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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 PUBLIC SAFETY & CUSTOMER SERVICES |
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Voting Members: Val A. Okimoto, Chair Esther Kiaʻāina, Vice Chair Scott Y. Nishimoto Augie Tulba Matt Weyer
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 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 87600484408 and Passcode 978658.
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 25-40 – ACCEPTANCE OF A GIFT (HPD). Accepting a gift of $14,000 to the City from The Deputies to be used for the Honolulu Police Department’s Law Enforcement Explorer Program. (Transmitted by Communication D-38)
D-0038(25) POLICE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The Deputies.
2. RESOLUTION 25-28 – ACCEPTANCE OF A GIFT (HFD). Accepting a gift of $8,000 to the City from The Deputies to be used to fund the Honolulu Fire Department’s Scholarship Program. (Transmitted by Communication D-13)
D-0013(25) FIRE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the Deputies for the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) Scholarship Program.
3. RESOLUTION 25-47 – ACCEPTANCE OF A GIFT (HFD). Accepting a gift of $16,400 to the City from the Honolulu Firefighters Foundation to be used to fund various Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) events, such as Fire Fighter Recruit class graduations, HFD Family Day, etc. (Transmitted by Communication D-89)
D-0089(25) FIRE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the Honolulu Firefighters Foundation (HFF).
4. RESOLUTION 25-30 – SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS TO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. Urging the Honolulu Police Department and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education to enter into an agreement to assign school resource officers to public high schools, including the West Oʻahu campuses of Campbell, Kapolei, Nānākuli, and Waiʻanae High Schools.
M-0066(25) Testimony on RES25-030 for Feb 13, 2025 @ 01:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY & CUSTOMER SERVICES (PS) Meeting.
5. RESOLUTION 25-17 – NOMINATION OF MASAHIKO KOBAYASHI, M.D., PH.D., AS THE MEDICAL EXAMINER. Confirming the nomination of Masahiko Kobayashi, M.D., Ph.D., to serve as the Medical Examiner 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-0063(25) BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - Testimony on RES25-17 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0030(25) Testimony on RES25-017 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
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6. RESOLUTION 25-9 – NOMINATION OF KIMBERLY M. HASHIRO AS DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER SERVICES. Confirming the nomination of Kimberly M. Hashiro to serve as the Director of Customer Services 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-0055(25) BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - Testimony on RES25-9 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0032(25) Testimony on RES25-009 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 25-9 (Submitted by Councilmember Okimoto) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0111/2/4/2025 9:46 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. Replaces the term "RELATING TO" with "CONFIRMING" in the title of the resolution to read:
"CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF KIMBERLY M. HASHIRO TO SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER SERVICES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU."
B. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments to conform to standard drafting conventions.
7. RESOLUTION 25-11 – NOMINATION OF JAMES H. E. IRELAND, M.D., AS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. Confirming the nomination of James H. E. Ireland, M.D., to serve as the Director of Emergency Services 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-0057(24) BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - Testimony on RES25-11 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0035(25) Testimony on RES25-011 for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0081(25) Testimony on RES25-011 for Feb 13, 2025 @ 01:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY & CUSTOMER SERVICES (PS) Meeting.
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
8. BILL 5 (2025) – RELATING TO ANIMAL RECOVERY. Addressing farm animal control by repealing the current Article 4 (“Poundmasters”) in Chapter 3 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 and adding a new Article 4 (“Farm Animal Control Contractor”). (Bill passed first reading 1/29/25)
D-0106(25) CUSTOMER SERVICES - Bill 5 — Relating to Animal Recovery.
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
9. BILL 8 (2025) – RELATING TO ANIMAL NUISANCES. Amending and modifying provisions in Chapter 12, Article 2 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 relating to animal nuisances. (Bill passed first reading 1/29/25)
M-0027(25) Testimony on BILL008(25) for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0084(25) Testimony on BILL008(25) for Feb 13, 2025 @ 01:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY & CUSTOMER SERVICES (PS) Meeting.
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
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FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
10. BILL 7 (2025) – RELATING TO THE FIRE CODE. Addressing fireworks use and violations in the City and County of Honolulu by amending Section 20-6.9 (b) of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 (“Penalty”). (Bill passed first reading 1/29/25)
M-0046(25) Testimony on BILL007(25) for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
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 the Council's powers, duties, privileges, immunities and/or liabilities relating to that item.
VAL A. OKIMOTO, Chair
Committee on Public Safety & Customer Services