The Committee on International Legal Affairs convened remotely on August 26, 2026, with eight members present and one excused. The meeting addressed a range of items including gift acceptances, sister city renewals, surplus property sale, regulatory bills for dogs and illegal peddling, water quality testing at Red Hill, and executive session legal matters. All votes were conducted by roll call due to remote meeting requirements, though most items passed without objection. Councilmember Waters registered reservations on two bills.
Calling to order the committee on international legal affairs. Um, noting that uh eight members are present, one is excused. Okay, members, the follow- oh wait, uh okay, pursuant to section 92-3.7 HRS, 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 or 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 four of the Hawaii State Constitution and section one-13 of the HRS. Members of the public may testify in either language. For oral 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. Once in-person testimony has concluded, I will proceed to those who have registered to testify remotely by video conference. When your name is called, please monitor your screen and activate your audio feed when prompted. I will then give persons who have not registered an opportunity to offer testimony. Please utilize the raised hand feature in Zoom to be called on. For those joining us by telephone only, please press star nine to indicate your desire to speak. Please press star six to unmute yourself when prompted. Some friendly reminders and tips. Video conference from a quiet location if possible. If you are also watching the proceedings on Olelo, please mute your television at the time of your call to testify. When the timer on screen reaches zero, please conclude your remarks promptly. HRS section 92-3.7 requires all votes at remote meetings to be conducted by a roll call unless you unanimous. Therefore, I will call for objections, and if there are any, I will call for a roll call vote. For those council members participating outside the council chamber, I don't see any. Okay. Written testimonies, including the testifiers address, email address, and phone number will be available to the public as described on the posted agenda. Cell phones as a courtesy, please turn off all cell phones. Okay. Members, we have an ambitious agenda today. If we can keep questions to a minimum and members of the public, um, I am not trying to stifle public debate, but if you can stand on your testimony, please do so. Okay. Agenda item number one, resolution 26-10182, accepting of a gift. For the record, it's Sug, but thank you. Uh Andy Sug, uh, Mayor's Chief Staff, thank you, Chair, Vice Chair. Uh, we are very happy to accept this gift on behalf of the mayor and the managing director. Okay, thank you. Anyone else wishing to testify in the chamber, please come forward. See none. Any remote? Sure, there are none. Okay, members, any questions. Thank you, Mr. Sug. Thank you, Chair. Okay. Members are in discussion. Uh, Chair recommends that resolution 26-182 be reported out for adoption. Any WRs or no's okay, thank you, members. Agenda item number two, resolution 26-191, accepting of a gift. Andy Sug. Chief of Staff. Aloha, Chair.