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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 PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION |
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Voting Members: Radiant Cordero, Chair Val A. Okimoto, Vice Chair Tyler Dos Santos-Tam Andria Tupola Matt Weyer |
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025
9:00 A.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 82632405020 and Passcode 776625.
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 9:00 a.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) 768-3816 or send an email to kiana.pascual@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 kiana.pascual@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 25-111 – APPOINTMENT OF JOHN KATAHIRA TO SERVE ON THE HONOLULU AUTHORITY FOR RAPID TRANSPORTATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Appointing John Katahira to serve as a voting member on the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Board of Directors of the City and County of Honolulu for a term expiring on June 30, 2030.
RES25-111, CD1 - 04-30-25 PI&T
CC-111(25) CORDERO - Nomination Transmittal of John Katahira to Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Board of Directors.
M-0244(25) Testimony on RES25-111 for Apr 30, 2025 @ 09:00 AM PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION (PI&T) Meeting.
M-0252(25) Testimony on RES25-111 for Apr 30, 2025 @ 09:00 AM PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION (PI&T) Meeting.
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 25-111 (Submitted by Councilmember Cordero) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0326/4/17/2025 1:13 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Adds a reference to Council Communication 111 (2025), dated April 14, 2025, which proposes the nomination of John Katahira to the HART board of directors and includes the nomination form, a resume, and a voter registration certificate for the nominee.
B. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
Related communication:
CC-111 Councilmember Cordero, submitting nomination transmittal of John Katahira to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Board of Directors.
2. RESOLUTION 25-129 – ACCEPTANCE OF A GIFT (DFM). Accepting a gift of $2,253.46 to the City from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) to be used for travel and related expenses for a representative of the Department of Facility Maintenance to attend the 2025 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration/AAMVA Commercial Driver License Coordinators and Information Technology Managers Meeting in Orlando, Florida, from May 6-8, 2025. (Transmitted by Communication D-311)
RES25-129, CD1 - 04-30-25 PI&T
D-0311(25) FACILITY MAINTENANCE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA).
D-0324(25) FACILITY MAINTENANCE - Relating to an acceptance of gift of travel and related expenses from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA).
3. RESOLUTION 25-110 – APPROVING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES’ 2025 PUBLIC TRANSIT TITLE VI PROGRAM. Approving the Department of Transportation Services’ 2025 Public Transit Title VI Program pursuant to the requirements and guidelines of the Federal Transit Administration’s Title VI Circular 4702.1.B. (Transmitted by Communication D-254)
D-0254(25) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Draft Resolution to Approve the 2025 Public Transit Title VI Program.
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4. BILL 6 (2025), CD1 – RELATING TO STRUCTURES. Addressing structures on, above, or below public sidewalks or malls. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held on 2/26/25; Action on Bill postponed in committee on 3/5/25)
BILL006(25), CD1 - 02-12-25 PI&T
BILL006(25), CD2 - 04-30-25 PI&T
BILL006(25), PROPOSED CD1 - RC1
BILL006(25), CD1, PROPOSED CD2 - TDST1
M-0052(25) Testimony on BILL006(25) for Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0079(25) Testimony on BILL006(25) for Feb 12, 2025 @ 09:00 AM PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION (PI&T) Meeting.
M-0112(25) Testimony on BILL006(25) for Feb 26, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0136(25) Testimony on BILL006(25) for Mar 5, 2025 @ 09:00 AM PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION (PI&T) Meeting.
M-0254(25) Testimony on BILL006(25) for Apr 30, 2025 @ 09:00 AM PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION (PI&T) Meeting.
021225 Committee on Planning, Infrastructure & Transportation Written Summary for Video Record
012925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 02/26/25
030525 Committee on Planning, Infrastructure & Transportation Written Summary for Video Record
022625 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 03/19/25
PROPOSED CD2 TO BILL 6 (2025), CD1 (Submitted by Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam) – The CD2 (OCS2025-0238/3/25/2025 1:55 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the bill to repeal sections relating to freight elevators and freight chutes and makes conforming amendments where necessary.
B. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
FOR DISCUSSION
5. DISCUSSION ON THE CITY’S ROAD REHABILITATION PROCESS.
M-0257(25) Testimony on DISCUSSION ON THE CITY'S ROAD REHABILITATION PROCESS for Apr 30, 2025 @ 09:00 AM PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION (PI&T) Meeting.
• Department of Facility Maintenance
D-0321(25) FACILITY MAINTENANCE - Presentation on Discussion Item No. 5 for Apr 30, 2025 @ 09:00 AM PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION (PI&T) Meeting.
• Department of Design and Construction
• Department of Transportation Services
6. FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP UPDATE FOR OʻAHU AND HONOLULU’S GET FLOOD READY PROGRAM.
• Ben Sullivan, Executive Director and Chief Resilience Officer, Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency
MM-072(25) CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY - Presentation on Discussion Item No. 6 for Apr 30, 2025 @ 09:00 AM PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION (PI&T) Meeting.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
If the need arises with respect to any item on this agenda, then pursuant to Hawaiʻi 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.
RADIANT CORDERO, Chair
Committee on Planning, Infrastructure & Transportation