DIAMOND HEAD – KAPAHULU – ST. LOUIS HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 5
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M.
PAKI HALE MEETING ROOM – MAIN FLOOR
3840 PAKI AVENUE, HONOLULU, HI 96815
AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX
Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=mb13f8313d6f10cb7bd7ce47fff590437
Meeting Number / Access Code: 2488 909 1135
Password: NB05 (6205 from phones and video systems)
Join by Phone: +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll
Board Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WKnOJqdvqoRuGhJ7E9rg5u7AtruuZZZn
Board Meeting Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/@cityandcountyneighborhoodc2559/search?query=Diamond%20Head
Meeting Decorum: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise their hand in person or by using “raise hand” feature online. When recognized by the Chair, address comments to the Chair. All dialogue at the meeting will be conducted by use of the microphone. Public concerns and comments are limited to two (2) minutes each. For those joining the meeting on Webex, please mute your microphone unless actively speaking. Demonstrate courtesy and respect to all attendees and presenters, including refraining from personal comments, using civility in the chat box feature, and keeping decorum at all times. Kindly silence all electronic devices if meeting in person. Out of respect for everyone, please keep questions/comments brief, succinct and avoid unnecessary repetition so that all may have opportunities to speak.
Public Announcements, Reports, & Presentations to the Board: Before the meeting, please email all materials for posting online to Neighborhood Assistant (NCO) Curtis Hayashi (curtis.hayashi@honolulu.gov). Presenters may use PowerPoint, should be succinct, and mindful of time. If presenting in person, please provide handouts for the Board and the community.
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 allowed for under HRS 92. A majority (8 members) of this 15-member Board is required to meet quorum requirements. Board members must be in person or have video access on Webex.
I. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Winston Welch (winstonwelch@gmail.com)
II. PUBLIC SAFETY MONTHLY REPORTS (Limited to 3 minutes each)
With additional open public comments, concerns, questions and answers for the board record. Note: While some specific agenda items are listed under Public Safety Monthly Reports, any normal range of questions, concerns, comments, discussion, recommendations for follow up, and any board motions regarding Public Safety may be presented by the general public and board members at this meeting.
A. Honolulu Fire Department (HFD), Waikīkī Station (https://fire.honolulu.gov/)
1. Notice: Continuing Board Request for HFD Location Chart Report on Diamond Head Incendiary
Brushfires, Open Fires and Wildfires from April 2024 now through October 2024
2. November 2024 fire incidents and statistics report
3. Community updates and safety tips
B. Honolulu Police Department (HPD) (https://www.honolulupd.org/contact-us/)
Police incidents/statistics, traffic and parking enforcement, community events and updates, and safety tips
1. District 6: Waikīkī/Kapiolani Park/Diamond Head
2. District 7: Diamond Head/Kapahulu/St. Louis Heights/East Honolulu
III. FILLING OF 1 VACANT SUBDISTRICT 3 BOARD SEAT (DIAMOND HEAD, FORT RUGER, KAPIʻOLANI PARK, MONSARRAT) – Any Subdistrict 3 resident interested in filling the vacancy must attend the board meeting and provide proof of residency or contact Neighborhood Assistant Curtis Hayashi (curtis.hayashi@honolulu.gov) to verify residency in advance.
IV. PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTS AND EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (Limited to 2 minutes each)
With additional open public comments, concerns, questions and answers for the board record. Note: While some specific items are listed under this agenda section, any normal range of comments, questions, discussion and recommendations for follow up may be presented by the general public and board members at this meeting.
A. Board of Water Supply (BWS) Report – Kathleen Pahinui (kelliott-pahinui@hbws.org)
Main break reports, projects, and general BWS announcements
B. Kapiʻolani Community College (KCC) Updates – Carol Hoshiko (hoshiko@hawaii.edu)
KCC projects, college matters, events and general announcements
V. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS OPEN FORUM – 2 minutes for each public testimony regarding topics/issues not listed elsewhere on this agenda in order to enable open public comments, concerns, questions and answers for the Board record and consideration of substantive items for future Board Agendas. Section 92-81, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS), specifically allows for input from the “public,” not the board. Board members have duties, responsibilities, and restrictions on discussing board matters that members of the public do not have. A board member cannot decide to temporarily discard the responsibilities of a board member merely because those responsibilities are inconvenient, and so a board member cannot speak as a citizen or resident about topics not listed on the agenda. If board members would like to discuss an issue, it should be listed in the agenda created by Chair Winston Welch (winstonwelch@gmail.com).
VI. RESOLUTION FOR BOARD ACTION
Revised Resolution on Good Government Reforms Based on Recommendations by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct (CISC) in 2022 (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bkSNDCeFCYmFISU9ups1MuqykNKsN653NFh1a6n793I/edit?usp=sharing)
VII. PRESENTATIONS (Limited to 10 minutes each)
With additional open public comments, concerns, questions and answers for the board record. Note: While there may be specific presentations listed on the agenda, the board members and the public and may express any normal range of questions, concerns, comments, and requests for follow up, Board discussion and board motions regarding any relevant issue replated to the respective presentation listed on the agenda.
A. Proposed Ala Wai Bridge Project Alternatives and Environmental Impact Statement Status – Department of Transportation Services (DTS) Director Roger Morton (https://www8.honolulu.gov/dts/ala-pono/)
B. Sewer Service Charge Increase Proposal – Department of Environmental Services (ENV) Director Dr. Roger Babcock (ENV@honolulu.gov, https://www8.honolulu.gov/mayor/city-proposes-first-sewer-fee-increases-since-2016-to-fund-wastewater-operations-improvements/)
VIII. CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU REPORTS (Limited to 3 minutes each)
Constituent concerns, city projects and services, and newsletter updates, with additional open public comments, concerns, questions and answers for the board record. Note: While there may be specific agenda items listed for City & County of Honolulu Reports, any normal range of questions, concerns, comments, discussion, and recommendations for follow-up regarding City & County of Honolulu Reports may be presented by board members and the general public at this meeting.
A. Mayor’s Representative – Anton Krucky, Department of Community Services Director
Constituent Concerns Follow-up Report
B. Office of the Managing Director – Michael Formby, Managing Director
Honolulu City Charter Article XIV – Neighborhood Boards
1. Neighborhood Board Plan Compliance with HRS-92-3.7 (b)(6) and HRS 92-9 (a)
2. Neighborhood Commission Updates and Revisions for the Neighborhood Board Plan
C. Department of Transportation Services (DTS) – Roger Morton, Director
Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Safety
1. Diamond Head Road Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Safety Update
2. Kapahulu Avenue Pedestrian Safety Improvements Update
3. Alohea Avenue Bus Route concerns and updates
D. Department of Facilities Maintenance (DFM) – Warren Mamizuka, Deputy Director
Diamond Head Road Rockfall Mitigation Project Report
1. Project Features and Elements
2. Project Results and Management
E. Department of Enterprise Services (DES) – Dita Holifield, Director
Waikiki Shell Updates
1. Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) Weekly Performances Contract
2. Concert Electronic Noise Abatement to Protect Surrounding Neighborhoods
F. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) – Laura Thielen, Director
1. Kapiolani Park Maintenance and Management Update and Report
2. Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium Restoration Update
3. Diamond Head Beach Parks Update Relating to Mopeds and Collapsing Sea Walls
G. City Council Reports
1. City Council Chair Tommy Waters, City Council District 4 (tommy.waters@honolulu.gov)
Constituent Concerns and Legislative Updates
a. City Council Bill 24 – Primary Urban Center Development Plan (PUC-DP) Revisions
b. City Council Bill 53 – Special Management Area (SMA) Regulation Exemptions
c. City Council Bill 64 – Land Use Ordinance (LUO) Revisions
2. Councilmember Calvin Say, City Council District 5 (ckysay@honolulu.gov)
Constituent Concerns and Legislative Updates
IX. FEDERAL & STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS’ REPORTS (Limited to 3 minutes each)
Constituent concerns, federal/state projects and services, and newsletter updates, with additional open public comments, concerns, questions and answers for the board record. Note: While there may be specific agenda items listed for Federal & State Elected Officials’ Reports, any normal range of questions, concerns, comments, discussion, and recommendations for follow-up regarding Federal & State Elected Officials’ Reports may be presented by board members and the general public at this meeting.
A. U.S. Congressman Ed Case (https://case.house.gov/contact/)
B. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (https://www.schatz.senate.gov/contact)
B. U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (https://www.hirono.senate.gov/contact)
C. Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Ryan Aguilar (https://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us/)
D. State Senator Les Ihara, Jr. (senihara@capitol.hawaii.gov)
E. State Senator Stanley Chang (senchang@capitol.hawaii.gov)
F. State House Representative Jackson Sayama (repsayama@capitol.hawaii.gov)
G. State House Representative Tina Nakada Grandinetti
X. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Chair’s Report on the Monday, November 4, 2024, Meeting for Neighborhood Board Chairs and Vice Chairs
called by the Neighborhood Commission Executive Secretary
B. Board Committee Reports (Limited to 5 minutes)
1. Environment – Velasco
2. Parks & Recreation – Murchie & Decker
3. Planning & Zoning – Matson
4. Traffic & Public Safety – Murchie
C. Board Subdistrict Reports – (5 minutes each)
1. St. Louis Heights Subdistrict 1 – J. Allen
2. Kapahulu Subdistrict 2
3. Diamond Head Subdistrict 3 – L. Wong
D. Reports of Board Members Attending Other Board and Public Meetings
E. Approval of Written Summaries of Board Meeting Videos with Meeting Recording Timestamps in accordance with HRS 92-3.7 (b)(6) and 92-9 (a) and (b)
1. Thursday, March 14, 2024
2. Thursday, September 12, 2024
3. Thursday, October 10, 2024
XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Chair’s Report: Forthcoming meeting agendas and general announcements.
To request a meeting agenda item, please contact Chair Welch at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled meeting.
B. Next Meeting: The next Neighborhood Board No. 5 regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at Paki Hale and online via Webex.
C. ‘Olelo Broadcast: The Board meetings can be viewed on Channel 49 at 9:00 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of the month and at 2:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month
D. Reporting Neighborhood Issues: Visit https://www.honolulu.gov/csd/concern or use the Honolulu 311 App (https://honoluluhi.citysourced.com/) to report neighborhood issues.
XII. 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, HI 96817, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711, or emailing 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, email nbtestimony@honolulu.gov, or complete the form on https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/testimony/.
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.