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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 HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS & PARKS |
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Voting Members: Andria Tupola, Chair Augie Tulba, Vice Chair Radiant Cordero Scott Y. Nishimoto Matt Weyer
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026
2:30 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 ‘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 in 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
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Persons wishing to testify in the Council Chamber are requested to register by 2:30 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, 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.
Should you have any questions, please call (808) 768-3825 or send an email to pearlene.sotelo@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 pearlene.sotelo@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 26-32 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS (DPR). Accepting gifts to the City from Greg Wong of three high-back traditional benches and three bronze plaques with inscriptions to read, "Donated by the Families of Mun Charn, Dickie and Mun Kin Wong," "Donated by the Families of Marion, Nun Fo and Al Wong and Ruth Lee," and "Donated by the Family of Yuli Chen Wong," valued at $3,823.53, to be installed at Kaimana Beach Park. (Transmitted by Communication D-72[26])
RES26-032, PROPOSED CD1 - ATUP1
D-0072(26) PARKS AND RECREATION - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from Greg Wong.
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-32 (Submitted by Councilmember Tupola) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0104/2/19/2026 3:22 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the resolution title to read as follows:
ACCEPTING A GIFT OF THREE (3) HIGH-BACK TRADITIONAL BENCHES AND THREE (3) BRONZE PLAQUES WITH INSCRIPTIONS TO READ "DONATED BY THE FAMILIES OF MUN CHARN, DICKIE AND MUN KIN WONG," "DONATED BY THE FAMILIES OF MARION, NUN FO AND AL WONG AND RUTH LEE," AND "DONATED BY THE FAMILY OF YULI CHEN WONG," VALUED AT $3,823.53 TO THE CITY FROM GREG WONG TO BE PLACED AT KAIMANA BEACH PARK.
B. In the fourth WHEREAS clause, identifies the letter dated February 3, 2026 as Departmental Communication 72 (2026);
C. In the BE IT RESOLVED clause, corrects the date of the letter dated February 4, 2026 to February 3, 2026, and identifies the letter as Departmental Communication 72 (2026).
D. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
2. RESOLUTION 26-45 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS (DPR). Accepting gifts to the City from Jennifer and Mel Ona of three sets of pickleball nets, net posts and materials, including installation, valued at $6,750, for Kamilo Iki Community Park. (Transmitted by Communication D-106[26])
D-0106(26) PARKS AND RECREATION - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from Jennifer and Mel Ona.
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3. RESOLUTION 26-40 – DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH. Requesting the City Administration to consider designating the month of July as Disability Pride Month.
4. BILL 11 (2026) – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES. Amending Chapter 2 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 to require the Department of Housing and Land Management to submit semi-annual reports to the City Council detailing all the incentives that every affordable housing project has received from the City. (Bill passed first reading 1/28/26)
D-0132(26) HOUSING AND LAND MANAGEMENT - Comments on Bill 11 (2026), Relating to Affordable Housing Incentives.
M-0079(26) Testimony on BILL011(26) for Mar 3, 2026 @ 02:30 PM *HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS & PARKS (HHP) Meeting.
5. BILL 18 (2026) – RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Amending provisions in Chapter 32 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 relating to affordable rental housing projects. (Bill passed first reading 02/18/26)
BILL018(26), CD1 - 03-03-26 HHP
BILL018(26), PROPOSED CD1 - ATUP1 (CURRENT COMMITTEE DRAFT VERSION OCS2026-0110/2/23/2026 2:35 PM)
CC-022(26) TUPOLA - Disclosure of Interest Statement for Bill 18 (2026). FILE
CC-029(26) TULBA - Disclosure of Interest Statement for Bill 18 (2026). FILE
D-0113(26) HOUSING AND LAND MANAGEMENT - Comments on Bill 18 (2026), Relating to Affordable Housing.
M-0068(26) Testimony on BILL018(26) for Feb 18, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0080(26) Testimony on BILL018(26) for Mar 3, 2026 @ 02:30 PM *HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS & PARKS (HHP) Meeting.
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 18 (2026) (Submitted by Councilmember Tupola) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0110/2/23/2026 2:35 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. In SECTION 4 of the bill, amends the development standards in ROH § 32‑2.3 as follows:
1. Increases the maximum lot area to 40,000 square feet (instead of 20,000 square feet).
2. Allows the maximum building height to be 60 feet or the maximum building height for the underlying zoning district, whichever is greater (instead of 60 feet).
3. Establishes an off-street parking requirement of at least 10 spaces, including one space reserved for persons with disabilities.
4. Requires buildings 30 feet in height and above to contain an elevator, while not requiring elevators for buildings below 30 feet.
B. In SECTION 9 of the bill:
1. Amends Table 32-A to allow the maximum building height to be 60 feet or the maximum height for the underlying zoning district, whichever is greater.
2. Amends proposed ROH § 32-3.2(c)(6) to require buildings 30 feet in height and above to contain an elevator, while not requiring elevators for buildings below 30 feet.
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C. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
Related communication:
CC-22(26) Disclosure of Interest Statement submitted by Councilmember Tupola
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.
ANDRIA TUPOLA, Chair
Committee on Housing, Homelessness & Parks