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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, JULY 15, 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
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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.
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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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FOR ACTION
1. 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 second reading and public hearing held 7/8/26)
D-0342(26) BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES - Testimony on Bill 35 (2026) - Relating to Curbside Tellers
D-0490(26) TRANSPORTATION 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.
M-0289(26) Consolidated Testimony Submission for Jul 8, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0279(26) Testimony on BILL035(26) for Jul 8, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0309(26) Testimony on BILL035(26) for Jul 15, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
052026 Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology Written Summary for Video Record
051326 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 07/08/26
2. BILL 41 (2026) – RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Addressing vehicles and transportation devices. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 7/8/26)
BILL041(26), CD1 - 07-15-26 ITT
BILL041(26), PROPOSED CD1 - TDST1
BILL041(26), PROPOSED CD1 - RC1
D-0492(26) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Testimony on Bill 41 (2026) - Relating to Transportation
M-0227(26) Testimony on BILL041(26) for Jun 3, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0262(26) Testimony on BILL041(26) for Jun 24, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
M-0289(26) Consolidated Testimony Submission for Jul 8, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0280(26) Testimony on BILL041(26) for Jul 8, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0308(26) Testimony on BILL041(26) for Jul 15, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 41 (2026) (Submitted by Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0419/7/9/2026 1:19 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. In SECTION 4 of the bill, amends the definition of "Motor" by adding the term "motor-driven cycle."
B. Adds a new SECTION 5 to the bill to make conforming amendments to ROH Section 15-6.7 regarding electric foot scooters and electric micro‑mobility devices within bikeways. Renumbers subsequent SECTIONS accordingly.
C. In renumbered SECTION 6 of the bill (formerly SECTION 5), revises ROH Section 15-13.11(c) to prohibit a person from: (1) parking a moped in a bicycle rack located on a sidewalk unless signage so permits; or (2) driving the moped on a sidewalk in violation of HRS Section 291C‑196(c).
D. Moves SECTION 8, which adds a new section to Chapter 15, Article 18,
entitled "Riding on bikeways," to SECTION 13 to conform to drafting style
conventions, and renumbers subsequent SECTIONS accordingly.
E. In renumbered SECTION 8 of the bill (formerly SECTION 7):
1. Deletes the proposed language in ROH Section 15-18.7(b) and restores the existing language of ROH Section 15-18.7(b), with nonsubstantive revisions;
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2. Deletes the proposed language in ROH Section 15-18.7(c) and replaces it with the following:
"Except where prohibited pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), a
person may ride a bicycle, including a class 1, class 2, or class 3
electric bicycle, upon a sidewalk; provided that:
(1) The speed of travel does not exceed 10 miles per hour;
(2) The person yields the right-of-way to pedestrians; and
(3) The person gives an audible signal before overtaking or
passing any pedestrian.:"; and
3. Deletes subsection (d).
F. In SECTION 9, amends ROH Section 15-18.10(a)(20) to repeal the
prohibition against possessing intoxicating beverages within the limits of
bicycle paths and their respective easements.
G. In SECTION 10 of the bill, substitutes all of the proposed language in
ROH Section 15-18.11, subsections (a) though (d), and replaces it with
the following:
"The operation of electric bicycles is governed by
HRS §§ 291C-143 and 291C-143.5, and all other applicable law."
H. In renumbered SECTION 13 (formerly SECTION 8):
1. Revises the proposed language in subsection (a) to clarify that the
exceptions referenced in HRS Section 291C-123 are only those that are numbered and do not include mopeds; and
2. Deletes the proposed language in subsection (c) and replaces it with the following:
" For purposes of this section, "electric motorcycle" means a two- or
three-wheeled vehicle equipped with an electric motor capable of
exceeding a speed of twenty-eight miles per hour on level ground,
and that may be legally operated on public roadways under the
same licensing, registration, and insurance requirements applicable
to motorcycles under state law."
I. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
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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