CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC HEARING
DATE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026
PLACE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
TIME: 10 A.M.
1. Bill 1 (2026), CD1 – Relating to the establishment of fees and charges for services of the Department of the Medical Examiner. (Establishing fees and charges for the performance of services by the MED that it is not otherwise required by law to perform, that are reasonably related to the cost of the service being provided, and that are not among the fees that the MED is currently authorized to charge.)
2. Bill 12 (2026) – Relating to sewers, drainage, and cesspools. (Requiring certain information relating to sewers, drainage, and cesspools to be publicly accessible.)
The items listed below have been published in anticipation of the actions to be taken by the Committee on Zoning & Planning; and therefore, the City Council may or may not take action on the items or any amendments proposed thereto.
3. Bill 5 (2026) and any amendments proposed thereto by the Committee on Zoning & Planning – Relating to development standards in the apartment and apartment mixed-use districts. (Amending the development standards for the apartment and apartment mixed-use districts.)
4. Bill 6 (2026) and any amendments proposed thereto by the Committee on Zoning & Planning – Relating to development standards in the apartment and apartment mixed-use districts. (Amending the development standards for the apartment and apartment mixed-use districts.)
5. Bill 7 (2026) and any amendments proposed thereto by the Committee on Zoning & Planning – Relating to sign standards for apartment and apartment mixed-use districts. (Amending the Land Use Ordinance relating to the regulation of signs for apartment and apartment mixed-use zoning districts.)
6. Bill 15 (2026) and any amendments proposed thereto by the Committee on Zoning & Planning – Relating to affordable housing requirements. (Amending the affordable housing requirements in Chapter 29, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021.)
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 85486880781 and Passcode 185410.
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
(SA1519224 2/06/26)
