Council Meeting - Regular Meeting

1:05 – 4:50•VOVal Aquino Okimoto

Aloha and good morning, everyone. It is 10.02 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, and I call the Committee on Budget Meeting to order. I'd like to welcome, joining us in the chamber, Committee Vice Chair Nishimoto and Council Members Cordero and Kea Aina. I'd like to excuse Council Chair Waters and Council Member Tolva. Although remote oral testimony is being permitted, this is a regular in-person meeting and not a remote meeting by Interactive Conference Technology under section 92-3.7, Hawaii Refined Statutes. Therefore, the meeting will continue notwithstanding loss of audiovisual communic

4:51 – 5:18•VOVal Aquino Okimoto

Thank you. There are no registered testifiers. Is there anyone in the council chamber who would like to testify on this item? Seeing none, we will now proceed with remote testimony. Clerks, do we have any registered testifiers for this item? There are no registered testifiers. Online, okay, we would like to welcome, joining us from the Honolulu Police Department, I have here Captain Arnold Seguccio. Good morning, Captain Seguccio.

5:57 – 6:14•VOVal Aquino Okimoto

Thank you. Members, any questions for Captain Secucio? Captain, can you just quickly explain the lifespan of these? We're replacing a current, Fingerprinting machine correct. Is this the actual machine and software or one or the other or both?

6:49•VOVal Aquino Okimoto

Okay, thank you. But with this new one and the newer technology, will it then have 10 years also or we are going to be looking at this sooner than 10 years?

7:18•VOVal Aquino Okimoto

Okay. Thank you so much. Council Member Cordero.

7:22 – 7:43•RCRadiant Cordero

Thank you. Hi, Captain Secuccio. Thank you very much for being here. I was wondering about is it a contract with the software program? And do you have a coordinator with that contract? And if so, are they the ones recommending updating or upgrading the software within the seven years? Or is this based off of just use?

8:19•RCRadiant Cordero

And are there plans to combine those staff to then be within one division so that they can communicate better together?

8:45•RCRadiant Cordero

Okay, perfect. I appreciate that. And I'm glad that you are looking with foresight into the future of how to mitigate that in the future. Thank you. Absolutely.

8:56 – 9:56•VOVal Aquino Okimoto

Thank you, Council Member Cordero. Members, any further questions for Captain Sugusio? Thank you so much. Seeing no further questions, members, we are in discussion. Seeing no further discussion, the Chair recommends that Resolution 26-202 be reported out for adoption. Any further discussion? Any objections or reservations? Hearing none, so ordered. Thank you. Moving on to agenda item number two for action, resolution 26-203. This resolution authorizes a transfer of $16,624 in general fund monies from the provision for grants, partnerships, and security activity current expenses character of e

9:58 – 10:16•VOVal Aquino Okimoto

Is there any other testifiers in person? Seeing none. Proceeding on with remote testimony clerks, do we have any remote testifiers for this item? Thank you. Joining us today from the Honolulu Fire Department, we have Battalion Chief Jason Torres. Good morning, Battalion Chief Torres.

11:52•VOVal Aquino Okimoto

Thank you, Battalion Chief Torres. So the connection with FEMA, are they the ones doing the training? When you say the train-to-trainer program, they're gonna come down, what is the relationship with FEMA?

12:07•VOVal Aquino Okimoto

They're not the actual personnel doing the training?

12:20•VOVal Aquino Okimoto

And so this is a one-time training, and how many firefighters, is it a mandatory training for everyone?

12:41 – 13:08•VOVal Aquino Okimoto

Got it. Thank you. Okay. Members, any further questions for Battalion Chief Torres? Thank you very much for being here. Seeing no further questions, members, we are in discussion. Seeing no further discussion, the Chair recommends that Resolution 26-203 be reported out for adoption. Any further discussion, any objections or reservations? Hearing none, so ordered. There being no further business, this meeting is adjourned.