KALIHI VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 16
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025 7:00 P.M.
KAPALAMA HALE ROOM 153
925 DILLINGHAM BLVD
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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 minutes, and those giving reports are encouraged to keep their reports under three 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 comment or question. Written testimony may also be submitted via email using the contact information listed on the Neighborhood Commission Office website. Please silence all electronic devices. NOTES: The Board may take action on any agenda item. As required by the State Sunshine Law (Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 92), specific issues not listed on this agenda cannot be voted on, unless properly added to the agenda.
ARCHIVE: Find an archive of handouts and referenced materials concerning to the Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board No.16 at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z1fHoHMtwv6GFUbyc3MTvOmGOo2FuwXO
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 Minutes Each):
A. Honolulu Fire Department
(April and May 2025 monthly fire and emergency incident statistics, HFD safety tips, reminders, and any upcoming events)
B. Honolulu Police Department
(April and May 2025 monthly crime and incident statistics, HPD safety tips, reminders, and any upcoming events)
C. Board of Water Supply, Iris Oda
(April and May 2025 monthly water main break incidents and statistics, BWS tips, reminders, and any upcoming events)
3. RESIDENT’S AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS (Three Minutes Each):
4. PRESENTATIONS (Ten Minutes Each):
A. City and County of Honolulu Parks and Recreation on Programs
5. CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS (Three Minutes Each):
A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – Bandmaster Clarke Bright
B. Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam – Constituent Services Director Lynn Robinson
6. STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS (Three Minutes Each):
A. Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Pending Assignment
B. Senator Donna Mercado Kim – Office Representative Kathy Nii
C. Representative Ikaika Hussey
7. BOARD BUSINESS:
A. Resolution on Implementing Camera-Based Traffic Enforcement with a Safety-First Approach and Revenue Allocation for Intersection Redesign with Accessible Monitoring Data
B. Resolution on Implementing Camera-Based Traffic Enforcement with a Safety-First Approach and Revenue Allocation for Intersection Redesign
C. Resolution to Calibrating Red-Light and Traffic Signal Cameras Using Federal Rules with Daily and Monthly Calibration
D. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
E. Approval of Certificate of Recognition – Chester Koga
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS/ASSIGNMENTS
9. OTHER REPORTS
A. Chair’s Report
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Next Meeting: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 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.
11. Fsd 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
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
James Soong — jaysoong@outlook.com
Brandon Tsark (NB Assistant) – brandon.tsark@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, APRIL 9, 2025 – 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=GQZ5OhDbc5g
Meeting materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z1fHoHMtwv6GFUbyc3MTvOmGOo2FuwXO
I. CALL TO ORDER [0:00:05]: Chair Leialoha Tumbaga called the meeting to order at 7:07 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, Alan Kumalae, Randy Franklin, Michael Gatti, Chris Lualemaga, James Soong, Chester Koga, and Hernando Tan.
Board Members Absent: Simeon Rojas.
Guests: Sergeant E. Tabanera (Honolulu Police Department); Bandmaster Clarke Bright (Mayor Rick Blangiardi); Iris Oda (Board of Water Supply); Representative Ikaika Hussey, Robin Henski (Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam); Kathy Nii and Crystal Castille (Office of Senator Kim); Lynette Kumalae, Max Kalhammer (Department of Transportation Services); Roberta Hickey-Gomez (Mediation Center of the Pacific); Ropati Liua, Ronald Higa (Liliha Nighborhood Board); Cardenas Pintor (Neighborhood Board Kalihi Palama No. 15); Dana Yap (Residents and Guests); Spencer Johnson (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible on the guest attendance sheet. There were 16 total participants.
Special Announcement [0:01:35]: Chair Tumbaga announced that canned food donations for the Hawaii Food Bank will be accepted during this meeting.
II. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:01:50]
Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – [0:02:00]: No representative present, a report was submitted.
Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yMC_jtCtZHJEu5AJ6UTzXovercKBwT7Y/view?usp=sharing
Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – [0:02:25]: Sergeant E. Tabanera provided the March 2025 monthly statistics.
Board of Water Supply (BWS) – [0:05:20]: Iris Oda provided announcements including the annual detect-a-leak event.
Questions comments and concerns followed – [0:08:37]
III. RESIDENT’S AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [0:10:20]
Speed Limit – [0:10:35]: Franklin raised concerns regarding the decrease in speed limits on the Likelike Highway.
Youth Programs [0:16:46]: A resident inquired about youth programs in Kalihi Valley.
Street Parking [0:19:10]: A resident raised concerns about lack of street parking, due to abandoned vehicles.
Vandalism [0:27:00]: Resident Lynette Kumalae raised concerns with vandalism at Kalihi Valley District Park.
IV. PRESENTATIONS – [0:30:48]
Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Implementation Services Project – [0:31:20]: Max Kalhammer, Parking and Curb Management Coordinator, Department of Transportation Services, presented the following. The RPZ Pilot Program, launched in 2017, resulted in an 86% decrease in non-residential on-street parking, and a 70% increase in available spaces. As the program transitions from the pilot-phase into a permanent permit system, different types of permits are becoming available; annual, visitor, and single day permits. Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FIC_zYNf3_XLr5HA9tmy_inSf96eP5G3/view?usp=sharing
Questions comments and concerns followed – [0:46:42]
The Mediation Center of the Pacific on Early Eviction Mediation Program [1:02:41]: Roberta Hickey-Gomez, Mediation Center of the Pacific, Program Manager, presented the following. This program was launched in 2021 to address the end of Hawaii’s eviction moratorium, in conjunction with Act 57, offering rental assistance with mediation. For the first year the program had 1,342 cases, achieved an 85% agreement rate, and kept 90% of tenants in their homes. Despite Act 57 expiring in August 2022, the program continued with private funding and the use of independent contractor mediators. The program benefits both landlords and tenants as it reduces time spent on recovering rents and navigating legal systems and saves landlords money spent in the eviction process, provides greater ease in housing relationships, and greater housing stability and predictability. Meetings are one and a half hour long, through Zoom and require participants to sign a confidentiality agreement. The Mediation Center of the Pacific is currently working on legislation, House Bill 1433, which will extend the period for a notice of termination of a rental agreement and a Tenant Kokua Hub starting in December.
Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-BvTmaDnUtmoXNQXxedvLgyGSKO7lqut/view?usp=sharing
Questions comments and concerns followed – [1:11:27]
V. CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS – [1:14:15]
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [1:14:20]: Bandmaster Bright highlighted portions of the mayor’s newsletter, and provided the report which included the following. The leaning telephone pole on Gulick Avenue Extension is under Hawaiian Telecom’s jurisdiction.
Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UTNFkPr8aBRFibUWqpUy0BM5PUD-lTLD/view?usp=sharing
Questions comments and concerns followed – [1:16:00]
Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam – [1:29:30]: Robin Henski provided the report and highlighted the following;
Signage in the Kalihi Valley District Park, Bill 31 – relating to the transit construction mitigation fund, outdoor service dining program, budget for fiscal year 26, and new rapid-flashing beacons.
Questions comments and concerns followed – [1:32:15]
VI. STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS – [1:33:17]
Governor Josh Green’s Representative – [1:33:20]: No representative present.
Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p8Fs0NEhI24eM89RdnyHAFUIUrqkXMHc/view?usp=sharing
Senator Donna Mercado Kim – [1:33:30]: Crystal Castille, Legislative Assistant, shared highlights from the April 2025 newsletter, safety concerns on a footbridge, tree trimming, and upcoming tax deadline.
Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ibFfo7ilisP5OvA-wm1jLwdGSYgwZdEE/view?usp=sharing
Questions comments and concerns followed – [1:37:08]
Representative Ikaika Hussey – [1:42:20]: Representative Hussey provided a report, discussed topics including; legislative session updates, and federal funding cuts.
Questions comments and concerns followed – [1:45:00]
VII. BOARD BUSINESS – [2:13:25]
Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, March 12, 2025: [2:13:31] Lualemaga Moved and Franklin Seconded the Motion to approve the March 2025 meeting minutes as written. The motion was adopted by voice vote (7-0-0) AYE: Tumbaga, Kumalae, Franklin, Gatti, Lualemaga, Soong, Koga, Tan. NAY: None. ABSTAIN: None.) [2:13:50]
VIII. OTHER REPORTS – [2:14:00]
Chair’s Report: Chair Tumbaga announced the first Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board Monthly Newsletter was distributed, and is available on the board’s meeting materials website: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1m0bPjC9z7kfSxTmjPyynkxQHOmf3GrOI?usp=sharing
IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:16:04]
• Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at Kapalama Hale Room 153.
• 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.
X. ADJOURNMENT – [2:16:30]: The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Submitted by: Spencer Johnson, Neighborhood Assistant
Reviewed by: Dylan Buck, Community Relations Specialist
Reviewed and finalized by: Leialoha Tumbaga, Chair
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