KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 31

PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND CIVIL DEFENSE (PSPHCD) COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, February 13, 2025
7:00 pm to 7:45 pm
In-person at the Kailua District Park District Meeting Room
Chair: TBD. Members: Bill Hicks, David Laeha, Levani Lipton, Claudine Tomasa, and Jeff Zuckernick.
1. Call to order/Approval of minutes
2. Announcements/New Issues/Community Concerns
3. Update/Report on Continuing Issues
a. Public Health & Safety
(1) Low Flying Commercial Tour Helicopter Flights Over Kailua
(2) Homeless in Kailua Subcommittee (Levani Lipton)
(3) Kailua Water Quality Subcommittee (Levani Lipton)
(4) January 1, 2022 Flash Flood in Kailua – Enchanted Lake and Kaelepulu Canal
(5) HPD Staffing Shortages and Public Safety Concerns
(6) Invasive Species/Little Fire Ants and Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB)
(7) MV-22 Ospreys flying over populated areas in Kailua
(8) Safety and Emergency Training for Kailua Neighborhood Board
b. Civil Defense
(1) Lack of Hurricane Refuge Areas and Hurricane Evacuation Shelters in Kailua
(2) Disaster Preparedness (Wildfires)
(3) Reconvene PSPHCD Subcommittee on Disaster Preparedness to discuss the possibility of developing a Community Point of Distribution Plan for Kailua. Establish partnership with local preparedness groups (Kailua Alert & Prepared, Kailua CERT) interested community residents, and government/non-government agencies to participate/collaborate in the planning process.
4. Adjournment

All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours of the meeting, written and/or oral testimony may be submitted directly to the Board at the meeting. If submitting written testimony, please note the Board and agenda item(s) your testimony concerns. Send to: Neighborhood Commission Office, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, HI 96817, fax (808) 768-3711, or email nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.

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