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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, APRIL 1, 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 81643538477 and Passcode 140566.
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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INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
1. UPDATE BY THE OFFICE OF HOUSING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND PROJECTS.
MM-046(25) HOUSING - Presentation on Agenda Item No. 1 for April 1, 2025 @ 01:00 PM HOUSING, SUSTAINABILITY, ECONOMY & HEALTH (HSEH) Meeting.
FOR ACTION
2. BILL 14 (2025) – RELATING TO THE FIRST SOURCE PROGRAM. Amending Chapter 2 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 by repealing Article 33 relating to the First Source Program. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 3/19/25)
M-0108(25) Testimony on BILL014(25) for Feb 26, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0121(25) Testimony on BILL014(25) for Mar 4, 2025 @ 01:00 PM HOUSING, SUSTAINABILITY, ECONOMY & HEALTH (HSEH) Meeting.
030425 Committee on Housing, Sustainability, Economy & Health Written Summary for Video Record
022625 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 03/19/25
3. BILL 18 (2025) – RELATING TO PLASTIC. Addressing certain single-use plastic containers by adding a new article to Chapter 34 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 relating to single-use plastic bottles. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 3/19/25)
BILL018(25), CD1 - 04-01-25 HSEH
BILL018(25), PROPOSED CD1 - MW1
M-0105(25) Testimony on BILL018(25) for Feb 26, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0123(25) Testimony on BILL018(25) for Mar 4, 2025 @ 01:00 PM HOUSING, SUSTAINABILITY, ECONOMY & HEALTH (HSEH) Meeting.
M-0162(25) Testimony on BILL018(25) for Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0196(25) Testimony on BILL018(25) for Apr 1, 2025 @ 01:00 PM HOUSING, SUSTAINABILITY, ECONOMY & HEALTH (HSEH) Meeting.
030425 Committee on Housing, Sustainability, Economy & Health Written Summary for Video Record
022625 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 03/19/25
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 18 (2025) (Submitted by Councilmember Weyer) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0257/3/25/2025 12:46 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends SECTION 2 of the bill by adding a proposed ROH Section 34-__.3 to exempt certain licensed blind vendors from this article.
B. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
4. BILL 28 (2025) – RELATING TO REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL. Amending provisions in Section 42‑1.12, subsection (a) of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 relating to the collection and disposal of refuse. (Bill passed first reading 3/19/25)
M-0159(25) Testimony on BILL028(25) for Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
5. BILL 29 (2025) – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Amending provisions in Section 8-10.33, subsection (a) of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 relating to affordable housing. (Bill passed first reading 3/19/25)
D-0251(25) BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES - Testimony on Bill 29 (2025) - Extending the Exemption Period for Affordable Housing from 10 years to 15 years.
M-0160(25) Testimony on BILL029(25) for Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0197(25) Testimony on BILL029(25) for Apr 1, 2025 @ 01:00 PM HOUSING, SUSTAINABILITY, ECONOMY & HEALTH (HSEH) Meeting.
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6. REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 15, REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU 2021. The Committee on Housing, Sustainability, Economy & Health will review and evaluate the Commission on Economic Revitalization and make recommendations to the Council on whether the ordinance establishing the Commission should be retained, amended, or repealed.
Related communication:
MM-16 Report submitted by the Commission on Economic Revitalization pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 15, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021.
MM-026(25) ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION - Presentation on Agenda Item No. 6, Housing Update for Feb 11, 2025 @ 01:00 PM HOUSING, SUSTAINABILITY, ECONOMY & HEALTH (HSEH) Meeting.
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.
MATT WEYER, Chair
Committee on Housing, Sustainability, Economy & Health