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Esther Kiaaina

Honolulu City Council, District 3

As the Office of Elections lists it

Councilmembers - 4 year term: District III, Esther Kiaaina, next election 2028

Next election

2028, as the office prints it; the seat is not on the 2026 ballot.

• Kailua
• Waimānalo
• Kāneʻohe
• Kahaluʻu (about 18% of the area's populated land)

From the state's 2024 election precinct layer; an address decides which district a household is in.

• Resolution 26-236: URGING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO RETURN THE LANDS UTILIZED BY THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE STATION AT BELLOWS, WAIMĀNALO, HAWAIʻI, TO THE PEOPLE OF HAWAIʻI. (introduced Oct. 15, 2026)
• Resolution 26-207: AMENDING RESOLUTION 23-83, CD1, TO UPDATE THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION, INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE AN UPDATED LIST OF EXEMPTIONS FROM THE HAWAIʻI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S MAUKA AREA RULES, AND EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE POHUKAINA COMMONS AFFORDABLE RENTAL AND MIXED-USE PROJECT IN KAKAʻAKO, OʻAHU. (introduced Sept. 15, 2026)
• Resolution 26-188: PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ZONING MAP NO. 23 (KAILUA-LANIKAI-KEOLU), ORDINANCE 86-124, TO REZONE LAND SITUATED AT KAILUA, O’AHU, HAWAI’I. (introduced Aug. 14, 2026)
• Resolution 26-159: URGING THE STATE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES, TO ADOPT RULES PROHIBITING THE HARVEST OF AQUATIC LIFE FROM STATE OF HAWAIʻI MARINE WATERS FOR COMMERCIAL AQUARIUM PURPOSES. (introduced July 8, 2026)
• Resolution 26-161: REQUESTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ALL RESILIENCE HUBS CONSTRUCTED OR RETROFITTED USING THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 EXECUTIVE CAPITAL BUDGET. (introduced July 8, 2026)
• Bill 44 (2026): RELATING TO REVENUES AND FUNDS. (introduced June 30, 2026)
• Resolution 26-134: APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF CLEAN WATER AND NATURAL LANDS FUNDS TO ACQUIRE A PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT OVER TWELVE PARCELS OF LAND KNOWN AS KE KĪPUKA O KALAEUILA, TAX MAP KEYS: (1) 5-6-003:011, 019, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 026, 030, 031, 046, AND 049 IN KAHUKU, O‘AHU, HAWAI‘I. (introduced May 27, 2026)
• Resolution 26-105: PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 22, REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU 2021 (THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE), RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF RULES. (introduced May 4, 2026)
• Bill 34 (2026): RELATING TO FLOOD HAZARD AREAS. (introduced April 9, 2026)
• Resolution 26-17: PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 21, REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU 2021 (THE LAND USE ORDINANCE), RELATING TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. (introduced Jan. 27, 2026)
• Bill 13 (2026): RELATING TO CLEAN WATER AND NATURAL LANDS FUND. (introduced Jan. 22, 2026)
• Bill 14 (2026): RELATING TO THE REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR LOW-INCOME RENTAL HOUSING. (introduced Jan. 22, 2026)
• Bill 17 (2026): RELATING TO AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. (introduced Jan. 22, 2026)
• Resolution 25-314: AMENDING RESOLUTION 22-297, CD1, TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION OF THE KAHOAPILI AFFORDABLE RENTAL APARTMENT PROJECT OR AFFORDABLE AND MARKET-RATE FOR-SALE CONDOMINIUM PROJECT IN SALT LAKE, OʻAHU. (introduced Nov. 12, 2025)
• Resolution 25-305: STRONGLY REQUESTING THAT THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING DECLARE THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT—MINOR FOR KAMANANUI AGRIBUSINESS ACTIVITIES NULL AND VOID, OR ALTERNATIVELY DENY MODIFICATIONS TO THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT—MINOR REQUESTED BY KAUKONAHUA RANCH, LLC. (introduced Oct. 30, 2025)
• Resolution 25-288: AMENDING RESOLUTION 18-248, CD1, FD1, TO MODIFY THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SKY ALA MOANA INTERIM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT-TRANSIT PROJECT. (introduced Oct. 8, 2025)
• Resolution 25-280: SUPPORTING AND REAFFIRMING THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS' MISSION AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY. (introduced Sept. 25, 2025)
• Bill 63 (2025): RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION. (introduced Sept. 22, 2025)
• Resolution 25-186: ESTABLISHING CITY POLICIES AND PRIORITIES FOR THE USE OF THE GRANTS IN AID FUND. (introduced June 26, 2025)
• Bill 17 (2025): RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION. (introduced Feb. 10, 2025)
• Resolution 25-48: URGING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE AN OʻAHU TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN THAT PRIORITIZES REGENERATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, RESPECT FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURE AND VLAUES, THE INTEGRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND FORWARD-THINKING ECONOMIC STRATEGIES. (introduced Feb. 5, 2025)
• Resolution 25-35: REAFFIRMING ʻŌLELO HAWAIʻI AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI. (introduced Jan. 23, 2025)
• Bill 7 (2025): RELATING TO THE FIRE CODE. (introduced Jan. 8, 2025)

Measures whose introducers, as the council's document system prints them, include this name.

• Oct. 22, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-236 – COMMITTEE REPORT 299(26) · aye
• Oct. 22, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-218 – COMMITTEE REPORT 295(26) · aye
• Oct. 22, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-220 – COMMITTEE REPORT 296(26) · aye
• Oct. 22, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-221 – COMMITTEE REPORT 297(26) · aye
• Oct. 22, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-230 – COMMITTEE REPORT 298(26) · aye
• Oct. 22, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): BILL 55 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 294(26) · aye
• Oct. 22, 2026, Public Safety & Economy (Pse): BILL 53 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 300(26) · no
• Oct. 22, 2026, Public Safety & Economy (Pse): RESOLUTION 26-213 – COMMITTEE REPORT 301(26) · aye
• Oct. 21, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-228 – COMMITTEE REPORT 293(26) · aye
• Oct. 20, 2026, Budget (Bud): RESOLUTION 26-222 – COMMITTEE REPORT 282(26) · aye
• Oct. 20, 2026, Budget (Bud): RESOLUTION 26-225 – COMMITTEE REPORT 283(26) · aye
• Oct. 20, 2026, Budget (Bud): BILL 40 (2026), CD1 – COMMITTEE REPORT 281(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-183 – COMMITTEE REPORT 268(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-207 – COMMITTEE REPORT 269(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): BILL 37 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 262(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): BILL 38 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 263(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): BILL 39 (2026), CD1 – COMMITTEE REPORT 264(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): BILL 42 (2026), CD1 – COMMITTEE REPORT 265(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): BILL 43 (2026), CD1 – COMMITTEE REPORT 266(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): BILL 48 (2025) – COMMITTEE REPORT 261(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-171 – COMMITTEE REPORT 267(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Public Safety & Economy (Pse): RESOLUTION 26-194 – COMMITTEE REPORT 270(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Public Safety & Economy (Pse): RESOLUTION 26-195 – COMMITTEE REPORT 271(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Public Safety & Economy (Pse): RESOLUTION 26-205 – COMMITTEE REPORT 272(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Public Safety & Economy (Pse): RESOLUTION 26-212 – COMMITTEE REPORT 274(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, Public Safety & Economy (Pse): RESOLUTION 26-211 – COMMITTEE REPORT 273(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-196 – COMMITTEE REPORT 277(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-204 – COMMITTEE REPORT 279(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-144 – COMMITTEE REPORT 276(26) · aye
• Sept. 24, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-201 – COMMITTEE REPORT 278(26) · aye

From the council's written summaries for video record, as the Ledger reads them: a name in the summary's AYES or NOES line. The 30 most recent of 209.

• Kailua, Sept. 3, 2026: Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina

Where a board's written summary carries a report under this official's name.

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