CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC HEARING
DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2026
PLACE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
TIME: 10 A.M.
1. Resolution 26-8 – Confirming the appointment of Sterling Higa to serve on the Economic Revitalization Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
2. Resolution 26-9 – Confirming the appointment of Perry White to serve on the Ethics Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
3. Resolution 26-10 – Confirming the appointment of Julie Piotrowski to serve on the Grants in Aid Advisory Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
4. Resolution 26-11– Confirming the reappointment of Debbi Eleneki to serve on the Fire Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
5. Resolution 26-12 – Confirming the reappointment of Deborah Lui-Anderson to serve on the Economic Revitalization Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
6. Resolution 26-13 – Confirming the reappointment of Ryan Kamo to serve on the Planning Commission of the City and County of Honolulu.
7. Bill 76 (2025) – Relating to government transparency. (Enhancing governmental transparency in the City and County of Honolulu.)
8. Bill 77 (2025) – Relating to budget execution. (Amending provisions related to budget execution.)
The item listed below has been published in anticipation of the actions to be taken by the Committee on Government Efficiency & Customer Services; and therefore, the City Council may or may not take action on the item or any amendments proposed thereto.
9. Bill 8 (2025) and any amendments proposed thereto by the Committee on Government Efficiency & Customer Services – Relating to animal nuisances. (Amending and modifying provisions related to animal nuisances)
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 three-minute presentation.
As both English and Hawaiian are official languages of the State of Hawai’i, pursuant to Article XV, Section 4 of the Hawai’i State Constitution and Section 1-13 of the Hawai’i Revised Statutes (HRS), members of the public may testify in either language. For oral testimonies offered in ‘Olelo Hawai’i, 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 82998206080 and Passcode 514135.
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.
Although remote oral testimony is being permitted, this is a regular meeting and not a remote meeting by interactive conference technology under HRS Section 92-3.7. Therefore, the meeting will continue notwithstanding loss of audiovisual communication with remote testifiers or loss of the public broadcast of the meeting.
Persons wishing to testify in the Council Chamber are requested to register by
10 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 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, e-mail 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 Council 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 ‘Olelo 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.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a language other than English, contact 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.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
TOMMY WATERS, CHAIR
(SA1516686 1/16/26)
