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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, MAY 1, 2025
1:00 P.M.
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.
Remote Testimony
1. For direct access to submit oral testimony call: +1-253-215-8782, enter ID 87162432723 and Passcode 704309.
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.
Although remote oral testimony is being permitted, this is a regular meeting and not a remote meeting by interactive conference technology under HRS Section 92-3.7. Therefore, the meeting will continue notwithstanding loss of audiovisual communication with remote testifiers or loss of the public broadcast of 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.
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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.
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.
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 25-102 – APPOINTMENT OF CRYSTAL VAN BEELEN TO THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION ON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. Confirming the appointment of Crystal van Beelen to serve on the Citizens Advisory Commission on Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire on March 31, 2026. (Transmitted by Communication MM-50; Public hearing held 4/16/25)
MM-050(25) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Draft Resolution confirming the appointment of Crystal van Beelen to serve on the Citizens Advisory Commission on Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu.
2. BILL 38 (2025) – TRANSFER OF THE EXTENDED LIFEGUARD SERVICES PROGRAM TO THE DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN SAFETY. Making conforming amendments to the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 to reflect the transfer of the extended lifeguard services program from the Department of Emergency Services to the Department of Ocean Safety. (Bill passed first reading 4/16/25)
M-0238(25) Testimony on BILL038(25) for Apr 16, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
3. BILL 39 (2025) – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. Amending fire-resistance rated construction and requirements for affordable rental housing projects in the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021. (Bill passed first reading 4/16/25)
M-0230(25) Testimony on BILL039(25) for Apr 16, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
4. CC-124 (2025) – DRAFT COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE HONOLULU FIRE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 15, REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU 2021. The Committee will take action on a draft committee report making recommendations to the Council on whether the Charter provisions establishing the Honolulu Fire Commission should be retained, amended, or repealed.
CC-124(25) OKIMOTO - Draft Committee Report relating to the review and evaluation of the Honolulu Fire Commission.
Related communication:
D-77 Report submitted by the Honolulu Fire Commission pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 15, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021.
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INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
5. UPDATE ON POLICE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS BY THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT
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