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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, FEBRUARY 5, 2026
1:00 P.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 85725589601 and Passcode 247716.
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.
Persons wishing to testify in the Council Chamber are requested to register by 1:00 p.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) 768-3816 or send an email to kiana.pascual@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 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 26-11 – REAPPOINTMENT OF DEBBI ELENEKI TO SERVE ON THE FIRE COMMISSION. Confirming the reappointment of Debbi Eleneki to the Fire Commission of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire on December 31, 2029. (Transmitted by Communication MM-5[26]; public hearing held 1/28/26)
RES26-011, PROPOSED CD1 - ATUL1
MM-005(26) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Draft Resolution confirming the reappointment of Debbi Eleneki to serve on the Fire Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
2. RESOLUTION 25-328 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DES). Accepting a gift to the City of two (2) used 2021 Glacier golf carts, valued at $9,300 from The Honolulu Zoological Society to the Honolulu Zoo. (Transmitted by Communication D‑845[25])
D-0845(25) ENTERPRISE SERVICES - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The Honolulu Zoological Society.
3. RESOLUTION 26-15 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (HFD). Accepting a gift to the City valued at $10,860 from the 200 Club to fund the Honolulu Fire Department’s Manager and Employees of the Year Luncheon and Awards Ceremony. (Transmitted by Communication D-35[26])
D-0035(26) FIRE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The 200 Club.
M-0063(26) Testimony on RES26-015 for Feb 5, 2026 @ 01:00 PM *PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMY (PSE) Meeting.
4. RESOLUTION 26-16 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (HFD). Accepting a gift to the City valued at $15,000 from The Deputies to fund the Honolulu Fire Department Fire Explorer and Scholarship Programs. (Transmitted by Communication D‑36[26])
D-0036(26) FIRE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The Deputies.
5. RESOLUTION 26-24 – ESTABLISHING THE GROUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. Urging the City Administration to work with the State Administration to establish the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Program.
6. RESOLUTION 26-25 – COMMENDING THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT (HPD). Commending the members of the HPD and its leadership for adopting clear policies that ensure transparency and accountability while maintaining public safety.
M-0058(26) Testimony on RES26-025 for Feb 5, 2026 @ 01:00 PM *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 City’s and the Council’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities and/or liabilities relating to that item.
AUGIE TULBA, Chair
Committee on Public Safety & Economy