MEDIA ALERT: June 2026 Honolulu City Council Meeting

Written By Justin Ocampo

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES  

June 1, 2026 

***WEDNESDAY*** 

MEDIA ALERT 

June 2026 Honolulu City Council Hearing 

 

WHAT: The Honolulu City Council June 2026 Full Council Hearing 

WHEN: Wednesday, June 3, 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 22 (2026), CD2 – Relating to the Executive Operating Budget and Program for Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. 

  • Bill 23 (2026), CD2 – Relating to the Executive Capital Budget and Program for Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. 

  • Bill 26 (2026) – Relating to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Operating Budget for Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. 

  • Bill 27 (2026) – Relating to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Capital Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. 

  • Bill 28 (2026), CD1 – Relating to the Legislative Budget for Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. 

  • Bill 24 (2026) – Authorizing the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds and bond anticipation notes of the City and County of Honolulu in a maximum principal amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts of general obligation bonds appropriated in the capital budget ordinance for Fiscal Year 2027. 

  • Bill 12 (2026), CD 1 – Relating to sewers, drainage, and cesspools. Requiring certain information relating to sewers, drainage, and cesspools to be publicly accessible. 

  • Bill 70 (2025), CD 2 – Relating to parks and playgrounds. Allowing dog parks to be credited toward satisfying the requirements for the provision or dedication of land for park and playground purposes. 

  • Bill 34 (2026), CD2 – Relating to flood hazard areas. Amending the Flood Hazard Area Ordinance, Chapter 21A, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 to update requirements and construction standards for consistency with the requirements of the FEMA. 
     

FIRST READING: 

  • 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 in ‘Ewa, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Reclassifying approximately 14.837 acres of land in ‘Ewa, Oʻahu, from the State Land Use Agricultural District to the State Land Use Urban District. 

  • Bill 38 (2026) – Relating to the transit-oriented development special district. Expanding the transit-oriented development [“TOD”] special district boundaries to include three additional Skyline rail stations and adding land use standards and guidelines for those areas based on the East Kapolei Neighborhood TOD Plan. 

  • Bill 39 (2026) – Relating to the rezoning of land situated at Kapolei and Honouliuli in ‘Ewa, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Changing the zoning of approximately 1,380.5 acres of land in ‘Ewa, Oʻahu. 

  • Bill 40 (2026) – Relating to real property taxation. Addressing real property taxation. 

  • Bill 41 (2026) – Relating to transportation. Addressing vehicles and transportation devices. 

 

RESOLUTIONS – APPOINTMENT 

  • Resolution 26-98, CD1 – Confirming Peter Young to serve on the Board of Review III for real property tax appeals. 

  • Resolution 26-89 – Confirming Kalani Kaʻanāʻanā to serve on the Economic Revitalization Commission. 

  • Resolution 26-91 – Confirming Jasper Wong to serve on the Commission on Culture and the Arts. 

  • Resolution 26-101 – Confirming Joshua Tengan to serve on the Commission on Culture and the Arts. 

  • Resolution 26-90, CD1 – Confirming Micah Kim to serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals. 

  • Resolution 26-96, CD1 – Confirming Richard Davis to serve on the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission. 

  • Resolution 26-97, CD1 – Confirming Hilarie Alomar to serve on the Planning Commission. 

  • Resolution 26-100, CD1 – Confirming Lani Maʻa Lapilio to serve on the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission. 

  • Resolution 26-102, CD1 – Confirming Ryan Toyomura to serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals. 

 

RESOLUTIONS – ADOPTION 

  • Resolution 26-127 – Adopting a revision to the Public Infrastructure Map for the Primary Urban Center Development Plan area. 

  • Resolution 26-62 – Determining the real property tax rates for the City and County of Honolulu for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. 

  • Resolution 26-106, CD1 - Relating to the transfer of funds. Department of Environmental Services. 

  • Resolution 26-107, CD1 – Relating to the transfer of funds. Department of Facility Maintenance. 

  • Resolution 26-109, CD1 – Relating to the transfer of funds. Honolulu Police Department. 

  • Resolution 26-114 – Relating to the transfer of funds. Department of Transportation Services. 

  • Resolution 26-119, CD1 – Relating to the transfer of funds. Honolulu Police Department. 

  • Resolution 26-121, CD1 – Relating to the transfer of funds. Honolulu Fire Department. 

  • Resolution 26-122 – Relating to the transfer of funds. Budget and Fiscal Services. 

  • Resolution 26-123 – Relating to the transfer of funds. Honolulu Emergency Services Department. 

  • Resolution 26-124 – Relating to the transfer of funds. Department of Customer Services. 

  • Resolution 26-110 – Urging the City and County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaiʻi administrations to incorporate lessons learned from the community-initiated disaster response efforts to the recent Kona Low storms into future disaster response plans. 

  • Resolution 26-105 – Proposing an amendment to Chapter 22, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 (the Subdivision Ordinance), relating to the adoption of rules. 

 

NEW BUSINESS 

  • Resolution 26-135 – Relating to the appointment of officers for the Hawaiʻi State Association of Counties. 

  • Resolution 26-136 – Approving the proposed budget for the Hawaiʻi State Association of Counties for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027. 

  • Resolution 26-137 – Relating to the transfer of funds. Department of Transportation Services. 

  • Resolution 26-138 – Authorizing the Mayor to execute an amendment to the land exchange agreement between the City and County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, for the Varona Village / ʻEwa Drum Property Exchange, and approving a revised equalization payment. 

 

GIFTS ACCEPTANCE 

  • Resolution 26-116 – Accepting a gift of $5,000 from Pacific Harley Davidson on behalf of the Castiglione A Casauria Foundation for the Honolulu Ocean Safety Junior Lifeguard Program. 

  • Resolution 26-111, CD1 – Accepting a gift of shipping services valued at $2,500 from Aloha Air Cargo for shipping flowers and lei for the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. 

  • Resolution 26-112, CD1 – Accepting a gift of cookies valued at $606.00 from Diamond Bakery for the Mayor's Memorial Day Event at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. 

  • Resolution 26-113, CD1 – Accepting a gift of ongoing weekly donations of commercial ti leaves from Murakami Farms for the Mayor's annual Memorial Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. 

  • Resolution 26-115 – Accepting a gift of 300 free kids meal coupons from The Old Spaghetti Factory for the Diamond Head Complex Easter Egg Hunt. 

  • Resolution 26-117 – Accepting a gift of three Champion Pickleball Net Systems, twelve Engage Pickleball Encore Pro V2.0 Paddles, and twelve Franklin Pickleballs from Oʻahu Pickleball Association. 

  • Resolution 26-118, CD1 – Accepting a gift of one hundred small corrugated boxes, three hundred medium corrugated boxes, and fifty-four large corrugated boxes from Rengo Packaging for the Mayor's Memorial Day Event at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. 

  • Resolution 26-125 – Accepting a gift of a replacement central air conditioning unit from The Honolulu Zoological Society for the Honolulu Zoo. 

  • Resolution 26-126 – Accepting a gift of additional modifications to the Gharial exhibit pump replacement project that includes an automatic shut-off feature to the City from The Honolulu Zoological Society for the Honolulu Zoo. 

 

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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ABOUT THE HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL: 

The Honolulu City Council is the lawmaking body of the City and County of Honolulu and determines policies and programs for the City. The Council is responsible for serving and advancing the general welfare, health, happiness, and safety of the land and our communities. Learn more at www.honolulucitycouncil.org/ 

 

Media Contact: 

Taylor Ursulum  

Communications Manager 

Honolulu City Council  

(808) 768-5094 

taylor.ursulum@honolulu.gov 

 

 

 

Justin Ocampo
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