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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, OCTOBER 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 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.
For those Councilmembers participating from outside of the Council Chamber, in accordance with HRS Section 92-3.7, the meeting will automatically recess if we lose audiovisual contact with you and cannot reconvene until we re‑establish contact. Therefore, please announce beforehand if you will be voluntarily signing out of the meeting.
HRS Section 92-3.7 requires all votes at remote meetings to be conducted by a roll call unless unanimous.
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.
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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.
Remote Testimony
1. For direct access to submit oral testimony call: +1-253-215-8782, enter ID 84027962193 and Passcode 799776.
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. Once in-person testimony has concluded, we will proceed to remote testimony.
All persons who have registered to testify remotely by video conference or telephone will then be called upon. When your name is called, please monitor your screen and activate your audio feed when prompted. For persons who are testifying by telephone only, you will be identified by the last three digits of your phone number. When your number is called, please listen for the prompt to unmute and press *6.
For anyone else standing by remotely, please utilize the Zoom Raise Hand feature to indicate your desire to speak. For those joining us by telephone only, please press *9 to indicate your desire to speak.
Some friendly reminders and tips:
• Video conference from a quiet location if possible.
• If you are also watching the proceedings on ʻŌlelo please mute your television when you are called to testify.
• When the timer on screen reaches zero, please conclude your remarks promptly.
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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.
As a courtesy, please turn off all cell phones for the duration of this meeting.
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FOR ACTION
1. RESOLUTION 26-228 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (MDO). Accepting a gift to the City from Lei Pua ʻAla Foundation, valued at $97,081, to design and create an AIDS Memorial and Community Memory Site at Kakaʻako Waterfront Park. (Transmitted by Communication MM-128[26])
MM-128(26) MANAGING DIRECTOR - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from Lei Pua ‘Ala Foundation.
M-0428(26) Testimony on RES26-228 for Oct 21, 2026 @ 01:00 PM *INTERNATIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS (ILA) Meeting.
102126 Committee on International & Legal Affairs Written Summary for Video Record
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.
2. Request for authorization to settle a case against the City and County of Honolulu entitled Janice P. Kim v. City and County of Honolulu, Civ. No. 1CCV-23-0001421
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