KALIHI VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 16

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2024, at 7:00 P.M.
Kapālama Hale – Room 153
925 Dillingham Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96817 
AND VIA WEBEX

This meeting location is open to public participation.
Other available options include participating by computer, phone or by video system. 
WebEx and phone-in instructions are as follows:

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m098d4b5ba3f9928aeb24959da9d9a76d
Meeting Number / Access Code: 2483 860 1460
Password: NB16 (6216 from phones and video systems)
Join by phone: +1(408) 418-9388 [United States toll]

Meeting Materials: Find a monthly archive of handouts and referenced materials concerning to the Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board No.16 at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z1fHoHMtwv6GFUbyc3MTvOmGOo2FuwXO

Meeting Recordings: An archive of video recordings of Neighborhood Board meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@cityandcountyneighborhoodc2559

Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to click the “raise hand” icon, and when recognized by the Chair, to address comments to the Chair. Speakers are encouraged to keep their comments under two (2) minutes, and those giving reports are encouraged to keep their reports under three (3) minutes. Please ensure your microphone is muted unless you are speaking. Please state your first and last name for the record before moving into your comments/question, etc. Written testimony may also be submitted via email using the contact information listed on the Neighborhood Commission Office website. 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 allowed for under HRS 92. A majority vote (5) of this 9-member Board is required to meet quorum requirements.
I. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Leialoha Tumbaga
II. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS (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
III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND BOARD BUSINESS
A. Election of Officers – To serve from July 2024 to June 30, 2025: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and any other officer the board determines it needs to conduct its business
B. Meeting Date, Time, Location, and Format (Virtual Component)
C. Determination of Recess Schedule – Up to three (3) per year
D. Adoption of Oral Testimony Rules
E. Election of a Communications Committee Chairperson
F. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
IV. RESIDENTS’ AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS (3 minutes each regarding issues not listed on this agenda)

V. STATE HOUSE CANDIDATE FORUM

VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. The next Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board No.16 regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Kapālama Hale Room 153 and virtually via Webex.
B. YouTube – An archive of video recordings of Neighborhood Board meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@cityandcountyneighborhoodc2559
C. Rebroadcasts of Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board No.16 meetings are scheduled on ʻŌlelo channel 49 for every fourth Saturday at 6:00 p.m., as well as 9:00 a.m. on the first and third Sunday of the month. An archive of past meetings may be found on http://olelo.org/olelonet/ by searching on <Kalihi Valley>.

VII. 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
Ethan Dayton – daytone@yahoo.com
Leialoha Tumbaga – leialt98@gmail.com
Randolph Franklin – bigvalley808@gmail.com
Simeon Rojas –  simeonrojas@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, 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.

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.
KAPALAMA HALE ROOM 153
925 DILLINGHAM BLVD, HON, HI, 96817

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ8hpBLZ9Ks

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 7:00 p.m. Quorum was NOT established with four members present. (Note: This nine-member Board requires five 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, Alan Kumalae, Randy Franklin, Hernando Tan, Ikaika Hussey (arrived at 7:05 p.m.); and Simeon Rojas (arrived at 7:08 p.m.).

Board Members Absent: Ethan Dayton, Michael Gatti, and Chester Koga.

Guests: Acting Captain Bill Haris (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Creighton Hatico (Honolulu Police Department); Jay Egusa (Department of Transportation Services); Iris Oda (Board of Water Supply); Lynn Robinson (Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam’s Representative); Lynette Kumalae, Chris Lualemaga, Ronald Higa (Neighborhood Board No. 14); Dana Yap, Christine Mahelona (Residents and Guests); Lloyd Yonenaka and Spencer Johnson (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible on the guest attendance sheet. There were 13 total participants.

II. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS [0:01:29]
Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:01:30]: Acting Captain Harris reported the following.
• May 2024 Statistics: There were two nuisance fires, one activated alarm, 72 medical calls, one motor vehicle collision with a pedestrian, and two motor vehicle crash/collisions.
• Fire Safety Tip: Hurricane preparedness tips were provided.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [0:03:40]

Hussey arrived at 7:05 p.m., five members present.

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:05:45]: Lieutenant Hatico reported the following.
• May 2024 Statistics: There were two burglaries, one motor vehicle theft, four thefts, two thefts from vehicles, one robbery, two aggravated assaults, four assaults, and 557 total calls for service.
• Safety Tip: Avoid scam calls asking for money.

Rojas arrived at 7:08 p.m., six members present.

Board of Water Supply (BWS) [0:08:45]: Iris Oda reported the following.
• Report: There was one water main break in May 2024.
• Announcements: The annual water quality report will be delivered by Monday, July 1, 2024.

III. RESIDENTS’ AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS [0:11:20]
Oral Testimony [0:11:30]: Franklin shared the oral testimony rules for public testimony.

IV. PRESENTATION [0:15:00]
TheBus Service Changes: Jay Egusa, Department of Transportation Services, presented TheBus service changes for Route 9, Route 7, and Route 307. To view the full presentation, please visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yS-O2MIG9x1o9Bhrd7xNG1ZxmPh8LcXQ/view?usp=sharing

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [0:22:33]

V. CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS [0:25:54]
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative [0:26:25]: NA Johnson reported the following.
• Newsletter: https://www.oneoahu.org/newsletter.
• Speeding – Hala & Makuahine: From Tuesday, April 23 to Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Corporal Robert Del Rosario of District 5 operated a speed laser to monitor speeding along Hala Drive and Mākuahine Street. During the operations, no speeding violations were observed.
• HPD Parking: Currently, the parking lot is shared with the Department of Parks and Recreation employees, teachers from the nearby Ka’ewai Elementary School, the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), and the rest of the community. Unfortunately, HPD is unable to store its vehicles at another location.
• Commercial Parking: Commercial vehicle parking is covered in the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, Chapter 15-16.6.
• Hala Drive Traffic Study: The Department of Transportation Services (DTS) will be conducting an investigation, which may require research, site inspections, and an analysis of the traffic history. DTS will apprise the board of the status of their findings when the investigation is completed.

Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam [0:35:00]: Lynn Robinson reported the following.
• Community Cleanup: Mahalo to the board members who participated in the recent community cleanup.
• Sidewalk Improvements: DTS’ Complete Streets will look at sidewalk improvements on Kalihi Street, between Monte Street and Nalanieha Street.
• Speed Bumps: The speed bumps on Bernice Street will be installed in June 2024.
• Tree Trimming: The large tree at Kalihi Uka Park is scheduled for trimming.
• Flashing Speed Radar Sign: A reminder was sent to DTS for the replacement of the broken sign.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [0:39:17]

VI. STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS [0:59:12]
Governor Josh Green’s Representative [0:59:34]: Chair Tumbaga reported the following.
• Link to the Governor’s June Newsletter: https://governor.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ke-Ala-Hou-Newsletter-June-2024-FINAL.pdf
• Kalihi Valley Homes: On June 10, 2024, Governor Green approved an allotment of $4.4 million in general obligation bond funds for roof replacements, interior renovations, utility replacements, and other improvements and repairs at Kalihi Valley Homes.
• No Right on Red: According to the Department of Transportation, the Red-Light Safety Camera systems are set only to record red-light violations straight through the intersection. It is not capturing violations of right turns on red per the terms of the pilot.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [1:00:46]

Senator Donna Mercado Kim [1:03:20]: No representative present.

Representative May Mizuno [1:03:50]: No representative present.

Congressman Ed Case: No representative present.

VII. COMMITTEE REPORTS/ASSIGNMENTS [1:04:30]
Discussion and approval of Communications Committee: Chair Tumbaga asked for volunteers for the Chair of the Communications Committee. Discussion followed. Kumalae nominated Franklin as Communications Committee Chair. Franklin declined the nomination, giving the opportunity to members who are not present. This item will be taken at the July 2024 regular meeting.

Transportation Committee [1:12:00]: No report.

VIII. BOARD BUSINESS [1:12:22]
Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

[1:12:47] Hussey Moved and Rojas Seconded the Motion to approve the Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes as corrected. Hearing no objections, the Motion was adopted 6-0-0; (AYE: Tumbaga, Kumalae, Franklin, Tan, Hussey, Rojas; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None.) [1:13:22]

Corrections: Page 1 – Item 3; Strike Monday and replace with Wednesday for the meeting date determination.

IX. OTHER REPORTS [1:13:38]
Chair’s Report: Chair Tumbaga inquired if the board would like to hold a candidate forum in July 2024. Discussion followed. Chair Tumbaga appointed resident Christine Mahelona as the candidate moderator.

Tan left at 8:26 p.m., five members present.

Agenda Amendment: (requires 2/3rds – 6 votes)
[1:29:13] Hussey Moved and Kumalae Seconded the Motion to add the Approval of July Candidate Forum to the Agenda. The motion was NOT ADOPTED 5-0-0; (AYE: Tumbaga, Kumalae, Franklin, Hussey, Rojas; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None.) [1:29:25]

X. ANNOUNCEMENTS [1:32:05]
• Next Meeting: The next meeting will be on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Kapalama Hale.
• 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.
• NCO Website: For more information about Neighborhood Boards, visit: www.honolulu.gov/nco
• Cleanup: Resident Mehelona announced a successful community cleanup and suggest scheduling regular cleanups.

XI. ADJOURNMENT [1:35:08]: The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 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.

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.