Kaneohe Property Foreclosure

At a glance

• What: Resolution 26-198 authorizes the Department of the Corporation Counsel to start foreclosure against the J.T. Villa Trust and its trustees to collect civil fines and real property taxes on a Kāneʻohe property.
• Outcome: adopted September 9, 2026, 9-0 (Nishimoto moved committee report 243(26), Tupola seconded; no public testimony).
• Context: Kiaʻāina said the property has long been a community concern because of disrepair and unpaid fines and taxes, and that foreclosure is a last resort needed to identify the responsible parties.

Sources

• City Council journal (draft minutes, not yet adopted), regular meeting of September 9, 2026: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/document-download?id=29318

Log

2026-09-09 - Regular Council

Adopted 9-0.