RES26-226 Subsea Cable Easements, Barbers Point

At a glance

What: a resolution granting Humuhumu Services LLC (spelling from captions) non-exclusive subsurface easements under city roads and a beach park in the Kalaeloa and Kapolei area, to land three subsea fiber optic cables and run conduit to a University of Hawaii West Oahu telecom facility.
Where it stands: heard in committee on 2026-10-21 with no testimony; the chair recommended it be reported out for adoption, though the captions do not record the ruling (verify).
Next: full Council adoption; construction is forecast to start around December and run about five months.

One-time easement payment of about $2.95 million goes to the general fund and is not earmarked.
Community benefits package is in-kind work at the park (trees, irrigation, fence repair), followed by a year of maintenance and a year of warranty.
Tupola pressed for advance notice, flyers and off-peak work because road openings every 300 feet or so would hit Campbell Industrial businesses.
Waters suggested appropriating the fee for a police station rather than the general fund.
Applicant: Jim Amado.

July 8, 2026: the Council adopted Resolution 26-149, granting perpetual subsurface easements within Kahe Point Beach Park to Hawaiki Submarine Cable USA LLC, 8-0 (Tulba absent); Cordero moved, Okimoto seconded; Billionaire testified in support.
August 12, 2026: Resolution 26-165, CD1 granted a Special Management Area Major Permit for the Oʻahu Subsea Cable Telecommunications Project in Kapolei, 8-0 (Dos Santos-Tam absent); Kiaʻāina moved, Tupola seconded; Kane gave general comment.
The minutes do not say whether these are the same cable projects as this resolution; the committee captions named a different grantee (spelling uncertain).

City Council journal (minutes), regular meeting of July 8, 2026 (adopted August 12, 2026): https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/document-download?id=28796
City Council journal (minutes), regular meeting of August 12, 2026 (adopted October 7, 2026): https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/document-download?id=29151
Committee agenda: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/browse/747
2026-10-21 - Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology (human-uploaded captions, full meeting)

About 27 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-21 - Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology	27

Related Special Management Area permit for a subsea cable project in Kapolei adopted (Resolution 26-165, CD1).

Related Kahe Point Beach Park easements adopted (Resolution 26-149).

2026-10-21 - Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology - Applicant presented the project; Tupola raised traffic and notice concerns; Waters questioned the fee; no testimony; chair recommended reporting out for adoption.