Committee on Public Safety & Economic Economy Meeting – October 16, 2025
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Committee on Public Safety & Economic Economy Meeting – October 16, 2025
The Committee on Public Safety and Economic Economy met on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 1:01 p.m. The meeting was conducted remotely via interactive conference technology. Two resolutions were considered and adopted: one authorizing the use of video cameras for public safety during the 2025 Honolulu Marathon, and another accepting a gift of Thanksgiving Day meals for on-duty Honolulu Fire Department personnel.
Resolution 25-257 – Use of Video Cameras for Honolulu Marathon
- Deputy Director Jennifer Walter presented the administration's annual request to allow traffic and other video cameras to be used by law enforcement for public safety purposes during the high-profile marathon event. No public testimony was offered. The committee amended the resolution to CD1 (OCS2025-0844, dated October 16, 2025, at 2:45 p.m.) and then reported it out for adoption without objection.
Resolution 25-286 – Acceptance of Gift of Thanksgiving Meals
- Battalion Chief Ricardo Yost from the Honolulu Fire Department expressed full support for the resolution, which provides Thanksgiving Day meals valued at $18,095 from the Honolulu Firefighters Foundation to on-duty HFD personnel. No public testimony was offered. The committee reported the resolution out for adoption without objection.
Key Outcomes
- Resolution 25-257 was amended to CD1 and reported out for adoption.
- Resolution 25-286 was reported out for adoption.
- Both resolutions were adopted without opposition or reservations.
Meeting Transcript
Hello and good afternoon, everyone. It is 101 p.m. Thursday, October 16, 2025, and I called the Committee on Public Safety and Economic Economy meeting to order. All right, I want to welcome uh council members to Pola, Okimoro, and Nishimoto. Pursuant to Section 92 3.7 Hawaii revised statutes. This meeting will be conducted as a remote meeting by interactive conference technology with the following procedures in effect for the meeting. Members of the public will be allowed to provide oral testimony on all items on the agenda in person in the council chamber and remotely when each agenda item is taken up. As both English and Hawaiian are official languages of the state of Hawaii pursuant to Article 15, Section 4 of the Hawaii State Constitution and Section 13 of the Hawaii Revised Statute. Members of the public may testify in either language. For all testimonies offered in Olelo Hawaii, additional time as may be necessary will be allowed for the testifier to provide an English translation of their testimony. Before testifying, each person shall state their name. Each speaker may not have anyone else read their statement and is limited to a one-minute presentation on each item. All persons who have registered to testify in person will be called upon first. When the timer goes off, please conclude your remarks promptly. Persons who have not registered will be given an opportunity to testify following the registered testifiers. Once in-person testimony has concluded, I will proceed to remote testimony. All persons who have registered to testify remotely by video conference or telephone will be called upon. When your name is called, please monitor your screen and activate your audio feed when prompt. For persons who are testifying by telephone only, I will identify you by the last three digits of your phone number. When your number is called, please listen for the prompt to unmute and press star six. When I call anyone else standing by remotely, please utilize the zoom raise hand button to indicate your desire to speak. For those joining in by telephone only, please press star nine to indicate your desire to speak. So friendly reminders and tips. Video conference from a quiet location if possible. If you are watching the proceedings on Olelo, please mute your television when you are called to testify. When the timer on the screen reaches zero, please conclude your remarks promptly. Written testimonies include the testifier's email address and phone number will be available to the public as described on the posted agenda. As a courtesy, please turn off all cell phones for the duration of the meeting. Authorizing the use of overt video monitoring in the city and county of Honolulu to prevent and deter general criminal activity and achieve the legitimate legitimate legitimate law in force enforcement objective and legitimate public purpose for of ensuring a safe and secure 2025 Honolulu Marathon. The amendments are listed on the agenda. And here from administration is Deputy Director Jennifer Walter. Hi, good afternoon. This is an annual request that we put in prior to the marathon to allow use of video cameras normally used for traffic and other purposes to be used by law enforcement for public safety purposes given the high profile nature of the event. Um, thank you. Members, any questions for the testifier. Okay. Uh, we'll now proceed with in-person testimony in the council chamber. Is there anybody? Chair, there are none. Okay, we'll move on to remote. Is there anybody online? Chair, there are none. Okay. Members, we are in discussion. All right. The chair recommends that resolution 25-257 be amended to the posted CD one identified as OCS twenty twenty twenty-five dash zero eight four on four ten six twenty twenty-five at two forty-five p.m. Any discussion. Any objections? Any reservations. The resolution has been amended to a CD one.
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