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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 INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS |
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Voting Members: Scott Y. Nishimoto, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair Radiant Cordero Tyler Dos Santos-Tam Esther Kiaʻāina Val A. Okimoto Augie Tulba Tommy Waters Matt Weyer
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Item No. 1 – Bill 16 (2026) on page 3 has been cancelled.
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 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 83148844326 and Passcode 002005.
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) 768-3819 or send an email to darcie.nago@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 darcie.nago@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
Item No. 1 has been cancelled
- 1. BILL 16 (2026) – RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF DOGS. Amending provisions related to the regulation of dogs. (Bill passed first reading 1/28/26)
M-0035(26) Testimony on BILL016(26) for Jan 28, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
012826 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 03/25/26
2. RESOLUTION 26-133 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (MDO). Accepting a gift of travel, lodging and related expenses, valued at $4,060.98, to the City from the Trust for Public Land (TPL) for a representative of the Office of the Managing Director to attend TPL's National Day on the Hill in Washington, D.C., from April 13-15, 2026. (Transmitted by Communication MM-76[26])
MM-076(26) MANAGING DIRECTOR - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the Trust for Public Land (TPL).
3. RESOLUTION 26-73 – (FOR CONDEMNATION) ACQUISITION OF STORM DRAIN EASEMENTS FOR PUBLIC USE. Providing for the acquisition of storm drain easements for public use for the Kahaluʻu House and Garden Lots, Unit 3 project, situated at Kahaluʻu, Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, and determining and declaring the necessity of the acquisition by eminent domain. (Transmitted by Communication D-200[26])
D-0200(26) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION - Draft Resolution for Kahaluʻu House and Garden Lots, Unit 3 Drainage Easements.
M-0257(26) Testimony on RES26-073 for Jun 24, 2026 @ 01:00 PM *INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) Meeting.
4. RESOLUTION 26-71 – SALE OF SURPLUS CITY PROPERTY. Approving the sale of surplus City property, Parcel 1-A to lwalani Tseu for the recommended sale price of $300,000, and the sale of Parcel 2-A to Sidney Walsh for the recommended sale price of $385,000, portion of West Loch Golf Course, Honouliuli, ʻEwa, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, TMK: 9-1-181:022. (Transmitted by Communication D-197[26])
D-0197(26) BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES - Draft Resolution for Sale of City-Owned Parcels 1-A and 2-A Portions of West Loch Golf Course TMK: 9-1-181:022.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Committee anticipates convening into Executive Session pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Sections 92-4 and 92-5(a)(4), to consult in a closed meeting with its attorneys on questions and issues pertaining to claims and other matters on the City's and the Council's powers, duties, privileges, immunities and/or liabilities.
5. Resolution to Retain the legal services of Kalama & Farm LLP A Limited Liability Law Partnership as Special Counsel to represent Defendant Arthur J. Logan in the legal action entitled Ammon Fepuleai, et al. v. City and County of Honolulu, et al., Civil No. 1CCV-25-0000879 (Circuit Court)
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6. Request for authorization to settle a lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu entitled John M. Asing v. City and County of Honolulu, et al.; Civil No. 1CCV-23-0000071
7. Request for authorization to settle Sheri Taflinger v. City and County of Honolulu, et al., Civil No. 1CCV-24-0001151 (Circuit Court)
8. Request for authorization to settle a lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu entitled Ann Gima v. City and County of Honolulu; Civil No. 1CC‑18‑1‑001745 KTM (Circuit Court)
9. Resolution to retain Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP as Special Counsel to represent the Honolulu Liquor Commission relating to post-settlement allegations by Scarlet Honolulu in the legal action entitled Scarlet Honolulu, Inc., et al. v. Honolulu Liquor Commission, et al.; Civil No. CV21-00457 KJM (USDC)
10. Request for authorization to settle Ijeva Bambridge v. City and County of Honolulu and State of Hawai‘i; Civil No. 1DRC-25-0005437 (District Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawai‘i)
11. Request for authorization to initiate an action against the owners of 2960 Pali Highway in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi
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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.
SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair
Committee on International
& Legal Affairs