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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, MARCH 6, 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
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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.
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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.
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FOR ACTION
1. RESOLUTION 25-60 – ACCEPTANCE OF A GIFT (DEM). Accepting a gift to the City of lunch and dinner meals from The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands, valued at $1,074.30, provided to the participants at the Department of Emergency Management’s Emergency Operations Center during the January 30, 2025 storm response. (Transmitted by Communication D-96)
D-0096(25) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands.
2. 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)
BILL007(25), CD1 - 03-06-25 PS
BILL007(25), PROPOSED CD1 - RC1
BILL007(25), PROPOSED CD1 - EK1
D-0127(25) PROSECUTING ATTORNEY - Testimony on BILL007(25) for Feb 13, 2025 @ 01:00 PM Public Safety & Customer Services (PS) Meeting.
M-0046(25) Testimony on BILL007(25) for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0067(25) Testimony on BILL007(25) for Feb 13, 2025 @ 01:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY & CUSTOMER SERVICES (PS) Meeting.
M-0134(25) Testimony on BILL007(25) for Mar 6, 2025 @ 01:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY & CUSTOMER SERVICES (PS) Meeting.
021325 Committee on Public Safety & Customer Services Written Summary for Video Record
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 7 (2025) (Submitted by Councilmember Kiaʻāina) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0160/2/27/2025 3:08 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. In SECTION 1 of the bill, amends the last sentence of the Council findings to provide that in order to break the cycle (of fireworks violators rarely being brought to justice), penalties for the illegal use of fireworks must be aligned between State and City laws, and among all applicable enforcement agencies.
B. Adds a new SECTION 2 of the bill to amend ROH § 20-6.1 to:
1. Repeal the definitions of "Consignee", "Consignment", "Place of Entertainment", "Sporting Event", and "Theatrical Production.
2. Amend the following:
a. The definition of "Aerial Device" to mean the same as defined in HRS § 132D-2;
b. The definition of "Articles Pyrotechnic" to mean the same as defined in HRS § 132D-2;
c. The definition of "Consumer Fireworks" to mean the same as defined in HRS § 132D-2;
d. The definition of "Display Fireworks" to mean the same as defined in HRS § 132D-2;
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e. The definition of "Fireworks" to mean the same as defined in HRS § 132D-2; and
f. The definition of "Pyrotechnic Composition" or "Pyrotechnic Contents" to mean the same as defined in HRS § 132D-2.
Renumbers subsequent bill SECTIONS.
C. In renumbered SECTION 3 of the bill, amends ROH § 20-6.9, relating to penalties (instead of only amending ROH § 20-6.9(b)), to:
1. Amend subsection (a) to provide that any person convicted of violating the prohibitions under § 20-6.2(1), relating to consumer fireworks, shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
2. Replace subsection (b) with a new subsection (b) to provide that any person violating prohibitions under § 20-6.2(2), relating to aerial devices, articles pyrotechnic, or display fireworks, shall be subject to penalties pursuant to HRS § 132D-14, as may be amended or superseded.
3. Add a new subsection (c) to provide that any person violating prohibitions under § 20-6.2(3), relating to importing, storing, selling, keeping, offering for sale, or exposing for sale any fireworks without a license, shall be subject to penalties pursuant to HRS § 132D-14, as may be amended or superseded.
4. Add a new subsection (d) to provide that any person violating prohibitions relating to the purchase and use of any fireworks without a permit shall be subject to penalties pursuant to HRS § 132D-14, as may be amended or superseded.
5. Add a new subsection (e) to provide that any person violating prohibitions under § 20-6.7, relating to violations involving minors, shall be subject to penalties pursuant to HRS § 132D-14, as may be amended or superseded. Re-letters the subsequent subsection.
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6. Amend renumbered subsection (f) to provide that if a person is licensed to import, store, or sell (instead of only sell) fireworks, in addition to the foregoing penalties, the fire chief (instead of the court) may revoke or suspend the license. No license may be issued to any person whose license has been revoked or suspended until the expiration of two years after the revocation or suspension. (The fire chief has the authority to issue licenses to import, store, or sell fireworks.)
D. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
3. BILL 11 (2025) – RELATING TO ELECTRONIC AMUSEMENT DEVICES. Providing for the strict regulation of electronic amusement devices to protect public health, safety, and welfare by adding a new article to Chapter 34 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 (“Regulation of Businesses”). (Consecutive referral: PS, BUD; Bill passed first reading 2/26/25)
BILL011(25), CD1 - 03-06-25 PS
BILL011(25), PROPOSED CD1 - ATUP1
M-0099(25) Testimony on BILL011(25) for Feb 26, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
4. BILL 12 (2025) – RELATING TO GAMBLING. Addressing public nuisances relating to gambling activities throughout the City and County of Honolulu by adding a new article to Chapter 41 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu (“Public Health and Safety”). (Consecutive referral: PS, BUD; Bill passed first reading 2/26/25)
BILL012(25), CD1 - 03-06-25 PS
BILL012(25), PROPOSED CD1 - ATUP1
M-0100(25) Testimony on BILL012(25) for Feb 26, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
5. BILL 13 (2025) – RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. Addressing private real property subject to a lease, rental agreement, or HRS Chapter 521, Relating to the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code by adding a new article to Chapter 41 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 (“Public Health and Safety”). (Consecutive referral: PS, ILA; Bill passed first reading 2/26/25)
BILL013(25), PROPOSED CD1 - ATUP1
M-0101(25) Testimony on BILL013(25) for Feb 26, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0144(25) Testimony on BILL013(25) for Mar 6, 2025 @ 01:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY & CUSTOMER SERVICES (PS) Meeting.
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6. RESOLUTION 25-42 – UNLAWFUL GAMBLING ROOM PREVENTION AND REPORTING PROGRAMS. Urging the City Administration to provide unlawful gambling room prevention and reporting programs as detailed in the resolution.
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