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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 PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMY |
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Voting Members: Augie Tulba, Chair Esther Kia‘āina, Vice Chair Scott Y. Nishimoto Val A. Okimoto Andria Tupola |
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 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
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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.
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Should you have any questions, please call (808) 768-3816 or send an email to kiana.pascual@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 kiana.pascual@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 53 (2026) – RELATING TO SHOPPING CARTS. Regulating the possession and abandonment of shopping carts in order to reduce the threat they pose to the health, safety, and welfare of the public. (Bill passed first reading 8/12/26)
BILL053(26), PROPOSED CD1 - TW1
BILL053(26), PROPOSED CD1 - ATUL1
BILL053(26), PROPOSED CD1 - TW2
D-0527(26) POLICE - Testimony on BILL053(26) for Aug 12, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
D-0648(26) PROSECUTING ATTORNEY - Testimony on BILL053(26) for Oct 22, 2026 @ 01:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMY (PSE) Meeting.
D-0665(26) NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD - NO. 9 - Testimony on BILL053(26) for Oct 22, 2026 @ 01:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMY (PSE) Meeting.
M-0331(26) Consolidated Testimony Submission for Aug 12, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0325(26) Testimony on BILL053(26) for Aug 12, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0432(26) Testimony on BILL053(26) for Oct 22, 2026 @ 01:00 PM *PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMY (PSE) Meeting.
081226 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 10/07/26
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 53 (2026) (Submitted by Council Chair Waters) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0612/10/14/2026 10:04 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. In SECTION 2 of the bill:
1. Combines proposed new ROH Section 13-__.3(a)(1) and (2) for clarity and removes references to the exposure for use of a shopping cart to another person (formerly in proposed new ROH Section 13-__.3(a)(2));
2. Adds a new subsection (c) in proposed new ROH Section 13-__.3 that it is an affirmative defense to prosecution under proposed new Chapter 13, Article ___ in SECTION 2 of the bill (specifically proposed new ROH Section 13-___.3(c)), if a person possessed, used, or offered for use an identified shopping cart off the premises that the owner of the identified shopping cart owns or otherwise has a legal interest in, with the written authorization from the owner or a person authorized by the owner; and
3. Deletes proposed new ROH Section 13-___.5, relating to severability, since the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 already contains a severability section that applies to all of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 (See ROH Section 1-6.1).
B. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
2. RESOLUTION 26-213 – REAPPOINTMENT OF DR. RICHARD KEBO TO SERVE ON THE OCEAN SAFETY COMMISSION. Confirming the reappointment of Dr. Richard Kebo to serve on the Ocean Safety Commission of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire June 30, 2031. (Transmitted by Communication MM-116[26]; public hearing held 10/7/26)
MM-116(26) MAYOR BLANGIARDI - Draft Resolution confirming the reappointment of Dr. Richard Kebo to serve on the Ocean Safety Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
M-0425(26) Consolidated Testimony Submission for Oct 7, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
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3. RESOLUTION 26-229 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (HPD). Accepting a gift to the City of $3,141.82 from Ms. Sandra E Moribe, Successor Trustee of the Donald KM and Amy L Chong Charitable Remainder Unitrust U/A Dated 11/8/1999, for the Honolulu Police Department’s Specialized Services Division, Canine Unit. (Transmitted by Communication D‑619[26])
D-0619(26) POLICE - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from Donald KM and Amy L Chong Charitable Remainder Unitrust.
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
4. UPDATE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT’S REORGANIZATION AND STAFFING PLANS.
D-0664(26) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Presentation on Informational Briefing No. 4 for Oct 22, 2026 @ 01:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMY (PSE) Meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
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.
AUGIE TULBA, Chair
Committee on Public Safety & Economy