WAI‘ANAE COAST NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 24

INITIAL CONVENING MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, July 1, 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 Pro-Tem
• Opening Words – Expression of Gratitude for Ohanalaulea Community Event

2. Pule Wehe: Calvin Endo

3. Election of Officers: To serve from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
• Chair
• One or more Vice Chairs
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Sergeant-At-Arms

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. Board Business:
5.1 Determination of Meeting Date, Time, Location
5.2 Determination of Recess Schedule – Up to three (3) per year
5.3 Adoption of Oral Testimony Rules
5.4 Designation of Board Committees and Committee Chairs
5.5 Decision to Support and Participate Combined Special Meeting with Nanakuli and Makakilo Neighborhood Boards Regarding Atlantis Development
5.6 Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

6. State Elected Officials or their Representatives: (Limited to three (3) minutes each)
6.1 Congresswoman Jill Tokuda District 2 Report
6.2 Governor Green’s Representative
6.3 State Senator Samantha DeCorte, Senate District 22
6.4 State Representative Chris Muraoka, House District 45
6.5 State Representative Darius Kila, House District 44

7. Residents’/Community Concerns: Each presentation is limited to one (1) minute. Unless time permits, there can be only two presentations in a meeting

8. Military Reports: (Limited to three (3) minutes each including Q&A)
8.1 U.S. Army Garrison
8.2 U.S. Navy (written)

9. 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
• Parks & Ocean Safety
• Housing & Homelessness
• Natural Resources: Water and Land
• Hawaiian Affairs
• Education, Health & Public Safety
• Business and Economic Development
• Community Service Committee EAD

10. Announcements
10.1 The next Regular Neighborhood Board meeting is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at the Waiʻanae Satellite City Hall.
10.2 Other Announcements

11. Adjournment
A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive Neighborhood Commission agendas and minutes. Additions, deletions, and corrections to the list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office, Kapālama Hale, 925
Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, HI 96817; 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, or fax 768-3705 to be added to the mailing list or visit https://www.honolulu.gov/esub/email-subscribe-nco.

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.

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, JUNE 3, 2025
WAIʻANAE DISTRICT PARK MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX

Video Recording of Meeting Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBp-J99fm18

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 6:36 p.m. Quorum WAS ESTABLISHED with 9 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, Kalei Wilbur, Richard Landford Jr., Philip Ganaban, Johnnie-Mae Perry, Kaukaohu Wahilani, Jo Jordan, Tiana Wilbur, and Dana Newman.

Board Members Absent: None.

Guests: Corporal Makino, Corporal Pagan (Honolulu Police Department); Firefighter Legette (Honolulu Fire Department); Captain Krohne (Ocean Safety); Dawn Apuna (Mayor Rick Blangiardi); Senator Samantha DeCorte; Representative Chris Muraoka; 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 96 total participants including those on WebEx.

2. PULE [0:00:32]: Member Endo led everyone in Pule.

[0:04:20] Chair Ganaban shared announcements.

[0:05:20] T. Wilbur MOVED and Perry SECONDED to add the Ocean Safety Monthly Report to the agenda. Hearing no opposition, the motion was ADOPTED.

[0:05:34] Perry MOVED and T. Wilbur SECONDED to have the presentations shared in reverse order and for a date to be changed in the Announcements section. Hearing no opposition, the motion was ADOPTED.

3. CITY EMERGENCY & FIRST RESPONDER REPORTS [0:07:33]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:07:35]: Firefighter Legette provided the monthly statistics for May 2025 and announced the Honolulu Fire Department Website.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10pays_antKOQpi0GL4B2nrt1SfdU1GSd/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:09:37]

Ocean Safety [0:09:57]: Captain Khrone provided the monthly statistics for May 2025.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:11:40]

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:14:49]: Corporal Makino provided the monthly statistics for May 2025.
• Crime Mapping Statistics: https://www.honolulupd.org/information/crime-mapping/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:16:39]

Board of Water Supply [0:35:22]: No representative present.

Department of Parks and Recreation [0:35:35]: No representative present.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative [0:35:47]: Director Dawn Apuna provided the report and highlighted the following: Bus rapid transit center; HPD cultural training; Waimanalo Gulch; church permit concerns; dust screen usage; homeless program planning; new sanctuary permit.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:40:28]

Honolulu City Councilmember Andria Tupola [0:53:26]: Councilmember Tupola provided the report and highlighted the following: thanking Representative Muraoka for the ongoing work he does with her office; thanked the community for participating in the homeless symposium on Wednesday, May 21, 2025; the final decision for the new Chief of Police will be decided by the police commission; the work being done at Cedar Farm; the upcoming City Council meeting on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 to testify on bills, resolutions, and City Budget 22; Monday, June 16, 2025 will be the Noholio meeting; Thursday, June 19, 2025 is tentatively scheduled for a press conference at the Waiʻanae Police Station; the Pokai Bay statue will be installed on Saturday, June 28, 2025; the BWS online water management town hall is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, 2025; the work being done to fix the Middle Park bathroom.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:00:40]

4. STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS’ REPORTS [1:16:49]

Congresswoman Jill Tokuda [1:16:51]: JB Araula provided the report and highlighted the following: the work being done to vote against the Republican Budget Bill; the Ghost Act regarding gun hardware oversight and shipment tracking; the Congresswoman condemning the Department of Labor’s decision to polish the job core; the congressional art competition winner; the office has announced the launch of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge; Congresswoman attending high school graduations.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:20:20]

Governor Josh Green’s Representative [1:22:45]: Diamond Badajos provided the report and highlighted an update in regards to the state Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:24:08]

State Senator Samantha DeCorte [1:30:00]: Senator DeCorte provided the report and highlighted the following: the upcoming trip to Washington D.C. to discuss resources; the work being done for the jetty wall; thanked those who were at the sovereignty conference.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:32:22]

State Representative Chris Muraoka [1:37:49]: Representative Muraoka provided the report and highlighted the following: the work being done with Cedar Farms; the wires finally being fixed at the bottom of Waiʻanae Valley Road; the process BWS takes to fix a water main break; the positive outcome of the meeting at Keawaula Bay to reopen the area for family camping; encouraging the support of Kingdom Pathways; lapsing leases for the Uluwehi community; the importance of supporting and acting on shared ideas;

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:46:45]

[1:53:15] Hearing no opposition, Chair Ganaban took the agenda out of order.

5. PRESENTATIONS [1:53:14]

Survey and Study on Hawaii Commercial and Recreational Fishing on Leeward Coast [1:53:27]: Alex Min from Pacific Islands Fisheries Group provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding the ongoing work of fisheries and how they effectively service the community. He shared the priority work the fisheries due to understand the impacts and issues communities face by adapting ecosystems and how they are engaging the fishing community to participate in fishery training and vocational programs.
• Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1obJFn2iUe4R_fbIBsUNNrDG7CwocYM5m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115604878251730642927&rtpof=true&sd=true

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [2:00:09]

Makaha Valley Development – MAʻO Organic Farms [2:10:17]: Staff from MAʻO Organic Farms provided an oral presentation about the organization’s work over the last 25 years and the work being done to expand its operations. They shared the ongoing work to receive more parcels of land so MAʻO can service larger parts of the community and begin implementing low-income housing sites for volunteers, interns, and full-time staff.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [2:21:43]

Concerns Regarding Churches and Programs Not Following Rules in Community [2:29:37]: Residents of Mahinaau Rd. provided a PowerPoint presentation as a petition of protest and opposition to a 400-member church and meeting place development on Mahinaau Rd. They shared this development has caused extreme noise and has drastically changed the nature of the neighborhood since development began. The developers have made no efforts to do any form of outreach to neighbors or the Neighborhood Board prior to clearing the land and commencing services.
• Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18bLACDMCqDClc3VhXEmnKINVxVB3FF1j/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115604878251730642927&rtpof=true&sd=true

Member Perry left the meeting; 8 members present.

2. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES [2:37:17]: T. Wilbur MOVED and Wahilani SECONDED to approve the Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes. A voice vote was conducted and ADOPTED by a vote of 7-0-1 (Aye: Endo, T. Wilbur, K.Wilbur, Landford Jr., Newman, Wahilani, Ganaban; Nay: None; Abstain: Jordan)

8. BOARD BUSINESS [2:39:22]:

Approval of Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Agenda [2:39:24]: T. Wilbur MOVED and Wahilani SECONDED to approve the Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Agenda with amendments. Hearing no opposition, the agenda was APPROVED.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [2:40:10]

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: Postponed due to lack of time.

6. RESIDENTS’ / COMMUNITY CONCERNS: Postponed due to lack of time

9. MILITARY REPORTS

U.S. Army Garrison: Postponed due to lack of time.

U.S. Navy: Postponed due to lack of time.

10. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS:
• 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

• The next Regular Neighborhood Board meeting is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at the Waiʻanae Satellite City Hall.
• Other Announcements

12. ADJOURNMENT [2:42:12]: Chair Ganaban adjourned the meeting at 9:19 p.m.

Submitted by: Jeffrey Jones, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Lindon Valenciano, Public Relations Assistant, NCO
Final review by:

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