Remarks by Val Aquino Okimoto
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“Thank you, Chair. I move that Committee Part 256-26 and Resolution 26-202 be adopted. Second.”
“Relating to the transfer of funds for HPD.”
“Chair, I move that Committee Report 257-26 and Resolution 26-203 be adopted.”
“Reading to the transfer of funds for HFD.”
“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…”
“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.”
“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?”
“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?”
“Okay. Thank you so much. Council Member Cordero.”
“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…”
“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.”
“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?”
“They're not the actual personnel doing the training?”
“And so this is a one-time training, and how many firefighters, is it a mandatory training for everyone?”
“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.”
“Aloha and good morning, everyone. It is Tuesday, August 25, 2026, and the time is 9.06 a.m. Will the Committee on Budget please come to order? Welcome to the committee. Members who are present in the chamber today, Committee Vice Chair Nishimoto, Council Member Cordero also joining us. I'd like to welcome Council Member Tupoula. Although remote oral testimony is being... Oh.”
“Pursuant to Council Rule 8D, I designate Council Vice Chair Tupola as a temporary voting member. Thank you for helping us to achieve quorum. Although remote oral testimony is being permitted, this is a regular in-person meeting and not a remote meeting by Interactive Conference Technology under HRS section 92-3.7. Therefore, this meeting will continue notwithstanding loss of audiovisual communication with remote testifiers or loss of the public broadcast of the meeting. Members of the public will be allowed to provide oral testimony on all items on the agenda in two ways, in person in the…”
“Thank you. We'll now proceed with remote testimony. Clerks, do we have any remote testifiers for this item?”
“Thank you. We'd like to welcome from the administration the Director of Department of Human Resources, Director Nola Miyazaki. Good morning, Director Miyazaki.”
“Thank you, Director Miyazaki. Members, do we have any questions for the Director? Council Member Tupoula.”
“Yeah, thank you. Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Council Member Tupola. Members, any further questions for the Director? Okay, seeing none, I'd like to welcome to the Chamber, Council Chair Waters. Thank you. Seeing no further questions, members, we are in discussion. Okay, seeing no further discussion, the Chair recommends that Resolution 26-166 be reported out for adoption. Any further discussion? Any objections or reservations? Hearing none, so ordered. Moving on to agenda item number two for action, resolution 26-170. This resolution authorizes a transfer not to exceed $692,800 in general…”
“Thank you. Proceeding on with remote testimony, clerks, do we have any remote testifiers for this item?”