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Committee clears housekeeping bill removing obsolete 'sidewalk teller' language

Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology (Honolulu City Council) · July 16, 2026

Summary

The Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology recommended on July 15 that Bill 35-20-26, a housekeeping measure removing obsolete references to mid-20th century "sidewalk tellers," be reported out for passage on third reading; there was no public testimony.

The Honolulu City Council Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation and Technology recommended July 15 that Bill 35-20-26 be reported out for passage on third reading. The bill was described by the introducer as a straightforward cleanup measure that removes provisions about permitting of "sidewalk tellers," a mid-20th century banking kiosk technology that was never constructed in Honolulu.

Councilmember dos Santos Tam introduced the bill and briefly summarized the historical context, noting the ordinance language was outdated. The committee received no remote or in-person registered testimony on the item. The chair recommended the bill be reported out for passage on third reading; no objections or reservations were recorded and the committee so ordered the recommendation.

The action recorded in the transcript reflects the committee’s procedural approval to advance the bill; the transcript does not record a roll-call vote tally at the meeting.

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