Val Aquino Okimoto

Context

Associated municipality: Honolulu.

Councilmember, District VIII. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify.

Issues

• RES26-222 Wastewater junior revenue bonds, Series 2026
• RES26-225 Wastewater senior revenue bonds, Series 2026
• Bill 40 (2026) CD1 Real property taxation
• RES26-226 Subsea Cable Easements, Barbers Point - asked about timeline
• Mainframe Modernization - asked about human verification and funding
• Budget Veto Override - seconded the override; cited the audit of the Office of Economic Revitalization
• Dog Regulation Ordinance - explained the nearly two-year effort behind it
• Homeowner Exemption Increase - moved the second reading reports
• Motor Vehicle Weight Tax Cut - moved second reading and voted aye
• Property Tax Credit Eligibility - moved second reading
• Middle-Income Down Payment Assistance - moved third reading
• General Obligation Bond Authorizations - moved both resolutions
• Aquarium Fish Harvest Ban - voted aye with reservations
• RES26-222 Wastewater junior revenue bonds, Series 2026 - chaired the Budget Committee
• RES26-225 Wastewater senior revenue bonds, Series 2026 - chaired the Budget Committee

Log

• 2026-09-22 - Budget - Chaired the Budget Committee; two transfer-of-funds resolutions reported out 5-0.
• 2026-09-09 - Regular Council - Moved finance items, Dog Regulation explanation.
• 2026-08-12 - Regular Council - Moved the property tax and funds bills.
• 2026-07-08 - Regular Council - Seconded the veto override.
• 2026-10-21 - Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology - Committee vice chair; asked about the cable project timeline and the AI migration.
• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.
• 2026-10-22 - Appeared in 2026-10-20 - Budget (Budget Committee).