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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 & ECONOMY |
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Voting Members: Augie Tulba, Chair Esther Kia‘āina, Vice Chair Scott Y. Nishimoto Val A. Okimoto Andria Tupola |
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2025
10:00 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 ‘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 81658109906 and Passcode 489933.
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 10:00 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, 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) 768-3814 or send an email to jyamane1@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 jyamane1@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 25-192 – ACCEPTANCE OF A GIFT (HFD). Accepting a gift of $5,000 to the City from Glen and Sandra Moribe for the Honolulu Fire Department’s (HFD) Accelerant Detection Canine Team. (Transmitted by Communication D-541)
D-0541(25) FIRE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from Glen and Sandra Moribe.
072425 Committee on Public Safety & Economy Written Summary for Video Record
2. RESOLUTION 25-179 – CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENTS OF DR. RICHARD KEBO, RACQUEL ACHIU, STEVEN JENNESS, KANANI OURY, AND WILLIAM PRATT TO SERVE ON THE OCEAN SAFETY COMMISSION. Confirming the Mayor’s appointees to serve on the Ocean Safety Commission of the City and County of Honolulu. (Transmitted by Communication MM-96; public hearing held 7/9/25)
RES25-179, PROPOSED CD1 - ATUL1
MM-096(25) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Draft Resolution confirming the Mayor's appointees to serve on the Ocean Safety Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
M-0358(25) Testimony on RES25-179 for Jul 9, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0379(25) Testimony on RES25-179 for Jul 24, 2025 @ 10:00 AM *PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMY (PSE) Meeting.
072425 Committee on Public Safety & Economy Written Summary for Video Record
070925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 08/06/25
3. BILL 46 (2025) – HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT. Requiring the Honolulu Police Department to release certain public information to the media and to the public. (Bill passed first reading 6/4/25)
BILL046(25), PROPOSED CD1 - VO1
M-0323(25) Testimony on BILL046(25) for Jun 4, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0377(25) Testimony on BILL046(25) for Jul 24, 2025 @ 10:00 AM *PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMY (PSE) Meeting.
060425 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 07/09/25
072425 Committee on Public Safety & Economy Written Summary for Video Record
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
4. OVERVIEW OF THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT’S SCHOOL TRAFFIC MONITORS PROGRAM.
D-0586(25) POLICE - Presentation on Informational Briefing, Item 4 for Jul 24, 2025 @ 10:00 AM PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMY (PSE) 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.
AUGIE TULBA, Chair
Committee on Public Safety & Economy