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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, MARCH 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 87615706911 and Passcode 993479.
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 26-28 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (HPD). Accepting a monetary gift, valued at $18,500 to the City from The Deputies to fund the trainings, scholarships, uniforms, and equipment for the Honolulu Police Department’s Law Enforcement Explorer Program. (Transmitted by Communication D-65[26])
D-0065(26) POLICE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The Deputies.
2. RESOLUTION 26-30 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (HFD). Accepting a gift of a one passenger van, valued at $60,000 to the City from Kevin Woyjeck Explorers for Life Association, Inc. and the HFD Explorers for the Honolulu Fire Department to further its outreach to the community through education, fire safety, and recruitment. (Transmitted by Communication D-67[26])
RES26-030, PROPOSED CD1 - ATUL1
D-0067(26) FIRE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from Kevin Woyjeck Explorers for Life Association, Inc. and the HFD Explorers.
D-0109(26) FIRE - Amended Declaration of Gift Forms for Resolution 26-30.
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-30 (Submitted by Councilmember Tulba) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0118/2/27/2026 2:04 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. In the fourth WHEREAS clause and the BE IT RESOLVED clause:
1. Identifies the letter dated February 3, 2026 as Departmental Communication 67 (2026); and
2. Adds a reference to a subsequent letter dated February 26, 2026 (Departmental Communication 109 (2026)) that amends Departmental Communication 67 (2026).
B. Changes the BE IT RESOLVED clause to state that the gift is one passenger van.
C. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
Related communication:
D-109(26) Honolulu Fire Department, submitting amended Declaration of Gift Forms for Resolution 26-30.
3. RESOLUTION 26-31 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (HPD). Accepting a gift of travel and related expenses, valued at $1,972.79 to the City from the Washington State Narcotics Investigators Association (WSNIA) for a representative of the Honolulu Police Department to attend the WSNIA 2026 Training Summit and Vendor Show in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, from April 19-23, 2026. (Transmitted by Communication D-70[26])
D-0070(26) POLICE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the Washington State Narcotics Investigators Association (WSNIA).
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4. RESOLUTION 26-35 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (HFD). Accepting a monetary gift, valued at $17,300 to the City from the Honolulu Firefighters Foundation for various Honolulu Fire Department events. (Transmitted by Communication D‑77[26])
D-0077(26) FIRE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the Honolulu Firefighters Foundation.
5. RESOLUTION 26-41 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DES). Accepting a gift of registration and travel expenses, valued at $3,500 to the City from The Honolulu Zoological Society for a staff member of the Honolulu Zoo to participate in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan Program on Labuan Bajo Island, Indonesia, from April 3-15, 2026. (Transmitted by Communication D‑88[26])
D-0088(26) ENTERPRISE SERVICES - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The Honolulu Zoological Society.
6. RESOLUTION 26-44 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (HPD). Accepting a gift valued at $11,360 to the City from The 200 Club, of 120 seats for the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) personnel and dignitaries to attend The 200 Club Breakfast and Awards Ceremony on May 15, 2026, and to honor and award the HPD’s outstanding officer, parent, reserve officer, civilian supervisor and employee of the year, and citizenship award for National Police Week 2026. (Transmitted by Communication D-103[26])
D-0103(26) POLICE - Draft Resolution requesting acceptance of a Gift to the City from The 200 Club.
7. RESOLUTION 26-48 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DES). Accepting a gift of a pre-owned classic mini express 48-volt trackless train, valued at $8,300 to the City from The Honolulu Zoological Society for the Honolulu Zoo. (Transmitted by Communication D-105[26])
D-0105(26) ENTERPRISE SERVICES - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The Honolulu Zoological Society.
8. RESOLUTION 26-49 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DES). Accepting a gift of the installation of pumps, filters, and UV water sterilization system in the Gharial exhibit pools at the Honolulu Zoo, valued at $52,000 to the City from The Honolulu Zoological Society. (Transmitted by Communication D-107[26])
D-0107(26) ENTERPRISE SERVICES - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The Honolulu Zoological Society.
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INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
9. UPDATE BY THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION COMMISSION ON ITS 2025 ANNUAL REPORT AND PRIORITIES FOR 2026.
MM-021(26) ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION - Presentation for INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION COMMISSION 2025 REPORT for Mar 5, 2026 @ 1:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMY (PSE) Meeting.
Related communication:
MM-21(26) Office of Economic Revitalization, submitting presentation on the Economic Revitalization Commission 2025 Report.
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