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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 INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS |
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Voting Members: Scott Y. Nishimoto, Chair Matt Weyer, Vice Chair Radiant Cordero Tyler Dos Santos-Tam Esther Kiaʻāina Val A. Okimoto Augie Tulba Andria Tupola Tommy Waters |
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 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 ʻŌlelo 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 86458750974 and Passcode 207248.
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, email address, and phone number, will be available to the public at https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov.
Should you have any questions, please call (808) 768-3819 or send an email to darcie.nago@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 darcie.nago@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 25-5 – NOMINATION OF MICHAEL D. FORMBY TO SERVE AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. Confirming Michael D. Formby as the Managing Director of the City and County of Honolulu. (Transmitted by Communication MM‑1; public hearing held 1/29/25)
MM-001(25) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Letter Requesting City Council's Confirmation of the Appointees for Temporary Commission.
D-0051(25) BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - Testimony on RES25-5 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0029(25) Testimony on RES25-005 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
2. RESOLUTION 25-8 – NOMINATION OF DANA M.O. VIOLA TO SERVE AS THE CORPORATION COUNSEL. Confirming Dana M.O. Viola as the Corporation Counsel of the City and County of Honolulu. (Transmitted by Communication MM‑1; public hearing held 1/29/25)
MM-001(25) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Letter Requesting City Council's Confirmation of the Appointees for Temporary Commission.
D-0054(25) BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - Testimony on RES25-8 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0038(25) Testimony on RES25-008 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0083(25) Testimony on RES25-008 for Feb 12, 2025 @ 01:00 PM INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) Meeting.
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
3. RESOLUTION 25-15 – NOMINATION OF NOLA N. MIYASAKI TO SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. Confirming the nomination of Nola N. Miyasaki as the Director of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu. (Transmitted by Communication MM-1; public hearing held 1/29/25)
MM-001(25) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Letter Requesting City Council's Confirmation of the Appointees for Temporary Commission.
D-0061(25) BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - Testimony on RES25-15 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0062(25) Testimony on RES25-015 for Feb 12, 2025 @ 01:00 PM INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) Meeting.
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
4. RESOLUTION 25-22 – NOMINATION OF LLOYD M. YONENAKA TO SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION. Confirming the nomination of Lloyd M. Yonenaka as the Executive Secretary to the Neighborhood Commission of the City and County of Honolulu. (Transmitted by Communication MM-1; public hearing held 1/29/25)
MM-001(25) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Letter Requesting City Council's Confirmation of the Appointees for Temporary Commission.
D-0068(25) BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - Testimony on RES25-22 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0063(25) Testimony on RES25-022 for Feb 12, 2025 @ 01:00 PM INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) Meeting.
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
5. BILL 33 (2024), CD1 – RELATING TO CHAPTER 1, REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU 2021, AS AMENDED. Amending Chapter 1, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, by repealing or amending certain obsolete or unnecessary provisions. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 7/10/24)
BILL033(24), PROPOSED CD1 - TDST1
CC-004(25) WATERS - List of Assignments for Items Pending Before the Council, effective January 3, 2025. CCM
062524 Committee on Executive Matters and Legal Affairs Written Summary for Video Record
060524 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 07/10/24
071024 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 08/07/24
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6. REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 24-20, CODIFIED AS CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 15, REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU 2021. The Committee will review and evaluate the Youth Commission and make recommendations to the Council on whether the Charter provision(s) establishing the Commission should be retained, amended, or repealed.
Related communication:
MM-15 Report submitted by the Youth Commission, pursuant to Ordinance 24-20, codified as Chapter 3, Article 15, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Committee anticipates convening into Executive Session pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes Sections 92-4 and 92-5(a)(4), to consult in a closed meeting with the attorneys for the Council’s Committee on International & Legal Affairs on questions and issues pertaining to claims and other matters on the Council's powers, duties, privileges, immunities and/or liabilities.
7. Request for authorization to settle a lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu entitled Pamela Nonaka v. City and County of Honolulu, Civ. No. 1CC141000077, Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaii.
8. Resolution to retain the legal services of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP as Special Counsel to represent Defendant Zane De Cambra in the legal action entitled Diann Taua, et al, v. City and County of Honolulu, et al.; Civil No. 1CCV‑23‑0001436 KTM (Cir. Ct.).
9. Request for authorization to settle a case against the City and County of Honolulu entitled Sefo Fatai v. City & County of Honolulu, et al.; Civil No.19‑00603 MWJS‑WRP (U.S.D.C.).
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10. Request for authorization to settle a case against the City and County of Honolulu entitled Darlene Tamashiro, Individually and as Guardian of R.B., a Minor, et. al. v. City and County of Honolulu, et. al., CIVIL NO. 1CCV-23-0000924.
11. Request for authorization to settle a lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu entitled Bonnie Chermak, et al. v. KS Ilima at Leihano, LLC, et al, Civ. No. 1CCV-23-0001455 SMK (Cir. Ct.).
12. Request for authorization to settle a lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu entitled Nancy J. Sublette v. City and County of Honolulu; Civ. No. 1CCV‑22-0000861 (Cir. Ct.).
SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair
Committee on International
& Legal Affairs