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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
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026
2:30 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 82621625406 and Passcode 454644.
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 2:30 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 26-196 – APPOINTMENT OF CARY OKIMOTO TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. Confirming the appointment of Cary Okimoto to the Civil Service Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2031. (Transmitted by Communication MM-106[26]; Public hearing held 9/9/26)
MM-106(26) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Draft Resolution confirming the appointment of Cary Okimoto, as a member of the Civil Service Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
2. RESOLUTION 26-204 – APPOINTMENT OF DOMINEQUE BONIFACIO TO SERVE ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION. Approving the appointment of Domineque Bonifacio to the Neighborhood Commission for a term to expire on June 29, 2031.
CC-163(26) TULBA - Nomination and/or appointment of Domineque Bonifacio to the Neighborhood Commission.
M-0403(26) Testimony on RES26-204 for Sep 24, 2026 @ 02:30 PM *INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) Meeting.
Related communication:
CC-163(26) Councilmember Tulba, submitting nomination and/or appointment transmittal.
3. RESOLUTION 26-144 – RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR THE HONOLULU LIQUOR COMMISSION. Authorizing the adoption of the Agency-Specific Records Retention Schedule for the Honolulu Liquor Commission of the City and County of Honolulu. (Transmitted by Communication D-394[26])
D-0394(26) LIQUOR COMMISSION - Draft Resolution Relating to Agency-Specific Records Retention Schedule.
4. RESOLUTION 26-201 – CHARTER AMENDMENT RELATING TO THE MAYOR’S OFFICE OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Initiating amendments to the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu 1973 (Amended 2017 Edition), as amended, pursuant to the Mayor’s executive reorganization authority, relating to the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts. (Transmitted by Communication MM-110[26])
MM-110(26) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Draft Resolution Initiating Amendments to the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu 1973 (Amended 2017 Edition) Relating to the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts.
M-0398(26) Testimony on RES26-201 for Sep 24, 2026 @ 02:30 PM *INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) Meeting.
5. 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 second reading and public hearing held 9/9/26)
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.
M-0370(26) Testimony on BILL052(26) for Sep 9, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0384(26) Consolidated Testimony Submission for Sep 9, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0395(26) Testimony on BILL052(26) for Sep 24, 2026 @ 02:30 PM *INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) Meeting.
082626 Committee on International & Legal Affairs Written Summary for Video Record
081226 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 10/07/26
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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.
6. Request for authorization to settle a case against the City and County of Honolulu entitled Tevitatonga Cadiente and Vaokehekehe Mataele v. City and County of Honolulu, et al., CIVIL NO. 1:24-CV-00022 (U.S.D.C.)
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