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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 INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY |
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Voting Members: Radiant Cordero, Chair Val A. Okimoto, Vice Chair Tyler Dos Santos-Tam Andria Tupola Matt Weyer |
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026
9:00 A.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 86130658997 and Passcode 474040.
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 9:00 a.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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INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
1. UPDATE ON THE NEW ALOHA STADIUM ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT (NASED) PROJECT AND THE CITY'S SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.
D-0344(26) ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES - Presentation for INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON UPDATE ON THE NEW ALOHA STADIUM ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT (NASED) PROJECT AND THE CITY'S SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT for May 20, 2026 @ 9:00 AM INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
M-0199(26) Presentation for INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON UPDATE ON THE NEW ALOHA STADIUM ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT (NASED) PROJECT AND THE CITY'S SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT for May 20, 2026 @ 9:00 AM INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
M-0204(26) Presentation for INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON UPDATE ON THE NEW ALOHA STADIUM ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT (NASED) PROJECT AND THE CITYʻS SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT for May 20, 2026 @ 9:00 AM INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
• Michael Yadao, Manager, Stadium Authority
• Kaloa Robinson, Project Manager, Stanford Carr Development on behalf of Aloha Halawa District Partners
• Roger Babcock, Jr., Director, Department of Environmental Services
• Ernest Lau, Manager and Chief Engineer, Board of Water Supply
• Michael Formby, Managing Director, Office of the Mayor
2. STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS OʻAHU'S INCREASED TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND INCREASE ROADWAY SAFETY.
M-0207(26) Presentation for INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS OʻAHU'S INCREASED TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND INCREASE ROADWAY SAFETY on May 20, 2026 @ 9:00 AM INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
• Edwin Sniffen, Director, State of Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation
FOR ACTION
3. RESOLUTION 26-110 – RELATING TO LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE RECENT KONA LOW STORMS. Urging the City and County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaiʻi administrations to incorporate lessons learned from the community-initiated disaster response efforts to the recent Kona Low storms into future disaster response plans.
M-0205(26) Testimony on RES26-110 for May 20, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
4. Bill 12 (2026) – RELATING TO SEWERS, DRAINAGE, AND CESSPOOLS. Requiring certain information relating to sewers, drainage, and cesspools to be publicly accessible. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 2/18/26)
BILL012(26), CD1 - 05-20-26 ITT
BILL012(26), PROPOSED CD1 - ATUP1
M-0038(26) Testimony on BILL012(26) for Jan 28, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0053(26) Testimony on BILL012(26) for Feb 4, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
M-0065(26) Testimony on BILL012(26) for Feb 18, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0203(26) Testimony on BILL012(26) for May 20, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
020426 Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology Written Summary for Video Record
012826 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 03/25/26
021826 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 03/25/26
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 12 (2026) (Submitted by Councilmember Tupola) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0180/4/6/2026 1:10 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. In SECTION 2 of the bill:
1. Amends proposed ROH § 43-__.3(a) to provide that the designated department shall make the required website available no later than July 1, 2030.
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2. Amends proposed ROH Section 43-__.3(b) and (c) by reversing subdivisions (1) and (2) so that the order of the information requirement and the map feature requirement is consistent with language in subsection (a).
3. Amends proposed, renumbered ROH § 43-__.3(b)(1)(C) by removing the requirement that information on flow amounts be listed on the required website.
4. Amends proposed, renumbered ROH § 43-__.3(c)(1) by removing paragraphs (A) and (D), which contained requirements that information on stormwater draining line capacity and flow amounts, as well as gray water reuse of stormwater, be listed on the required website. Re-letters paragraphs accordingly.
B. Adds a new SECTION 3 which requires the City Administration to submit an annual report to the City Council, detailing its progress towards full implementation of the bill. Renumbers the subsequent SECTION.
C. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
5. Bill 35 (2026) – RELATING TO STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES. Amending and repealing certain outdated, obsolete, or unnecessary provisions relating to curbside tellers. (Bill passed first reading 5/13/26)
D-0342(26) BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES - Testimony on Bill 35 (2026) - Relating to Curbside Tellers
M-0178(26) Testimony on BILL035(26) for May 13, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0201(26) Testimony on BILL035(26) for May 20, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
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.
RADIANT CORDERO, Chair
Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology