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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 ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY |
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Voting Members: Matt Weyer, Chair Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, Vice Chair Augie Tulba Andria Tupola
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 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 81066160641 and Passcode 349949.
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 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) 768-3119 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. RESOLUTION 26-38 – APPOINTMENT OF RAY SOON TO THE CLEAN WATER AND NATURAL LANDS ADVISORY COMMISSION. Appointing Ray Soon to serve on the Clean Water and Natural Lands Advisory Commission of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire on January 14, 2031.
CC-020(26) WATERS - Nomination and/or appointment transmittal for Ray Soon to the Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund Advisory Commission.
D-0111(26) BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - Testimony on RES 26-038 for Mar 3, 2026 @ 01:00 PM EES Meeting.
M-0082(26) Testimony on RES26-038 for Mar 3, 2026 @ 01:00 PM *ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY (EES) Meeting.
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-38 (Submitted by Council Chair Waters) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0112/2/24/2026 3:01 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the title of the resolution to read:
"RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF RAYNARD SOON TO SERVE ON THE CLEAN WATER AND NATURAL LANDS ADVISORY COMMISSION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU."
B. In the body of the resolution, amends references to the nominee to use the nominee's full first name, Raynard.
C. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
Related communication:
CC-20(26) Council Chair Waters
2. RESOLUTION 26-42 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (ENV). Accepting a gift of conference registration and lodging costs, valued at $1,806.64, to the City from the North American Society for Trenchless Technology for a staff member from the Department of Environmental Services (ENV) to attend the 2026 No‑Dig Show Conference in Palm Springs, California, from March 30, 2026 to April 1, 2026. (Transmitted by Communication D-89[26])
D-0089(26) ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The North American Society of Trenchless Technology.
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
3. OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES’ GREEN RECYCLING ORGANIC WASTE (G.R.O.W.) PILOT PROGRAM.
D-0121(26) ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES - Presentation for INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING on the G.R.O.W. Pilot Program for Mar 3, 2026 @ 01:00 PM EES Meeting.
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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.
MATT WEYER, Chair
Committee on Energy,
Environment & Sustainability