Officials · Honolulu City Council and mayor

Val Okimoto

Honolulu City Council, District 8

As the Office of Elections lists it

Councilmembers - 4 year term: District VIII, Val Okimoto, next election 2026

On the Tuesday, November 3, 2026 ballot

Honolulu City Council, District 8: OKIMOTO, Val Aquino (“Elected After Primary”)

• Pearl City
• Mililani Mauka-Launani Valley (about 96% of the area's populated land)
• ʻAiea (about 44% of the area's populated land)
• Mililani-Waipiʻo (about 27% of the area's populated land)
• Waipahu (about 15% of the area's populated land)

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

• Resolution 26-214: DIRECTING THE CITY AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING TO ASSESS ITS POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND CONTROLS. (introduced Sept. 23, 2026)
• Bill 49 (2026): RELATING TO REVENUES AND FUNDS. (introduced July 1, 2026)
• Resolution 26-75: STRONGLY URGING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT WEEKLY SOIL TESTING AT THE PATSY T. MINK CENTRAL OʻAHU REGIONAL PARK AND PROVIDE THE TEST RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC WITHIN 24 HOURS OF TESTING. (introduced April 6, 2026)
• Resolution 26-62: DETERMINING THE REAL PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2026 TO JUNE 30, 2027. (introduced March 10, 2026)
• Bill 16 (2026): RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF DOGS. (introduced Jan. 22, 2026)
• Bill 8 (2026): RELATING TO FUNDS. (introduced Jan. 15, 2026)
• Bill 4 (2026): RELATING TO INCENTIVES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. (introduced Jan. 9, 2026)
• Bill 76 (2025): RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY. (introduced Nov. 26, 2025)
• Bill 67 (2025): RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION. (introduced Oct. 21, 2025)
• Bill 68 (2025): RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION. (introduced Oct. 21, 2025)
• Bill 58 (2025): RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS. (introduced Aug. 8, 2025)
• Bill 59 (2025): RELATING TO SEWER SERVICE CHARGES. (introduced Aug. 8, 2025)
• Resolution 25-218: RELATING TO THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LARRY VERAY TO SERVE ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU. (introduced July 30, 2025)
• Resolution 25-205: RENAMING THE PEARL CITY DISTRICT PARK POOL AT PEARL CITY DISTRICT PARK TO THE KEN SUENAGA PEARL CITY DISTRICT PARK POOL. (introduced July 22, 2025)
• Bill 49 (2025): RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION. (introduced June 27, 2025)
• Bill 50 (2025): RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION. (introduced June 27, 2025)
• Resolution 25-170: RELATING TO THE OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU. (introduced June 6, 2025)
• Resolution 25-109: REQUESTING THE CITY AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE CITY'S RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CRISIS OUTREACH RESPONSE AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM AND THE HONOLULU EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. (introduced April 3, 2025)
• Resolution 25-51: PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 21, REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU 2021 (THE LAND USE ORDINANCE), RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. (introduced Feb. 6, 2025)
• Bill 8 (2025): RELATING TO ANIMAL NUISANCES. (introduced Jan. 22, 2025)
• Resolution 25-31: PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 21, REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU 2021 (THE LAND USE ORDINANCE), RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT. (introduced Jan. 22, 2025)
• Bill 7 (2025): RELATING TO THE FIRE CODE. (introduced Jan. 8, 2025)
• Resolution 25-4: REQUESTING THE CITY AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE FIRE PLANS REVIEW REVOLVING FUND. (introduced Jan. 6, 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
• Aug. 25, 2026, Budget (Bud): RESOLUTION 26-166 – COMMITTEE REPORT 218(26) · aye
• Aug. 25, 2026, Budget (Bud): RESOLUTION 26-170 – COMMITTEE REPORT 219(26) · aye
• Aug. 25, 2026, Budget (Bud): RESOLUTION 26-173 · aye
• Aug. 25, 2026, Budget (Bud): RESOLUTION 26-181 – COMMITTEE REPORT 220(26) · aye
• Aug. 25, 2026, Budget (Bud): BILL 33 (2026), CD1 – COMMITTEE REPORT 216(26) · aye
• Aug. 25, 2026, Budget (Bud): BILL 50 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 217(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

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 206.

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