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Oʻahu · City Council · Bills and resolutions

Bill 53 (2026): RELATING TO SHOPPING CARTS.

BILL053(26) · introduced by TOMMY WATERS, July 27, 2026

Summary, as the council's system prints it
Generally prohibits possession and use of shopping carts on Oʻahu unless the shopping cart is identified by the legal owner and used on a premises under the legal control of the owner. Establishes penalties. Defines shopping cart to include metal or plastic handcarts on three or more wheels, and to exclude handcarts made out of other materials, without sides (flatbeds), or with a carrying capacity of less than 1 .41 cubic feet or 40 liters (baskets with wheels).
Last event, as printed
Aug. 12, 2026: Passed first reading.
Vote, as printed: 8 AYES: CORDERO*, KIAʻĀINA*, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, TUPOLA*, WATERS, WEYER 1 ABSENT: DOS SANTOS-TAM
The measure in the council's system
BILL053(26)

Basis. Title, summary, introducers, dates, last event and vote are copied from the council's document system (hnldoc) as read by script; nothing is paraphrased. First on the record Sept. 19, 2026. Corrections: the corrections log.