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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 BUDGET |
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Voting Members: Val A. Okimoto, Chair Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair Esther Kiaʻāina Augie Tulba Tommy Waters
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Item No. 1 – Resolution 26-10 on page 3 has been cancelled.
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2026
9:00 A.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 (HRS), 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: 88208211344 and Passcode 678046.
2. To testify by videoconference visit the Honolulu Records Collection website, type the following into the address bar of the
browser: 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 the Council Chamber are requested to register by 9:00 a.m. by filling out the registration form in person. Persons who have not registered will be given an opportunity to speak following the oral testimonies of the registered speakers.
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Written testimony may be uploaded through the Honolulu Records Collection website, type the following into the address bar of the
browser: 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 on the Honolulu Records Collection website, type the following into the address bar of the
browser: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov.
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The meeting will be viewable: (1) by internet live streaming on the Honolulu City Council YouTube Channel, type the following into the address bar of the
browser: https://www.youtube.com/@HonoluluCityCouncil; (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 on the Honolulu City Council YouTube Channel, type the following into the address bar of the
browser: https://www.youtube.com/@HonoluluCityCouncil. 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 auxiliary aid/service or other accomodation 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, Monday through Friday, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., excluding State holidays,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
Item No. 1 – Resolution 26-10 has been cancelled.
1. RESOLUTION 26-10 – APPOINTMENT OF JULIE PIOTROWSKI TO SERVE ON THE GRANTS IN AID ADVISORY COMMISSION. Confirming the appointment of Julie Piotrowski to the Grants in Aid Advisory Commission of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire on January 14, 2030. (Transmitted by Communication MM‑4[26]; public hearing held 1/28/26)
MM-004(26) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Draft Resolution confirming the appointment of Julie Piotrowski to serve on the Grants in Aid Advisory Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
MM-017(26) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Request for cancellation of Resolution 26-10.
M-0040(26) Testimony on RES26-010 for Jan 28, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
020326 Committee on Budget Written Summary for Video Record
2. RESOLUTION 26-21 – TRANSFER OF FUNDS (DHLM). Authorizing a transfer not to exceed $350,000 in General Fund monies, $181,438 from the Housing Development Division activity (salary character of expenditure ("COE")) and $168,562 from the Land Transactions Division activity (salary COE) to the Administration Division activity (salary COE); $241,680 in Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund monies from the Administration Division activity (current expenses ("CE") COE) to the Conservation Office activity (CE COE) to ensure that appropriations reflect the Department of Housing and Land Management’s ("DHLM") newly‑approved organizational structure, divisions, functions, and activities. (Transmitted by Communication D-43[26])
D-0043(26) HOUSING AND LAND MANAGEMENT - Draft Resolution Relating to the Transfer of Funds.
020326 Committee on Budget Written Summary for Video Record
3. BILL 1 (2026) – RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER (MED). Amending Chapter 6, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021, establishing fees and charges for the performance of services by the MED that the department is not otherwise required by law to perform, that are reasonably related to the cost of the service being provided, and that are not among the fees that the MED is currently authorized to charge. (Transmitted by Communication D-4[26]; Bill passed first reading 1/28/26)
BILL001(26), CD1 - 02-03-26 BUD
BILL001(26), PROPOSED CD1 - VO1
D-0004(26) MEDICAL EXAMINER - Draft Bill for an Ordinance to Establish Fees and Charges for Services of the Department of the Medical Examiner.
M-0041(26) Testimony on BILL001(26) for Jan 28, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
020326 Committee on Budget Written Summary for Video Record
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 1 (2026) (Submitted by Councilmember Okimoto) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0063/1/28/2026 11:34 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. In SECTION 2 of the bill:
1. In proposed ROH Section 6.__1 ("Definitions"), amends the definition of "Non-Mandated Services" to include services required by court order; and
2. In proposed ROH Section 6.__.3 ("Fees for non-mandated services"), amends subsection (b) to provide that "[i]f the actual cost of the service is less than the estimate, the department shall return the difference."
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B. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments throughout the bill.
4. BILL 76 (2025) – RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY. Enhancing governmental transparency in the City and County of Honolulu. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 1/28/26)
D-0018(26) BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES - Concerns Regarding Bill 76 (2025) — Relating to Government Transparency.
M-0629(25) Testimony on BILL076(25) for Dec 3, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0005(26) Testimony on BILL076(25) for Jan 13, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *BUDGET (BUD) Meeting.
M-0033(26) Testimony on BILL076(25) for Jan 28, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0049(26) Testimony on BILL076(25) for Feb 3, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *BUDGET (BUD) Meeting.
011326 Committee on Budget Written Summary for Video Record
120325 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 01/28/26
020326 Committee on Budget Written Summary for Video Record
5. BILL 77 (2025) – RELATING TO BUDGET EXECUTION. Amending provisions related to budget execution. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 1/28/26)
BILL077(25), PROPOSED CD1 - VO1
BILL077(25), PROPOSED CD1 - VO2
D-0020(26) BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES - Opposition to Bill 77 (2025) — Relating to Budget Execution.
M-0628(25) Testimony on BILL077(25) for Dec 3, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0009(26) Testimony on BILL077(25) for Jan 13, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *BUDGET (BUD) Meeting.
011326 Committee on Budget Written Summary for Video Record
120325 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 01/28/26
020326 Committee on Budget Written Summary for Video Record
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 77 (2025) (Submitted by Councilmember Okimoto) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0062/1/28/2026 11:00 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. In SECTION 2:
1. In proposed ROH Section 2-17._ (b) and (d), changes "must" to "shall" to conform to OCS drafting conventions; and
2. Adds a new subsection (e) to except certain confidential information from the information and data accessible to the Council, and reletters the subsequent subsection.
B. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
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 City’s and the Council’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities and/or liabilities relating to that item.
VAL A. OKIMOTO, Chair
Committee on Budget