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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 26-207: 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.

• Aug. 27, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-171 – COMMITTEE REPORT 254(26) · aye
• Aug. 27, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-150 – COMMITTEE REPORT 252(26) · aye
• Aug. 27, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-188 – COMMITTEE REPORT 255(26) · aye
• Aug. 27, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-168 – COMMITTEE REPORT 253(26) · aye
• Aug. 27, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): BILL 39 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 249(26) · aye
• Aug. 27, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): BILL 42 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 250(26) · aye
• Aug. 27, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): BILL 43 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 251(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-182 – COMMITTEE REPORT 238(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-191 – COMMITTEE REPORT 241(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-184 – COMMITTEE REPORT 239(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-185 – COMMITTEE REPORT 240(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-71 – COMMITTEE REPORT 237(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): BILL 48 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 235(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): BILL 16 (2026), CD1 – COMMITTEE REPORT 234(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): BILL 52 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 236(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-193 – COMMITTEE REPORT 242(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-198 – COMMITTEE REPORT 243(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): COMMITTEE REPORT 244(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): COMMITTEE REPORT 245(26) · aye
• Aug. 26, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): COMMITTEE REPORT 246(26) · aye
• July 16, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): BILL 43 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 209(26) · aye
• July 16, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-159 – COMMITTEE REPORT 210(26) · aye
• July 16, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-160 – COMMITTEE REPORT 211(26) · aye
• July 16, 2026, Zoning & Planning (Zon): RESOLUTION 26-165 – COMMITTEE REPORT 212(26) · aye
• July 15, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-129 – COMMITTEE REPORT 206(26) · aye
• July 15, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): BILL 16 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 204(26) · aye
• July 15, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): BILL 48 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 205(26) · aye
• July 15, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): RESOLUTION 26-157 – COMMITTEE REPORT 207(26) · aye
• July 15, 2026, International & Legal Affairs (Ila): COMMITTEE REPORT 208(26) · aye
• July 14, 2026, Budget (Bud): RESOLUTION 26-154 – COMMITTEE REPORT 198(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 176.

• 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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