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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
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026
2:30 PM
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 81508755662 and Passcode 967812.
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 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, 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 26-89 – APPOINTMENT OF KALANI KAʻANĀʻANĀ TO SERVE ON THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION COMMISSION. Confirming the appointment of Kalani Kaʻanāʻanā to serve on the Economic Revitalization Commission of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire on December 31, 2030. (Transmitted by Communication MM-52[26]; public hearing held 5/13/26)
CC-112(26) WEYER - Referral Appeal Form for Resolution 26-89 from Committee on Energy, Environment & Sustainability to Committee on Public Safety & Economy. FILE
MM-052(26) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Draft Resolution confirming the appointment of Kalani Kaʻanāʻanā to the Economic Revitalization Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
M-0185(26) Testimony on RES26-089 for May 13, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
2. RESOLUTION 26-91 – REAPPOINTMENT OF JASPER WONG TO THE COMMISSION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Confirming the reappointment of Jasper Wong to serve on the Commission on Culture and the Arts of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire on June 30, 2030. (Transmitted by Communication MM‑54[26]; public hearing held 5/13/26)
CC-096(26) WATERS - Corrected Voter Certificates to reference the current Acting City Clerk.
MM-054(26) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Draft Resolution confirming the reappointment of Jasper Wong to serve on the Commission on Culture and the Arts of the City and County of Honolulu.
M-0186(26) Testimony on RES26-091 for May 13, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
Related communication:
CC-96(26) Council Chair Waters, submitting corrected Voter Certificates to reference the current Acting City Clerk.
3. RESOLUTION 26-101 – REAPPOINTMENT OF JOSHUA TENGAN TO THE COMMISSION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Confirming the reappointment of Joshua Tengan to serve on the Commission on Culture and the Arts of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire on June 30, 2031. (Transmitted by Communication MM‑59[26]; public hearing held 5/13/26)
CC-096(26) WATERS - Corrected Voter Certificates to reference the current Acting City Clerk.
MM-059(26) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Draft Resolution confirming the reappointment of Joshua Tengan to serve on the Commission on Culture and the Arts of the City and County of Honolulu.
M-0188(26) Testimony on RES26-101 for May 13, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
Related communication:
CC-96(26) Council Chair Waters, submitting corrected Voter Certificates to reference the current Acting City Clerk.
4. RESOLUTION 26-116 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (HOSD). Accepting a monetary gift of $5,000 to the City from Pacific Harley Davidson on behalf of Castiglione A Casauria Foundation to be used by the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department (HOSD) to help support the Junior Lifeguard Program with various costs. (Transmitted by Communication D-326[26])
D-0326(26) OCEAN SAFETY - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from Pacific Harley Davidson.
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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