America to return the lands utilized by the United States Air Force Station at Bellows, Waimānalo, Hawai‘i, to the people of Hawai‘i.
Resolution 26-218 – Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to The Smith Trust to allow development on a 14,269-square-foot shoreline lot zoned R-10 Residential District.
Resolution 26-220 – Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to Nicholas and Krista Baum to allow construction on a 28,392 square foot shoreline lot zoned R-10 Residential District.
Resolution 26-221 – Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to Randall and lrene Wong to allow development on an approximately 12,754 square foot shoreline in the lot R-10 Residential District.
Resolution 26-233 – Proposing an amendment to Zoning Map No. 3 (Mo‘ili‘ili - Kaimuki), Ordinance 86-106, to rezone land situated at Waikīkī, O‘ahu.
Resolution 26-230 – Authorizing exemptions from certain City application, infrastructure and public works fees and development standards under HRS 201H-38 for the Kapolei Parkway Lots 2–5 affordable rental housing project on City-owned land.
Bill 55 (2026) – To rezone land situated at 401 Atkinson Drive, Waikīkī, Honolulu from the AMX-3 High Density Apartment Mixed Use District and BMX-3 Community Business Mixed Use District to the A-2 Medium Density Apartment District.
Public Safety & Economy (PSE) Committee Meeting | Thursday, October 22, at 1 p.m.
PSE CHAIR: AUGIE TULBA | PSE VICE CHAIR: ESTHER KIAʻĀINA
MEMBERS: SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, VAL A. OKIMOTO, ANDRIA TUPOLA
Bill 53 (2026) – Relating to shopping carts. Regulating the possession and abandonment of shopping carts in order to reduce the threat they pose to the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
Resolution 26-213 – Confirming the reappointment of Dr. Richard Kebo to serve on the Ocean Safety Commission of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire June 30, 2031.
Resolution 26-229 – Accepting a gift of $3,141.82 from Ms. Sandra E Moribe, Successor Trustee of the Donald KM and Amy L Chong Charitable Remainder Unitrust U/A Dated 11/8/1999, for HPD’s Specialized Services Division, Canine Unit.
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
Update on the Department of Emergency Management’s reorganization and staffing plans.
Government Efficiency & Customer Services (GCS) Committee Meeting | Wednesday, September 23, at 1 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.
Government Efficiency & Customer Services (GCS) Committee Meeting | Thursday, October 22, at 2:30 p.m.
GCS CHAIR: TYLER DOS SANTOS-TAM | GCS VICE CHAIR: MATT WEYER
MEMBERS: RADIANT CORDERO AND SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO
Resolution 26-227 – Accepting a gift of travel expenses from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) for a Department of Customer Services representative to attend the 2026 AAMVA Region 4 Administrator and Law Enforcement Officials Meeting in Monterey, California.
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
Report on the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services' procurement process improvement project. Presented by Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC.
The hearing will be broadcast live on ‘Ōlelo Channel 54. For more information on the legislation, visit:
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/743
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/744
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/745
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/746
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/747
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/748
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/749
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/750
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