NORTH SHORE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 27

CESSPOOL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025
5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION OFFICE
925 DILLINGHAM BLVD., SUITE 160 AND VIA ZOOM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89148570106?pwd=mnK2F8smorQhSmGJ1zKRh1ftpJmSGm.1
Meeting ID: 891 4857 0106
Passcode: 096829
One tap mobile
+13462487799,,89148570106#,,,,*096829# US (Houston)
+16694449171,,89148570106#,,,,*096829# US

I. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Kathleen Pahinui

II. MEETING RULES (Virtual meeting)

A. Please identify yourself by name (and affiliation if any) in your Zoom profile
B. Please turn on your camera
C. Please stay muted at all times unless recognized by the Chair to speak
D. Please raise your hand to be recognized by the Chair
E. When recognized by the Chair, please address comments to the Chair
F. You will have two minutes to speak and /or ask your question
G. Please do not interrupt others when they are speaking; committees are less formal but we want every voice to be heard

III. COMMUNITY CONCERNS REGARDING CESSPOOLS (Limited to two (2) Minutes Each)

IV. COMMITTEE BUSINESS (Limited to maximum 10 Minute Presentation)

A. EM Hawaii Pilot Project
• Billy Andersen – waiting to hear from Surfrider

B. Legislative Overview for 2026
• New bills – any updates

V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approval of Monday, October 6, 2025 Meeting Minutes
B. Approval of the Monday, November 3, 2025 Meeting Memo
VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS

VII. ADJOURNMENT

A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive 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; Telephone (808) 768-3710 Fax (808) 768-3711; or call Neighborhood Assistant Zhoydell Magaoay at (808) 768-4224 or e-mail zhoydell.magaoay@honolulu.gov. Agendas and minutes are also available on the internet at www.honolulu.gov/nco.

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, Hawaii 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. 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 zhoydell.magaoay@honolulu.gov at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. It may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

CESSPOOL COMMITTEE MEETING MEMO
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025
5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION OFFICE
925 DILLINGHAM BLVD., SUITE 160 AND VIA ZOOM

I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Chair Kathleen Pahinui called meeting to order at 5:00 pm.
B. Members present: Pahinui, Leinau, McNulty
C. Members absent : Cuersma, Achiu, Matsumoto, Andersen
D. Guests: Rep Perruso, Liv Eagle (Rep Perrrusoʻs office), Dennis Poma
E. No quorum for meeting established but discussed issues as outlined below

II. COMMUNITY CONCERNS REGARDING CESSPOOLS (Limited to two (2) Minutes Each)
A. No community concerns

III. COMMITTEE BUSINESS (Limited to maximum 10 Minute Presentation)

A. EM Hawaii Pilot Project
• Billy Andersen – waiting to hear from Arlene Velasco from Surfrider

B. Legislative Overview for 2026
• Rep Perruso reported on the Youth Climate Future Forum on November 16, 2025
• Looked at priority communities for cesspool conversion – North Shore at the top
• Many are high density areas
• Look at having counties handle these types of areas for conversion and state to handle areas with far less density
• First week of Decembers law makers are meeting and cesspools is on the list of issues to resolve
• No bills yet but Rep Lowen will probably reintroduce a number of her bills from 2024
• Also look at what House Speaker introduces
• Any good programs from the city?
• Amy, Ted Bohlen, Steward Coleman and Dennis Poma to also look at previous bills to see if anything is worth reviving
• Dennis Poma provided an update on his activities:
• Establishing a Hawaii chapter of National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Assn (NOWRA) to expand on ideas that W.A.I. has been working on
• Purpose is to go after decentralized and smaller waste management systems
• Working with national organization to get a grant to get this process started
• One issue is what to do with the recycled water: wetlands, lagoons, reuse
• Need to connect with other legislators in other states who are doing this work – asked for help from Amy:
• Florida, Suffolk County, NY
• See if Matt Weyer can join us at December 1 meeting
• Dept of Health looking at updating rules for 2026 – need to talk to them, Dennis has volunteered

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approval of October 6, 2025 Meeting Minutes
B. Approval of the November 3 meeting memo
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS

VI. ADJOURNMENT at 5:45 PM

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.