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26. Wahiawā-Whitmore Village NB Regular Meeting

When

October 21, 2024    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Where

Whitmore Community Park Meeting Room
1259 Whitmore Ave, Wahiawā, HI, 96786
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WAHIAWĀ – WHITMORE VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 26

 

 

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2024, at 7:00 P.M.
WHITMORE COMMUNITY PARK – MEETING ROOM
1259 WHITMORE AVE, WAHIAWĀ, HI 96786
AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX

Meeting Link:  https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=mc5d6bf155748f11b9efcb9edd7495030
Meeting Number / Access Code: 2484 014 0769
Password: NB26 (6226 from phones and video systems)
Join by Phone: United States Toll +1-408-418-9388

Phone: Chair will ask if there are any participants on the phone, state your name and position on issue/concern.
Video: Raise your hand, Chair will recognize you and ask to state your name and position on the issue/concern.

Neighborhood Board 26 Rules of Decorum:  Listed under Agenda Item V and shall be followed by all participants.
Written testimony: 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 Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, HI 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. Email: nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.

Meeting Materials: Find an archive of handouts and referenced materials for Neighborhood Board No. 26 at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Yd5HUNwQV4zDLyFMyvEkED-_DA0Xxgd7
Meeting Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/@cityandcountyneighborhoodc2559/search?query=Wahiawa%20Neighborhood
Sign-In:  Attendees are encouraged to sign the NCO Sign-In Sheet. Virtual attendees: identify themselves and the organization they represent.
Rules of Speaking: 1. Anyone wishing to speak shall do so at the microphone, by identifying themselves and addressing their comments to the Chair, and are encouraged to keep to the two (2) minutes rule. 2. Those giving reports shall also do so at the microphone and are urged to keep their reports to three (3) minutes. Presentations are allowed ten (10) minutes. 3.  Please silence all electronic devices.
NOTE: The Board may take action on any agenda item. As required by the State Sunshine Law (HRS92), specific issues not noted on this Agenda cannot be voted on, unless added to the agenda. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of six (6) of this nine (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.

OPENING CEREMONIES AT 6:58 P.M.: Aloha and Pledge of Allegiance

I. CALL TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.: Chair Jeanne Ishikawa

II. FIRST RESPONDER MONTHLY REPORTS
A. Honolulu Fire Department (HFD)
B. Honolulu Police Department (HPD)

III. MONTHLY REPORTS (Limited to three (3) minutes each)
A. Federal/Military
1. Congressmember Jill Tokuda Nicole Grey
2. United States Army Adam Pike
3. United States Navy Victor Flint, James Newman
B. Government Agencies
1. Board of Water Supply (BWS) Nicole Rodman
2. State Dept of Transportation Fawn Yamada

IV. RESIDENT’S CONCERNS & COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Please state your name and organization. Limited to two (2) minutes each.)
• From the City’s Department of Parks and Recreation:
The Wahiawa War Memorial Swimming Pool, located at the George F. Wright Wahiawa District Park, is currently closed due to electric issues with the pool’s pump.  The pool’s pump had been experiencing intermittent electric issues, and closures, over the past two weeks. Our City electricians are unable to make the needed repairs, and we are working on getting a contractor to assist. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience while this facility is closed for repairs.  Updates on the reopening of the pool will be provided as details become available.

• Wahiawā Community Business Association (WCBA) request for support of the Annual Wahiawā Town Santa Parade on Friday, December 6, 2024.

V. PRESENTATIONS: Rules of Decorum: All participants at this meeting shall extend the spirit of aloha to one another. There shall be no displays of disrespect to one another. Public comments can be made, within the stated time limits and without interruption, unless the comments are offensive and/or out of order, and are “not conducive to civil discourse.”
A. Presentation:  The Queen’s Medical Center Wahiawā – Update
Tentative:  Dr. Ronald Kuroda, Chief Medical Officer, The Queen’s Medical Center-West; Darlena Chadwick,
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Queen’s Health System; Robin Kalohelani RN, MSN/Ed CCM, FACHE Vice President, Regional Operations Central & West Oahu Associate Chief Nursing Officer
B. Presentation:  Department of Environmental Services, City & County (ENV)
Plans to Increase Sewer Service Charges for Residential and Commercial Customers beginning July 2025.
Presenters:  TBD

VI. ELECTED OFFICIALS (Limited to three (3) minutes each)
A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi        Kevin Auger
B. Councilmember Matt Weyer Kelly Anaya
C. Governor Josh Green Rosemarie Bernardo
D. Senator Donovan Dela Cruz David Cho
E. Representative Amy Perruso

VII. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Regular Meeting of Monday, July 15, 2024 and Monday, September 16, 2024
B. Chair’s Report and Board Actions
1. Call for Disclosure by Board Members (meetings, events, etc.)
2. Correspondence and Distribution.
3. Board Actions – Discussion and vote, if necessary, on any of the Agenda Items listed, as well as on any of the following, if necessary:
a. State Legislature and County/City Council Matters
Board Members’ review and report on any Legislative, City Council, Development Projects, or any other proposals that could impact our Wahiawā/Whitmore communities. If necessary, provide testimony or letters in support or opposition of such proposed legislation/Bills.
b. The Queenʻs Medical Center – Wahiawā
If necessary, to provide testimony or letters of support on various legislation or other avenues of financial assistance to Wahiawa General Hospital for its operations, salaries, equipment, repairs and renovations, and/or other forms of assistance.
C.   Committee Reports
1. Education: Silvia Koch, Committee Chair
2. Military: Jeanne Ishikawa, Committee Chair
3. Transportation/OMPO: Joe Francher, Committee Chair
4. Water: Jeanne Ishikawa, Committee Chair
5. Hawaiian Affairs: Dean Harvest, Committee Chair

VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. Board Meetings: The next Wahiawā-Whitmore Village Neighborhood Board’s meeting will be on Monday, November 18, 2024 at the Wahiawā District Park’s Hale Koa Meeting Room.  Please check the Neighborhood Commission Office website for updates.
B. As a reminder, to report concerns related to noise or training, please contact the NEW U.S. Army Hawaii’s Noise Concern Line at (808) 787-1528 or usarmy.hawaii.comrel@army.mil. Concerns are responded to during regular business hours, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
C. Hawaiian Electric Company Notifications:  Within the next several weeks, a pole will be replaced or installed at 243 Kellogg Street as well as at 227 Kellogg Street. Any questions or concerns, please call HECO at 1-855-304-1212 or email:  community@hawaiianelectric.com.
D. The City’s People’s Open Market: Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Wahiawā District Park. (Note; People’s Open Market is temporarily being held in the parking lot on Kilani Avenue, by the swimming pool.)
E. Information Contacts:
• City Streets Pothole Hotline:  #808.768.7777
• State Streets Pothole Hotline:  #808.536.7852
• HART Maintained Roads Pothole Hotline: #808.566.2299
• City’s Refuse Inspector Office #808.768-5220.
• Schofield Noise Complaints: #808.656.3487(email: usaghi.comrel@gmail.com) or the 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office at (808) 655-4756 or email usaghi.comrel@gmail.com.
F. Message From NB26 To Our Community:
We’re in the last quarter of 2024…the sun is setting earlier, the morning rain is more frequent, and stores are getting busier.  Let’s not forget this holiday season is also a time of appreciation, of thanksgiving and kindness.  Let’s share what we can, when we can. We love our Wahiawa and Whitmore Village town!

IX. ADJOURNMENT

‘Olelo:  WWV NB26 meetings are videotaped for re-broadcast on ‘Olelo on the following dates:  1st Tuesday on Focus 49 at 9:00 p.m. and 1st and 3rd Saturdays on View 54 at 6:00 a.m.
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 Kapalama 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.
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 Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, HI 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. Email: nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.
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.

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