KO‘OLAULOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 28

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024 AT 6:30 P.M.
HAUʻULA COMMUNITY CENTER
54-10 KUKUNA ROAD, HAUʻULA, HI 96717
IN-PERSON & VIRTUALLY VIA WEBEX

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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 (6) of this 11-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.
I. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Pane Meatoga III

II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS:
a. Honolulu Fire Department (HFD)
b. Honolulu Police Department (HPD)
c. United States Army

III. GOVERNMENT REPORTS: (Three (3) minute limit per speaker).
a. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – Cat Taschner https://www8honolulu.gov/mayor
b. Councilmember Matt Weyer or Staffer mweyer@honolulu.gov
c. US House of Representatives – Congresswoman Jill Tokuda or Staffer www.tokuda.house.gov
d. Governor’s Representative – Erica Yamauchi erica.kyamauchi@honolulu.gov
e. State Senator – Senator Brenton Awa or Staffer sennawa@capitol.hawaii.gov
f. State House Representative – Representative Sean Quinlan or Staffer repquilan@capitol.hawaii.gov

IV. BOARD BUSINESS:
a. Board letter regarding the inclusion of communities in planning and installation of speed humps.
i. Presenter: Alfred Lee
b. Selection of Koʻolauloa NB delegate to the Kahuku Community Fund Committee.
ii. Presenter: Atalina Pasi

V. PRESENTATIONS: Eight (8) minute limit per presentation.
a. Department of Planning and Permitting Turtle Bay Unilateral Agreement – Presenter: To be announced

VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a. Crime & Neighborhood Watch: Chair Greer
b. Community Resilience/Emergency Preparedness: Chair Kelly-Paddock
c. Food Security: Chair Avegalio
d. Planning and Permitting: Co-Chair Lee and Greer, Member Michael Epps
e. Health, Human Service, and Housing: Chair Atalina Pasi, Member Miller, and Unga
f. Cultural and arts: Chair Miller, Michael Epps, Atalina Pasi
g. Parks and Recreation: Chair Sunny Unga, Atalina Pasi

VII. PUBLIC INPUT/COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS: (Two (2) Minute Limit per Speaker)

VIII. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES:
a. Approval of Thursday, September 12, 2024 regular meeting minutes

IX. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

X. ADJOURNMENT

Ko’olauloa Neighborhood Board
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DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 at 6:30 P.M.
HAU’ULA COMMUNITY CENTER 54-10 KUKUNA ROAD, HAUʻULA, HI 96717
AND VIA WEBEX TELECONFERENCING

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbEbvDd0F30

Reports & other meeting materials can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/135-VFpB_IUlcPhYjRfW60vbUJhRvSyrB

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:02]: Vice Chair Dotty Kelly-Paddock called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

Quorum was established with eight (8) members present. Note – This 11-member Board requires six (6) members to establish a quorum and take official Board action.

Members Present: Failautsi Avegalio, Michael Epp, Alfred Lee, Sunny Greer, Dotty Kelly-Paddock, Lorraine Azain Matagi, Rebecca Carlson, and Sunny Unga.

Member(s) Absent: Atalina Pasi, Pane Meatoga III, and Kela Miller.

Guests: Fire Captain Ryan Aoki (Honolulu Fire Department); Sergeant Taylor (U.S. Army); Chelsea Gonzales (Councilmember Matt Weyer); Kendra Oishi (Congresswoman Jill Tokuda); Elizabeth Tatofi-Tavake (Senator Brenton Awa’s Office); Representative Sean Quinlan; Tanya Rubenstein and Ian Hirokawa Department of Land and Management; Evelyn Lane, Wanda Kamauoha, Esther, Georgia Gonzaga, Elane, Foster, Elgin Onaga, Erica Yamauchi, Melissa Ka’onohi-Camit, Andrea Anixt, Mike, J. Grimm, Johnny Aguirre, Sam, Kiele, Miriam, Yvonne Alexander, Ella Siroskey, Lynell, Angela Huntemer, Dave Krupp, and Kirra Downing (Resident); and Anson Wu (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible. Total Participants: 44.

II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:00:08]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – [0:00:12]: Fire Captain Ryan Aoki provided the statistics for August 2024 and the fire safety tip for September 2024 regarding Moving Over for Emergency Vehicles. For any questions, please email the Honolulu Fire Department Community Relations Office at hfdnhb@honolulu.gov
● Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kGoURR6hUmGcEyVnYgl-O6mrQBEdFYlo/view?usp=drive_link
● For more information: https://fire.honolulu.gov/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:02:35]

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – [0:08:47]: No representative present.
● Crime statistics: https://www.honolulupd.org/information/crime-mapping/
● For more information: https://www.honolulupd.org/

United States Army – [0:09:01]: Sergeant Taylor provided the monthly report and announced a job fair on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Aliamanu Military Reservation. The United States Army Garrison published its Training Advisory on Sunday, September 1, 2024. Scheduled dates of training: small arms blank fire, aviation training, artillery and mortar training, demolition training, and training for the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center.

III. GOVERNMENT REPORTS – [0:12:41]

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [0:12:41]: Vice Chair Kelly-Paddock provided the report and responses to questions raised at the previous meeting. Kelly-Paddock highlighted the following: City takes action to address crime along the Wai’anae Coast; 30 brand-new security cameras installed in Chinatown; Mayor Blangiardi hosts a healing vigil; City demolishes hoarder house; and Honolulu named most desirable City to live.
● Memo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LEoErxj07LQShI6e0nBoT-0umCkasTc3/view?usp=drive_link
● Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pok5vXtl6DBZryyc67X7ilmKDHm8cBpq/view?usp=drive_link

Councilmember Matt Weyer – [0:15:46]: Chelsea Gonzales provided the report and highlighted the following: the Celebration of the Koʻolauloa Hawaiian Civic Club for their centennial anniversary on Wednesday, September 4, 2024; Waiheʻe Festival; hurricane preperations; Bill 46 which aims to impose taxes on vacant homes; and answers to questions asked in the previous meeting.
● Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZC1muzn4DDIsCSybtovX9oe6k_mshBtb/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:19:01]

US House of Representatives Congresswoman Jill Tokuda [0:43:55]: Kendra Oishi provided the report and higlighted the following: Congresswoman Tokuda had attended multiple events and meetings in the month of August and the office is still receiving applications for students interested in seeking nominations for Military Services Academies.
● Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14oLsyUmRhYO-hWiA03k_WdcoR8unpQeD/view?usp=drive_link

Governor Josh Green Representative [0:45:41]: No representative present.
● Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lz2DcdeNuqhBAuoLZQIMkOq8jJjfjzp-/view?usp=drive_link

State Senator Brenton Awa [0:46:03]: Elizabeth Tatofi-Tavake provided the report and highlighted that Senator Awa is working with different agencies to develop effective strategies to mitigate the coconut rhinoceros’ beetle infestation.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:47:50]

State House Representative Sean Quinlan – [0:55:31]: Representative Sean Quinlan provided the report and highlighted the following: addressing the complaints regarding commercial activity at Punaluʻu Beach Park; planning to reintroduce a bill on adaptive management next year; his office received numerous complaints regarding e-bikes; and Representative Quinlan sent out a letter requesting the Department of Planning and Permitting to delay issuing further permits for the Turtle Bay Development.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:59:17]

IV. BOARD BUSINESS – [1:10:43]

Board letter regarding the inclusion of communities in planning and installation of speed humps – [1:10:50]: Lee provided a letter expressing their concerns regarding the number of speed humps on Kamehameha Highway in the Koʻolauloa area. Discussion followed.

[1:17:12] – Matagi MOVED and Kelly-Paddock SECONDED to postpone the Board letter regarding the inclusion of communities in planning and installation of speed humps. Disucssion followed. Hearing no objections, the motion WAS ADOPTED; 8-0-0 (AYE: Avegalio, Epp, Lee, Greer, Kelly-Paddock, Matagi, Carlson, and Unga; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) – [1:18:02].

Selection of Koʻolauloa NB delegate to the Kahuku Community Fund Committee: Postponed to the next meeting.

V. PRESENTATIONS – [1:18:05]

Conservation easement, what it does and does not allow the State to do – [1:18:10]: Tanya Rubenstein from the Department Land and Management attended the meeting to provide information regarding the Turtle Bay Conservation Easement. Her presentation indicates when the easement was established and outlines its goals to preserve and protect animals, land, and historical sites.
● Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oLRD2X5ySdwbQMSmbhdEIXQ2jarCEik1/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:23:22]

Community Members Perspective on Turtle Bay Development: History and Current-Future Projects – [1:40:08]: Jessica Dos Santos’s presentation provides basic information about the Turtle Bay Development; provided a google form for community members to submit comments and questions to the Kahuku Community Association and to the Arete Collective; and a detail information regarding the unilateral agreement.
● Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U-JQi8NBW9aLM_rEeeHgTMobEWBB24cr/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:55:41]

VI. COMMITTEES – [1:57:23]

[1:57:43] – Kelly-Paddock MOVED and Greer SECONDED to postpone committee reports to the next meeting. Discussion followed. Hearing no objections, the motion WAS ADOPTED; 8-0-0 (AYE: Avegalio, Epp, Lee, Greer, Kelly-Paddock, Matagi, Carlson, and Unga; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) – [1:58:17].

VII. PUBLIC INPUT/COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS – [1:58:49]:

Community Meeting – [1:58:57]: Member Unga announced a community meeting on Thursday, September 26, 2024 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Kahuku Elementary School cafeteria regarding the Kahuku District Park Recreation Center and Pool development project.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:59:31]

Community Events [2:00:25]: Member Greer announced that on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Kualoa Ranch is the 25th Annual Hoʻokupu Aloha Community Event and on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. the Kaʻawa Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) country bazar.

Nami National Alliance – [2:01:03]: Resident Lane announced that on Thursday, September 26, 2024 starting at 6:00 p.m. and every fourth Thursday of the month they are having a Nami National Alliance for the mentally ill family support group at the Hauʻula Community Center.

CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) – [2:01:50]: Member Kelly-Paddock announced two search training sessions on Saturday, September 14, 2024 and Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and hands on training on October 12 at Diamondhead.

Letter Comments – [2:02:59]: A resident commented on the letter regarding the installation of speed humps on Kamehameha Highway.

[2:04:24] – Greer MOVED and Lee SECONDED to adjourn the meeting. Hearing no objection, the motion WAS ADOPTED; 8-0-0 (AYE: Avegalio, Epp, Lee, Greer, Kelly-Paddock, Matagi, Carlson, and Unga; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) – [2:04:31].

VIII. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

Written Summary for Video Record – Thursday, August 8, 2024 regular meeting minutes: Postponed to the next meeting.

IX. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hauʻula Community Center and via WebEx online platform.

X. ADJOURNMENT – [2:34:57]: The meeting ended at 8:35 p.m.

Submitted by: Anson Wu, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Dlyan Buck, Community Relation Specialist, NCO
Final Review by: Lorraine Matagi, Secretary

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