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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
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 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 ‘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
1. For direct access to submit oral testimony call: +1-253-215-8782, enter ID 86416110668 and Passcode 420484.
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, 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 26-111 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DPR). Accepting a gift to the City of shipping services valued at $2,500, from Aeko Kula LLC dba Aloha Air Cargo for shipping flowers and lei from the neighbor islands to support the making and collection of 38,000 lei to be used for the Annual Mayor's Memorial Day ceremony held at the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Pūowaina. (Transmitted by Communication D-314[26])
RES26-111, PROPOSED CD1 - ATUP1
D-0314(26) PARKS AND RECREATION - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from Aeko Kula LLC dba Aloha Air Cargo.
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-111 (Submitted by Councilmember Tupola) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0325/5/15/2026 11:39 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the resolution title to read as follows:
"ACCEPTING A GIFT TO THE CITY OF SHIPPING SERVICES VALUED AT $2,500 FROM AEKO KULA LLC DBA ALOHA AIR CARGO FOR SHIPPING FLOWERS AND LEI FROM THE NEIGHBOR ISLANDS TO SUPPORT THE MAKING AND COLLECTION OF 38,000 LEI TO ADORN THE GRAVES OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS BURIED AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC AT PŪOWAINA AS PART OF THE MAYOR'S MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY."
B. In the fourth WHEREAS clause and the BE IT RESOLVED clause, identifies the letter dated May 8, 2026, as Departmental Communication 314 (2026).
C. In the fourth WHEREAS clause, correctly identifies the location of the Memorial Day ceremony as the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
D. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
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2. RESOLUTION 26-112 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DPR). Accepting a gift to the City of cookies for the Boy Scouts volunteers valued at $606, from Diamond Bakery to be used for the Mayor's Memorial Day Event held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Pūowaina. (Transmitted by Communication D-315[26])
RES26-112, PROPOSED CD1 - ATUP1
D-0315(26) PARKS AND RECREATION - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from Diamond Bakery.
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-112 (Submitted by Councilmember Tupola) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0318/5/15/2026 7:58 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the resolution title to read as follows:
"ACCEPTING A GIFT TO THE CITY OF COOKIES VALUED AT $606.00 FROM DIAMOND BAKERY FOR THE BOY SCOUTS VOLUNTEERING AT THE MAYOR'S MEMORIAL DAY EVENT HELD AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC AT PŪOWAINA."
B. In the fourth WHEREAS clause and the BE IT RESOLVED clause, identifies the letter dated May 8, 2026 as Departmental Communication 315 (2026).
C. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
3. RESOLUTION 26-113 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DPR). Accepting a gift to the City of ongoing weekly donations of commercial ti leaves which will be sewn into lei by public volunteers valued at $18,000, from Murakami Farms to be used for the annual Mayor's Memorial Day ceremony held at the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Pūowaina. (Transmitted by Communication D-316[26])
RES26-113, PROPOSED CD1 - ATUP1
D-0316(26) PARKS AND RECREATION - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from Murakami Farms.
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-113 (Submitted by Councilmember Tupola) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0319/5/15/2026 11:04 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the resolution title to read as follows:
"ACCEPTING A GIFT TO THE CITY OF ONGOING WEEKLY DONATIONS OF COMMERCIAL TI LEAVES VALUED AT $18,000.00 FROM MURAKAMI FARMS TO BE SEWN INTO LEI BY PUBLIC VOLUNTEERS FOR THE MAYOR'S ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY HELD AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC AT PŪOWAINA."
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B. In the fourth WHEREAS clause and the BE IT RESOLVED clause, identifies the letter dated May 8, 2026, as Departmental Communication 316 (2026).
C. In the fourth WHEREAS clause, correctly identifies the location of the Memorial Day ceremony as the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
D. In the BE IT RESOLVED clause, corrects the address for Mr. Myrone Murakami, Murakami Farms.
E. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
4. RESOLUTION 26-115 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DPR). Accepting a gift to the City of 300 free kids meal coupons valued at $7.99 each, totalling $2,397, from the Old Spaghetti Factory which was used for the Diamond Head Complex Easter Egg Hunt goodie bag and/or basket items/prizes. (Transmitted by Communication D-325[26])
D-0325(26) PARKS AND RECREATION - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The Old Spaghetti Factory.
5. RESOLUTION 26-117 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DPR). Accepting a gift to the City of three Champion Pickleball Net Systems, twelve Engage Pickleball Encore Pro V2.0 Paddles, and twelve Franklin Pickleballs valued at $1,584, from the Oʻahu Pickleball Association to be used at Pālolo Valley District Park. (Transmitted by Communication D-327[26])
D-0327(26) PARKS AND RECREATION - Draft Resolution from O'ahu Pickleball Association.
6. RESOLUTION 26-118 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DPR). Accepting a gift to the City of 100 small corrugated boxes, 300 medium corrugated boxes, and 54 large corrugated boxes valued at $1,360.80, from Rengo Packaging to be used for the Mayor's Memorial Day Event held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Pūowaina. (Transmitted by Communication D-328[26])
RES26-118, PROPOSED CD1 - ATUP1
D-0328(26) PARKS AND RECREATION - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from Rengo Packaging.
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PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-118 (Submitted by Councilmember Tupola) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0317/5/15/2026 10:44 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the resolution title to read as follows:
"ACCEPTING A GIFT TO THE CITY OF ONE HUNDRED (100) SMALL CORRUGATED BOXES, THREE HUNDRED (300) MEDIUM CORRUGATED BOXES, AND FIFTY-FOUR (54) LARGE CORRUGATED BOXES VALUED AT $1,360.80 FROM RENGO PACKAGING TO BE USED FOR THE MAYOR'S MEMORIAL DAY EVENT HELD AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC AT PŪOWAINA."
B. In the fourth WHEREAS clause and the BE IT RESOLVED clause, identifies the letter dated May 8, 2026 as Departmental Communication 328 (2026).
C. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
7. RESOLUTION 26-125 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DES). Accepting a gift to the City of a replacement central air conditioning unit valued at $14,816.75, from The Honolulu Zoological Society for the Honolulu Zoo. (Transmitted by Communication D-339[26])
D-0339(26) ENTERPRISE SERVICES - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The Honolulu Zoological Society.
8. RESOLUTION 26-126 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DES). Accepting a gift to the City of additional modifications to the Gharial exhibit pump replacement project that includes an automatic shut-off feature valued at $4,995.56, from The Honolulu Zoological Society for the Honolulu Zoo. (Transmitted by Communication D-340[26])
D-0340(26) ENTERPRISE SERVICES - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from The Honolulu Zoological Society.
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INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
9. REVIEW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI ECONOMIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION'S (UHERO) REPORT ON CHAPTER 32 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU 2021 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING.
Related communication:
D-218(26) Department of Housing and Land Management, submitting the UHERO analysis of Chapter 32 of the Revised Ordinance of Honolulu Relating to Affordable Rental Housing.
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