Sister City Relationships

At a glance

• What: Resolution 26-184, CD1 renews the city's sister city relationship with Cebu City, Philippines. Resolution 26-185, CD1 amends the city's policy guidelines for sister city relationships.
• Outcome: both adopted September 9, 2026. 26-184 passed 8-0 (Tulba absent); 26-185 passed 9-0. Nishimoto moved both, Tupola seconded.
• Views: Cordero noted Councilmembers' ties to Cebu and the Visayan community. Tupola stressed accountability and reporting, referred to Hawaiʻi Island's practice of jointly developing and marketing products with sister cities, and urged evaluating existing relationships.

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

Both resolutions adopted; no public testimony.

2026-10-07 - Regular Council

A travel gift from a Fuzhou municipal government for staff to attend a maritime culture and tourism festival was adopted. Testimony was split; Weyer said participation does not imply endorsement of geopolitical positions.