KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 31

COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
6:00 to 7:00 pm
In-person at Kalama Beach Park

Chair: Gary Weller. Members: Carol Miyashiro, Evan Weber, and Donna Wong.
The committee’s mission statement: Work to educate and encourage participation by the community on issues involving Kailua and provide information about available government services.

1. Call to order.

2. New State of Hawaii and Honolulu City and County bills and resolutions (2024) that will affect Kailua.

3. Resident and Community Concerns.

4. Resident and Community Tips of the Month: Watch Council Meetings at https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/meetings and Watch the Legislature at https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/livevideo.aspx

5. Continuing issues:
a. The Boettcher Estate
b. A&B regarding the land in the triangle area in front of Aikahi Shopping Center, Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance: Aikahi Gathering Place
c. HECO Double poles, time-of-use, and Smart Meters Puc?
d. Street Permit for events
e. Kapaa Quarry Road grass cutting
f. Kapaa Quarry Road flooding
g. Community History
h. Composting at Kailua School
i. Wildfires
j. Kailua Neighborhood Board Election Participation

6. New business:
a. Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) proposals

7. 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, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96817, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711, or e-mailing nco@honolulu.gov. Agenda documents and minutes are also available online at http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.html

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.

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.

Community and Government Engagement Committee
August 2024 Meeting Report
Chair, Gary Weller

1. A committee meeting was held in-person on August 20, 2024.

2. Continuing issues were discussed.

To view agenda and minutes, visit our board website.

Event shows physical location; however, other options of participation may also include WebEx and phone.  If available, instructions for WebEx and phone can be found at the top of the agenda.