KALIHI VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 16

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 7:00 P.M.
KAPĀLAMA HALE ROOM 153
925 DILLINGHAM BLVD, HONOLULU, HI 96817
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ARCHIVE: Find an archive of handouts and referenced materials concerning to the Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board No.16 at:
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VIDEO RECORD: Meeting Recordings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1DZJTKor6TTNYiqx5U-P2w

1. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Leialoha Tumbaga

2. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS (Three (3) Minutes Each): This is an opportunity for everyone to speak directly with representatives of the City Administration and City elected officials. Community residents are encouraged to ask the representatives questions after each report. City representatives are encouraged to remain to listen and respond to concerns under the next agenda item.
A. Honolulu Fire Department
B. Honolulu Police Department
C. Board of Water Supply, Iris Oda
3. RESIDENT’S AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS (Three (3) Minutes Each):
A. Concerns regarding the Oxford Sober House
4. CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS (Three (3) Minutes Each):
A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – Bandmaster Clarke Bright
B. Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam
7. STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS / AGENCIES (Three (3) Minutes Each):
A. Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Deputy Director Kristen Sakamoto
B. Senator Donna Mercado Kim
C. Representative May Mizuno
D. Hawaii Public Housing Authority Representative – Chief Planner Benjamin Park

1. COMMITTEE REPORTS / ASSIGNMENTS
A. Sustainability Committee
B. Communications Committee
C. Transportation Committee

2. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, August 14, 2024
3. OTHER REPORTS
A. Chair’s Report

4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Next Meeting: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Kapalama Hale Room 153
B. Broadcast Meetings: Neighborhood Board meetings aired on Olelo Channel 49 on the fourth Saturday of the month at 6:00 p.m., and the first and third Sunday of the month at 9:00 a.m.

5. ADJOURNMENT

2023-2024 Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board No. 16 Members:
Hernando Tan – hernandortan@yahoo.com
Chester Koga – chesterkoga@yahoo.com
Alan Kumalae – kumalaea001@hawaii.rr.com
Ikaika L. Hussey – ikaika@kalihi.org
Leialoha Tumbaga – leialt98@gmail.com
Randolph Franklin – bigvalley808@gmail.com
Simeon Rojas –  simeonrojas@gmail.com
Michael Gatti — mcgatti@gmail.com
Chris Lualemaga — clualemaga@gmail.com
Spencer Johnson (NB Assistant) – spencer.johnson@honolulu.gov

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 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.

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.
KAPĀLAMA HALE ROOM 153
925 DILLINGHAM BLVD, HONOLULU, HI, 96817

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7XrBvPPwYY

Meeting materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1838qO1labk-Y0m4lmf1H-GR5b1S_TO0z?usp=sharing

I. CALL TO ORDER [0:00:00]: Chair Leialoha Tumbaga called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Quorum was established with 8 members present. (Note: This 9-member Board requires 5 members to establish quorum and to take official Board action.) Board members must be in-person or have video access.

Board Members Present: Leialoha Tumbaga, Michael Gatti, Alan Kumalae, Simeon Rojas, Ikaika Hussey, Chester Koga, Randy Franklin, Hernando Tan, and Chris Lualemaga (appointed at this meeting).

Board Members Absent: None.

Guests: Lieutenant Creighton Hatico (Honolulu Police Department); Iris Oda (Board of Water Supply); Lynn Robinson (Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam’s Representative); Lynette Kumalae, Chris Lualemaga, Ronald Higa, Christine Mahelona, James Soong, Dana Yap, Rodel Talbano (Residents and Guests); Lindon Valenciano (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible on the guest attendance sheet. There were 26 total participants.

II. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS [0:04:50]
Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:04:51]: Captain Nolan Nip reported the following.
• July 2024 Statistics: There were 2 activated alarms, 80 medical calls, 1 motor vehicle crash/collision involving a pedestrian, and one mountain rescue.
• Fire Safety Tip: Back to school fire safety tips were provided.

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:05:40]: Lieutenant Hatico reported the following.
• July 2024 Statistics: There were 2 assults, 2 armed thefts, 1 burglary, 1 robbery, 1 sex assault, 9 thefts, 4 thefts from vehicles, and 653 total calls for service.
• Safety Tip: Pedestrian safety tips were provided.

Questions comments and concerns followed. – [0:07:27]

Board of Water Supply (BWS) [0:16:30]: Iris Oda reported the following.
• Report: There were no water main breaks in July 2024.
• Announcements: The water access and affordability survey is available at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRH2idS_836WTF6HcNxckqM_HnjHeuMWm1CTBFVHeNcRVyMg/viewform

Questions comments and concerns followed. – [0:17:57]

III. FILLING OF VACANCIES [0:27:05]: There was one At-Large Vacancy. Chris Lualemaga was nominated by Randy Franklin, James Soong was nominated by Ikaika Hussey. The nominees provided a brief introduction.

[0:27:40] Chris Lualemaga was elected to fill the At-Large Vacancy by roll call vote; 6-2-0 (Lualemaga: Franklin, Kumalae, Rojas, Tan, Gatti, Tumbaga. Soong: Hussey, Koga. ABSTAIN: None.) [0:36:00]

Lualemaga was officially sworn-in at 7:38 p.m., nine members present.

IV. CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS [0:38:40]
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative [0:38:48]: Bandmaster Clarke Bright provided the newsletter and highlighted the following: treatment options for homeless populations, Rembering Honolulu Lifeguard Tamayo Perry, new Honolulu Ocean Safety Department Director, new trash cans in Waikiki, Restoration work concludes on the Mahatma Gandhi statue, and follow-up concerns from last meeting.

Questions comments and concerns followed. – [0:42:15]

V. RESIDENTS’ AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS [0:53:48]
Charter School [0:54:22]: Karen Awana, Director, Kulia Academy, presented the new charter school which opened on July 27. The School is located at the old St. John the Baptist School site, and is unique because students are prepaired for top-paying stem jobs.

IV. CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS (Continued) [1:01:15]
Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam [1:01:23]: Lynn Robinson provided the newsletter and highlighted the following: collaboration with John Mizuno’s office for homeless outreach, illegal dumping issues, and follow-up concerns from last month’s meeting.

Questions comments and concerns followed. – [1:12:31]

VI. STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS [1:36:20]
Governor Josh Green’s Representative [1:36:35]: Deputy Director Kristen Sakamoto provided the report and highlighted the following: one-year anniversary of the wildfires on Maui, and new temporary housing in Lahaina.
• Report:https://governor.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ke-Ala-Hou-Newsletter-August-2024-FINAL-2.pdf

Questions comments and concerns followed. – [1:37:40]

Senator Donna Mercado Kim [1:39:11]: Senator Mercado Kim provided the report and highlighted the following: introduced Committee Clerk Kathy Nii, and bus route changes.

Questions comments and concerns followed. – [1:48:06]

Representative May Mizuno [1:55:50]: No representative present, a report was submitted.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13hHFs_P-zYbNdDiRFEYg4a0Jmfl3vJcW/view?usp=sharing

VII. COMMITTEE REPORTS/ASSIGNMENTS [2:00:36]:
Communications Committee Chair Nominations: Chair Tumbaga asked for nominations.

[2:00:42] Franklin nominated Lualemaga as Communications Committee Chair. Discussion followed. Hearing no other nominations, or objections, Lualemaga was appointed as Communications Committee Chair; 9-0-0 (AYE: Tumbaga, Gatti, Kumalae, Rojas, Hussey, Koga, Franklin, Tan, Lualemaga; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None.) [2:03:02]

Transportation Committee [2:04:36]: No report.

VIII. BOARD BUSINESS [2:04:45]:
Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 [2:04:45]: [2:04:54] Franklin MOVED and Hussey SECONDED the Motion to approve the Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes as corrected. The Motion was ADOPTED; 8-0-1 (AYE: Tumbaga, Gatti, Kumalae, Rojas, Hussey, Koga, Franklin, Lualemaga; NAY: None, ABSTAIN: Tan.)

Correction: Add Shirley Maeshiro to guest list.

IX. OTHER REPORTS [2:06:05]:
Chair’s Report [2:06:05]: Chair Tumbaga thanked the public for attending the meeting, and requested committees increase activity.

X. ANNOUNCEMENTS [2:06:50]
• Next Meeting: The next Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board No.16 regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at a location to be determined and virtually via Webex.
• Broadcast Meetings: Neighborhood Board meetings aired on Olelo Channel 49 on the fourth Saturday of the month at 6:00 p.m., and the first and third Sunday of the month at 9:00 a.m.
• Community Garden: Rojas commented on working with the mayor to create a community garden in Kalihi Valley.
• Family Fitness Fair: Hussey announced a family fitness fair on Friday, August 16, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church.
• Christmas Parade: Resident Dana Yap announced the Christmas Parade date will be on Black Friday.

XI. ADJOURNMENT [2:11:25]: The meeting was adjourned at 9:11 p.m.

Submitted by: Spencer Johnson, Neighborhood Assistant
Reviewed by: Dylan Whitsell, Deputy
Reviewed and finalized by: Leialoha Tumbaga, Chair

To view agenda and minutes, visit our board website.

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