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Warren Mamizuka, deputy director of the Department of Facility Maintenance, told the committee the department supports the bill and that clarifying the definition would add tools such as notices of violation to encourage private owners to maintain streams and similar bodies of water. He said most endorheic lakes on Oahu are privately owned and would remain private, but the clarified definition would allow DFM to notify owners when maintenance is needed.
Public testimony included a brief online comment from Angela Melody Young, who supported the amendment and suggested pairing cleanup work with community-service training and environmental restoration. Vice Chair Okimoto asked how many endorheic lakes the deputy director believes exist on Oahu; Mamizuka replied his current knowledge estimate was “maybe 3” and named Enchanted Lakes (Hawaii Kai), and two others in Moanalua and Salt Lake, while acknowledging the figures were approximate.
The chair recommended Bill 52 be reported out for passage on second reading and the committee ordered the bill moved forward and scheduled for public hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025 08 20 Infrastructure Transportation & Technology","oneSentenceSummary","The committee reported Bill 52 out for passage on second reading and scheduled a public hearing; the bill adds endorheic lakes to the city definition of streams to expand enforcement options for the Department of Facility Maintenance.","taxTitle","Honolulu City, Honolulu County, Hawaii","taxId",61746,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6025382,"Committee lays over eminent-domain resolution to acquire Alemanu wastewater pump stations",351,1258000,1609000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5755441-0480c5f97ee7ab264cabda452551db41&start=1258&end=1609","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5755441-0480c5f97ee7ab264cabda452551db41/thumbnail_1258000.jpg","/articles/6025382/Honolulu-City/Honolulu-County/Hawaii/Committee-lays-over-eminent-domain-resolution-to-acquire-Alemanu-wastewater-pump-stations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6025382-00b73968904e97290510d660eb74589e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166569&Signature=Ez4DCtJsr9rctHLKpwn5j-lEz5mpUj112S0D3qwDHel5nccnw4szBjtfz2iM1td1vAl8wBZaVCKmYMJBKZd2zRZvJH8ELpHAJ1aQIX5SEsB73CXW71SOpMedf3Nr8pAgWgteJFGXVUjdri1peCHMDgQkWCmO3fug-OBPMcYPlK498yxM-YK~cszmoE0pZ-GisOiJZzM8RDU1BlD1ws7OBXgju1J7FFNv6hq9qEO57XjYFHwmVoUYUH07jXXLVx-Z-RxIvom0Vl1vpnmdEom7VyjiZlvHAfEd4f5KrSg-Fwv17kzQspnBGAgeFCYsVoCOFxlA1PdhcGMO6WJHwvlp6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Honolulu City Council Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology laid over a resolution that would authorize the city to acquire in fee two wastewater pump-station sites and an adjacent roadway in Alemanu by eminent domain, and instructed that the measure be published and returned for subsequent adoption.
Aaron Sakamoto, chief of Land Survey and Acquisition for the Department of Design and Construction, told the committee both sites have been in service since the 1950s and have been controlled by the city operationally but were never formally dedicated by the original developer. He said the most recent corporate owner appears defunct, and the department has been unable to contact registered officers, so court intervention will be required to obtain title.
Sakamoto said the city plans to acquire the full parcels shown in the exhibit, noting one site includes an adjacent roadway. Committee members asked whether neighbors should expect changes after acquisition; Sakamoto said he had no indication of operational changes but offered to check with the Department of Environmental Services and report back.
The chair recommended that Resolution 20 five-two 23 be reported out to be laid over and published and thereafter adopted at a subsequent council meeting; the committee ordered that action without objection on the record.","The committee laid over for publication and future adoption a resolution seeking to acquire two Alemanu wastewater pump station sites and an adjacent roadway by eminent domain after city control but no recorded dedication from the 1950s owner.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6025387,"Committee accepts $57,268.70 gift to reimburse stormwater workshop registration fees",106,1114000,1220000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5755441-0480c5f97ee7ab264cabda452551db41&start=1114&end=1220","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5755441-0480c5f97ee7ab264cabda452551db41/thumbnail_1114000.jpg","/articles/6025387/Honolulu-City/Honolulu-County/Hawaii/Committee-accepts-5726870-gift-to-reimburse-stormwater-workshop-registration-fees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6025387-49dec190fea9af687f2413c497819882/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166569&Signature=eaKXqHaK9cuB-enOtK5cRODFwhuqnck2w4mI-zwyXiXxJf7RgsWBcjhsLGMUG2gxn5tbRfe1MWbwj7fOWIEfecqzGs67ondk2Eeq8GnEwQDGoGXwLddh~LbAHN9rrnBNg-d7PtNdlLc8ENOwoVxsr4G1haf9QzI3OJJh4pQt36kgFc4dYt4NZftY5RnX2sLPmWkrHBYhgddkDv0lkWsHKCEMNIZ1ajMtMoUadGZLIMk11S5Df04RUN8pLhYGKD7GSJSPY5F0wvdvR-fbtjmfr0a1KacmX-7AHtW6hjWFlR6b6fWDnqebwL7YBnQZcoCHC4391iA3xmtJksq4I~~WGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Honolulu City Council Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology voted to report out for adoption a resolution accepting a $57,268.70 gift to the city from the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies to reimburse registration fees collected for on-site and virtual 2023 stormwater quality best management practices workshops.
Randall Wakimoto, program administrator for the Department of Facility Maintenance’s stormwater quality division, appeared for the administration and answered procedural questions from committee members. The department identified the matter as departmental communication 571.
The chair recommended that Resolution 20 five-two 09 be reported out for adoption; no objections were voiced on the committee record, and the committee ordered the resolution advanced to the full council for consideration.","The committee reported out a resolution accepting $57,268.70 from the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies to reimburse registration fees for 2023 stormwater quality workshops.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6025391,"Committee advances Cynthia L. McMillan’s reappointment to Rate Commission",831,219000,1050000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5755441-0480c5f97ee7ab264cabda452551db41&start=219&end=1050","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5755441-0480c5f97ee7ab264cabda452551db41/thumbnail_219000.jpg","/articles/6025391/Honolulu-City/Honolulu-County/Hawaii/Committee-advances-Cynthia-L-McMillans-reappointment-to-Rate-Commission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6025391-fa002332f485573ad5cf51ac05d914f6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166569&Signature=EDvAVdd7Us-Q270oi5nBQVS8SbWLr-QD~5cSE0YNViphWO0H7YfZjgzmUmXdI-~8fP1Y0h8G2JzBwKQ4sX42EJ21cAQ0uB-VVqwYa8SeRgnyN1GRmB--VznzMrJQ3hdbDmdr1AhzknTlEh1f1-p427FZ7JU~IWoed7Y3ELv-oQaneJRPGV31qaP5x64BMZjIYmaHpncAPRH~dzSQqMl-qmFqoAaXuSW9HrVaIpeU8Cp~oCgAuaQweVIEOscPuGkmYqaoylxU4OV-49BcU6itRFypgttyzpN4K~c37TYU5NUt6dkpOuEOoXyBNknlTdN0N8vZiZ5nPa0lnJu15pJbjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Honolulu City Council Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology on the morning advanced a reappointment resolution for Cynthia L. McMillan to serve on the city’s Rate Commission, recommending the measure be reported out for adoption by the full council.
McMillan, the appointee, told the committee she was “honored that Chair Waters would submit my reappointment to this rate commission” and said her first term gave her new perspective on taking public testimony and making advisory recommendations. She said the commission heard “many bus riders who feel that bus…should be free,” and that commissioners had to balance those views with the city’s operating and maintenance costs.
The discussion touched on the farebox recovery-ratio policy and who should receive reduced or free fares. Council Member Dos Santos Tam asked whether the farebox recovery policy should be repealed; McMillan replied that public testimony included calls both for free fares and for targeted discounts and that the commission had to weigh competing needs. She told the committee, “we had to balance the student rates…we don’t want to damage ridership with this action, we want to encourage ridership, and we have to make sure that there is some revenue coming in.”
Committee members and McMillan also discussed outreach and access to income-based fare relief. Council Member Weier raised concerns about low take-up among households at lower income levels and asked whether the 30% AMI threshold referenced in committee discussion applies; the committee exchange indicated that 30% was recollected as a HUD-related threshold but not confirmed in committee testimony. McMillan said many users found the paperwork to access relief “way too cumbersome” and suggested the process could be simplified.
Members noted nonfare issues that came up in testimony as possible value-for-money improvements, including cleaner and safer bus stops and more visible maintenance. Vice Chair Okimoto and McMillan said the commission hopes to increase public participation for future hearings and to coordinate with agencies that maintain transit facilities.
The chair recommended the reappointment resolution be reported out for adoption. With no objections recorded during the committee meeting, the committee ordered the measure advanced to the full council for consideration.
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Committee advances bill to add endorheic lakes to stream-maintenance rules

Committee lays over eminent-domain resolution to acquire Alemanu wastewater pump stations

Committee accepts $57,268.70 gift to reimburse stormwater workshop registration fees

Committee advances Cynthia L. McMillan’s reappointment to Rate Commission