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The meeting opened with Chair Tommy Waters welcoming viewers to Council Conversations. Councilmember Tupola led the Pledge of Allegiance. Chair Waters introduced University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors head football coach Timmy Chang, stating that tough decisions are needed to preserve Hawaii. Lulu the Honu, the city's beloved ambassador, made a special appearance.
Hello and welcome back to Council Conversations. I'm Tommy Waters, your Honolulu City Council Chair. And this is your February Council meeting in 90 seconds. Councilmember Tupola, can you please lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance? It is my honor to introduce Timmy Chang, the head football coach for the University of Hawaii Rainbows. Tough decisions will need to be made to preserve what makes Hawaii a special place. But you were chosen. You've earned that right to lead. Keep the aloha. God bless. Thank you. And our special guest this morning, Lulu the Honu, Honolulu Su's beloved ambassador. This bill strengthens transparency and accountability by requiring a publicly accessible, regularly updated website with an interactive map integrating the city's wastewater and stormwater systems. I would like to see um information for our communities that are in the queue to be connected to the city system. My communities have asked to know time frames and also whether the city will work with them on community outreach. This doesn't take away any of the oversight that the council has over the project and over heart. We are not writing a blank check. I'm hopeful for future funding for future extensions to the project.