2026-09-24 - Public Safety & Economy

02:22ALOHA F GOOD AFTERNOON FOYER

02:26MINUTES AFTER ONE.

02:26FIRST SETTLEMENT 24, 2026.

02:27CALL IMME COMPLE PUBLIC SAFETY D

02:33ECONOMY MEETING TO ORDER.

02:33WELCOME, COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR

02:34KIA'AINA.

02:36COUNCILMEMBERS, TUPOLA,

02:40NISHIMOTO.

02:40AND WEYER.

02:41COUNCILMEMBER OKIMOTO IS

02:42EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.

02:44PURSUANT TO SECTION 92-3.7

02:48HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, IN

02:49MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A

02:49REMOTE MEETING BY INTERACTIVE

02:51CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY WITH THE

02:52FOLLOWING PROCEDURES IN EFFECT

02:55FOR THE MEETING.

02:55MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC W WILL BE

02:56A PROVIDE ORAL TESTIMONY ON

02:57ALL I'M ON AGENDA IN PERSON IN

03:02THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AND

03:03REMOTELY WHEN EACH AGENDA ITEM

03:03SICK TTAKE UN. AS BOTH ENGLISHD

03:09HAWAIIAN ARE OFFICIAL

03:10LANGUAGES OF THE STATE OF

03:10HAWAII, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 15

03:11SECTION 4, HAWAII STATE

03:12CONSTITUTION, SECTION 1-13, OF

03:16THE HAWAII REVISED STATUSES

03:17MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY

03:17TESTIFY IN EITHER LANGUAGE.

03:18ORAL TESTIMONIES OFFERED IN

03:19OLELO HAWAII, ADDITIONAL TIME

03:22AS MAY BE NECESSARY WILL BE

03:24ALLOWED FOR TESTIFIERS PROVIDE

03:25ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THEIR

03:29TESTIMONY.

03:30BEFORE TESTIFYING, EACH PERSON

03:30SHALL STATE THEIR NAME EACH

03:31SPEAKER MAY NOT HAVE ANYONE

03:31ELSE READ THEIR STATEMENT AND

03:35LIMITED TO A ONE-MINUTE

03:36PRESENTATION ON EACH ITEM.

03:38ALL PERSONS REGISTERED TO

03:39TESTIFY IF PERSON WILL BE

03:42CALLED UPON FIRST.

03:43WHEN TIMER OSBORNE OFF, PLEASE

03:45CONCLUDE REMARKS PROMPTLY.

03:46PERSONNER GOES OFF THE NOAMG

03:49REMEMBER TROPICAL DEPRESSION

03:50GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY

03:50FOLLOWING REGISTERED

03:51TESTIFIERS.

03:51ONCE IN PERSON TESTIMONY CON

03:53CLIECOUNCIL COLLUDED REMOTE

03:57TESTIMONY. REAR TROPICAL

03:59REG REGISTERTROPICAL DEPRESSIONY

04:02VIDEO CONFERENCE OR TELEPHONE

04:03CALLED UPON.

04:03REGISTER THE REMOTELY.

04:03WHETHER YOUR NAME IS CALLED HE

04:06MONITOR YOUR SCREEN AND ACTED

04:07VATTED YOUR AUDIOFEED WHEN THE

04:08PROD.

04:09PERSONS TESTIFYING BY

04:10TELEPHONE ONLY ONLY IDENTIFY

04:12YOU LAST THREE DIGITS OF YOU

04:14ARE PHONE NUMBER.

04:14NUMBER IS CALLED LEAST LISTEN

04:15TO THE PROMPT TO UNMUTE AND

04:18PRESS STAR 6.

04:19WHEN I ALM E'O CALL ANYONE

04:20ELSE STANDING REMOTELY

04:24UTILIZED AMSTERDAM RAISED HAND

04:25PUT UP TO INDICATED YOUR

04:25DESIRE IS TO SPEAK.

04:27TILL TELEPHONE ONLY ONLY PRESS

04:28STAR 9 TO UNI HAD CARR DESIRE

04:30FOR SPEAK.

04:31FRIENDLY REMINDERS AND TIPS,

04:32VIDEO CONFERENCE FROM QUIET

04:33LOCATION IF POSSIBLE.

04:34IF YOU ALSO WATCHING

04:37PROCEEDING ON OLELO,

04:38IHA-PREECE MUTE YOUR ELEVATION

04:39WHEN YOU CALLED IT FIVE.

04:40MUTE YOUR TELEVISION.

04:43TIMER REACHES 0 DONE COLLUDE

04:46REMARKS PROMPTLY 92 HAWAII

04:48REVISED STATUTES VOTES REMOTE

04:51MEETING CONDUCTED BY ROLL CALL

04:52UNLESS UNANIMOUS.

04:52THEREFORE, FIRST CALL FOR

04:53OBJECTION.

04:54AND THEN IF THERE ARE THINK, I

04:58WILL CALL ROLE KAHULUI SRO

04:58WRITTEN TESTIMONIES CLOWND,

04:59IT'S TESTIFIER EMAIL, ADDRESS

05:02AND PHONE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO

05:05PUBLIC AS DESCRIBED ON THE

05:06POPPET THE AGENDA.

05:06COURTESY PLEASE TURN OFF ALL

05:07CELL PHONES FOR THE TRUMP

05:08ADMINISTRATION OF MEETING.

05:11FOR THE DPRAITION OF THIS

05:13MEETING.

05:14AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1,

05:14INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING UPDATE

05:15FROM THE HONOLULU POLICE

05:16DEPARTMENT.

05:19PROJECTS AND PRIORITIES

05:19JOINING US IN CHAMBER WE HAVE

05:22CHIEF DAVID PRESIDENT IT THE

05:23HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT TO

05:27GIVE US BRIEF PRESENTATION A.

05:27WELCOME CHIEF.

05:27, WELCOME.

05:28THANK YOU.

05:29ALOHA.

05:29MAHALO FOR INVITING ME.

05:33SO COUNCI COUNCILMEMBER TULBA TK

05:34YOU ARE FOR INSTALLATION.

05:36IT ALOHA COUNCILMEMBERS HERE.

05:37PART OF PUBLIC SAFETY

05:39COMMITTEE.

05:40CHIEF OF POLICE.

05:40HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT.

05:42JUST WANT TOIVE GO YOU BRIEF

05:47OVERVIEW START TO DONE COLLUDE

05:4812TH WEEK ON THE JOB CHIEF OF

05:48POLICE.

05:49IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE

05:52JOURNEY.

05:52SO FAR,ER SO VERY THANKFUL AND

05:54HONORED AND BREZNER-MENDOZA TO D

05:57KACHIEF TALK ABOUT THE HONOLULU

05:58POLICE DEPARTMENT GREAT

06:00ORGANIZATION.

06:00I'M ASKED WHY DO I MAKE THAT

06:03STATEMENT?

06:03I NACO STATEMENT BECAUSE OF

06:04THE GREAT PEOPLE THAT WORK

06:06THERE.

06:06MEN AND WOMEN, BOTH SWORN AND

06:09PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT HAVE A

06:09BIG HEART AND DO SUCH A

06:11TREMENDOUS JOB TO KEEP OUR

06:15ISLAND SAFE.

06:15TO KEEP OUR OHANA SAFE.

06:16SO I'M VERY, VERY THANKFUL TO

06:18SERVE WITH THEM.

06:21BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE

06:21TOM ITEMS FOR ME RIGHT NOW.

06:23I'LL START OFF BY SAYING THAT

06:27THE WAY THAT I LOOK AS LEADER

06:28OF THE HONOLULU POLICE

06:28DEPARTMENT, IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE

06:30FIRST.

06:30AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT,

06:34PEOPLE,PEOPLE.

06:34>> PEOPLE WITHIN THE

06:35ORGANIZATION, THAT DO THE JOB.

06:36KEEPING IN MIND WELL THEY,

06:40RESILIENCY, AND THAT

06:40TRANSLATES TO PEOPLE FIRST IN

06:41THE COMMUNITY.

06:42AND THOSE THAT WE SERVE.

06:43WHEN WE HAVE A GOOD HEALTHY

06:46FULLY STAFFED WORK FORCE, WE

06:48TRANSLATE TO US DELIVERING

06:50EXCELLENCE SERVICE TO THE

06:51COMMUNITY AND THAT IS REALLY

06:54MY OVERARCHING THOUGHT A ON

06:56HOW TO LEAD.

06:57THE SECOND ITEM IS RECRUITMENT

06:59AND RETENTION.

07:02A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND

07:02THAT.

07:03I HAD A CONVERSATION

07:04YESTERDAY.

07:04WITH COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA.

07:05AND I KNOW THAT SHE LED THE

07:08CHARGE ON THE RECRUITMENT TASK

07:09FOREST.

07:09AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE

07:10DOING EVERYTHING TSHTLY

07:14EFFECTIVELY.

07:14GOD USE OF RAINB RESOURCES HIRIG

07:19SWORND A PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

07:20THANK WILL YOU HAVE REALLY

07:20GOOD TRAJECTORY LIGHT RIGHT

07:21NOW PREDATES ME AND CREDIT

07:25GOES TO PRETD SENATE DRAFT HE

07:26CESSOR ABLE TO GET 66 RECRUITS

07:27IN THE NICE E'O POLICE

07:31ACADEMY.

07:31PREDECESSOR COUPLE MONTHS AGO,

07:3212 YEAR RECORD.

07:33HAVING SUCH A LARGE CLASS.

07:35COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THAT.

07:38WE GRADUATE 37 RECRUITS.

07:39WHICH WAS 7 YEAR RECORD.

07:40AND THEN WE'RE ON TRACK NEXT

07:42MONTH TO HIRE AROUND THE SAME

07:46AMOUNT OF OFFICE.

07:46AND AS WE WORK TO CLOSE THE

07:48GAP.

07:49OF 400.

07:49WHEN WE LOOK AT NUMBERS OF

07:53THOSE ALREADY BEEN IN THE

07:53ACADEMY RIGHT NOW, OR FIELD

07:54TRAINING, GAP IS REALLY 275.

07:59THAT IS 275 AWAY FROM 2077

08:02FULL STRENGTH OFFICE.

08:06IN OUR CITY AND OUR

08:08DEPARTMENT.

08:09SO WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS

08:09THAT.

08:09WE HAVE IDEAS AROUND

08:11STRATEGIES AROUND HIRING

08:13WITHIN 90 GUYS.

08:16WHICH WOULD BE RECORD FOR

08:16HIRING PEOPLE.

08:17WE HAVE STAFFED UP BACKGROUNDS

08:19AN RECRUITMENT.

08:20WE'RE WORKING WITH MARKETING

08:22NOW.

08:23TO.

08:23MARKET NOT ONLY HAVING LOCAL

08:25PEOPLE COME APPLY AND BE PART

08:28OF HPD.

08:29BUT ALSO, ON STATE LEVEL, ON

08:30THE COU CON NENLTD CONTINENT HOW

08:36GREAT IT TO COME AND WORK

08:36HERE.

08:37VEGGIES WANT TO HE HAVE BRO

08:39BRIEF I WILL SAY WORK ON SAL

08:41ALL THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE

08:42NEED, RETEXT MESSAGES IS ABOUT

08:44GOOD LEADERSHIP. RETENTION.

08:47ARE YOUR PLEASES VALUED?

08:48DO THEY HAVE A VOICE IS THIS

08:50DO THEY SUPPORT THEM?

08:51EMPLOYEES VALUED.

08:52TRYING TO MAKE HPD THE

08:54GREATEST PLACE TO WORK, SO WE

08:55RETAIN OUR EMPLOYEES.

08:57NEXT COUPLE OF BRIEF ITEMS IS

09:01MODERNIZATION PRACTICE LOOK

09:02AROUND WHAT ARE SOME OF BEST

09:03PRACTICES WE CAN HAVE NO IF

09:07POLICING CIP DROI ASSIST

09:08INTERVENTION ONE EXAMPLE.

09:08TRAINING OFFICE ON HOW TO

09:10DE-ESCALATE, HOW TO CREATE

09:12TIME AND DISTANCE, HOW TO SLOW

09:13DOWN ON USE OF FORCE.

09:14SO WE'RE THINKING IN TERMS OF

09:15WHAT ARE SOME. BEST PRACTICES

09:18WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

09:19LAST COUPLE OF ITEMS ARE

09:20TECHNOLOGY.

09:21SEE A LOT OF NOS RIGHT NOW

09:25AROUND TECHNOLOGY.

09:25IN THE NEWS.

09:26PROMOTING US BUILDING REALTIME

09:27INVESTIGATION CENTER.

09:28WHERE WE'RE SENDING DRONES OUT

09:32DRONE FIRST RESPONDER GETTING

09:32TO YOU WILL KAS FOR SERVICE

09:33TIMELY MANNER BY USING DRONES.

09:37BEEN A LOT OF IT NEWS ABOUT

09:37LICENSE PLATE READERS.

09:38BUT REALLY GOOD PRACTICE.

09:40IF YOUR CAR IS STOLEN WANT US

09:43TO RECOVER IT RIGHT AWAY.

09:43BECAUSE A LICENSE PLATE READER

09:44UP AND ABLE TO REGISTER THE

09:48PLATE.

09:48WE'RE BUILDING OUT OUR

09:48PLATFORM ON TECHNOLOGY.

09:49EL AND WE HAVE MEMBERS IN OUR

09:51DEPARTMENT THAT ARE REALLY

09:54TAKING IT THE LEAD IN THAT

09:56AREA.

09:57LAST TWO ITEMS BUILDING

09:59STRATEGIC PLAN.

10:00WHAT IS OUR VISION FOR THE

10:02HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT

10:03OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS?

10:04AND I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOUR

10:09STAFF INCLUDING COUNCILMEMBER

10:09TUPOLA, WAS THERE, AND OTHER

10:10COUNCILMEMBERS.

10:11SHOWED UP TO THE KO'OLAU.

10:12TO START THE PROCESS OF HAVING

10:16DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE

10:16DIRECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT.

10:17WE DID THE SAME FOR OUR

10:18PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

10:20AND ALL RANK WE HAD SAMPLING

10:24OF ALL RANKS THAT

10:24PARTICIPATED.

10:24SOON, THIS COUNCIL IS GOING TO

10:26RECEIVE A DRAFT COPY OF OUR

10:28STRATEGIC PLAN FOR YOUR INPUT.

10:31BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT SO

10:31EXCITING IS THAT OUR MEMBERS

10:32HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ABOUT 200

10:37IDEAS ON HOW TO MAKE HPD

10:38BETTER, FALL NCAA 7 PILLARS.

10:41PILLAR UPW, ENHANCED CRIME

10:46PREVENTION TRAINING AND

10:46PROCESS THE.2 INSCRAYS

10:47STAFFING.

10:48PILLAR 3 INHASN'TINGS EMPLOYEE

10:52WELLNESS AN DEVELOPMENT.

10:53ENHANCING.

10:534 EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AN

10:55ACCOUNTABILITY.

10:565,EL EFFICIENCY AND

10:59TRANSPARENT.

11:006, PUGHTD AND COMPENSATION AND

11:00PILLAR 7, DEVELOPMENT VEM

11:02DEVELOP HPD CULTURE AND

11:06IDENTIFY.

11:06REALLY EXCITED FOR THE

11:07COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK.

11:07ONCE WE PROVIDE YOU WITH THE

11:09DRAFT.

11:09AND WE LIKE TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS

11:12AS WELL ASS TO WHAT YOU

11:12INVISION, THE FUTURE OF HPD AS

11:14WELL AS WHAT YOU INVISION

11:17FUTURE OF HPD BEING.

11:17LAST THING I'LL SAY, IS THAT

11:19ONE OF THE THING THAT BEEN ON

11:20THE FOREFRONT OF MY MIND IS

11:23CULTURE, IS THE HAWAIIAN

11:24CULTURE AS IT RELATES TO HPD.

11:29IT STARTED WITH COUNCILMEMBER

11:30TUPOLA.

11:30WHEN I FIRST MET WITH HER.

11:32SHE SAID, YOU NEED TO LOOK AT

11:33THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF AND

11:36THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN AND HOW

11:37THEYEL WE'VE IN THE CULTURE AS

11:39STRATEGY.

11:40KIND OF SPRING BARRED FOR US.

11:43TO SAY, SPRINGBOARD.

11:43EVERYTHING WE DO, POLICY,

11:44STRATEGIC PLAN, CERTAINLY,

11:46NEED TO BE AROUND THAT

11:49WILLINGNESS OF HAWAIIAN

11:49CULTURE AND THEN YESTERDAY.

11:51WE HAD COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA

11:52COME TO THE HONOLULU POLICE

11:56DEPARTMENT, AND PROVIDE MISERY

11:57AND OVERVIEW OF REALLY STATE

11:59OF THE HAWAIIAN CULTURE.

12:01HAWAIIAN PEOPLE, HISTORY OF

12:03HAWAIIAN, HAWAII AND HOW IT

12:06RELATES TO POLICING, HOW IT

12:07RELATES TO GOVERNMENT. REALLY

12:08WORKING TO EDUCATE OUR COMMAND

12:12STAFF YESTERDAY.

12:12I THANK BOTH COUNCILMEMBERS

12:13MET WITH BOTH YESTERDAY.

12:14ON THESE TOPICS.

12:15TODAY, I TOOK A PORTION OF THE

12:22EXECUTIVE STAFF TO WAN A.

12:23LA WENT THERE WITH THE FIRE

12:24DEPARTMENT R HAD CERTAINLY AND

12:30THE FIRE CHIEF IS REALLY

12:31LEADING THE WAY ON THIS.

12:33BRINGS FIRE RECRUITS THERE TO

12:36HONOR ALL OF THE ROYALTY AND

12:38THE RE REILLY ROYALTY AND ROYAL

12:41HAWAIIAN SUCH AS KING

12:44KAMEHAMEHA @VARIOUS KAMEHAMEHA

12:45KINGS THAT CAME THERE AFTER.

12:46AND QUEENS AND REALLY

12:48DEMONSTRATE TO THE

12:52FIREFIGHTERS THAT WE'RE

12:52STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF

12:53THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE US.

12:54AND KEAHI CREATED ENTITIES

12:57THAT ALLOW US TO A ROSETTI HE

12:57VIED PUBLIC SAFETY AND WE WENT

12:58THERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

12:59BECAUSE AWAY WANT O BUILD OUR

13:03OWN PROGRAM.

13:03FOR HPD.

13:03AND WE LEARNED A LOT TODAY.

13:05SPENT A COUPLE HOURS GOING

13:07THROUGH THOSE SACRED BURIAL

13:10LEANEDS AND IT WAS REALLY

13:11EDUCATIONAL FOR ME AND FOR

13:13OTHERS BURIAL LANDS.

13:15I'LL STOP THERE.

13:16THAT IS REALLY THE LATEST AT

13:16THE MOMENT.

13:17I CAN CONTINUE TO GO ON.

13:20BUT I WANT TO BE ABLE TO FIELD

13:21QUESTIONS AN HONORED TO HAVE

13:22BEEN INVITED THE HER.

13:25FIRST TIME STEPPED FOOT IN

13:25HERE.

13:25VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

13:27EL.

13:27>>Chair Tulba: WELCOME.

13:28MEMBERS IF IT'S OKAY I WANT TO

13:31TAKE POLICE COMMISSION FIRST.

13:32THEN YOU GUYS CAN ASK

13:33QUESTIONS.

13:33IS THAT OKAY?

13:41PROCEED WITH IN NORTHWESTERN

13:42ERR P EVERYONE TESTIMONY.

13:42ANYONE?

13:42>>Council Clerk: CHAIR,

13:43CHAIR THERE ARE NONE.

13:43>>Chair Tulba: OKAY.

13:44WHAT ABOUT ONLINE?

13:44>>Council Clerk: CHAIR,

13:45THERE ARE NONE.

13:47>>Chair Tulba: AWESOME

13:47MEMBERS, QUESTIONS.

13:48FOR THE CHIEF.

13:49EL COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA.

13:50>>Councilmember Tupola:

13:50ALOHA.

13:51THANKER BEING HERE.

13:54ANTICIPATED DATE FOR THE

13:55STREENL PLANS TO BE GIVEN TO

13:55US?

13:55>>Testifier: WITHIN ONE

13:56WEEK.

13:56WE WILL SEND IT TO YOU.

13:59SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IT AND

14:02THEN GIVE YOU MAYOR BLANGIARDI

14:03MAYBE TEN DAYS OR SO TO LOOK

14:06AT T PROVIDE YOUR INPUT AND

14:06SEND IS BACK TO US.

14:07TOO UP TUPOLA TIME FRAME

14:09SOUNDS GOOD.

14:10THANK YOU.

14:12>>Testifier: THANK YOU.

14:12>>Chair Tulba: MAYBE HAVE

14:13HIM COME BACK AND DO

14:14PRESENTATION.

14:14WITH THE COMMITTEE.

14:16ANYONE ELSE QUESTIONS FOR THE

14:19CHIEF?

14:22COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA.

14:23>>Councilmember Kia'aina:

14:23NO QUESTIONS.

14:24>> I JUST WANT TO MAHALO HIM

14:24FOR THIS IS THREE MONTHS ON

14:27THE JOB.

14:27AND I JUST HEARING VARIOUS

14:29FEEDBACK.

14:29NOT JUST FROM THE COMMUNITY,

14:32BUT ALSO, YOUR HPD ON THE

14:36GROUND.

14:36ONE R REMARK ONLY BEEN HERE A

14:44LITTLE BIT SHOOK YOUR HANDS

14:45FOUR TIMES.

14:45AND HE SAID THAT FOR ALL OF

14:46THE OTHER MEMBERS, HE EITHER

14:48DIDN'T SHAIBLG THEIR HAND OR

14:51IT WAS ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT

14:52OF TIME.

14:53AND SO SAYING IS THAT I THINK

14:56YOU'RE WORKING WITH HPD ON

15:00WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO MOVE

15:01DEPARTMENT FORWARD,

15:03OPERATIONALLY, AS WELL AS YOUR

15:05COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAS TO BE

15:09COMMEND.

15:09I KNOW THAT YOUR WORKING WITH

15:10ALL OF THE DISTRIBUTION BUT WE

15:12HAD OUR WAIMALU TALK STORY

15:17LAST WEEK AIDEN JUST SAW

15:17CHANGE IN TEN OR NOT ONLY FROM

15:18THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO, FROM

15:21THE LEADERSHIP AT HPD AS WELL

15:24AS OUR COMMUNITY POLICING

15:25TEAM.

15:25CHANGE OF TENOR LOOK FORWARD

15:25TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

15:29AND JUST HAPPY TO STAY THE

15:32COURSE.

15:33TO CONTINUE BUT I JUST MAKE

15:34SURE YOU PACE YOURSELF.

15:36BECAUSE DO KNOW WHAT DO YOU BE

15:39EXCUSED AFTER SIX MONTHS.

15:40>>Testifier: THANK YOU VERY

15:41MUCH.

15:42AND I ENJOY THIS PACE.

15:43THIS IS JUST MY PERSON AT

15:46THATTY.

15:47SO THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH

15:48ME.

15:50PERSONALITY.

15:50>>Chair Tulba:

15:51>>Councilmember Tupola:,.

15:51>>Councilmember Tupola:

15:54FRISCO SPEED.

15:54>>Testifier: IT IS.

15:55BUT NOW, I HAVE MY HONOLULU

15:55SPEED WHICH IS MUCH FASTER.

15:59>>Chair Tulba: I'M GOING

16:02TO ECHO YOUR DAUGHTER.

16:03MASCOT OF HONOLULU POLICE

16:03DEPARTMENT.

16:04>>Testifier: YES.

16:04MY DAUGHTER HOURING A, STUDENT

16:07AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN

16:08FRANCISCO, POLITICAL SCIENCE

16:08MAJOR CALLED AM I AND SAID,

16:09DADDY SEE YOU SO MUCH ON

16:10SOCIAL MEDIA.

16:12I THINK YOU'RE THE

16:12DEPARTMENT'S MASCOT.

16:13I SAID, YES, IT'S SOMETHING

16:13LIKE THAT.

16:15>>Chair Tulba: I GOT ONE

16:18QUESTION.

16:20THEN WHAT WASES BIGGEST

16:21CHALLENGES YOU IDENTIFIED SO

16:21FAR OTHER THAN THE OBVIOUS,

16:23LIKE RECRUITMENT AND RETE

16:26RETENTION?

16:29>>Testifier: BIGGEST

16:29CHALLENGES THAT I'VE IDENTIFY

16:30SO FAR IS REALLY THE PAY THAT

16:33IS PROVIDED OUR MEMBERS AND IF

16:36YOU LOOK AT COMPARABLE SIZE

16:36DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING ONE

16:37THAT I COME FROM, THAT THE A

16:39PAY IS JUST NOT THE SAME.

16:43FOR SIMILAR SIZE CITY, AND

16:46SIMILAR SIZE NOT SIMILAR SIZE

16:48CITY LARGEST CITY BUT THE WORK

16:51THAT WE DO, THE WORK THAT HAS

16:51TO BE DONE SIMILAR SIZE

16:53DEPARTMENTS.

16:53THE PAY IS SOMETHING THAT I

16:56LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH

16:57ALL OF YOU ON.

16:58AND PARTNER R PARTNERING WITH

16:59SHOPO TO TRY TO REALLY DRAW

17:03PEOPLE. PAY IS NOT

17:04EVERYTHING.

17:05HAVING GOOD WORK FORCE AND

17:06SUPPORTED AND RESILIENT VERY

17:09IMPORTANT.

17:09I ALSO SEE WE HAVE OTHER

17:10INTERNAL CHALLENGE AROUND THE

17:13STEPS RELATED TO SENIORITY AND

17:18JUST SOME THINGS THAT HAVEN'T

17:19BEEN DEALT WITH.

17:19I FOUND OUT WE HADN'T SUBMIT

17:22IT'S A ORGANIZATIONAL CHART TO

17:27DHR SINCE 2012.

17:28DHR WORK OFF OLD

17:29ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.

17:33SO THE CHALLENGES I HAVE

17:33AREN'T REALLY BIG CHALLENGES

17:34BUT THEY ARE NECESSARY AND

17:36THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF THEM.

17:39YOU'LL SEE THEN IN THE

17:39STRATEGIC PLAN.

17:40BUT I'M CONVINCED WITH OUR NEW

17:42DEPUTY CHIEFS WE PROMOTE THE,

17:45PARK.

17:45BODHI AND BRENDAN ALONG WITH

17:46YOUR OUR EXECUTIVE STAFF, WE

17:48HAVE ALLOWING AS ONE TEAM AND

17:52WE WILL GET THERE.

17:53>>Chair Tulba: OKAY.

17:54CHIEF, THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR

17:55IF BEING HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

17:57REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING.

18:00>>Testifier: THANK YOU FOR

18:00TTHE INI H HAVE I TAKES AND THAK

18:06YOU FOR THE SUPPORT.

18:09INVITATION.

18:10>>Chair Waters: AGENDA

18:10ITEM TUB U NUMBER 2.

18:11RESOLUTION 26-I 94.

18:13RESOLUTION ACCEPTS GIFT TO THE

18:13CITY OF TWO PREGNANT MINI

18:16NIGERIAN DOES, FEMALE PIGMY

18:20GOATS.

18:23INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION, AND

18:23VET SCREENINGS, VALUED AT

18:26$3,370 FOR MEADOW GOLD DAIRIES

18:28HONOLULU ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

18:31FOR THE KEIKI ZOO AT THE

18:31HONOLULU ZOO.

18:35HERE FROM THE STRIATION, IS

18:38JOCELYN FROM THE

18:40ADMINISTRATION.

18:43>>Testifier: ALOHA.

18:45ALOHA.

18:46ALOHA CHAIR.

18:46ALOHA MEMBERS.

18:48JOCELYN FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF

18:49INTERPRICE SERVICE.

18:53WE'RE SUPER-EXECUTE ABOUT

18:54ADDING THESE TWO DOES.

19:00GO-TO.

19:00I'M JUST GUESSING.

19:03I TAHITI TOTALLY JUST MADE

19:04THAT UP.

19:04GOATS.

19:06THEY'RE HAWAI'I GIVEN BIRTH.

19:10HAPAI.

19:10CONCERNED THAT WE'RE

19:11DISCLOSING MEDICAL

19:12INFORMATION.

19:12BUT I DON'T THOUGH THAT THOSE

19:16APPLIES TO GOATS.

19:17SUPPER INVITE EXCITED HAVE

19:18BABY GOATS FOR THE KEIKI TO

19:23VISIT IN THE CAKE ZOO.

19:23IF YOU HAVE BABIES PLEASE COME

19:24AND BRING THEM TO SEE THEM.

19:25KEIKI ZOO.

19:28BABIES ARE ALWAYS MOST

19:29EXCITING THING FOR THE KEIKI

19:29CAN AT THE ZOO THE.

19:32THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

19:33UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY

19:36QUESTIONS.

19:36>>Chair Tulba: MEMBERS ANY

19:37QUESTIONS?

19:37OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

19:40PROCEED WITH IN-PERSON

19:41TESTIMONY.

19:41COUNCIL CHAMBER.

19:44ANY REGISTERED TESTIFIERS?

19:45FOR THIS ITEM?

19:45>>Council Clerk: CHAIR,

19:46THERE ARE NONE.

19:46>>Chair Tulba: LOOKS LIKE

19:49NOTHING ONLINE EITHER.

19:50>>Council Clerk: CHAIR,

19:50NONE.

19:51>>Chair Tulba: WE'RE IN

19:53DISCUSSION.

19:53ALL RIGHT.

19:57CHIESH RECOMMEND THAT IS

20:00RESOLUTION 26-194 BE REPORTED

20:03OUT FOR ADOPTION.

20:03CHAIR RECOMMENDS ANY

20:04DISCUSSION?

20:04ANY OBJECTIONS OR ANY

20:05RESERVATIONS?

20:05ER HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

20:08THANK YOU.

20:08MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM

20:10NUMBER 3.

20:11I GUESS YOU COULD STAY RIGHT

20:13THERE.

20:16RESOLUTION 26-195.

20:18IT RESOLUTION ACCEPTS GIFT TO

20:18THE CITY FROM GATE

20:20INSTALLATION VALUED $12,565

20:26FROM THE HONOLULU ZOOLOGICAL

20:27SOCIETY TO PROVIDE ACESS TO

20:28THE GIRAFFE EXHIBIT AT THE

20:30HONOLULU ZOO, MEMBERS WE HAVE

20:33A PROPOSED POSTED CD SUBMITTED

20:33BY MYSELF.

20:34FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

20:35EL AMENDMENTS ARE LISTED ON

20:38AGENDA.

20:38AGAIN WE HAVE JOCELYN DO.

20:41>>Testifier: ALOHA.

20:42AGAIN.

20:42DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE

20:44SERVICE.

20:44JUST I WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE

20:47BIT ABOUT THE CONTEXT FOR

20:48THIS.

20:48GRATEFUL FOR YOUR

20:51CONSIDERATION.

20:51SO OUR INJ GIRARD AFTERS GENERAY

20:55STAY BEHIND IN THEIR BARNS

20:57OVERNIGHT OUR GIRAFFES) SO WE

21:01RECENTLY, INSTALLED, A FENCE

21:01IN THE BACK AREA THAT IS HIGH

21:04ENOUGH IN WE'LL MAKE IT SAFE

21:08ENOUGH TO KEEP THEN THEM OUT

21:08IN THE FIELD.

21:10OVERNIGHT.

21:10SO MUCH MORE SPACE FOR THEM.

21:13AND WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, WE

21:16REALIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF

21:16CONSTRUCTION THAT GATE WOULD

21:18BE HELPFUL TO BRING STUFF IN

21:22AND OUT OF.

21:22POTENTIALLY SOMETHING WE COULD

21:23HAVE THOUGHT OF EARLIER.

21:23BUT WE'RE SUPER EXCITED GIVING

21:28GIRAFFES MORE SPACE AND FOR

21:29YOU THAT THAT WORK DONE,

21:30DIRECTOR BARRY WANT TO

21:32STARTING TO TALK ABOUT BABY

21:34GIRAFFES SPEAKING OF BABIES.

21:38MAHALO.

21:38>>Chair Tulba: MEMBERS.

21:39ANY QUESTIONS?

21:41COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA.

21:42>>Councilmember Tupola:

21:43COMMENTMENT WHICH JUST BEEN

21:46WENT TO THE ZOO THIS WEEK.

21:46MET WITH DIRECTOR BARRY GREAT.

21:47GOT TO FEED THE GIRAFFES WHILE

21:51OF ITEMIZE THERE SEE THE

21:51GERARD PUANA GHOST TUTORS YOU YE

21:57SCHOGHT.

21:57CONGRATULATIONS TO THE

21:59PROGRESS.

21:59FEED THE SLOTH.

22:01GLAD FOR THE DONATIONS THANK

22:03YOU SO MUCH.

22:05>>Chair Tulba: ANYONE

22:06QUESTIONS?

22:06ER ARE, OKAY.

22:08PROCEED TO IN-PERSON TESTIMONY

22:09IN THE CHAMBER.

22:11ANY REGISTERED TESTIFIERS?

22:15>>Council Clerk: CHAIR,

22:15THERE ARE NONE.

22:16>>Chair Tulba: GERARD GALAPAG O.

22:19>>Chair Tulba: ANY ONLINE.

22:20>>Council Clerk: CHAIR,

22:21THERE ARE R NONE.

22:23>>Chair Tulba: WE'RE IN

22:23DISCUSSION.

22:24RECOMMENDS THAT RESOLUTION 2

22:2526-19 BE AMENDED TO THE POSTED

22:28CD1 AID IDENTIFIED OCS2 O

22:35260564.

22:35ANY DISCUSSION?

22:36ANY OBJECTIONS?

22:36ANY RESERVATIONS IS THIS

22:38RESOLUTION HAS BEEN AMENDED TO

22:40A CD1.

22:41CHAIR RECOMMEND THAT IS

22:42RESOLUTION 26-195 CD1 BE

22:44REPORTED OUT FOR ADOPTION.

22:47ANY DISCUSSION?

22:50ANY BEING BROCK OSWEILER?

22:50ANY RESERVATIONS?

22:51HEARING NONE.

22:52SO ORDERED.

22:53MOVING TORN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER

22:554.

22:55MOVING ON) RESOLUTION 26-205.

22:59RESOLUTION SCEVMENT SEPTS GIFT

23:01TO THE CITY I VARIOUS FLY

23:02SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT AND FOOD

23:06VALUED $19,000 FOR FROM THE

23:06HONOLULU LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION

23:08TO SUPPORT JUNIOR LIFEGUARD

23:10PROGRAM FROM JUNE 1 THROUGH

23:13THE 31 OF 2026.

23:14OAHU JUNIOR GUARD CHAMPIONSHIP

23:16HELD ON AUGUST 2, 2026, AT THE

23:24STATE JUNIOR GUARD

23:24CHAMPIONSHIPS, HELD ON

23:25AUGUST 8.

23:25MEMBERS WE HAVE PROPOSED

23:26POSTED CD1 SUBMITTED BY MYSELF

23:30FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

23:31AND THEN MA'AM LISTED ON THE

23:32AGENDA. HEAR FROM THE

23:35ADMINISTRATION.

23:35FROM THE HONOLULU OCEAN SAFETY

23:39DEPARTMENT.

23:39AMENDMENTS LISTED ON THE

23:40AGENDAS.

23:40>>Testifier: ALOHA CHAIR

23:41COUNCILMEMBERS.

23:41THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

23:44KURT LAGERRER CHIEF OF

23:44HONOLULU OSHA SAFETY

23:45DEPARTMENT.

23:45GRATEFUL FOR THIS GIFT.

23:48LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION NUMBER

23:51OF YEARS ALWAYS RAISED MONEY

23:51THROUGH DIFFERENT EWA-BOUNDS

23:52TO SUPPORT JUNIOR LIFEGUARD

23:53PROGRAMS ADLOS THE COUNTRY.

23:57THIS ONE I CAME REALLY USEFUL

23:57FOR THIS YEAR.

23:58TO HELP US RUN OUR NOT JUST

23:59OUR PROGRAM BUT VERY

24:03SUCCESSFUL OAHU JUNIOR

24:04LIFEGUARD CHAMPIONSHIP AND

24:04STATEWIDE JUNIOR LIFEGUARD

24:05CHAMPIONSHIP.

24:06WHICH I'LL MENTION OAHU TOOK

24:08HOME TITLE THIS YEAR.

24:10ER VERY GRATEFUL.

24:11SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT THIS

24:12HELPED PURCHASE WAS SOME OF

24:13THE RESCUE BOARD WE USED.

24:17SHIRTS FOR KIDS.

24:17FOOD.

24:18SNACKS.

24:18WATER.

24:18STUFF LIKE THAT.

24:20>>Chair Dos SANTOS

24:21Tam: COULDN'T MAKE THAT

24:24YET.

24:24UNIFORM READY SET UP FOR ME.

24:25>>Testifier: YEAH.

24:26>>Chair Tulba: READY.

24:27READY TO BE A LIFEGUARD.

24:31MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE ANY

24:32QUESTIONS?

24:32COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA.

24:33>>Councilmember Tupola:

24:33WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR ALL

24:34THAT YOU GUYS DID.

24:35ABLE TO GO OUT.

24:38SUCH AN AWESOME EVENT.

24:39ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE'S TID

24:40KIDS NEIGHBOR ISLAND THROUGH

24:41IN FOR THE THR FLEW IN FOR THE

24:46COMPETITION.

24:46GUYS STAYED OUT THERE.

24:47JUNIOR LIFEGUARD AWESOME

24:50THINGS TO HAVE.

24:50WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR A HOPING

24:51THAT MAYBE THIS COMING YEAR

24:53CAN SUPPORT IT THROUGH ANY

24:56BUDGET ITEM THAT YOU HAVE.

24:56>>Testifier: THANK YOU.

24:57I'LL ADD FOR THE OTHER

24:57COUNTIES, THAT THEY ALSO GET

25:01DONATIONS FROM HAWAIIAN LIFE

25:02GENE WARD ASSOCIATION TO FLY

25:02OVER HERE.

25:02REALLY BRINGS IT ALL TOGETHER.

25:04LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION.

25:07>>Chair Tulba: THANK YOU

25:08CHAIR.

25:08ANYONE ELSE WITH QUESTIONS?

25:09WITHOUT PROCEED TO IF

25:11IN-PERSON TESTIMONY COUNCIL

25:14CHAMBER.

25:14ANY IT REGISTERED TESTIFIERS?

25:14FOR THIS ITEM?

25:15>>Council Clerk: CHAIR,

25:16THERE ARE NONE.

25:16>>Chair Tulba: AN LOOKS

25:17ALSO LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE

25:20ONLINE EITHER.

25:21RIGHT?

25:21>>Council Clerk: CHAIR,

25:21YES.

25:21>>Chair Tulba: OKAY.

25:22MEMBERS WE'RE IN DISCUSSION.

25:25OBJECTING.

25:25CHAIR RES THAT RESOLUTION

25:2826-205 BE MENARD TO POSTED CD1

25:31FIGHTED OC SVMENTD IDENTIFIED

25:35OCS2026-05-65, ANY DISCUSSION?

25:37I THINK OBJECTIONS?

25:38ANY RESERVATIONS?

25:42RESOLUTION HAS BEEN AMEND TIED

25:43CRAD 1.

25:43CHAIR THEN RECOMMEND THAT IS

25:44REST RESOLUTION 26-205EL CD1

25:46BE REPORTED OUT FOR ADOPTION.

25:48AMEND MEND ANY DISCUSSION?

25:51ANY OBJECTIONS?

25:51ANY RESERVATIONS?

25:51HEARING NONE.

25:52SO ORDERED.

25:53HAS BEEN AMENDED TOY CD1.

25:57MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM

25:57NUMBER 5.

25:58RESOLUTION 26-212.

26:00RESOLUTION ACCEPTS GIFT OF

26:04TRAVEL LODGING AND RELATED

26:05EXPENSES VALUED A THE $2,231

26:10TO THE CITY FROM ICLEI LOCAL

26:12GOVERNMENTS SUSTAINABILITY,

26:14USA FOR REP HE REPRESENTATIVE

26:17OF THE OAHU OFFICE OF CLIMATE

26:18CHANGE, RESILIENCY AND

26:19SUSTAINABILITY.

26:19TO ATTEND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

26:21SUSTAINABLE UMPLET S.

26:23A COALITION FOR GREEN CAPITAL

26:26FLAGSHIP NATIONALEL BALTIMORE

26:27MARYLAND.

26:27FROM OCTOBER 4, TO OCTOBER 8,

26:302026.

26:30MEMBERS PROPOSED POSTED CD1

26:34SUBMITTED BY MYSELF.

26:34FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

26:35AMENDMENTS ARE LISTED ON THE

26:37AGENDA HERE FROM THE

26:41ADMINISTRATION, DOCTOR KAYE

26:42LOW FOX.

26:43DEFEEXTENSIVE DIRECTOR.

26:48>>Testifier: ALOHA.

26:49MEMBERS COMMITTEE.

26:49GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.

26:50KAYE LOW FOOD ACCESS OFFICE OF

26:51CLIMATE CHANGE, RESILIENCY AND

26:52SUSTAINABILITY.

26:53JUST WANTED TO SAY, THAT WHICH

26:55ARE PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE

26:57RECALLIC LAY.

26:59MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT FUND.

27:02PHASE 1 GRANT.

27:02ICLEI, $250,000, THAT CAME TO

27:03US AT THE CITY THAT CCSR

27:08OPERATION ANIZING.

27:08FOR PUBLIC/PRIVATE

27:10PARTNERSHIP.

27:10AROUND OPERATIONALIZING.

27:12ENERGY PROGRAM THEM TREPPE EN

27:15DOS OPPORTUNITY FOR TO US HAVE

27:16REPRESENTATION APT ICLEI

27:17HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON IT.

27:18C CONTINUE THAT GREAT WORK

27:23PHASE 1 AND HOPE TO OPPOSITION

27:24THE I SIT TO THE RECIPIENT OF

27:24FURTHER GRANTS MONKEYS IN

27:27PHASES 2 AND ANY MORE THERE

27:28WAS.

27:28GRANT MONIES.

27:29MAHALO.

27:29>>Chair Tulba: MEMBERS ANY

27:32QUESTIONS?

27:35PROCEED TO IN-PERSON

27:37TESTIMONY.

27:38COUNCIL CHAMBER.

27:38ANY REGISTERED TESTIFIERS?

27:40FOR IN ITEM.

27:41>>Council Clerk: CHAIR,

27:41THERE ARE NONE.

27:41>>Chair Tulba: LOOKS LIKE

27:45NO ONE ONLINE EITHER.

27:45>>Council Clerk: CHAIR,

27:46NONE.

27:46>>Chair Tulba: IN

27:48DISCUSSION.

27:52RECOMMENDS RESOLUTION 26-212

27:56BE AMENDED TO A POSTED CD1.

27:57IDENTIFIED OCS2026-0587, ANY

28:03IT DISCUSSION?

28:04ANY OBJECTIONS?

28:04ANY RESERVATIONS?

28:06OR RESOLUTION AMENDED TO A C

28:08CD1.

28:10CHAIR THEN RECOMMEND THAT IS

28:13RESOLUTION 26-212 CD1 BE

28:13REPORTED OUT FOR ADOPTION.

28:14ANY DISCUSSION?

28:17ANY OBLTION OBJECTION OR

28:22RESERVATIONS?

28:22HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

28:23MOVING TON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER

28:266.

28:26RESOLUTION 26-211.

28:28RESOLUTION URGES UNIVERSITY

28:31HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO

28:32EXPEDITE ADVANCED UNIVERSITY I

28:37WOULD WEST OAHU FILM AND MEDIA

28:40PRODUCTION FOOD FACILITY

28:41PROJECT.

28:41MEMBERS, WE HAVE A POSTED CD

28:43IS SUBMIT THE BUY MYSELF.

28:46CD1.

28:46AMENDMENTS LISTED ON THE

28:52AGENDA.

28:52QUESTIONS ABOUT THE

28:54RESOLUTION?

29:02TUPOLA IS THIS FOR U.H.?

29:02IT IS?

29:02>>Councilmember Tupola:

29:03YES.

29:03>>Councilmember Tupola:

29:03U.H. WEST OAHU NOT HERE.

29:05>>Chair Tulba:

29:05>>Chair Tulba: NOT

29:09QUESTIONS.

29:09>>Councilmember Tupola:

29:09QUESTIONS OVER TO THEM.

29:10THANK YOU.

29:10>>Chair Tulba: AWESOME.

29:12NOW?

29:15PERSON TESTIMONY IN THE

29:16COUNCIL CHAMBER.

29:25>>Testifer: ALOHA.

29:28COMMITTEE, ANJJ URBAN

29:28DEVELOPMENT ANGELA MELODY

29:29YOUNG TESTIFYING IN STRONG

29:29SUPPORT.

29:30OF THIS RESOLUTION.

29:33SO DO I THINK THIS IS GO GET

29:36THE DISCUSSION GOING ABOUT HOW

29:37TO EXPEDITIOUSLIER EXPEDITED

29:38MANNER BUILD THE FILM STUDIO.

29:42SET TO TAKE PLACE ENVOY WEST

29:42OAHU LAND.

29:45UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AS

29:46ADVOCATE I WOULD LIKE TO

29:48PROPOSE THAT PERHAPS COUNCIL

29:52CAN START THINKING ABOUT

29:54LOOKING AT THE BILL THAT WAS

29:57PASSED THIS YEAR AT THE STATE

29:59LEGISLATURE.

30:00AND CONSIDER THE WORK THAT CAN

30:04BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ACT

30:07188, WHICH ALREADY CONTE

30:10CONTEMPLATES FOR FILM STUDIO

30:11TO BE BUILT ON STATE LAND.

30:14SO IT GEARS OFFICE OF BOARD OF

30:16LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES AND

30:18DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS

30:20ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND

30:21TOURISM, TO START EXPEDITED

30:24MANNER, THE BUILDING OF THE

30:25FILM STUDIO.

30:31AND THE DEVELOPER THEN I WOULD

30:31SAY, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER

30:33EXEMPTIONS TO HELP DEVELOPER

30:35WITH FINANCING.

30:38THANK YOU.

30:38>>Chair Tulba: THANK YOU.

30:39ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE TIEFER?

30:40OKAY.

30:41WE DO HAVE TESTIFIER.

30:42WE DO HAVE IN PERSON

30:45TESTIMONY.

30:45FROMFROM THE CITY & COUNTY OF

30:46HONOLULU FILM OFFICE.

30:51>>Testifier: ALOHA.

31:01THANK YOU SO MUCH.

31:03COUNCILMEMBERS.

31:04CHAIR TULBA.

31:07I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS

31:07RESOLUTION.

31:08IRISH SPINAL CORD INJURED M

31:10MY-I'VE SUBMITTED MY TESTIMONY N

31:13THAT WASTEWATER SYSTEM WRITTEN

31:14TESTIMONY I SEE HE IS -- STAND

31:18ON THAT TESTIMONY P WRITTEN

31:18TESTIMONY.

31:19PREPAREEL TO TESTIFYMENT SOME

31:19YOURSELF QUESTIONS, MIGHT BE

31:21ANSWERED.

31:24THROUGH HIS TESTIMONY.

31:24EL I WANTED TO BRING TO THE

31:25FLOOR TO THE COUNCIL, IS THIS,

31:27UNIQUE ALIGNMENT THAT WE SEE

31:31BEFORE US.

31:31WE HAVE BILL 59 WITH THE CITY.

31:34THAT WAS PASSED DRIVING

31:37INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

31:40WE SEE THE PASSAGE IN EARLY

31:432026 FROM THE LEGISLATURE.

31:46OF TAX CREDITS THAT ALLOWS FOR

31:50GREATER GROWTH.

31:50WITH BUILT IN INFRASTRUCTURE

31:52DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT ALLOWING

31:53ALL OF THE PRODUCTION TO BE

31:55HERE.

31:55AND JUST THIS MORNING, THE

31:59BILL THAT'S BEEN MUCH TALKED

31:59ABOUT IN THE FEDERAL

32:00GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FEDERAL

32:04INCENTIVES IS BEING ANNOUNCED

32:05BY PARTISAN BILL THAT ALSO HAS

32:07WHITE HOUSE SUPPORT.

32:08VERY UNUSUAL.

32:09SO THE MOON AND STARS

32:13ALIGNING.

32:13WE'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT

32:14THE RIGHT TIME.

32:14AND WITH THAT, I'LL STAND BY

32:15WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT

32:19HAVE.

32:19>>Chair Tulba: ANY

32:20QUESTIONS?

32:20COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA.

32:21>>Councilmember Tupola:

32:21THANK YOU SO MUCH.

32:23SORRY, IS THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL

32:27FROM U.H. OR NO?

32:28ALSO FROM FILM INDUSTRY?

32:31MILLENIAL RICK LINDES

32:32REPRESENTS ENTITY WON THE BID.

32:36AND HATS THE EXCLUSIVE

32:36AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY.

32:37>>Councilmember Tupola: I

32:39SEE.

32:39PROBABLY KNOWS A LITTLE BIT

32:40ABOUT IT.

32:43OKAY.

32:43IS IT OKAY IF I ASK QUESTIONS?

32:44HI. ALOHA.

32:46INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

32:47>> RICK LINDAS COFOUNDER

32:51ISLAND FILM GROUP AND PART OF

32:52THE DEVELOPMENT GROUP THAT

32:53AWARDED RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE

32:56FORS THE STUDIO DEVELOPMENT AT

32:57U.H. WEST OAHU.

32:57>>Councilmember Tupola:

32:59AWESOME.

32:59SO I GUESS CAN YOU SHARE WITH

33:03US WHERE YOU GUYS ARE AT IN

33:03THE TIME LINE OF COMPLETION,

33:04WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER FILM

33:05STUDIO IN KALAELOA BUILT AS

33:09WELL. JUST WANT TO THE SEE

33:09HOW FAR ALONG YOU GUYS WERE IN

33:10YOUR PROJECT.

33:13>> THIS PROJECT STILL

33:14NEGOTIATING THE DEVELOPMENT.

33:15AND GROUND LEASE.

33:18THAT IS COMING TO AND END

33:19SHORTLY AND THEN WE'LL BE

33:22VOTED ON BY THE BOARD OF

33:23REGENTS I BELIEVE IN NOVEMBER.

33:24DPIT MEETING.

33:25DISMIT MEETING.

33:26JUST FINALIZINGER O

33:29DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE

33:3030 ACRES.

33:30COMMITTEE MEETING,.

33:30>>Councilmember Tupola:

33:31AGREEMENT FOR THE LAND LEAST

33:32IS DONE, ALLOCATION ALREADY

33:36FOR BUILDING ON BEHALF OF U.H.

33:37I GUESS CIP.

33:38>>Testifier: NO.

33:39THIS IS ALL PRIVATELY FUND.

33:42>>Councilmember Tupola:

33:42YOU'RE GOING TO PRIVATELY

33:43FINANCE BUILDING OF IT.

33:44>>Testifier: YES.

33:45GROUND LEASE OR 34 ACRES.

33:48NEXT TO U.H. WEST OAHU.

33:49PRIVATELY FINANCING THE

33:51DEVELOPMENT.

33:51>>Councilmember Tupola:

33:51WHERE ARE YOU GUYS AT PROCESS

33:55OF PERMITING OR PLANS OR.

33:55>>Testifier: WE DON'T HAVE

33:56THE GROUND DEVELOPMENT

33:57AGREEMENT OR THE GROUND LEASE

33:59YET.

34:00THAT IS STEP ONE.

34:03WE NEED TO HAVE THAT.

34:04>>Councilmember Tupola:

34:04WHAT YOU FINISH THAT, WHAT DO

34:05YOU PROJECT IS THE TIMELINE.

34:06>>Testifier: WELL, SINGLES

34:09WE HAVE THE STRONG SUPPORT OF

34:10THE CITY, SINCE WE HAVE THE

34:12STRONG SUPPORT OF CITY

34:13HOPEFULLY PERMITTING PROCESS

34:16GO SMOOTHLY.

34:16ESTIMATE 2 TO 3 YEARS.

34:18>>Vice Chair Kia'aina:

34:18>>Councilmember Tupola:

34:19SIZE OF WHAT YOU'RE BUILDING?

34:24>>Testifier: IT'S 34 ACRES.

34:24HAPPY TO SEND A, OVERVIEW TO

34:26SCECONOMY EYE DMEE E CHAIR.

34:3034 AIRCRAFTER PARCEL.

34:3415 ACRES 34 ACRES.

34:35BISECT THE PROPERTY.

34:38HALF OF IT WILL BE COMMERCIAL

34:39RETAIL HOTEL.

34:39AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE

34:43UNIVERSITY DO TRAININGMENT

34:44OTHER HALF 15 ACRES WILL BE

34:44SOUND STAGE, FOR PURPOSE

34:48BUILD.

34:48SOUND STAGES WHICH ARE PAIRED

34:51TOGETHER.

34:5250 FEET TALL, 18,000 GARE

34:52DISWAIR FEET SQUARE FEET EACH.

34:57PRODUCTION OFFICE ON THE

34:58FRONT.

34:58BASICALLY THE WAY SOUND STAGES

34:59NEW SOUND STAGES ARE BIT ON

34:59MAINLAND.

35:00THESE WILL BE PROPER, STAGES

35:03FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED. READY

35:04TO GO.

35:04BUILT ON THE MAINLAND.

35:04I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT, HE

35:07HAVE PRODUCTION RIGHT NOW THAT

35:08LOADING EQUIPMENT UP FOR.

35:10LILO AND STITCH TO.

35:12THEY ARE FIRMLY OR TIGHTLY

35:15INESCONSED DIAMOND HEAD STUDIO

35:16AND FACILITY VERY MUCH TOO

35:17SMALL FOR THEM AS IT WAS FOR

35:21ALL THE OTHER FACILITIES.

35:22THIS FACILITY WILL ALLOW ARE

35:22YOUR, POAGS AND PROGRAM AND

35:27PROJECTS LIKE DJOU MANAHAN

35:27JERI AND LILO AND STITCH BROGS

35:31INHABIT STAY HERE OR F FILMING.

35:35DIDN'T GET IT PO ANA.

35:36EXCITED FOR THE WEST SIDE.

35:40MOANA.

35:40>>Councilmember Tupola: I

35:41SAID ANY PLANS GREAT TO TAKE A

35:42LOOK AT THE.

35:42>>Testifier: ABSOLUTELY.

35:42>>Councilmember Tupola:

35:43THANK YOU SO MUCH.

35:43APPRECIATE IT.

35:46>>Chair Tulba:

35:46>>Councilmember Kia'aina:

35:47>>Councilmember Kia'aina:

35:47I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

35:48AS WELL.

35:49I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'REEL

35:55NEGOTIATION PERIOD WITH THE

35:55UNIVERSITY END IN

35:56SEPTEMBER 2025.

35:57I'M JUST WONDERING IF IT'S

35:58THABL WHY YEAR HAVING THE

36:01HEARING TODAY.

36:03YEAR.

36:04A YEAR TO DISCUSS THE

36:05DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND LEAST.

36:07WHAT IS THE IMPEDIMENT

36:10HAPPENING OVER THERE?

36:11>>Testifier: WELL,

36:11NEGOTIATION.

36:11OF THE FILM.

36:12AGREEMENT AND GROUND LEASE.

36:12NOT JUST THE DISCUSSION.

36:16IT'S FULL LEGAL DOCUMENT.

36:18I WOULD REFER TO YOU THE

36:21UNIVERSITY.

36:21WE HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING

36:22WITH THEM.

36:23MEET WITH THEM ON MONTHLY

36:26BASIS.

36:26BEEN TAKEN TIME FOR THE

36:27UNIVERSITY AND THEIR LEGAL DPP

36:28T&C THE TO GET BACK TOUTS.

36:30WITH TIER COMMENTS.

36:33DEPARTMENT NUMBER CHANGES AND

36:33THE ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING

36:34UNIVERSITY ON THIS PROJECT.

36:40SO WITHOUT SAYING ANY MORE, I

36:40WOULD SAY HE WE'VE BEEN.

36:41>>Chair Tulba: I.

36:41>>Councilmember Kia'aina:

36:42I GET IT.

36:42YEAR IS A LONG TIME FOR THE

36:45DEVELOPMENT OF THESE

36:46AGREEMENTS.

36:46>>Testifier: WE AGREE.

36:47ANTENNA.

36:47>>Councilmember Kia'aina:

36:48THANK YOU. WANTED TO MAHALO

36:50BOTH THE CHAIR TULBA AND

36:54COUNCILMEMBER WEYER FOR

36:55BUTTING THIS FORWARD.

36:56CAN I ASK QUESTIONS PUTTING

36:57THIS FORWARD.

36:58ASK QUESTION OF WAILEA?

37:10WAILEA THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU

37:10AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING.

37:11YOU KNOW, IN ORDER TO GET TO

37:12THIS NEXT STEP, THE

37:15RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY

37:16AND STATE HAVE TO BE REALLY

37:17STRONG AND I UNDERSTAND UNLESS

37:23I'M IN THE AWARE, THAT THE

37:24STATE FILM OFFICE, HAS NOT

37:25SHRED ITS STATE DIRECTOR YES.

37:27IS THAT CORRECT OR NOT

37:30CORRECT?

37:30>>Testifier: THEY'RE IN

37:31PROCESS OF, HAVE DONE

37:33OUTREACH, A.M. GENERAL

37:37GENERALEDUCATION A.M. GENERAL

37:37EDUCATIONINGS?

37:38OF THE -- APPLICATIONS

37:38IDENTIFY THOSE WHO QUALIFY.

37:41WAITING TO HERE WHO WILL GOT

37:42INT VIEWS HAVE THOSE

37:42INTERVIEWS HAVE THEM IT IN

37:44PLACE.

37:45MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE

37:49COFFEE OF THE CREATE CREATIVE

37:49INDUSTRY DIVISION AIMING TO

37:50HAVE SOMEONE IF POSITION BY

37:51THE END OF OCTOBER? FROM THE

37:55CHIEF.

37:55>>Councilmember Kia'aina:

37:55MUSIC TO MY EARS.

37:56BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE REQUEST

37:56ONLY DO SO MUCH.

38:01WE COULD DO SO MUCH AS CITY

38:01COUNCIL.

38:02NEED ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE

38:02PLAYERS IN PLACE. THANK FOR

38:07YOU UPDATINGOUS WHAT'S GO ON

38:08FEDERAL LEVEL.

38:11THERE IS SINNER JERI ALL

38:11LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. AROUND

38:14WE JUST NEED TO KNOW FOR

38:14EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

38:15SYNERGY, WHAT WE CAN DO TO

38:16JUST PUSH THINGS ALONG.

38:22>>Testifier: THANK YOU SO

38:23MUCH.

38:23ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME

38:24NEW LEADERSHIP.

38:24AT THE STATE.

38:25BECAUSE THERE IS ALREADY A

38:29VERY COHESIVE COUNTY GROUP

38:30WITH STATE INPUT.

38:31AND A LOT OF US HAVE ALREADY

38:32BEEN BR BRAINSTORMING WHAT WE CN

38:36DO AND HOW MUCH BETTER WE CAN

38:37OPERATE.

38:37WHEN WE'RE MUCH MORE COHESIVE.

38:39KIA'AINA REHE W RECENTLY HELD

38:42HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF

38:44COUNTIES PETE M MEETING IN MAUI,

38:48TAXATION WORKING GROUP.

38:49STATE LAWMAKERS, WE ALL WERE

38:49ABLE TO GO AROUND THE ROOM AND

38:53TALK ABOUT MANA'O ABOUT

38:54COLLABORATING AND I, OF COURSE

38:55TALKED ABOUT T.O.D.

38:56DEVELOPMENT.

38:57BOTH FOR HOUSING AND ECONOMIC

39:01DEVELOPMENT.

39:01BUT THE OTHER ISSUE RAISE WAS

39:02FILM INDUSTRY.

39:03YOU JUST HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT

39:05BUT WE CAN'T ALL DO IT

39:10INDIVIDUALLY.

39:10AS GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE TO DO

39:10IT COLLECTIVELY.

39:11AND UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.

39:12WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

39:13AND STATE.

39:16HELPING BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE

39:17IT FAST SHALL THAN R ER

39:19THAN-FASTER RATHER IN THE

39:23DISCUSSION OR DEVELOPMENTAL

39:23STAGE.

39:24THANK YOU.

39:24>>Testifier: THANK YOU.

39:26WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO A FORMAL

39:31TESTIMONY?

39:31JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT'S

39:32WHY.

39:32>>Testifier: NO.

39:33I JUST APPRECIATE OBVIOUSLY

39:34ALL THE WORK THAT THE COUNCIL

39:38HAS DONE CERTAINLY WITH BILL

39:3859.

39:39AND I THINK REALLY DID HELP

39:41PURR THE STATE DO WHAT IT NEED

39:45TO DO.

39:45SPUR THE STATE.

39:45IN SESSION AND SO WE'RE REALLY

39:46EXCITED ENTIRE COUNTRY IS DOWN

39:51TURN FILM AND TV PRODUCTION.

39:52SEEING MORE COMING.

39:52THREE BIG SHOWS AT THE

39:56BEGINNING OF YEAR.

39:56WE HAVE LILO AND STITCH NOW.

39:57A LOT MORE NATIONAL

39:58INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIALS

39:59COMING.

40:02SO REALLY, APPRECIATE THE

40:02SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL.

40:04AND WE'RE CHOMPING HE IT BIT

40:07TO GET MOVING ALONG IN OUR

40:11DEVELOPMENT.

40:11U.H. WEST OAHU.

40:11SORELY NEEDED AND WE CAN'T

40:12WAIT TO GET GOING ON IT.

40:14>>Chair Tulba: AWESOME

40:14MUCH THANK YOU SIR.

40:17GO ON TO CALLER.

40:20LAST THREE NUMBERS 175.

40:22GO AHEAD.

40:23>>Testifier: GOOD AFTERNOON.

40:31EVERYONE.

40:31THIS IS TIM GARY.

40:33STRONGLY SUPPORT?

40:35RESOLUTION.

40:35I WAS HOPING THAT DURING THE

40:39HEARING WE WOULD FIND OUT WHO

40:40AT THE BOARD OF REGENTS IS

40:42DRAGGING THIS ALONG.

40:44MAYBE THE PUBLIC CAN CONTACT

40:48THEM.

40:48AND URGE THEM TO MOVE THIS

40:51ALONG.

40:51ALSO EX-I WOULD LIKE TO

40:52RECOMMEND THAT MAYOR MAY BE

40:58AND BOARD OF REGENTS AND PUSH

40:59FORWARD HE HAS A LOT DOE WITH

41:02THIS.

41:02THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

41:03>>Chair Tulba: THANK YOU

41:06MR. GARY.

41:06QUESTIONS FOR THE TESTIFIER?

41:08ALL RIGHT.

41:10OKAY.

41:10MEMBERS WE ARE IN DISCUSSION.

41:15COUNCILMEMBER WEYER.

41:16>>Councilmember Weyer:

41:16THANK YOU.

41:19FIRST WANTED TO JUST THANK YOU

41:20FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND HOME

41:21OFFICE.

41:22WHAT LE'A.

41:23AND JUST NOTE HOW EXCITING OF

41:27AN OPPORTUNITY THIS REALLY IS.

41:28I MEAN, SO MANY LEVELS.

41:30AND KNOWING FEED FOR ECONOMIC

41:34OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FAMILY

41:35ALSO.

41:35THE NEED OR THE ABILITY TO

41:37FULL PRODUCTION IN HAWAII.

41:39WITH LOCAL STAFF.

41:43AND ALSO, JESUS PROVIDING THAT

41:43AVENUE FOR CREATIVES TO HAVE

41:44OPPORTUNITIES EXPAND THEIR

41:45SKILL SETS AND PURSUE THEIR

41:49PASSIONS PARTICULARLY NEXT

41:49GENERATION. AWESOME STUFF.

41:50MAHALO AGAIN.

41:53>>Chair Tulba: OKAY.

41:56I WANT TO THANK YOU TO

41:58SIGNING, THANK YOU GUYS FOR

41:59MOVING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD

42:04TODAY.

42:04WE WORKED HARD TO PASS THIS

42:04BILL 59, TWO YEARS AGO.

42:06AND NOW, WITH THE STATE

42:10LEGISLATURE, PASSING ABILITY

42:11188 EARLIER THIS YEAR, I

42:12BELIEVE WE HAVE RATE TOOLS AND

42:13RIGHT PLACE, TO MOVE FORWARD

42:16AND GETTING FILM STUDIO

42:17COMPLEX BUILT.

42:20TALKING ABOUT DIVERSIFYING

42:21ECONOMY FOR YEARS.

42:24AND NOW, TIME TO MOVE FORWARD.

42:25AND POSITIVE DIRECTION.

42:26FOR THE FILM INDUSTRY AND

42:27OPPORTUNITIES THIS WILL GIVE

42:27LOCAL PEOPLE.

42:30SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR

42:31ALLOWING THIS TO BE HERE.

42:32CHAIR RECOMMENDS THAT

42:36RESOLUTION 26-211 BE AMENDED

42:38POSTED CD1.

42:39IT IDENTIFIED.

42:39CR.

42:45IS 20260586.

42:45FULLY DISCUSSION?

42:46ANY OBJECTIONS?

42:46ANY RESERVATIONS?

42:48HEAR RESOLUTION BEEN AMENDED

42:49TO A CD1.

42:50CHAIR THEN RECOMMENDS THAT

42:53RESOLUTION 26-211 CD1 BE

42:57REPORTED FOUR ADOPTION.

42:58ANY DISCUSSION?

43:01ANY OBJECTIONS?

43:01ANY RESERVATIONS?

43:02HEARING NONE.

43:02SO ORDERED.

43:03THERE BEING NO NO FURTHER

43:04BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS

43:07ADJOURNED.

43:07THANK YOU GUYS.

43:08>>(ADJOURNED).

43:19♪