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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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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 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 89458289988 and Passcode 842043.
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
1. RESOLUTION 26-182 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (MAY). Accepting a gift of conference registration fees and lodging to the City, valued at $2,172.06, from the Hawai‘i Executive Collaborative for the Mayor and Managing Director to attend the Hawai‘i Executive Conference on the Island of Hawai‘i from September 30 - October 3, 2026. (Transmitted by Communication MM-102[26])
MM-102(26) MANAGING DIRECTOR - Draft Resolution Request for Council Acceptance of a Gift to the City.
2. RESOLUTION 26-191 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (MDO). Accepting a gift of travel and lodging, valued at $1,304.20, to the City from the AAPI LEAD Foundation for the Strategic Advisor from the Office of the Managing Director to attend the 3rd Annual AAPI LEAD Summit in Los Angeles, California, from July 17-19, 2026. (Transmitted by Communication MM-104[26])
MM-104(26) MANAGING DIRECTOR - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the AAPI LEAD Foundation.
3. RESOLUTION 26-184 – SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP WITH CEBU CITY, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. Renewing the City and County of Honolulu’s sister city relationship with Cebu City, Republic of the Philippines.
4. RESOLUTION 26-185 – AMENDING SISTER CITY GUIDELINES. Amending the City’s Policy Guidelines for sister city relationships by adopting “Sister City Guidelines” to govern the City’s sister city and related relationships with other cities.
5. 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. (Committee postponed action 6/24/26)
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.
062426 Committee on International & Legal Affairs Written Summary for Video Record
6. BILL 48 (2026) – RELATING TO CONDEMNATION. Clarifying notice requirements for proposed condemnation actions. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 8/12/26)
BILL048(26), PROPOSED CD1 - SN1 (CURRENT COMMITTEE DRAFT VERSION OCS2026-0489/8/13/2026 3:45 PM)
D-0442(26) HART - Draft Bill Relating to Notice Requirements for Proposed Condemnation Actions.
M-0276(26) Testimony on BILL048(26) for Jul 8, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0289(26) Consolidated Testimony Submission for Jul 8, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0331(26) Consolidated Testimony Submission for Aug 12, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0342(26) Testimony on BILL048(26) for Aug 12, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
071526 Committee on International & Legal Affairs Written Summary for Video Record
070826 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 08/12/26
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PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 48 (2026) (Submitted by Councilmember Nishimoto) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0489/8/13/2026 3:45 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Adds a new SECTION 3 to include the Revisor's clause in light of the Ramseyering in SECTION 2 of the bill.
Renumbers the subsequent SECTION of the bill.
B. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
7. BILL 16 (2026), CD1 – RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF DOGS. Amending provisions related to the regulation of dogs. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 8/12/26)
BILL016(26), CD1 - 07-15-26 ILA
BILL016(26), CD2 - 08-26-26 ILA
BILL016(26), PROPOSED CD1 - VO1
BILL016(26), CD1, PROPOSED CD2 - VO1
D-0484(26) CUSTOMER SERVICES - Testimony on Bill 16 (2026), Proposed CD1, Relating to the Regulation of Dogs.
M-0035(26) Testimony on BILL016(26) for Jan 28, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0301(26) Testimony on BILL016(26) for Jul 15, 2026 @ 01:00 PM *INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) Meeting.
M-0331(26) Consolidated Testimony Submission for Aug 12, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0333(26) Testimony on BILL016(26) for Aug 12, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
012826 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 03/25/26
062426 Committee on International & Legal Affairs Written Summary for Video Record
071526 Committee on International & Legal Affairs Written Summary for Video Record
PROPOSED CD2 TO BILL 16 (2026), CD1 (Submitted by Councilmember Okimoto) – The CD2 (OCS2026-0464/7/24/2026 10:36 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. In SECTION 9 of the bill:
1. Replaces "§ 12-4.__ Civil enforcement." with "§ 12-4.A Civil enforcement."
2. Replaces "§ 12-4.__ Notice of violation—Civil penalties." with
"§ 12-4.B Notice of violation—Civil penalties."
B. Amends SECTION 10 of the bill by adding language directing the Revisor of Ordinances to substitute appropriate section numbers for the letters used in designating the new sections enacted in SECTION 9 of the bill.
C. Amends SECTION 11 of the bill to provide that certain new provisions enacted by SECTION 9 of the bill do not take effect until the Department of Customer Services has adopted rules pursuant to proposed ROH Section 12-4.A(c) ("Civil enforcement"), and such rules have taken effect.
D. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
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8. BILL 52 (2026) – RELATING TO STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES. Amending provisions related to the use of streets, sidewalks, malls, and other public places in the City and County of Honolulu. (Bill passed first reading 8/12/26)
D-0519(26) POLICE - Testimony on BILL052(26) for Aug 12, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0331(26) Consolidated Testimony Submission for Aug 12, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0324(26) Testimony on BILL052(26) for Aug 12, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0350(26) Testimony on BILL052(26) for Aug 26, 2026 @ 01:00 PM *INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) Meeting.
9. RESOLUTION 26-193 – RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY. Urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawai‘i State Department of Health to require the United States Department of the Navy to increase the frequency, chemical scope, and geographic extent of groundwater testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and petroleum chemicals in the immediate vicinity of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and surrounding areas.
D-0546(26) BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - Testimony on RES26-193 for Aug 26, 2026 @ 01:00 PM INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) meeting.
M-0353(26) Testimony on RES26-193 for Aug 26, 2026 @ 01:00 PM *INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) Meeting.
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.
10. Resolution to Authorize Legal Action to Foreclose on the Real Property Located at 45-703 Hilinai Street, Kaneohe, Hawai‘i, 96744
11. Request for authorization to settle a lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu entitled Liane Kimiko Tamashiro, Personal Representative of the Estate of Brad Ritsuo Kimura, deceased; James Tatsuo Kimura; and Virginia Eiko Kimura v. City and County of Honolulu, et al., Civ. No. 1CCV-25-0000583 KTM (Cir. Ct.)
12. Request for authorization to settle a lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu and Officer Zane De Cambra entitled Diann Taua, et al. v. City and County of Honolulu, et al., Civ. No. 1CCV-23-0001436 (Cir. Ct.)
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13. Global request for authorization to settle towing claims with All Island Wreckers regarding Contract MA-CSD-2300062
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