MEDIA ALERT: October 2026 Honolulu City Council Hearing
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
October 2, 2026
***WEDNESDAY***
MEDIA ALERT
October 2026 Honolulu City Council Hearing
WHAT: The Honolulu City Council September 2026 Full Council Hearing
WHEN: Wednesday, October 7, 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 76 (2025) – Relating to government transparency. Enhancing governmental transparency in the City and County of Honolulu.
Bill 77 (2025) – Relating to budget execution. Amending provisions related to budget execution.
Bill 48 (2025), CD1 – Relating to pedestrian malls. Addressing pedestrian malls in the downtown Honolulu area.
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.
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.
FIRST READING:
Bill 57 (2026) – Relating to outdoor playcourts. Requiring the preparation of certain information relating to outdoor playcourts.
Bill 58 (2026) – Relating to shared micromobility vehicles. Amending provisions relating to shared micromobility vehicle parking.
Bill 59 (2026) – Relating to public transit. Amending provisions related to public transit.
Bill 60 (2026) – Relating to property taxation. Amending provisions related to real property taxation.
APPOINTEES
Resolution 26-196 – Confirming the appointment of Cary Okimoto to serve on the Civil Service Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
Resolution 26-204 – Relating to the appointment of Domineque Bonifacio to serve on the Neighborhood Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
Resolution 26-213 – Confirming the reappointment of Dr. Richard Kebo to serve on the Ocean Safety Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
GENERAL RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 26-202 – Authorizing the transfer of up to $300,000 in General Fund moneys within the Honolulu Police Department’s Support Services activity to replace legacy IDEMIA LiveScan systems and upgrade existing Multi Biometric Identification System workstations.
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, Fire Operations activity to match funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grant.
Resolution 26-206 – Adopting the 2025-2030 Climate Action Plan for the City and County of Honolulu.
Resolution 26-209 – Approving the month-to-month rental with Mrs. Leialoha "Rocky" Kaluhiwa, for up to three years, within a portion of Heʻeia Kea Valley Nature Park, Kaneʻohe, Hawaiʻi.
Resolution 26-171, CD1 – Approving a conceptual plan for an Interim Planned Development-Transit Project for the 1588 Ala Moana Development Project.
Resolution 26-183, CD1 – Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to allow for the demolition of an existing single-unit dwelling and decommissioning of an existing cesspool, and the construction of a new two-story single-unit dwelling with related improvements in Kahuku, Oʻahu.
Resolution 26-207, CD1 – Amending Resolution 23-83, CD1, to update the project description, exemptions, and construction deadline for the Pohukaina Commons affordable rental and mixed-use project in Kakaʻako, Oʻahu.
Resolution 26-211, CD1 – Urging the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents to expeditiously advance the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu Film and Media Production Facility Project.
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, CD1 – 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.
GIFTS ACCEPTANCE
Resolution 26-208 – Accepting a gift of travel and related expenses 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 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Resolution 26-194 – Accepting a gift of two pregnant Mini Nigerian Does (female pygmy goats), including transportation and vet screenings, valued at $3,370, to the City from Meadow Gold Dairies via The Honolulu Zoological Society for the Keiki Zoo at the Honolulu Zoo.
Resolution 26-195, CD1 – Accepting a gift to the City of a gate installation from The Honolulu Zoological Society for the giraffe exhibit at the Honolulu Zoo.
Resolution 26-205, CD1 – Accepting a gift of various supplies, equipment, and food from Hawaiian Lifeguard Association for use by the Department of Ocean Safety to support the Junior Lifeguard Program, the Oʻahu Junior Guard Championship, and the State Junior Guard Championship.
Resolution 26-212, CD1 – Accepting a gift of travel, lodging and related expenses from Local Governments for Sustainability USA for a representative of the Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency to attend the Local Governments for Sustainability USA and Coalition for Green Capital Flagship National Convening in Baltimore, Maryland.
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution 26-216 – Accepting a gift of travel and related expenses from the Fuzhou Municipal People’s Government for Councilmember Radiant Cordero and one staff member to attend the 2026 Maritime Silk Road International Cultural Tourism Festival in Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
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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