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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
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2025
9:00 A.M.
Pursuant to Section 92-3.7, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, 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.honolulucitycouncil.org/meetings; (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.honolulucitycouncil.org/meetings. 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 Section 1-13 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, 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 81996792022 and Passcode 824178.
2. To testify by videoconference visit on the Honolulu Records Collection, 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-person in the Council Chamber are requested to register by 9:00 a.m. by filling out the registration form in person outside the Council Chamber. 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, 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, type the following into the address bar of the browser: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov.
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, 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 between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 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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INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
1. UPDATE ON THE BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY’S ONGOING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY THE RED HILL FUEL SPILL.
D-0817(25) BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - Presentation for INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON RED HILL UPDATE for Nov 19, 2025 @ 09:00 AM INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
• Ernie Lau, Manager & Chief Engineer, Honolulu Board of Water Supply
2. OVERVIEW OF THE MANUAL OF UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ON O‘AHU.
D-0820(25) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Presentation for INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON TRAFFIC SAFETY UPDATE for Nov 19, 2025 @ 09:00 AM INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
• Roger Morton, Director, Department of Transportation Services
3. STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS O‘AHU’S INCREASED TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND INCREASE ROADWAY SAFETY.
D-0820(25) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Presentation for INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON TRAFFIC SAFETY UPDATE for Nov 19, 2025 @ 09:00 AM INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
D-0818(25) POLICE - Presentation for INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON TRAFFIC SAFETY for Nov 19, 2025 @ 09:00 AM INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
• Roger Morton, Director, Department of Transportation Services
• Rade Vanic, Interim Chief, Honolulu Police Department
FOR ACTION
4. RESOLUTION 25-317 – UPDATED DTS BUS AND PARATRANSIT AGENCY SAFETY PLAN. Approving the Department of Transportation Services Bus and Paratransit Agency Safety Plan, pursuant to 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 673 and Federal Transit Administration Requirements. (Transmitted by Communication D-808)
D-0808(25) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Draft Resolution to the City Council for Approval of the Bus and Paratransit Agency Safety Plan for Fixed-Route and Disability Transit Operations.
5. RESOLUTION 25-309 – UPDATED DTS RAIL AGENCY SAFETY PLAN FOR RAIL OPERATIONS. Approving the Department of Transportation Services Rail Agency Safety Plan for rail operations, required by 49 Code of Federal Regulations ("CFR") Part 673, 49 CFR Part 674, and the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Program Standards and Procedures. (Transmitted by Communication D‑799)
D-0799(25) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Draft Resolution to the City Council for Approval of the Agency Rail Safety Plan for Rail Operations.
6. BILL 73 (2025) – RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Amending certain provisions relating to traffic and vehicles. (Bill passed first reading 11/5/25)
D-0822(25) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Bill 73 (2025) Relating to Transportation Various Updates and Minor Amendments to Chapter 15, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 ("ROH").
M-0558(25) Testimony on BILL073(25) for Nov 5, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0603(25) Testimony on BILL073(25) for Nov 19, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
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7. BILL 71 (2025) – RELATING TO SHARED STREETS. Addressing provisions related to shared streets by amending Chapter 15 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021. (Bill passed first reading 11/5/25)
BILL071(25), CD1 - 11-19-25 ITT
BILL071(25), PROPOSED CD1 - RC1
D-0821(25) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Bill 71 (2025) Relating to Shared Streets.
M-0581(25) Testimony on BILL071(25) for Nov 5, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0556(25) Testimony on BILL071(25) for Nov 5, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0602(25) Testimony on BILL071(25) for Nov 19, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 71 (2025) (Submitted by Councilmember Cordero) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0896/11/13/2025 8:17 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. In SECTION 4 of the bill, corrects a typographical error in proposed ROH § 15- _.4(f), changing “though” to “through” with reference to emergency vehicle access.
B. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
8. BILL 42 (2025), CD1 – RELATING TO TAXICABS. Addressing the regulation of taxicabs and taxicab companies. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 10/1/25)
BILL042(25), CD1 - 09-24-25 ITT
BILL042(25), PROPOSED CD1 - ATUP1
CC-181(25) WATERS - List of Assignments of Items Pending Before the Council. CCM.
D-0398(25) CUSTOMER SERVICES - Testimony on BILL042(25), Relating to Taxicabs for May 28, 2025 @ 09:00 AM PLANNING INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION (PI&T) Meeting.
D-0731(25) CUSTOMER SERVICES - Testimony on Bill 42, Proposed CD1
D-0751(25) CUSTOMER SERVICES - Testimony on Bill 42 (2025), CD1, Relating to Taxicabs.
M-0283(25) Testimony on BILL042(25) for May 14, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0289(25) Testimony on BILL042(25) for May 28, 2025 @ 09:00 AM PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION (PI&T) Meeting.
M-0498(25) Testimony on BILL042(25) for Sep 24, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
M-0505(25) Testimony on BILL042(25) for Oct 1, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0601(25) Testimony on BILL042(25) for Nov 19, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION & TECHNOLOGY (ITT) Meeting.
052825 Committee on Planning, Infrastructure & Transportation Written Summary for Video Record
051425 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 06/04/25
092425 Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology Written Summary for Video Record
100125 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 11/05/25
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 Council's powers, duties, privileges, immunities and/or liabilities relating to that item.
RADIANT CORDERO, Chair
Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology