Oʻahu · City Council · meeting report
International & Legal Affairs (Ila): Wednesday, July 15, 2026
5 items taken up, at the City Council Chamber. Every action and vote below is as the council's own written summary records it.
Voting members: Scott Y. Nishimoto, Chair; Andria Tupola, Vice Chair; Radiant Cordero; Tyler Dos Santos-Tam; Esther Kiaʻāina; Val A. Okimoto; Augie Tulba; Tommy Waters; Matt Weyer. The council's video of this meeting · the written summary
1. RESOLUTION 26-129 – COMMITTEE REPORT 206(26)
1:04 p.m.NOMINATION OF KRISHNA F. JAYARAM AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU. Confirming the nomination of Krishna F. Jayaram to serve as the Managing Director of the City and County of Honolulu. Councilmember Kiaʻāina entered the Council Chamber.
What happened: Resolution 26-129 reported out for adoption.
Vote: ayes 9 — CORDERO, DOS SANTOS-TAM, KIAʻĀINA, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, TUPOLA, WATERS, WEYER, none against.
Testimony: 1 in support. Residents who testify are counted here, never named.
2. BILL 16 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 204(26)
1:25 p.m.RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF DOGS. Amending provisions related to the regulation of dogs. Councilmember Weyer exited the Council Chamber.
Vote: ayes 8 — CORDERO, DOS SANTOS-TAM, KIAʻĀINA, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.
Testimony: 1 in support. Residents who testify are counted here, never named.
3. BILL 48 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 205(26)
1:29 p.m.RELATING TO CONDEMNATION. Clarifying notice requirements for proposed condemnation actions. There was no public testimony. Bill 48 (2026) reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.
What happened: Bill 48 (2026) reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.
Vote: ayes 8 — CORDERO, DOS SANTOS-TAM, KIAʻĀINA, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.
4. RESOLUTION 26-157 – COMMITTEE REPORT 207(26)
1:29 p.m.ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (CCL). Accepting a gift of travel, accommodations, meals, and ground transportation expenses valued at $7,150 to the City from the Fuzhou Municipal People's Government, People's Republic of China, for Councilmember Andria Tupola to attend the 2026 Bond with Kuliang Festival in Fuzhou, Fujian, China from June 28, 2026 through July 2, 2026. There was no public testimony. Resolution 26-157 reported out for adoption.
What happened: Resolution 26-157 reported out for adoption.
Vote: ayes 8 — CORDERO, DOS SANTOS-TAM, KIAʻĀINA, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.
6. COMMITTEE REPORT 208(26)
1:58 p.m.Request for authorization to settle a lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu entitled Monica Gentzler v. City and County of Honolulu, et al., Civ. No. 1CCV-21-0000996 Committee Report 208(26) reported out for adoption.
Vote: ayes 8 — CORDERO, DOS SANTOS-TAM, KIAʻĀINA, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.
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.