The Hawaiʻi Ledger Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026

Oʻahu · City Council · meeting report

Budget (Bud): Monday, March 30, 2026

7 items taken up, from 10:06 a.m., at the City Council Chamber. Every action and vote below is as the council's own written summary records it.

Voting members: Val A. Okimoto, Chair; Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair; Radiant Cordero; Esther Kiaʻāina; Augie Tulba; Tommy Waters. The council's video of this meeting · the written summary

1. BILL 22 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 77(26)

10:09 a.m.

EXECUTIVE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FY 2027. Approving the Executive Operating Budget and Program for the fiscal year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Committee on Budget Special Meeting Written Summary for Video Record Monday, March 30, 2026 There was no public testimony. Councilmember Tulba exited the Council Chamber. Councilmember Tulba entered the Council Chamber. Council Chair Waters exited the Council Chamber. Council Chair Waters entered the Council Chamber. Councilmember Nishimoto exited and entered the Council Chamber. Councilmember Kiaʻāina exited the Council Chamber. Councilmember Kiaʻāina entered the Council Chamber. Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam exited the Council Chamber. Councilmember

Vote: ayes 6 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, WATERS, none against.

2. BILL 23 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 78(26)

1:23 p.m.

EXECUTIVE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FY 2027. Approving the Executive Capital Budget and Program for the fiscal year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. There was no public testimony. Council Chair Waters entered the Council Chamber. Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam exited the Council Chamber. Councilmember Kiaʻāina and Council Chair Waters exited the Council Chamber. Councilmember Kiaʻāina and Council Chair Waters entered and Councilmember Tupola exited the Council Chamber. Councilmember Tupola entered the Council Chamber. Bill 23 (2026) amended to CD1 (OCS2026-0190/4/7/2026 3:44 PM) and reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.

Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, WATERS; noes KIAʻĀINA – 1.

3. BILL 26 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 80(26)

2:28 p.m.

HART OPERATING BUDGET FOR FY 2027. Approving the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Operating Budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Councilmember Kiaʻāina exited the Council Chamber. There was no public testimony. Bill 26 (2026) reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.

What happened: Bill 26 (2026) reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.

Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, WATERS, none against.

4. BILL 27 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 81(26)

2:29 p.m.

HART CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FY 2027. Approving the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Capital Budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. There was no public testimony. Bill 27 (2026) reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.

What happened: Bill 27 (2026) reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.

Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, WATERS, none against.

5. BILL 24 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 79(26)

2:30 p.m.

ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. 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 Taxable General Improvement Bond Fund. Councilmember Kiaʻāina entered the Council Chambe

What happened: Bill 24 (2026) reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.

Vote: ayes 6 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, WATERS, none against.

6. BILL 28 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 82(26)

2:32 p.m.

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET FOR FY 2027. Approving the Legislative Budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. There was no public testimony. Bill 28 (2026) amended to CD1 (OCS2026-0191/4/2/2026 10:55 AM) and reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.

Vote: ayes 6 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, WATERS, none against.

7. RESOLUTION 26-62 – COMMITTEE REPORT 83(26)

2:42 p.m.

REAL PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR FY 2027. Determining the respective rates at which real property in the various general classes in the City and County of Honolulu shall be taxed per $1,000 of assessed value for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. There was no public testimony. Resolution 26-62 reported out for scheduling of a public hearing and referral back to Committee thereafter.

What happened: Resolution 26-62 reported out for scheduling of a public hearing and referral back to Committee thereafter.

Vote: ayes 6 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA*, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, WATERS, none against. One member voted aye with reservations.

From the council's “Written Summary for Video Record” for this meeting (the document), read by script and not reviewed by a person. Measures, actions and roll-call votes are the council's own words; councilmembers are named as the record names them; residents who testified are counted, not named. Items are placed on area pages by any tax map key the summary prints.