The mayor supports expansion of the controversial policy, however, and has proposed a replacement bill instead.

OHA leaders emphasize the need to address unresolved legal matters while the TMT construction moratorium remains in place.

According to police, the male refused to leave the roadway and “continuously” ran away and evaded officers as they approached him.

The measure is a result of an incident in which U.S. State Department special agent Christopher Deedy fatally shot Kollin Elderts in Waikiki while intoxicated.