WAI‘ANAE COAST NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 24
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 6:30 P.M.
Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=maeed5df2e50a092fa1c71b930428e094
Meeting Number / Access Code: 2492 938 7667
Password: NB24 (6224 from phones and video systems)
Join by phone: +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll
Physical Location: Waiʻanae Satellite City Hall
85-670 Farrington Hwy #4, Waianae, HI 96792
Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15Jr_oT5HYGh5APaB2jHRsetQtIb71X0N
Neighborhood Commission Office YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeighborhoodCommissionOffice
Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to a) in attendance at physical location please raise your hand to be recognized by the chair; When recognized by the Chair, state your name for the record and then address comments to the Chair. Speakers are encouraged to keep their comments under two (2) minutes, and those giving reports are urged to keep their reports to three (3) or five (5) minutes or less, including Q&A, and depending on your Item section allotment. Please silence all electronic devices in physical location if you need to answer a call please step outside.
Working Agreements: Please be respectful while others are speaking, let’s agree to disagree and please refrain from making any comments and gestures towards fellow community members on any topic. While addressing concern please stay within the 2 minutes or yield the remaining of your time if less and try to stay on topic one concern at a time. No more than two concerns shall be heard in one single meeting any more than the allotted amount please feel free to fill out our concern sheets in writing or speak to me after our meeting is adjourned.
Ground Rules: We have a tight schedule. To finish on time, community concerns and questions for presenters will be limited. Subcommittees are created to provide further discussion and address concerns. The Board agenda is to bring to the floor so that the community may be aware of the events and interact unrestricted at subcommittees.
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 vote (5) of this 9-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.
*COVID-19 Adjusted Protocols: Due to the transition from all virtual-to-virtual meetings with a physical location, we will implement both in person and online courtesy and procedures. During the remote meeting, please mute your device when you are not speaking or requesting to speak.
1. Call to Order: Philip Ganaban, Chair
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes: Approval of Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
3. Pule Wehe: Calvin Endo
4. City Emergency & First Responders and City Official Reports: (Limited to three (3) minutes each, including (Q&A)
4.1 Honolulu Fire Department (HFD)
4.2 Honolulu Police Department (HPD)
4.3 Board of Water Supply (BWS)
4.4 Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)
4.5 Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – Director Dawn Apuna
4.6 Honolulu Councilmember Andria Tupola, District 1
5. State Elected Officials or their Representatives: (Limited to three (3) minutes each)
5.1 Congresswoman Jill Tokuda District 2 Report
5.2 Governor Green’s Representative
5.3 State Senator Samantha DeCorte, Senate District 22
5.4 State Representative Chris Muraoka, House District 45
5.5 State Representative Darius Kila, House District 44
6. Residents’/Community Concerns: Each presentation is limited to one (1) minute. Unless time permits, there can be only two presentations in a meeting
7. Presentations
7.1 Introduction of Engagement / Mana I Mauli Ola Strategic Plan / Brief Budget (Office of Hawaiian Affairs)
7.2 Makaha Sheraton Development
7.3 PFAS Mitigation (Board of Water Supply)
7.4 Proposed Bus Service Changes for Opening 2nd Phase of Skyline (Department of Transportation Services)
8. Board Business:
8.1 Approval of Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Agenda
8.2 Treasurer’s Report
8.3 Waiʻanae Bus Rapid Transit Center Project
8.4 Report of Board Members’ attendance at other Meetings and declaration of conflict of interest regarding any issue under board business that would require disclosure or recusal.
9. Military Reports: (Limited to three (3) minutes each including Q&A)
9.1 U.S. Army Garrison
9.2 U.S. Navy (written)
10. Board Committee Reports and Membership: (Limited to three (3) minutes each.) Monthly meetings are tentatively scheduled until an official agenda is filed with the Honolulu City Clerk’s Office.
• Transportation: Chair Tiana Wilbur, Richard Landford, 1st Thursday
• Parks & Ocean Safety: Chair Kalei Wilbur, 2nd Tuesday
• Housing & Homelessness: Chair Calvin Endo and Vice Chair Tiana Wilbur, 3rd Tuesday
• Natural Resources: Water and Land: Chair Philip Ganaban and VC Richard Landford, 3rd Thursday
• Hawaiian Affairs: Chair Kaukaohu Wahilani, 1st Thursday
• Education, Health & Public Safety: Chair Calvin Endo 3rd Tuesday
• Business and Economic Development: Chair Philip Ganaban and VC Richard Landford, 3rd Thursday
• Community Service Committee EAD; Chair Johnnie – Mae Perry; For concerns, please email: waianaenb569@gmail.com
11. Announcements
11.1 The next Regular Neighborhood Board meeting is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at the Waiʻanae Satellite City Hall.
11.2 Neighborhood Board Elections: Voting is now open until Friday, May 16, 2025. If you have any questions, call the NCO at 808-768-3710.
11.3 Park Signage: New signage for the Waiʻanae District Park and Gym has been approved by the Mayor’s Office. This signage honors all who have served in past, present, and future foreign wars, beginning with the 100th Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and local VFW members. This does not reflect a park name change but rather a historical identification of the site often referred to as “442 Park.”
11.4 Medal of Honor Recognition: Signage and community acknowledgment will include Medal of Honor recipients Shinyei Nakamine and Haruto “Haruko” Kobashigawa, both with ties to Waiʻanae and members of the 100th Battalion. The board encourages further recognition of any additional Medal of Honor recipients from the Waiʻanae Coast to ensure their service is permanently honored.
11.5 PFAS Briefing Update: The Chair has invited the Board of Water Supply (BWS) and Department of Health (DOH) to address PFAS contamination concerns. BWS has acknowledged the request and plans to present at a future meeting. DOH has not yet responded; follow-up efforts are ongoing.
11.6 Other Announcements
12. Adjournment
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All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours, 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, Hawaiʻi 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. Email: nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.
DRAFT WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025
WAIʻANAE DISTRICT PARK MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX
Video Recording of Meeting Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_r9Q1MivEg
Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15Jr_oT5HYGh5APaB2jHRsetQtIb71X0N
1. CALL TO ORDER [0:00:02]
Chair Philip Ganaban called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Quorum WAS ESTABLISHED with 7 Board members present. Note – This nine-member Board requires five members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action.
Board Members Present: Calvin Endo, Tiana Wilbur, Kalei Wilbur, Richard Landford Jr., Philip Ganaban, Johnnie-Mae Perry, and Dana Newman.
Board Members Absent: Jo Jordan and Kaukaohu Wahilani.
Guests: Corporal Pagan (Honolulu Police Department); Firefighter Pehoka (Honolulu Fire Department); Captain Krohne (Ocean Safety); Dawn Apuna (Mayor Rick Blangiardi); Senator Samantha DeCorte; Victor Flint (Navy); Representative Chris Muraoka;; John Naputi-Travis, Jan Makepa, George Navarro, Shirley Landford; Tare Nikora, Frank Montez III; Kēhau Hanohano, Lokana Keliikoa-Pua, Inez Larson, Blanca Carson, Anthony Ingersoll, Austin Salcedo, Kalei Salcedo, Teri Savaiinaea, Nainoa Logan, Sabrina Grace, Keola Rosario, Michael Eli, Shelby Billionaire, Linda Jury, Kalei Nicolas, Rocky Naeʻole, Blanche McMillan (Residents); Jeffrey Jones (NCO). Note: Name not included if not legible or stated for the record. There were 206 total participants including those on WebEx.
2. PULE [0:00:04]: Member Endo led everyone in Pule.
3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES [0:02:47]: Wilbur MOVED and Newman SECONDED to defer the approval of minutes to the end of the meeting. Hearing no opposition, the motion was ADOPTED.
4. CITY EMERGENCY & FIRST RESPONDER REPORTS [0:03:49]
Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:03:51]: Firefighter Pehoka provided the monthly statistics for March 2025 and evacuation planning safety tips.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yleb8lAn-6Nb9D7FXOI_4XEfr2ET4KqZ/view?usp=drive_link
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:06:41]
Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:08:50]: Corporal Pagan provided the monthly statistics for March 2025.
• Crime Mapping Statistics: https://www.honolulupd.org/information/crime-mapping/
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:09:39]
Ocean Safety [0:24:40]: Captain Krohne provided the monthly statistics for March 2025.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:26:49]
5. COMMUNITY CONCERNS [0:28:29]
Community Invitation [0:28:45]: Ron Umehira from Leeward Community College invited the community to a presentation being done on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at the Maʻili Learning Center.
Rules of Speaking Concerns [0:31:25]: Resident Blessings De La Cruz expressed frustration with an incident earlier in the meeting due to the rules of speaking.
Emergency Proclamation Concerns [0:31:55]: Resident Gary Shinsato shared his concerns regarding the improper use of Governor Green’s emergency proclamation to expedite the Kauhale project.
Education Crisis Concerns [0:34:33]: Resident Danny Wyatt shared the importance of the invitation shared from Ron Umehira due to the crisis of education experienced in the community.
Climate Change Commission Meeting [0:35:53]: Kiana Otsuka invited the community to their Climate Change Commission meeting that will take place on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 before the Regular Neighborhood Board meeting.
Housing and Homelessness Committee Concern [0:36:54]: Resident Kalei Salcedo shared her concerns regarding the confusion caused at the March 2025 committee meeting due to the opposition the Board and community has expressed regarding the RYSE facility.
Housing and Homelessness Committee Concern (cont.) [0:39:13]: Resident Austin Salcedo shared him being falsely accused of actions done at the March 2025 Housing and Homelessness Committee Meeting.
Kauhale Misuse [0:42:32]: Resident Nani Peterson shared there needs to be an understanding of the term “Kauhale” before it is used to describe transitional housing and group living facilities.
Housing and Homelessness Committee Concern (cont.) [0:45:14]: Stone, a RYSE staff member, shared the issue with the events that happened at the March 2025 Housing and Homelessness Committee Meeting.
Community Expectations [0:48:37]: Member Perry shared the community needs to expect different interactions with organizations with a limit of self-control.
[0:49:28] T. Wilbur MOVED K. Wilbur SECONDED to add a discussion about the past decision the Board took in opposition of the RYSE facility.
[0:50:22] Chair Ganaban called a recess at 7:21 p.m. due to an issue in the physical meeting space.
[0:50:26] Chair Ganaban called the meeting back to order at 7:39 p.m.
[0:50:35] T. Wilbur rescinded her original motion to add a discussion about the past decision the Board took in opposition to the RYSE facility on the agenda.
RYSE Decision Clarification [0:50:44]: Member T. Wilbur clarified and reminded residents that the Board made the decision to oppose the RYSE facility.
RYSE Communication Concern [0:52:43]: Resident Blessings De La Cruz shared the difficulties she has faced while trying to get in contact with her son who is a member at the RYSE facility.
6. PRESENTATIONS [0:54:28]
Rebranding Nakamine Gym, the Park in front, and the Park Near the Boat Harbor [0:54:30]: Resident Glen Kila provided an oral presentation regarding the renaming of the Waianae District Park to reflect the Medal of Honor recipients that were born and raised in the community. The goal behind this is for future generations to have different levels of role models who are seen as pillars in the community.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:58:40]
Oʻahu Pentathlon [1:09:32]: Sara Mayo, the director of the Oʻahu Pentathlon, shared an oral presentation regarding the scheduled pentathlon on Saturday, August 9, 2025 and the impacts the community will see the day of the race.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:12:19]
Early Eviction [1:14:06]: Roberta Hickey-Gomez from the Mediation Center of the Pacific provided an oral presentation regarding the Early Eviction Mediation Program. This program is set to support landlords and tenants in resolving housing disputes before they escalate to eviction proceedings. The program is said to have a 90% agreement rate when mutual beneficial agreements are set between landlords and tenants.
7. BOARD BUSINESS [1:19:21]
Approval of Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Agenda [1:19:23]: T. Wilbur MOVED and Landford Jr. SECONDED to approve the Tuesday, April 1, 2025 agenda. Hearing no objections or abstentions, the agenda was APPROVED.
Discussion of Waiʻanae Water Tank & Water Service Concerns [1:20:18]: Chair Ganaban shared that due to overuse. Public water service will not be allowed on these tanks moving forward.
Consideration to Support Ohanalauleʻa Event on Saturday, June 14, 2025 [1:20: 52]: Board members discussed participation at the Oahanalauleʻa event and other events coming up in the community.
Consideration to Support the Nakamine Gym Rebranding & Park Naming Proposal [1:21:17]: Chair Ganaban shared this will be sent to the Parks Committee for further discussion.
[1:21:44] T. Wilbur called for a Point of Clarification to clarify the level of support the Board is looking to give at upcoming community events.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:24:02]
Report of Board Members’ Attendance at Other Meetings and Declaration of Conflict of Interest Regarding any Issue Under Board Business that Would Require Disclosure or Recusal [1:27:49]: Board Members shared their attendance for the month of March 2025.
8. ELECTED OFFICIALS [1:26:25]:
Congresswoman Jill Tokuda [1:29:28]: No representative present.
Governor Josh Green [1:29:37]: Diamond Badajos provided the report and highlighted the following: the recent awarding of leases to Native Hawaiians on the waitlist; thanking the community for the support shown at the rally held at the State Capitol.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:30:55]
7. BOARD BUSINESS (cont.) [1:42:00]
Consideration to Support New Atlantis Hotel at Koʻolina [1:42:02]: Following discussion, T. Wilbur MOVED and Landford Jr. SECONDED to support the joint meeting between neighboring boards to discuss the new Atlantis Hotel. Hearing no opposition, the motion was ADOPTED.
State Senator Samantha DeCorte [1:50:16]: Senator DeCorte shared the work being done to prepare for the upcoming floor session in committees.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:50:42]
State Representative Chris Muraoka [1:51:38]: Representative Muraoka provided the report and highlighted the following: Senate Bill 1269 passed through the finance committee; Friday, April 11, 2025 is the next “Talk Story” session; the importance of finding solutions to issues; reflecting on Mayor Blangiardi’s town hall.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:54:30]
State Representative Darius Kila [2:00:31]: No representative present.
9. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS [2:00:37]
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative [2:00:39]: Director Dawn Apuna provided the report and highlighted the following: Makaha parking lot camping; Neighborhood Board and Department of Planning and Permitting Handbook; Water management.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [2:02:15]
Honolulu Councilmember Andria Tupola [2:06:19]: Kika Tapeni shared there was nothing to report.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [2:06:40]
Board of Water Supply (BWS) [2:09:06]: Kaui Hilo provided the BWS statistics for the month of March 2025.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [2:11:34]
U.S. Army Garrison [2:14:00]: No representative present.
U.S. Navy [2:14:06]: No representative present.
3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES [2:14:29]: The December 2024, February 2025, and March 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes were approved as written.
[2:17:00] T. Wilbur MOVED and K. Wilbur SECONDED to amend the agenda, moving item 7.3 “Consideration to Support Ohanalauleʻa Event on Saturday, June 14, 2025.” To be a part of Section 11 “Announcements.” And adding support to the Ahi tournament and Ark of Safety Easter event to the agenda. Hearing no opposition, the motion was ADOPTED.
10. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS [2:18:05]: Committee chairs and Chair Ganaban shared their upcoming committee dates and topics that will be discussed.
• Transportation: Chair Richard Landford, 1st Thursday
• Parks & Ocean Safety: Chair Kalei Wilbur, 2nd Tuesday
• Housing & Homelessness: Chair Calvin Endo; Vice Chair Tiana Wilbur, 3rd Tuesday
• Natural Resources: Water and Land: Chair Philip Ganaban and VC Richard Landford, 3rd Thursday
• Hawaiian Affairs: Chair Kaukaohu Wahilani, 1st Thursday
• Education, Health & Public Safety: Chair Calvin Endo, 3rd Tuesday
• Business and Economic Development: Chair Philip Ganaban and VC Richard Landford, 3rd Thursday
11. ANNOUNCEMENTS [2:19:52]
• The next Regular Neighborhood Board meeting is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at the Waiʻanae Satellite City Hall
• If you are interested in attending any Neighborhood Security Watches in your area, please get in touch with us so we can connect you.
• Community Consciousness and Values: Be part of the Solution, not the Problem; let’s bring unity back to the community!
12. ADJOURNMENT [2:20:39]: Chair Ganaban adjourned the meeting at 9:04 p.m.
Submitted by: Jeffrey Jones, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Dylan Whitsell, Deputy, NCO
Final review by:
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