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HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL KE KANIHELA O KE KALANA O HONOLULU CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
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COMMITTEE ON HOUSING, SUSTAINABILITY, ECONOMY & HEALTH |
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Voting Members: Matt Weyer, Chair Radiant Cordero, Vice Chair Tyler Dos Santos-Tam Augie Tulba Andria Tupola
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Pursuant to Section 92-3.7, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, this meeting will be conducted as a remote meeting by interactive conference technology, with the following procedures in effect for the meeting:
The meeting will be viewable: (1) by internet live streaming through https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/meetings; (2) by televised live broadcast on ‘Ōlelo TV Channel 54; and (3) on the monitor situated outside the Council Chamber. Viewers who experience a loss of viewing signal should try switching to another viewing option.
After the meeting, the meeting will be viewable on demand at https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/meetings. Copies of older meeting videos may be requested by calling the City Clerk’s Office at (808) 768‑5822, charges may apply.
Some Councilmembers and presenters may be participating in the meeting by interactive conference technology from remote locations.
Remote and in-person oral testimony will be permitted on all items on the agenda when each agenda item is taken up. Each speaker may not have anyone else read their statement and is limited to a one‑minute presentation.
As both English and Hawaiian are official languages of the State of Hawaiʻi, pursuant to Article XV, Section 4 of the Hawaiʻi State Constitution and Section 1-13 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, members of the public may testify in either language. For oral testimonies offered in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, additional time as may be necessary will be allowed for the testifier to provide an English translation of their testimony.
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Remote Testimony
1. For direct access to submit oral testimony call: +1-253-215-8782, enter ID 81213021543 and Passcode 810848.
2. To testify by videoconference visit: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/testimony. Videoconference access information will be provided upon registration. Testifiers are encouraged to register/submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Persons wishing to testify in-person in the Council Chamber are requested to register by 1:00 p.m. by filling out the registration form in person outside the Council Chamber. Persons who have not registered will be given an opportunity to speak following the oral testimonies of the registered speakers.
Written testimony may be uploaded at https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/testimony, or mailed to Office of the City Clerk, Attention: Information Section, 530 South King Street, Room 100, Honolulu, HI 96813. If submitted, written testimonies, including the testifier’s address, e-mail address, and phone number, will be available to the public at https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov.
Should you have any questions, please call (808) 768-3825 or send an email to pearlene.sotelo@honolulu.gov.
Meeting materials are accessible at https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/browse/agendas by clicking on the appropriate Committee meeting.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a language other than English, please call the Office of the City Clerk Information Section at (808) 768-5822 between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or send an email to pearlene.sotelo@honolulu.gov as soon as possible or at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
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FOR ACTION
1. RESOLUTION 24-293 – APPROVING GRANT OF EASEMENTS TO ʻEWA BY GENTRY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION. Approving the grant of easements to ʻEwa by Gentry Community Association within a portion of 91-1000 Geiger Road, TMK: 9-1-013:007 and the City owned portions of Geiger Road, TMK: 9‑1‑069:Road, ʻEwa, Hawaiʻi. (Transmitted by Communication D‑845[24])
RES24-293, CD1 - 02-11-25 HSEH
CC-004(25) WATERS - List of Assignments for Items Pending Before the Council, effective January 3, 2025. CCM
D-0845(24) BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES - Draft Resolution requesting for Perpetual Easements by ʻEwa by Gentry Community Association Within a portion of 91-1000 Geiger Road and City-owned Portions of Geiger Road. TMKS: 9-1-013:007 and 9-1-069: Road.
2. RESOLUTION 25-45 – REAPPOINTMENT OF JAMIE K. TANIMOTO TO THE CLEAN WATER AND NATURAL LANDS ADVISORY COMMISSION. Reappointing Jamie K. Tanimoto to serve on the Clean Water and Natural Lands Advisory Commission of the City and County of Honolulu for a second term to expire on January 14, 2030.
CC-029(25) WATERS - Nomination and/or appointment transmittal for Jamie Tanimoto to the Clean Water Natural Lands Advisory Commission.
Related communication:
CC-29 Council Chair Waters, submitting Nomination and/or Appointment Transmittal form
3. RESOLUTION 25-46 – AFFORDABLE RENTAL PROJECT AT 734 AND 735 KIHAPAI PLACE, KAILUA, OʻAHU. Approving and authorizing the Mayor or the Mayorʻs designee to (1) enter into a development contract between the City and County of Honolulu and TC Kihapai LLC, and (2) enter into a ground lease between the City and County of Honolulu and Kihapai Place Apartments, LLLP, to develop the affordable rental project at 734 and 735 Kihapai Place, Kailua, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi (TMK Nos. (1) 4-3-058: 065, 066), and authorizing the granting of any easement for utilities or access within portions of 734 and 735 Kihapai Place, Kailua, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi which relate to development of the affordable rental project located thereon. (Transmitted by Communication D-81)
RES25-046, CD1 - 02-11-25 HSEH
D-0081(25) LAND MANAGEMENT - Draft Resolution seeking approval of Kihapai Place Apartments - Affordable Rental Project at 734 and 735 Kihapai Place, Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii (TMK Nos.: (1) 4-3-058:065, 066).
M-0075(25) TRADEWIND CAPITAL - Presentation on RES25-46, Item No. 3 for Feb 11, 2025 @ 01:00 PM HOUSING, SUSTAINABILITY, ECONOMY & HEALTH (HSEH) Meeting.
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4. BILL 63 (2024) – RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. Amending the provisions relating to accessory dwelling units, including but not limited to any incentives to stimulate the creation of such units. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 01/29/25)
BILL063(24), CD1 - 02-11-25 HSEH
BILL063(24), PROPOSED CD1 - MW1
CC-004(25) WATERS - List of Assignments for Items Pending Before the Council, effective January 3, 2025. CCM
M-0556(24) Testimony on BILL063(24) for Dec 11, 2024 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0050(25) Testimony on BILL063(24) for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0061(25) Testimony on BILL063(24) for Feb 11, 2025 @ 01:00 PM HOUSING, SUSTAINABILITY, ECONOMY & HEALTH (HSEH) Meeting.
121124 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 01/29/25
011425 Committee on Housing, Sustainability, Economy & Health Written Summary for Video Record
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 63 (2024) (Submitted by Councilmember Weyer) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0088/1/29/2025 1:17 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Clarifies in SECTION 1 of the bill that:
1. Section 3 of Ordinance 16-19, as amended by Ordinances 17-30 and 20-20, among other things, added a new Section 14-14.4(g), ROH 1990, which was recodified as Section 18A-2.4(g), ROH 2021; and
2. Section 5 of Ordinance 16-19, as amended by Ordinances 17-30 and 20-20, among other things, added a new Section 18-6.5(f), ROH 1990, which was recodified as Section 18-6.5(f), ROH 2021.
B. Clarifies in SECTION 2 of the bill that the June 30, 2030 repeal date only applies to the addition of Section 14-14.4(g), ROH 1990 (recodified as Section 18A-2.4(g), ROH 2021) and Section 18-6.5(f) (recodified as Section 18-6.5(f), ROH 2021).
C. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFINGS
5. HOUSING UPDATE BY THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
6. PRESENTATION ON THE 2024 ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION COMMISSION REPORT AND SMALL BUSINESS SURVEY BY THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
If the need arises with respect to any item on this agenda, then pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes Sections 92-4 and 92-5(a)(4), the Committee may consult in a closed meeting with its attorneys in executive session on questions and issues pertaining to claims and other matters on the Council's powers, duties, privileges, immunities and/or liabilities relating to that item.
MATT WEYER, Chair
Committee on Housing, Sustainability, Economy & Health