CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF INTENT TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING
DATE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026
PLACE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
TIME: 10 A.M.
Upon receipt of the Executive Program, annual budget, and proposed ordinances from the Mayor, this Notice in accordance of RCH Section 9-104 serves to notify the public of the Council’s intention to hold public hearings on the proposed Executive Program and annual budget and on the proposed annual Legislative Budget.
1. Bill 22 (2026) – Relating to the Executive Operating Budget and Program for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
EXECUTIVE OPERATING EXPENDITURES
Budget and Fiscal Services $36,372,455
Community Services 181,976,184
Corporation Counsel 16,901,974
Customer Services 32,842,471
Design and Construction 31,970,735
Emergency Management 2,233,328
Emergency Services 58,931,883
Enterprise Services 32,676,116
Environmental Services 446,967,237
Facility Maintenance 135,764,554
Fire 162,288,569
Human Resources 9,544,967
Information Technology 52,059,647
Mayor 1,083,903
Managing Director 18,344,623
Neighborhood Commission 1,691,234
Royal Hawaiian Band 3,691,665
Medical Examiner 5,986,733
Parks and Recreation 127,435,443
Planning and Permitting 37,894,709
Police 396,249,255
Prosecuting Attorney 31,459,860
Transportation Services 501,277,310
Ocean Safety 28,300,928
Housing and Land Management 7,944,932
Total Executive Agencies $2,361,890,715
Debt Service $725,564,000
Retirement System Contributions 349,736,000
FICA and Pension Costs 50,982,000
Health Benefits Contributions 99,732,000
Other Post-Employment Benefits 196,695,000
Provision for Vacant Position –
Miscellaneous 189,425,512
Total Miscellaneous and Debt Service $1,612,134,512
Total Executive Operational Expenditures $3,974,025,227
ESTIMATED OPERATING RESOURCES SUMMARY
Real Property Tax $1,780,283,667
Fuel Tax 41,200,000
Motor Vehicle Weight Tax 188,875,000
Public Utility Franchise Tax 57,500,000
Federal Grants 155,331,215
State Grants 19,711,016
Transient Accommodations Tax 106,674,000
Public Service Company Tax 52,000,000
Licenses and Permits 64,772,030
Charges for Services 92,942,208
Sewer Charges 252,759,000
Transportation Revenues 53,106,780
Solid Waste Revenues 135,560,900
Other Revenues 246,093,380
Carry-Over 1,496,578,666
Total Operating Resources $4,743,387,862
2. Bill 23 (2026) – Relating to the Executive Capital Budget and Program for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
CAPITAL RESOURCES SUMMARY
General Obligation Bonds $552,884,400
General Fund
Other Revenues 200,000
Highway Fund
Other Revenues –
Solid Waste Special Fund
Solid Waste Revenues –
Transportation Fund
Transportation Revenues 665,000
Special Events Fund
Other Revenues –
Golf Fund
Other Revenues –
Honolulu Zoo Fund
Other Revenues –
Bikeway Fund
Other Revenues 1,160,000
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Fund
Charges for Services 414,000
Pauahi Project Expend, HI R-15 Fund
Other Revenues 1,183,009
Parks and Playgrounds Fund
Other Revenues 2,275,183
Sewer Fund
Sewer Charges 270,351,000
Sewer Revenue Bond Improvement Fund
Revenue Bonds 78,100,000
Other Revenues – Investments –
Federal Grants Fund
Federal Grants 121,706,958
Community Development Fund
Federal Grants 5,848,460
State Funds
State Grants –
Developer
Other Revenues –
Housing Development Special Fund
Other Revenues –
Utilities’ Share
Other Revenues –
Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund
Real Property Tax 7,897,362
Other Revenues 890,000
Carry-Over 32,130,353
Affordable Housing Fund
Real Property Tax 8,496,971
Other Revenues 460,000
Carry-Over 17,843,251
Capital Projects Fund
Other Revenues 11,160,000
Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park Fund
Other Revenues –
General Trust Fund
Other Revenues –
Total Executive Capital Resources $1,113,665,947
EXECUTIVE CAPITAL PROGRAM AND BUDGET SUMMARY
General Government $81,701,590
Public Safety 68,381,810
Highways and Streets 213,410,000
Sanitation 454,601,000
Human Services 143,939,649
Culture-Recreation 106,369,898
Utilities or Other Enterprises 45,262,000
Total Executive Capital Expenditures $1,113,665,947
3. Bill 24 (2026) – Authorizing the issuance and sale of General Obligation Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes of the City and County of Honolulu in a maximum principal amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts appropriated in the Capital Budget Ordinance of said City and County for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2027, and specified in said Ordinance to be financed from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds and to be expended from the General Improvement Bond Fund, the Highway Improvement Bond Fund, Solid Waste Improvement Bond Fund, the Housing Development Special Fund or the Taxable General Improvement Bond Fund.
4. Real Property Tax Rates
(a) Bill 25 (2026) – Determining the real property tax rates for the City and County of Honolulu for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
Tax Rate Per $1,000
Net Taxable Real Property
Class (A) Residential $3.50
Class (B) Hotel and Resort $13.90
Class (C) Commercial $12.40
Class (D) Industrial $12.40
Class (E) Agricultural $5.70
Class (F) Preservation $5.70
Class (G) Public Service $0.00
Class (H) Vacant Agricultural $8.50
Class (I) Residential A
Tier 1 $4.00
Tier 2 $11.40
Class (J) Bed and breakfast home $6.50
Class (K) Transient Vacation
Tier 1 $9.00
Tier 2 $11.50
OR
(b) Resolution 26-62 – Determining the real property tax rates for the City and County of Honolulu for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
Tax Rate Per $1,000
Net Taxable Real Property Value
Class (A) Residential $3.50
Class (B) Hotel and resort $13.90
Class (C) Commercial $12.40
Class (D) Industrial $12.40
Class (E) Agricultural $5.70
Class (F) Preservation $5.70
Class (G) Public service $0.00
Class (H) Vacant agricultural $8.50
Class (I) Residential A
Tier 1 $4.00
Tier 2 $11.40
Class (J) Bed and breakfast home $6.50
Class (K) Transient vacation
Tier 1 $9.00
Tier 2 $11.50
The foregoing schedule of rates is for consideration at the public hearing. The final tax rates may be higher or lower than the rates reflected above.
Advance notice is given that the Council may pass the Bill on third reading or may adopt the Resolution fixing the real property rates for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 at a meeting to be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 in the Council Chamber, Honolulu Hale.
5. Bill 28 (2026) – Relating to the Legislative Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
LEGISLATIVE OPERATING EXPENDITURES
City Council $11,837,687
Office of Council Services 3,536,345
City Clerk 7,209,592
City Auditor 2,211,296
Provisional 8,572,412
Total Legislative Operating Expenditures $33,367,332
The above items have been published in anticipation of the action to be taken by the City Council Budget Committee; and therefore, the City Council may or may not take action on each of the items or any amendments proposed thereto.
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 85462944698 and Passcode 408183.
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
(SA1522474 3/13/26)
