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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 INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY |
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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, FEBRUARY 4, 2026
9:00 A.M.
Pursuant to Section 92-3.7, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS), 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 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 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 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.
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 HRS Section 1-13, 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 84877559108 and Passcode 245463.
2. To testify by videoconference visit on 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.
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.
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, email 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.
Should you have any questions, please call (808) 768-3119 or send an email to doris.lam@honolulu.gov.
Meeting materials are accessible on the Honolulu Records Collection website, type the following into the address bar of the browser: 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, Monday through Friday, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., excluding State holidays, or send an email to doris.lam@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. Bill 12 (2026) – RELATING TO SEWERS, DRAINAGE, AND CESSPOOLS. Requiring certain information relating to sewers, drainage, and cesspools to be made available on a publicly accessible website utilizing the City's geographic information system. (Bill passed first reading 1/28/26)
M-0038(26) Testimony on BILL012(26) for Jan 28, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0053(26) Testimony on BILL012(26) for Feb 4, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
2. BILL 60 (2025), CD1 – RELATING TO THE HART. Addressing provisions related to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation ("HART"). (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 10/1/25)
BILL060(25), CD1 - 09-24-25 ITT
BILL060(25), CD2 - 02-04-26 ITT
BILL060(25), PROPOSED CD1 - RC1
BILL060(25), CD1, PROPOSED CD2 - RC1
D-0794(25) HART - Resolution No. 2025-23 authorizing the Executive Director and CEO of HART to provide testimony on proposed extensions to the minimum operable segment with the locally preferred alternative.
D-0058(26) PLANNING AND PERMITTING - Testimony on Bill 60 (2025), Proposed CD2.
M-0456(25) Testimony on BILL060(25) for Sep 3, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0490(25) Testimony on BILL060(25) for Sep 24, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
M-0504(25) Testimony on BILL060(25) for Oct 1, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0055(26) Testimony on BILL060(25) for Feb 4, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
092425 Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology Written Summary for Video Record
090325 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 11/05/25
100125 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 11/05/25
PROPOSED CD2 TO BILL 60 (2025), CD1 (Submitted by Councilmember Cordero) – The CD2 (OCS2026-0005/1/7/2026 10:58 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. In SECTION 1 of the bill, references HART's Charter powers, duties, and functions and clarifies that approving extensions to the minimum operable segment that adhere to the locally preferred alternative will facilitate the expansion of the rail system and allow HART to develop the entire locally preferred alternative.
B. In SECTION 2 of the bill, deletes all of the language and replaces it with the following:
"The Council approves all extensions to the minimum operable segment that adhere to the locally preferred alternative."
C. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
Related communication:
D-794(25) Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
3. UPDATE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ON MULTIMODAL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP.
D-0060(26) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Presentation on Informational Briefing No. 3 for February 4, 2026 @ 09:00 AM Infrastructure, Transportation, & Technology (ITT) Meeting.
• Jon Nouchi, Deputy Director, Department of Transportation Services
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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 City's and the Council's powers, duties, privileges, immunities and/or liabilities relating to that item.
RADIANT CORDERO, Chair
Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology