KAIMUKĪ NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 4
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2025 at 6:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M.
Kaimukī Public Library Meeting Room
1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816 and VIA WEBEX
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Rules for Virtual Participation: All participants will be muted by the moderator. You will be recognized by “raising your hand” to be recognized by the Chair, and then please unmute yourself and turn on your camera. You may also write comments and questions in the chat box.
Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise their hand, and when recognized by the Chair, to address comments to the Chair. Speakers are encouraged to keep their comments and questions under three (3) minutes, and those giving reports are urged to keep their reports under three (3) minutes, except where noted. If you exceed these time periods, you may be requested by the Chair to summarize and conclude. Please silence all electronic devices.
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. A two-thirds (2/3) vote eight (8) of this 11-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.
I. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Brian Kang
II. CITY / STATE MONTHLY REPORTS (Limited to three (3) minutes each)
A. Honolulu Fire Department – Monthly report; fire and emergency incident statistics for February, 2025; fire safety tips
B. Honolulu Police Department – Monthly report; crime and incident statistics for February, 2025; and HPD safety tips
C. Board of Water Supply – Monthly report; water main break incidents and statistics for February, 2025; BWS tips, reminders, and events
III. PUBLIC INPUT – (Limited to three (3) minutes each) Items that are not listed on the agenda may be discussed (and Board members may ask questions) but no Board action may be taken. Please email the chair or let us know in the chat if you want to speak during this portion of the meeting.
IV. COMMUNITY UPDATES (Limited to three (3) minutes each, except as noted)
A. Kaimukī Business and Professional Association (KBPA) – Ivan Nguyen / Tu Chanh Hua
V. PRESENTATIONS / DISCUSSIONS (Limited to three (3) minutes each, except as noted)
A. Hawaii Bicycling League – Eric McCutcheon (10 minutes)
B. 3650 Waialae (Civil Beat Plaza) update on new tenants – Kelsey Cunningham (10 minutes)
VI. ELECTED OFFICIALS’ REPORTS (Limited to three (3) minutes each)
A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – Brian McKee (Monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
B. City Council Member Tommy Waters (Council District 4) tommy.waters@honolulu.gov (Monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
D. Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Amanda Stevens (Department of Human Services) (monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
E. State Senator Stanley Chang (Senate District 9) SenChang@capitol.hawaii.gov (monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
F. State Senator Les Ihara, Jr. (Senate District 10) SenIhara@capitol.hawaii.gov (monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
G. State Representative Tina Grandinetti (House District 20) RepGrandinetti@capitol.hawaii.gov (monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
H. State Representative Jackson Sayama (House District 21) RepSayama@capitol.hawaii.gov (monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
I. Congressman Ed Case (Congressional District 1) Staff Assistant, Honolulu Office kirra.Empting@mail.house.gov (monthly report / updates on previous questions / concerns)
VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Voting begins for the 2025-2027 Neighborhood Board elections on April 25, 2025, and closes on May 16, 2025. To obtain more information, please go to: https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/neighborhood-board-elections/
B. City and County of Honolulu and Hawaiʻi Foodbank are Partnering up to Fight Against Hunger: Neighborhood Assistant Jeffrey Jones will be collecting donated canned goods at the next Neighborhood Board Meeting on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
VIII. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Approval of September 18, 2024, October 16, 2024, November 20, 2024, and February 19, 2025 Written Summaries of Video Record
IX. REPORTS (Limited to three (3) minutes each, except as noted)
A. Report of Traffic and Transportation Committee (10 minutes)
B. Members’ attendance at other meetings
X. NEXT MEETING OF THIS BOARD
A. The next regular meeting of the Kaimukī Neighborhood Board will be on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:30 pm, at the Kaimukī Public Library meeting room and remotely via WebEx
XI. 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, Hawaii 96817, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711; or call Neighborhood Assistant Jeffrey Jones at (808)768-3720 or e-mail jeffrey.jones@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.
DRAFT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2025 – 6:30 P.M.
KAIMUKĪ PUBLIC LIBRARY MEETING ROOM – 1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816
AND WEBEX TELECONFERENCING
Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mt21ywFEqc
Meeting materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wt9pOrbakhHBtITFDEP84GlbdXeCis0s
I. CALL TO ORDER [0:00:17]: Chair Kang called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Quorum was established with 10 members present. Note: This 11-member Board requires six (6) members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action. Board members must be in-person or have video access.
Board Members Present: Brian Kang, Judi-Ann Smith-Kauhane, Becky Gardner, Joyce Murakami, James Logue, Franklin Chung, Travis Saito, Audrey Abe, Kelsie Aguilera, and Paul Hoe
Board Members Absent: Joyce Murakami.
Guests: Firefighter Ho (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Thompson (Honolulu Police Department); Lorna Heller (Board of Water Supply); Brian McKee (Mayor Blangiardi & Department of Information Technology); Adam Doo (Council Chair Tommy Waters’ Office); Faith Quintua (Senator Stanley Chang’s Office); State Representative Jackson Sayama; Eric McCutcheon (Hawaii Bicycle League); Carol Hoshiko; Elwood, Toni Robinson, Lot Lau, Justin Murata (Residents); Jeffrey Jones (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name not included if not legible or stated for the record. There were 43 total participants including those on Webex.
II. FILLING OF VACANCY [0:00:29]: Resident Woody Salhi volunteered to fill the current Subdistrict 2 vacancy. Following discussion, Hoe MOVED and Smith-Kauhane SECONDED to nominate resident Woody Salhi to the Board. A roll call vote was conducted and PASSED with a vote count of 9-0-0 (Aye: Logue, Saito, Smith-Kauhane, Aguilera, Gardner, Hoe, Abe, Chung, Kang; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [0:3:30]
III. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS [0:05:07]
Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:05:09]: Firefighter Ho provided the monthly statistics for January 2025 and power outage preparedness safety tips.
• January 2025 Statistics:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L8pjXGrHxTSH01PGJrNuCv5FSX5Kd9Ru/view?usp=drive_link
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:06:53]
Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:07:32]: Lieutenant Nishimura provided the monthly statistics for January 2025.
● Crime Mapping Statistics: https://www.honolulupd.org/information/crime-mapping/
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:09:19]
Board of Water Supply (BWS) [0:10:58]: Lorna Heller provided the monthly statistics for January 2025.
Newly appointed Member Salhi joined the Board at 8:42 p.m.; 10 Members present.
IV. PUBLIC INPUT [0:12:38]
• Support for Bus Route 200 [0:13:01]: Residents Kelson Kai and Dalen Kam shared the positive community impacts of the new bus route 200.
V. COMMUNITY UPDATES [0:18:17]
Kaimuki Business and Professional Association (KBPA) [0:18:19]: Calvin Hara shared there was no update at this time.
VI. PRESENTATIONS [0:18:38]
Hawaii Bicycling League [0:18:43]: Eric McCutcheon provided his monthly presentation to the community. He shared a PowerPoint presentation regarding the current bills going through the legislature that will help increase rider safety and designate new terms to classify electric bicycles.
• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FX6sWcs1f3ye9KCmWLBRH_6d-KlZKbYX/view?usp=drive_link
City Department of Environmental Services (ENV) Increase in Sewer Charges [0:27:54]: Deputy Director Michael O’Keefe provided an oral presentation about the newly proposed sewer rate changes. He shared the first few years will be an additional 9% onto the sewer bill and progressively decrease in percent from years 6-10. This change comes from the financial demand that ENV is required to meet in order to continue services and do various projects around the island, the last change was experienced in 2016. This is a 10-year proposed change.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:37:50]
Ocean Flow Project [0:48:43]: Kalani High School students Reid Bernier and Jude Windler provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding their proposed Ocean Flow project to address the amount of plastic pollution washing on shore. They are proposing a reliable recycling system for old fishing gear at ports throughout Oahu to reduce fishing pollution for a safer and cleaner environment.
• Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1O1V4W_tes5pxOGrSyPG8lRz6ehyh-NpE/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115604878251730642927&rtpof=true&sd=true
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:55:15]
Follow the Drop Initiative [0:58:00]: Saige Ranon from Hawaii Green Growth provided a PowerPoint presentation to introduce the follow the drop initiative which is meant to help recharge aquifers and help with flood and brown water runoff mitigation. This initiative introduces green stormwater infrastructure such as a rain garden, permeable pavement, rain catchment, and vegetated filters to residents to help with these mitigation efforts.
• Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VvgHBOpHmUWRp_2_Rr1afifXgjodUn0q/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115604878251730642927&rtpof=true&sd=true
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:03:30]
VII. ELECTED OFFICIALS’ REPORTS [1:05:23]
Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative [0:41:52]: Brian McKee shared highlights from the Mayor’s Newsletter.
• Mayor’s Newsletter: https://www8.honolulu.gov/mayor/newsletter/
Council Member Tommy Waters (City Council District 4) [0:45:25]: Adam Doo provided the report and highlighted the following: Mauʻumae Nature Park fire break; first full council is scheduled for Wednesday, February 26. 2025; Bill 15 (2025) regarding a new article establishing a climate resiliency fund; Bill 4 (2025) regarding obtaining sponsorships for city facilities and parks; Resolution 25-50 is up for final reading.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H35tSc-JoLXnWhFhKjB_GSDq9dvYCrcp/view?usp=drive_link
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:13:50]
Governor Josh Green’s Representative [1:19:10]: Amanda Stevens provided the report and highlighted the following: state expedited hiring for those who lost federal jobs; ongoing phone scams; preschool open doors program.
State Senator Stanley Chang (Senate District 9) [1:21:43]: Zephanii Smith provided the report and highlighted the following: how to get access to the monthly newsletters; 1.05-million-dollar Capital Improvement Project to Kaimuki Middle School; senior citizen clubs; current status of bills and which committees are hearing them; early childhood educator stipend; how to get housing committee updates.
State Senator Les Ihara, Jr. (Senate District 10) [1:25:36]: No representative present.
State Representative Tina Grandinetti [1:25:50]: Emily Cristobal provided the report and highlighted the following: provided some background information about herself; transportation improvement efforts; current housing bills Representative Grandinetti is trying to get passed; Community Land Trust bills; upcoming finances committee recess; efforts in the working family’s caucus; how the federal funding will impact Hawaii.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:30:43]
State Representative Jackson Sayama (Representative District 20) [1:33:00]: Representative Sayama provided the report and highlighted the following: fraud prevention and resource guide; senior information assistance handbook; the ongoing work for the Paid Family Leave bill; federal layoffs in the state; addressing cost of living.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:36:60]
Congressman Ed Case (Congressional District 1) [1:43:11]: No representative present.
VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS [1:43:20]: Registration for the 2025-2027 Neighborhood Board Term closes on Friday, February 21, 2024.
IX. BOARD BUSINESS [1:43:50]
Approval of September 18, 2024, October 16, 2024, November 20, 2024, and January 15, 2025 Written Summaries of Video Record [1:43:52]: The January 15, 2025 meeting minutes were approved. The remaining minutes were deferred.
X. REPORTS [1:44:43]: Member Abe shared the efforts of trying to schedule a joint transportation committee meeting with neighboring neighborhood boards.
XI. NEXT MEETING OF THIS BOARD [1:45:55]
The next regular meeting of the Kaimukī Neighborhood Board will be on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 6:30 pm, at the Kaimukī Public Library meeting room and remotely via WebEx
XII. ADJOURNMENT [1:46:10]: Chair Kang adjourned the meeting at 8:19 p.m.
Submitted by: Jeffrey Jones, Neighborhood Assistant
Reviewed by:
Final approval by:
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