MEDIA ALERT: September 2026 Honolulu City Council Hearing
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
September 4, 2026
***WEDNESDAY***
MEDIA ALERT
September 2026 Honolulu City Council Hearing
WHAT: The Honolulu City Council September 2026 Full Council Hearing
WHEN: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 | 10 a.m.
WHERE: Honolulu Hale, 3rd Floor, City Council Chambers
MEDIA INTERVIEWS: Councilmembers' statements and interviews are available by request following this Full Council Hearing.
LEGISLATION:
THIRD READING:
Bill 33 (2026), CD2 – Relating to funds. Amending provisions related to City and County of Honolulu funds.
Bill 50 (2026) – Relating to funds. Amending provisions related to the Land Conservation Fund.
Bill 30 (2026), CD1 – Relating to public parks. Amending provisions relating to the use of public parks.
Bill 31 (2026), CD2 – Relating to cultural sites in public parks. Amending provisions related to cultural sites in public parks.
Bill 32 (2026), CD2 – Relating to public parks, recreational facilities, and botanical gardens. Amending provisions related to public parks, recreational facilities, and botanical gardens.
Bill 16 (2026), CD2 – Relating to the regulation of dogs. Amending provisions related to the regulation of dogs.
Bill 48 (2026), FD1 – Relating to condemnation. Clarifying notice requirements for proposed condemnation actions.
SECOND READING:
Bill 54 (2026) – Relating to parking. Amending provisions relating to stopping, standing, or parking.
Bill 52 (2026) – Relating to streets, sidewalks, malls, and other public places. Amending provisions related to the use of streets, sidewalks, malls and other public places.
Bill 37 (2026) – To amend portions of the State Land Use District Boundary Maps from the Agricultural District to the Urban District for certain lands situated at Kapolei and Honouliuli.
Bill 38 (2026) – Relating to the transit-oriented development special district. Expanding the transit-oriented development special district to include three additional Skyline rail transit station areas and to incorporate land use standards and guidelines.
Bill 39 (2026), CD1 – Relating to the rezoning of land situated at Kapolei and Honouliuli.
Bill 42 (2026), CD1 – To amend a portion of the State Land Use District Boundary Map from the Agricultural District to the Urban District for certain lands situated in the Ko‘olau Loa Development Plan Area
Bill 43 (2026), CD1 – To rezone land situated at Pa‘ala‘a Kai. Rezoning from the Country District to the R 5 Residential District.
FIRST READING:
Bill 55 (2026) – To rezone land situated at Waikīkī, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.
Bill 56 (2026) – Relating to the Corporation Counsel. Amending provisions relating to the Corporation Counsel.
APPOINTEES
Resolution 26-154, CD1 – Confirming the appointment of Shannon Smith to serve on the Board of Review II for real property tax appeals.
Resolution 26-155 – Confirming the appointment of Shannon Alivado to serve on the Grants in Aid Advisory Commission.
Resolution 26-130, CD1 – Confirming the reappointment of Melanie Islam to serve on the Climate Change Commission.
Resolution 26-129 – Confirming the nomination of Krishna F. Jayaram to serve as the Managing Director of the City and County of Honolulu.
Resolution 26-172 – Relating to the reappointment of Naʻalehu Anthony to serve on the Board of Water Supply.
GENERAL RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 26-196 – Confirming the appointment of Cary Okimoto to serve on the Civil Service Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
Resolution 26-197 – Confirming the appointment of Christopher Ranken to serve on the Planning Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
Resolution 26-166 – Approving collective bargaining cost items for employees of the City and County of Honolulu in Bargaining Unit 15.
Resolution 26-170 – Relating to the transfer of funds (DCS). Authorizing a transfer not to exceed $692,800 in General Fund moneys from the Provision for Grants, Partnerships and Security to the Department of Community Services.
Resolution 26-181, CD1 – Relating to the transfer of funds (DTS). Authorizing a transfer not to exceed $338,000 in General Fund moneys from the Provision for Grants, Partnerships and Security activity (current expenses character of expenditure) to the Department of Transportation Services Administration activity.
Resolution 26-189 – Urging the City Administration to adopt sustainable road construction and repair practices through the integration of recycled ash and enhanced metal recovery.
Resolution 26-174 – Naming the tennis courts at Kalihi Valley District Park to the Vailima Watson Kalihi Valley District Park Tennis Courts.
Resolution 26-71 – Approving the sale of surplus City property, Parcel 1-A and Parcel 2-A, portion of West Loch Golf Course.
Resolution 26-184, CD1 – Renewing the City’s sister city relationship with Cebu City, Republic of the Philippines.
Resolution 26-185, CD1 – Amending the City’s Policy Guidelines for sister city relationships.
Resolution 26-913 – Urging the United State Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health to require the United States Department of the Navy to increase the frequency, chemical scope, and geographic extent of groundwater testing in the immediate vicinity of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and surrounding areas.
Resolution 26-918 – To authorize the Department of the Corporation Counsel to initiate foreclosure action against the J.T. Villa Trust and its trustee(s) to collect civil fines and real property taxes.
Resolution 26-150 – Proposing an amendment to Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 (the Land Use Ordinance), relating to large detached dwellings.
Resolution 26-168, CD1 – Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to allow for the construction of a new commercial building that includes a caretaker unit, a parking lot, and associated improvements in Nānākuli, Oʻahu.
Resolution 26-168 – Proposing an amendment to Zoning Map No. 23 (Kailua-Lanikai-Keolu), Ordinance 86-124, to rezone land situated at Kailua, Oʻahu.
GIFTS ACCEPTANCE
Resolution 26-157 – Accepting the gift of travel, accommodations, meals, and ground transportation expenses valued at $7,150.00 to the City from the Fuzhou Municipal People's Government, People's Republic of China, for Councilmember Andria Tupola to attend the 2026 Bond with Kuliang Festival.
Resolution 26-162 – Accepting a gift of $4000 to the City from Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association to help off-set the operational cost of the Mayor’s 50th Annual Craft and Country Fair on November 21, 2026, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall.
Resolution 26-163, CD1 – Accepting a gift of a 4.5’ x 3’ framed giclee print by Gary Reed, entitled “Ko‘olau Shadows” valued at $3,000.00 from Laurie P. Thornley to be displayed at the Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden, Paul R. Weissich Education Center.
Resolution 26-164 – Accepting a gift in the amount $25,000 from Real Heaven, Inc., to support public programs, garden maintenance and operational needs at Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden.
Resolution 26-169, CD1 – Accepting a gift in the amount of $15,000 from Bumper Productions LLC to the Department of Environmental Services for upgrades and improvements to the Kānehoa Conference Room at the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Resolution 26-167, CD1 – Accepting a gift of one high-back traditional bench, preparations of the grounds, and one bronze plaque with an inscription to read, "Donated by the Family and Friends of Peter Nguyen," from Martin Nguyen to be placed at Aina Moana Park within Ala Moana Regional Park.
Resolution 26-178 – Accepting a gift of two high-back traditional benches, ground preparation and two bronze plaques with the inscription, “Donated by the Family and Friends of Jack ‘The Running Doc’ Scaff,” from Donna Scaff for placement at Kapiʻolani Regional Park.
Resolution 26-180 – Accepting a gift of one high-back traditional bench, preparations of the grounds and one bronze plaque with an inscription to read “Donated by the Family of Ruriko Fujino,” from Anne Fujino for placement at Kailua Beach Park.
Resolution 26-190 – Accepting a gift of $4,000 from the Friends of Honolulu Parks and Recreation for community benefit projects of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Resolution 26-187, CD1 - Accepting a gift from the Kaʻelepulu Elementary School Parent Teacher Student Association for safer pedestrian crossings at uncontrolled crosswalks fronting Kaʻelepulu Elementary School in Kailua.
Resolution 26-182 – Accepting a gift of conference registration fees and lodging from the Hawaiʻi Executive Collaborative for the Mayor and Managing Director to attend the Hawaiʻi Executive Conference on the Island of Hawaiʻi from September 30 – October 3, 2026.
Resolution 26-191 – Accepting a gift of travel and lodging from the AAPI LEAD Foundation for the Strategic Advisor from the Office of the Managing Director to attend the 3rd Annual AAPI LEAD Summit in Los Angeles, California, from July 17-19, 2026.
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution 26-179 – Approving collective bargaining cost items for the Hawaiʻi Fire Fighters Association Bargaining Unit 11 included and excluded managerial employees.
Resolution 26-175 – To retain the legal services Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher, A Law Corporation as Special Counsel to represent Defendant City and County of Honolulu in the legal action entitled Laurel J. Mau v. City and County of Honolulu, et al.
Resolution 26-176 – To retain the legal services of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P. as Special Counsel to represent Defendant Jacob George Delaplane in the legal action entitled Laurel J. Mau v. City and County of Honolulu, et al.
Resolution 26-177 – To retain the legal services of Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP as Special Counsel to represent Defendant Vernon Branco in the legal action entitled Laurel J. Mau 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/browse/agendas
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