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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
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 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
1. For direct access to submit oral testimony call: +1-253-215-8782, enter ID 86234729746 and Passcode 835874.
2. To testify by videoconference visit on 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 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.
Should you have any questions, please call (808) 768-3119 or send an email to doris.lam@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 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. RESOLUTION 26-248 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DTS). Accepting a gift of $1,307.38 to the City from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Hawaiʻi Division to be used for travel and related expenses for a representative of the Department of Transportation Services to attend the FHWA Every Day Counts Round 8 Peer Exchange in Salt Lake City, Utah, from October 20‑22, 2026. (Transmitted by Communication D-673[26])
D-0673(26) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Hawaii Division.
D-0689(26) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Resolution 26-248, Accepting a Gift of Travel and Related Expenses Replacement Declaration of Gift Form.
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-248 (Submitted by Councilmember Cordero) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0686/11/9/2026 1:09 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the title of the resolution to read as follows:
"ACCEPTING A GIFT OF TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES, VALUED AT $1,307.38, TO THE CITY FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION ("FHWA") HAWAIʻI DIVISION FOR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO ATTEND THE FHWA EVERY DAY COUNTS ROUND 8 PEER EXCHANGE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FROM OCTOBER 20‑22, 2026."
B. In the fourth and fifth WHEREAS clauses, adds references to Departmental Communication 673 (2026), which transmitted the resolution, and Departmental Communication 689 (2026), which provided the corrected Declaration of Gift form.
C. Replaces Exhibit A with a corrected Declaration of Gift form.
D. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
Related communication:
D-689(26) Department of Transportation Services
2. RESOLUTION 26-253 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (DTS). Accepting a gift $1,819.65 to the City from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Hawaiʻi Division to be used for travel and related expenses for the Director of Rapid Transit of the Department of Transportation Services to attend the United States Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Rural Road Safety Peer Exchange in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 27‑30, 2026. (Transmitted by Communication D‑678[26])
D-0678(26) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Hawaiʻi Division.
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PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-253 (Submitted by Councilmember Cordero) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0689/11/5/2026 12:12 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the title of the resolution to read as follows:
"ACCEPTING A GIFT OF TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES, VALUED AT $1,819.65, TO THE CITY FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION HAWAIʻI DIVISION FOR THE DIRECTOR FOR RAPID TRANSIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO ATTEND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S RURAL ROAD SAFETY PEER EXCHANGE IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, FROM JULY 27-30, 2026."
B. In the fourth WHEREAS clause and the BE IT RESOLVED clause, identifies the letter dated October 26, 2026 as Departmental Communication 678 (2026).
C. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
3. RESOLUTION 26-261 –PORTABLE GENERATORS AND BATTERY POWER STATIONS. Urging the Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., in coordination with the Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Emergency Management, to develop a program to distribute portable generators and portable battery power stations to eligible residents before a storm when prolonged power outages are anticipated.
4. RESOLUTION 26-265 –KALAELOA INTERIM RACETRACK. Urging the City Administration to expedite the completion of the Kalaeloa interim racetrack.
5. BILL 58 (2026) – RELATING TO SHARED MICROMOBILITY VEHICLES. Amending provisions relating to shared micromobility vehicle parking. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held on 11/05/26)
M-0417(26) Testimony on BILL058(26) for Oct 7, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0425(26) Consolidated Testimony Submission for Oct 7, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0435(26) Testimony on BILL058(26) for Oct 21, 2026 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
M-0459(26) Consolidated Testimony Submission for Nov 05, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0460(26) Testimony on BILL058(26) for Nov 5, 2026 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
102126 Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology Written Summary for Video Record
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INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
6. UPDATE ON THE BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE AND FACTORS IMPACTING THEBUS OPERATIONS.
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