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Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology Meeting - March 4, 2026

City CouncilWednesday, March 4, 2026
BodyHonolulu, Hawaii
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, March 4, 2026
StatusFILED
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1:13

Good morning.

1:14

Will the Committee on Infrastructure Transportation and Technology please come to order?

1:20

I would like to welcome committee members Okimoto, Committee Vice Chair Okimoto, and Dosantos TAM, and also welcome and also Councilmember Tipola.

1:33

Committee member Wire will be here shortly.

1:37

Pursuant to Section 92.7, the Hawaii revised statutes.

1:41

This meeting will be conducted as a remote meeting by interactive conference technology with the following procedures in effect for the for the meeting.

1:50

Members of the public will be allowed to provide oral testimony on all items on the agenda through two ways, remotely and in person in the council chambers.

1:57

Remote and in-person oral testimony will be allowed when the agenda item is taken up.

2:02

As both English and Hawaiian are English are official languages of the state of Hawaii, pursuant to Article 15, Section 4 of the Hawaii State Constitution and HRS section 1-13.

2:15

Members of the public may testify in uh in either language.

2:18

For oral testimonies offered in Olalo Hawaii, additional time as may be necessary will be able will be allowed for the testifier to provide an English translation of their testimony.

2:30

Before testifying, each person shall state their name.

2:33

Each speaker may not have anyone else read their test their statement, and is limited to a one-minute presentation on each item.

2:39

All persons who have registered to testify remotely by video conference or phone will be called upon first.

5:05

Good morning, Chair Cordero, Vice Chair Okimoto, Council members, Aaron Sakamoto with the Department of Design and Construction.

5:12

We've submitted for your consideration some dedication documents for the conveyance of roadways in the Iliahi at Holy Subdivision.

5:23

All of the improvements have been constructed to city standards.

5:28

And I'm available to answer any questions that you may have.

5:32

Thank you.

5:33

And may I ask who did the standard upgrades?

5:40

Was it the developer that did that?

5:43

That is correct.

5:44

Yes, so the developer DR Horton.

5:46

Thank you.

5:47

Members, are there any questions for Mr.

5:50

Sakamoto?

5:51

Okay, thank you very much.

5:53

We will now proceed with testimony.

5:56

We don't have any registered remote testifiers or registered in-person testifiers, but is there anyone online or in person who wishes to testify?

6:04

And seeing none, uh, we will now go back to discussion.

6:08

Any discussion?

6:09

We have council member Tupola.

6:10

Yeah, I just wanted to say that I support the measures in whole P.

6:13

Lee DR Horton's been good to work with.

6:15

They've been very responsive.

6:16

We've been working with them in this city on multiple fronts because they have such a large subdivision that they're building.

6:22

So thank you very much to DDC and all those who are helping.

6:24

Every time we complete our part of it, that means more residents are able to move in.

6:28

We're pretty we we have a lot more to go.

6:31

I think we're at 2500 homes and they're approved for 11,000.

6:34

So there's a lot more roads, there's a lot more dedications, but I'm glad to see things are moving along.

6:40

Thank you very much.

6:41

Thank you.

6:41

And I guess this question would be maybe for the council member of the district.

6:46

Um do we happen to know uh if how many phases uh this will occur in?

6:52

Because you said uh 25,000 homes.

6:55

Yeah, so we are at 2500 done.

6:58

They're um approved to do 11,000 homes.

7:01

So I do believe that a lot of it depends on some of the dedication of roadways, infrastructure that's built, a few of the parcels that I think are part of some phases.

7:09

So I guess to answer your question, I I think so many other people are contingent in their timeline because three of the parcels are supposed to go to DOE.

7:17

Only one of the three went, and DOE doesn't want to take the other two right now.

7:20

So I think as people are starting to take acquisition, including us.

7:25

So, like on the city side, we have to take over the roads, then they can kind of like push that away and then move on to the next section.

7:31

But as of right now, things are moving along, so I don't know how many more phases are left, but this will be a project that goes on for many years.

7:38

Understood.

7:38

Thank you.

7:38

And thank you for that explanation and clarification.

7:41

Um, Councilmember Tupola.

7:43

Okay.

7:44

Uh next, the chair recommends that the document requesting approval and acceptance of the deed conveying roadway lots for public use in EVA, transmitted by communication uh department of communication 9426 will be reported out for council approval.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Transportation███████████████████████████████████████39%
Technology and Innovation███████████████████████23%
Procedural█████████9%
Transportation Safety█████████9%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████7%
Public Engagement██████6%
Fiscal Sustainability████4%
Funds Management██2%
Community Engagement1%
Summary of Proceedings

Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology Meeting - March 4, 2026

The Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology met on March 4, 2026, at 19:01 UTC to discuss several agenda items including roadway dedications, a resolution on bus stop shelters, a bill to update the traffic code, and an informational briefing on the HL311 application. The meeting was chaired by Councilmember Cordero.

Consent Calendar

  • Items 1-3: Approval and acceptance of deeds conveying roadway lots and easements in the Iliahi at Ho‘opili Subdivision (Ewa) from developer DR Horton. All improvements constructed to city standards. Committee recommended reporting out for Council approval without objections.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public testified on any agenda item.

Discussion Items

  • Resolution 26-487 (Bus Stop Shelters): Introduced by Chair Cordero, requesting DTS to consider installing shelters at bus stops with service frequencies exceeding 30 minutes, prioritizing unprotected areas. Director of Transit John Nochi expressed support and discussed data-driven criteria for shelter placement (ridership, route type, ADA compliance). Councilmembers Okimoto, Tupola, and Desantis Tam discussed shelter vs. bench upgrades, asset management discrepancies (29% have shelters per DTS vs. 44% in Title VI report), fare increase implications, and the need for dignified transit amenities. Committee recommended reporting out for adoption.
  • Bill 73 (2025) – Traffic Code Update: Introduced by Councilmember Desantis Tam to update outdated provisions. CD1 proposed to reinsert provisions from Bill 75 (which had not been referred). BWS objected to a section repealing 15-16.7. Committee agreed to amend to CD1 and postpone further action.
  • Informational Briefing – HL311 Application: Director Brian McKee and Application Division Chief Nancy Voll presented HL311, a non-emergency request platform launched December 2025. Over 8,400 requests received in three months. Features include automated routing, location awareness, and transparency. Councilmembers discussed integration with existing systems (Riser, City Laulima) and speed of response. Committee expressed interest in adopting HL311 as a single portal.

Key Outcomes

  • Items 1-3: Recommended for Council approval.
  • Resolution 26-487: Recommended for adoption after discussion.
  • Bill 73 (2025): Amended to CD1 and postponed to date to be determined by Chair.
  • HL311 Briefing: No formal action; committee encouraged continued use and training.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. Will the Committee on Infrastructure Transportation and Technology please come to order? I would like to welcome committee members Okimoto, Committee Vice Chair Okimoto, and Dosantos TAM, and also welcome and also Councilmember Tipola. Committee member Wire will be here shortly. Pursuant to Section 92.7, the Hawaii revised statutes. This meeting will be conducted as a remote meeting by interactive conference technology with the following procedures in effect for the for the meeting. Members of the public will be allowed to provide oral testimony on all items on the agenda through two ways, remotely and in person in the council chambers. Remote and in-person oral testimony will be allowed when the agenda item is taken up. As both English and Hawaiian are English are official languages of the state of Hawaii, pursuant to Article 15, Section 4 of the Hawaii State Constitution and HRS section 1-13. Members of the public may testify in uh in either language. For oral testimonies offered in Olalo Hawaii, additional time as may be necessary will be able 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 test their statement, and is limited to a one-minute presentation on each item. All persons who have registered to testify remotely by video conference or phone will be called upon first. Good morning, Chair Cordero, Vice Chair Okimoto, Council members, Aaron Sakamoto with the Department of Design and Construction. We've submitted for your consideration some dedication documents for the conveyance of roadways in the Iliahi at Holy Subdivision. All of the improvements have been constructed to city standards. And I'm available to answer any questions that you may have. Thank you. And may I ask who did the standard upgrades? Was it the developer that did that? That is correct. Yes, so the developer DR Horton. Thank you. Members, are there any questions for Mr. Sakamoto? Okay, thank you very much. We will now proceed with testimony. We don't have any registered remote testifiers or registered in-person testifiers, but is there anyone online or in person who wishes to testify? And seeing none, uh, we will now go back to discussion. Any discussion? We have council member Tupola. Yeah, I just wanted to say that I support the measures in whole P. Lee DR Horton's been good to work with. They've been very responsive. We've been working with them in this city on multiple fronts because they have such a large subdivision that they're building. So thank you very much to DDC and all those who are helping. Every time we complete our part of it, that means more residents are able to move in. We're pretty we we have a lot more to go. I think we're at 2500 homes and they're approved for 11,000. So there's a lot more roads, there's a lot more dedications, but I'm glad to see things are moving along. Thank you very much. Thank you. And I guess this question would be maybe for the council member of the district. Um do we happen to know uh if how many phases uh this will occur in? Because you said uh 25,000 homes. Yeah, so we are at 2500 done. They're um approved to do 11,000 homes. So I do believe that a lot of it depends on some of the dedication of roadways, infrastructure that's built, a few of the parcels that I think are part of some phases. So I guess to answer your question, I I think so many other people are contingent in their timeline because three of the parcels are supposed to go to DOE.

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