Two late votes by the Hono­lulu City Council Wednesday evening finalized approval of a $5.19 billion budget package for the city’s 2026 fiscal year, which begins July 1.

The Council unanimously adopted a $3.91 billion executive operating budget, which in general will fund city salaries, police and fire services and street and parks maintenance. The panel also fully passed a $1.28 billion capital improvement program budget meant to pay for infrastructure improvements.

The Council-approved budget is a 10.4% increase over Honolulu’s current $4.7 billion budget, which expires June 30.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi has within 10 days to sign the budget bills into law.

The latest budget includes $1.5 million toward new ambulances and six full-time equivalent positions to improve emergency response t

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