The Honolulu City Council Committee on Planning, Infrastructure, and Transportation recommended reporting to the full Council for approval a Department of Design and Construction request to deconvey two roadway lots and accept two easements for public use in Ewa Villages Area H.

Division Chief Aaron Sakamoto of the Department of Design and Construction told the committee the department had submitted dedication documents for “Ewa Villages, Area H,” comprising two roadways and two easements, and asked the committee to approve and accept the documents. Chair Cordero recommended the communication (D-332) be reported out for council approval; hearing no objections, the chair “so ordered.”

The committee confirmed that ongoing maintenance for the roadway and easements would fall under the Department of Facility Maintenance (DFM). Aaron Sakamoto said the roadway and easements would remain with the city in their entirety.

No public testimony was offered on the item during the committee meeting.

Why it matters: the committee action moves dedication and easement documents to the full Council, advancing the formal transfer and acceptance process for public infrastructure in a growing residential area. City maintenance assignment clarifies which department will be responsible after conveyance.

Background details: the meeting was conducted under remote meeting procedures pursuant to section 92-3.7 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, and the chair referenced remote meeting rules and public-testimony procedures before taking up the item.