PEARL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 21

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 at 7:00 P.M.
Momilani Community Center, 715 Hoomoana St, Pearl City
AND VIA WEBEX

This meeting location is open to public participation.
Other available options including WebEx and phone-in instructions are as follows:

WEBEX Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=mbdb01f17b499a89cdb59bf83086d38ec
Meeting Number/Access Code: 2498 533 4017
Password: NB21 (6221 from phones and video systems)
Join By Phone: 1-408-418-9388
PCNB Documents posted on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1V5AlaHjrMVo42KclDDH1qS-pc2oJVF9l

MEETING POLICY – Adopted July 25, 2023
Rules of Speaking:
Virtual: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to open the list of participants and click the “raise hand” icon by their name. When recognized by the Chair, address comments to the Chair. Remarks should not exceed 3 minutes. (Please cancel the “raise hand” icon after speaking. Presentations must be kept under 10 minutes. The “chat” box can also be used to ask simple questions. Board Members are required to keep their video active during the board meeting.

Recordings of Board Meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@cityandcountyneighborhoodc2559

Note: The Board may take action on any agenda item. As required by the State Sunshine Law (HRS 92), specific issues not noted on this agenda cannot be voted on, unless added to the agenda. Board actions such as draft resolutions and outgoing letters will be posted for the public on Google Drive.

Board Agenda Items: The Board is requesting that all written reports presented at the board meeting be soft copy emailed to the Board Chair and Website Manager: lveray@hawaii.rr.com and info@pearlcitynb.com. All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours, 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 Blvd, Suite 160, Honolulu, HI 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. Email: nbtestimony@honolulu.gov

I. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Larry Veray
A. Pledge of Allegiance – Cub Scout Pack 75 – Cubmaster Jantzen Lim
B. Time Limit Policy and Procedures
C. All participants are to sign in for in-person and virtual identify yourself to NCO Assistant on WEBEX
D. Roll Call (All board members must have their video turned on)

II. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS
A. Honolulu Fire Department
B. Honolulu Police Department

III. PUBLIC TESTIMONY – Limited to 3 minutes each (Resident/Community Concerns)

IV. PRESENTATION – 10 minutes
A. Department of Transportation Services – Update on Pearl City Streets Initiatives – Mr. Layden Akasaki and Ms. Kelly Akasak
B. Department of Community Services, Grants in Aid (GIA) Process – Mr. Shane Akagi

V. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Filling of Vacant At-Large Board Position – Residents interested in filling a vacant board seat must bring current proof of residency to the board meeting or contact Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu (anson.wu@honolulu.gov) to verify residency in advance.
B. Resolution – Pearl City Legislative Priorities for 2025
C. Resolution – Requesting That The State of Hawaii Department of Education, and The Counties Cooperate to Supply Fully Adequate School Busing For Public School Students in Consultation With The Affected Communities
D. PCNB Outgoing Letter to be drafted per results of this weeks Town Hall meeting on Transportation – Immediate Public Safety Requirements
E. PCNB letter to Department of Parks and Recreation requesting approval for the U.S. Navy and Pearl City Lions Club to repair and rehab the Japanese built Peace Bell at Blaisdell Park as volunteers and at no cost to the city

VI. GOVERNMENT MONTHLY REPORTS & LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
A. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
1. Governor Josh Green’s Office – Mr. Jeff Hickman, Public Affairs,
2. Department of Education – Mr. Joe Halfmann, Principal Pearl City High School
3. Hawaii Department of Transportation – Mr. Casey Abe, HDOT State Highways Division
B. STATE LEGISLATURE
1. Senator Glenn Wakai (D15)
2. Senator Brandon Elefante (D16)
3. Senator Henry Aquino (D19)
4. Representative Gregg Takayama (D34)
5. Representative Cory Chun (D35)
6. Representative Trish La Chica (D37)
C. Congressional Officials
1. Congressman Ed Case – Mr. Nestor Garcia, Director of Communications
D. CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU
1. Office of the Mayor – Director & Chief Engineer Gene Abano, Director Facility Maintenance
2. Councilmember Val Okimoto
E. OTHER AGENCIES
1. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam – Mr. David Hodge and Mr. Victor Flint
2. Leeward Community College – Chancellor Carlos Penaloza
3. Pearl City Library – Ms. Vicky Bowie, Branch Manager
4. Board of Water Supply – Mr. Arlen Ledward, Civil Engineer
F. ASSOCIATION UPDATES
1. Pearl City High School PTSA – Mr. Tony Velasco

VII. BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
1. Regular Board Meeting Minutes Approval – Tuesday, August 27, 2024 minutes
2. Meetings attended by board members

VIII. CHAIR & BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. The Pearl City Neighborhood Board No. 21 next board meeting will be both Hybrid Virtual and In-Person facilitated on WEBEX virtually and facilitated at Momilani Community Center 715 Hoomoana St, Pearl City on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. The Pearl City Neighborhood Board No. 21 meetings are broadcasted on Focus Channel 49 and air 2nd Saturday at 6:00 PM and 1st and 3rd Friday at 1:00 PM.

IX. ADJOURNMENT

A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive this board’s agenda and minutes. Additions, corrections, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) at Kapālama Hale, Suite 160, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96817; Telephone (808) 768-3710 Fax (808) 768-3711. Agendas and minutes are also available on the internet at www.honolulu.gov/nco.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a language other than English, please call the Neighborhood Commission Office at (808) 768-3710 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or send an email to nco@honolulu.gov at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. It may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.