WAI‘ANAE COAST NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 24

Housing & Homelessness Committee Meeting Agenda
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024 FROM 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
IN-PERSON:
Waianae Assembly of God Church
84-123 Makaha Valley Road, Waianae, HI 96792

PURPOSE: Purpose: The Housing & Homelessness Committee will gather information from the public concerning housing and homelessness within our community/Moku.
Note: The Board may act 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. A two-thirds vote (6) of this 9-member Board is needed to add an item to the agenda. Items may not be added if they are of major importance and will affect a significant number of people.
Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise his or her hand, and when recognized by the Chair, to address comments to the Chair. Speakers are to keep their comments under two (2) minutes. Public testimony taken at the beginning of each agenda item. Please silence all electronic devices.
1. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Calvin Endo
1.1 Call to order
2. Housing Concerns:
2.1 Designing Homes/Dwellings (Not using the name Kauhala’s) with state and city Homeless Coordinators and special community groups interested in sharing their ideas for  a housing facility should look like to help houseless community.
2.2 Group Homes under State and City oversight should have the same rules and regulations and the homes that’s being used for rehabilitation/treatment should not be able to remove a person on the street without notifying the community and state and city officials.
2.3 Other
3. Homeless Concerns
3.1 Cedar Farms
3.2 Paiulu Kaiulu
3.3 Resource Center with all the major services providers in one location to help the needs of our community.
3.4Committee Presentation Requests
3.5 Other
4. Old Business
4.1 Community Action Group to brainstorm what a Waianae homes/dwellings should look like to support houseless community.
5. New Business

6. Next Month’s Meeting: Tuesday, November 19, 2024,
7. Announcements
8. ADJOURNMENT
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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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