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At a glance: key votes and confirmations at Honolulu City Council’s Dec. 17 meeting
Summary
The council adopted multiple committee reports, confirmed a range of nominees to boards and commissions, approved several bills on budgeting, transportation and public safety, and accepted a number of gifts; several votes carried recorded reservations.
The Honolulu City Council’s final regular meeting of 2025 (Dec. 17) produced the following key outcomes:
• Appointments and confirmations (adopted) - CR362 / Resolution 25‑283 CD1 — Appointment of Jody Lebed to Board of Review, Real Property Tax Appeals (adopted). - CR363 / Resolution 25‑297 CD1 — Reappointment of Edmund KB Heughan to Liquor Commission (adopted). - CR365 / Resolution 25‑289 CD1 — Reappointment of Dr. Bradley Romine to Climate Change Commission (adopted). - CR366 / Resolution 25‑296 — Appointment of Jeffrey Laopolla to Board of Water Supply (adopted). - CR369 / Resolution 25‑206 — Confirmation of Kevin d’Auge as Director of Housing and Land Management (adopted; multiple reservations recorded). - Multiple additional reappointments and confirmations across parks, ethics, planning, police and other commissions (adopted).
• Major bills and resolutions (adopted) - CR360 / Bill 64 — Reporting on projected lapsed appropriations (passed third reading; reservations recorded). - CR361 / Bill 65 CD1 — Expanded transfer reporting and quarterly disclosures (passed third reading; reservations recorded). - CR373 / Bill 71 CD1 — Shared streets / open‑streets provisions (passed second reading). - CR372 / Bill 42 CD1 FD1 — Taxicab regulation updates (passed third reading; amended to FD1). - CR388 / Bill 46 CD1 — HPD scanner and media access (passed third reading; reservations recorded about eligibility language).
• Committee reports and settlements - Balance of committee reports including CR378–CR382 (requests to authorize settlement of multiple civil matters) adopted; reservations recorded on specified items, and council directed the administration to provide follow‑up on settlement costs.
• Gifts and other resolutions (adopted) - Accepted multiple gifts from nonprofit partners, including music society production services (approx. $10,000) and Honolulu Zoological Society equipment and program gifts (various values), and other ceremonial donations (benches, plaques).
• Process notes - Several measures passed with recorded reservations and requests for follow‑up reporting; senators asked the administration to propose implementation pilots for new reporting bills where feasible. - Council recessed into executive session to consult with counsel on attorney–client matters before returning to the floor.
Votes at a glance: many measures were adopted by recorded roll calls with eight ayes and one absent in the roll calls documented on the floor; specific reservations are recorded in the minutes for items including the Housing director confirmation and several committee reports involving settlements.
For reporters: If you need the full roll‑call record for a specific CR/Bill or individual vote tallies, the clerk’s office holds the official minutes and roll calls; a number of votes in the transcript include proper roll‑call statements read into the record.
