DIAMOND HEAD – KAPAHULU – ST. LOUIS HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 5

PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M.
WAIʻALAE ELEMENTARY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CAFETERIA
1045 19TH AVENUE, HONOLULU, HI 96816
AND ONLINE VIA GOOGLE MEET

Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/nun-pdgi-urn
Board Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WKnOJqdvqoRuGhJ7E9rg5u7AtruuZZZn

Committee Co-Chairs: Anthony Miranda and Margaret Murchie

Committee Members: Linda Wong, Chad Wasden, Arleen Velasco, Michelle Matson, and Winston Welch (non-voting ex-officio member per the Neighborhood Plan §2-14-124(c)

Rules of Speaking: To speak, please raise your hand for recognition by the co-chairs. To ensure fruitful and inclusive discussion, each person shall have up to 2 minutes to speak on any agenda item.

Description of Board Boundaries: https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/boards-and-sub-district-boundary-descriptions

Neighborhood Plan:
https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2024/03/Neighborhood_Plan_2020_Edition.pdf

1. CALL TO ORDER – Committee Co-Chair Anthony Miranda (ajmira713@gmail.com)

2. DOGS IN CITY PARKS
A. Potential Dog Friendly Parks
i. April 2025 Department of Parks and Recreation Letter to Neighborhood Board No. 5: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1niZlu-qAs2cSHDbrsjoy60Q-Cx3kOT91/view
B. Potential New Dog Parks
i. June 2025 Testimony from Residents: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12ppYYzdHwTT4El8oFhl0Wb7dUJp4CorZ/view
ii. Vacant Lot at the Ala Wai Golf Course Along Kapahulu Avenue
iii. Resolution to Request the Establishment of a Kapahulu Dog Park on the Ewa Mauka Corner of Kapahulu Avenue at the Ala Wai Golf Course Entrance:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10jCFH_NkB1cvc-4Z1xm0l32NT47NpbLt/edit?tab=t.0
C. Existing Dog Parks (Diamond Head Bark Park and Ala Wai Dog Park)

3. ALA WAI GOLF COURSE
A. Status Update on Driving Range and Clubhouse Operations (Department of Enterprise Services)

4. WAIKIKI WAR MEMORIAL NATATORIUM
i. Status Update on Renovations – Mo Radke (Friends of the Natatorium – https://natatorium.org)
ii. https://www.kitv.com/news/plans-to-restore-waik-k-war-memorial-natatorium-move-forward/article_4335bc88-84be-403b-9224-a6f923e6cf05.html

5. DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT
A. Status Updates on Beautification Efforts by the Department of Land and Natural Resources – Olivia Storms
B. Diamond Head State Monument Foundation (DHSMF) – Michelle Matson

6. COMMUNITY CONCERNS (2 minutes per speaker)

7. MEETING SUMMARY DISCUSSION

8. 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.

To view agenda and minutes, visit our board website.

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