A leadership shakeup at Honolulu's City Council is moving forward even though a cloud of legal doubt still hangs over how the decision was made.

• The council voted to make Tyler Dos Santos-Tam the new chair starting December 1, with new vice chair and floor leader picks alongside him.
• The change comes as current chair Tommy Waters leaves office and a new member takes an East Honolulu seat.
• A private October gathering of five council members at a restaurant is now under review, since Hawaii's open-meetings law bars council majorities from deciding public business behind closed doors.
• One council member says Dos Santos-Tam told her directly that a vote had already happened at that gathering; he later denied any vote took place when asked publicly.
• State open-records officials are still investigating whether the law was broken, and other members say legal action could follow.

Outlook: The leadership change takes effect December 1, but the Sunshine Law investigation remains open and could still produce findings or legal consequences afterward.