KO‘OLAULOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 28

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 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 – Crystal Kionia https://governor.hawaii.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. PRESENTATIONS- Eight (8) minute limit per presentation. (Continuation of the February 13th Presentations)
a. Kūpa’a Kuilima
i. Continuation of Public Input.
ii. Note: Request by Kūpa’a Kuilima that the broader topic of Turtle Bay be removed.
b. Letter of Support for Kūpa’a Kuilima
i. Presenter: Sunny Unga
ii. Note: Request by Kūpa’a Kuilima to withdraw the request for motion of support.
c. Oceanside Assisted Living
i. Presenter: Mark Hashem
d. Sewer Increase
i. Presenter: Director Roger Babcock

V. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
i. Crime & Neighborhood Watch: Chair Greer
ii. Community Resilience/Emergency Preparedness: Chair Kelly-Paddock
iii. Food Security: Chair Avegalio
iv. Planning and Permitting: Co-Chair Lee and Greer, Member Michael Epps
v. Health, Human Service, and Housing: Chair Atalina Pasi, Member Miller, and Unga
vi. Cultural and arts: Chair Miller, Michael Epps, Atalina Pasi
vii. Parks and Recreation: Chair Sunny Unga, Atalina Pasi

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

VII. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR MINUTES
a. Approval of Thursday, August 8, 2024, Thursday, November 14, 2024, and Thursday, February 13, 2025 regular meeting minutes

VIII. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 2025 at the Hauʻula Community Center 54-10 Kukuna Road, Hauʻula, HI 96717.
b. City and County of Honolulu and Hawaiʻi Foodbank are Partnering to Fight Against Hunger: Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu will be collecting donated goods at the next Neighborhood Board meeting on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

IX. ADJOURNMENT

Ko’olauloa Neighborhood Board
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DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025 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=Xt_X4vdg0os 

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

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:04]: Chair Pane Meatoga III called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

Quorum was established with seven (7) members present. Note – This 11-member Board requires six (6) members to establish a quorum and take official Board action.

Members Present: Michael Epp, Dotty Kelly-Paddock, Lorraine Azain Matagi, Pane Meatoga III, Sunny Greer, Avegalio Failautusi, Kela Miller, Rebecca Carlson (6:31 p.m.), and Sunny Unga (6:45 p.m.).

Member(s) Absent: Alfred Lee and Atalina Pasi.

Guests: Lieutenant Sanford Yue (Honolulu Police Department); Catherine Taschner (Mayor Blangiardi); Anton Krucky  (Department of Community Services), Harold Brackeen (Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions, and Sonia Davalos (Corzan Hawaii Inc.); Chelsea Gonzales (Councilmember Matt Weyer); Erica Yamauchi (Governor Green);  Representative Sean Quinlan; Jessica Dos Santos (Kūpa’a Kuilima); Ben Shafer, Dallin Ballard, Shane Sochock, Crystal Homcy Faye Fukuyama, Deedee Teisina, Kirra Downing, Uila Vendiola, Joy Stakman, Kiole Maria, Melissa Primacio, Evelyn Lane, Ernie Foster, Raynae Fonoimoan, Ramsey, Tyler Schild, Gino Soqueva, Iapela Paulo, Spencer Orr, Deborah W. King, David and Ashley Bowen, Elgin Onaga, Josh, Teisa, Carlos Mozo, Jojo Chang, Lillie Makaila, Isabella Gruen, Audrey Tuttle, Lili Morrus, Eric, Travis Murakami, Mark Anthony, McCullovgh, Haley Mozo, Trenton, Abby Rushton, Andrew Lunel, Sophie Olsen,  Olivia Jensen, Lauren and Josh Riboldi, Annika Zume Young, Kaimi Hanehano, Tricia Kamakaala, Francis Nichols, Sean, Ella Spett, Dylan Beesley,  Jackson Jones, Racquel Achiu, Mariah, Kaimana, Daniel, Earvin, Tamara King, Mariah, Andrea Anixt, Alyssa Tonga, Andrew, Holly, Tara Rojas, Emma Mccullough, Oriana, Sophie Olsen, Chris Salas, Earvin, Kanani Moss, Ella Siroskey, Lynell DaMate, Diana Masterson, Kawika, Denise Antolini, Kehau, Audrey, Christina, Alyssa Tonga, Lillie, Angela Huntemer, Kathryn Heath, Mark Howard, Joe, Hoku, KC Connors, John Aeto, Kehau, Ana Baldinger, Tara Rojas, Kanani Moss, and Stacia Sage (Resident); and Anson Wu (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible. Total Participants: 118.

[0:01:51] – Kelly-paddock MOVED Avegalio SECONDED to the change the questions, comments, and concerns to 1 minute. Hearing no objections, the board conducted a voice vote. The motion WAS adopted; 8-0-0 (Aye: Avegalio, Epp, Greer, Kelly-paddock, Matagi, Meatoga, and Miller; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [0:02:00].

Carlson arrives to the meeting at (6:31 p.m.); 8 members present.

II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:03:06]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – [0:03:06]: No representative present.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fm8DjtC7uJbOwew_MY69EcTjBKHqRGFi/view?usp=drive_link
• For more information: https://fire.honolulu.gov/

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – [0:3:30]: Lieutenant Sanford Yue provided the statistics for the month of January 2025.
• Crime statistics: https://www.crimemapping.com/map/agency/165#;
• For more information¬: https://www.honolulupd.org/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:16:21]

United States Army – [0:04:28]: No representative present.

III. GOVERNMENT REPORTS – [0:04:45]

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [0:04:48]: No representative at this time, was revisited at a later time.

Hauʻula Homestead Road Property [0:05:07]: Director Anton Krucky, Director Harold Brackeen, and Executive Director Sonia Davalos provided a presentation of a proposed temporary housing for families on the Hauʻula Homestead Road Property. In partnership with the City & County, the State and Corazon Hawaii Inc. the proposed project will offer’s family assessment center, housing navigation, housing retention, and rapid rehousing and homeless prevention.
• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IB24I3fuWiV1Eqa27tp9-vtk0GkvPdg8/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:10:43]

Unga arrives to the meeting at (6:45 p.m.) 9 members present.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [0:21:35]: Director Catherine Taschner provided the report and highlighted the following: Hundreds attend a memorial service in Kakaʻako to honor Jeff Fiala; Mayor Blangiardi and members of the mayor’s cabinet are sworn into office; A new 90-unit Bill 7 affordable housing development breaks ground in Makiki; Repairs begin on the seawall and walkway at Queen’s Surf in Waikīkī near the Barefoot Beach Café; The City unveils a new ʻōpala truck for Leeward Oʻahu parks and beach parks; Registration for the 2025 Neighborhood Board Elections; and responses to questions asked in the previous meeting.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ja1GYX5DUNH2YRF97Pj7_FsGfsKrVZbD/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:34:17]

Councilmember Matt Weyer – [1:02:53]: Chelsea Gonzales provided the report and highlighted the following: the honoring of Captain Clifford Chillingworth at the recent full council meeting; a reminder that the fiscal year 2026 budget season is approaching; Councilmember Weyer’s office is monitoring the proposed reduction of federal grants; legislative updates to Bill 15, Resolution 25-003, Bill 969, and Bill 64; community updates; and responses to concerns.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oI3-Eu417aoYrOF9ABItdBPLODgL1GFk/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:09:03]

US House of Representatives Congresswoman Jill Tokuda – [1:15:51]: No representative present.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16e7PljKcEO4d63ujSNfSgHa8xwe_CGMH/view?usp=drive_link

Governor Josh Green Representative – [1:09:39]: Director Erica Yamauchi provided Governor Josh Green newsletter and responses to questions asked in the previous meeting.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mUh_ERU3gs7a_RyZeCFaqeBvUH_fK_Ke/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:17:25]

State Senator Brenton Awa – [1:25:22]: No representative present.

State House Representative Sean Quinlan – [1:25:45]: Representative Sean Quinlan provided his report and highlighted the following: Representative Quinlan is working with Councilmember Weyer to prevent the proposed landfill over an aquifer, provided information regarding the 2005 Supreme Court Case regarding the Turtle Bay Development, and Representative Quinlan explained his new position as the House Majority Leader.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:28:12]

IV. PRESENTATIONS – [1:31:10]

Kūpa’a Kuilima – [1:34:31]: Jessica Dos Santos provided a presentation regarding the organization Kūpa’a Kuilima. The presentation highlighted the following: information about Kūpa’a Kuilima; background information on the Turtle Bay Development; the organization’s concerns regarding the Turtle Bay Development; and their goal is to withdraw the 2022 determination and initiate the process for an updated SEIS and SMA, renegotiate a community benefits package, and update the 1986 Unilateral Agreement (UA). Kūpa’a Kuilima requests that the Koʻolauloa Neighborhood Board make a motion to write a public letter to support Kūpa’a Kuilima petition to pause the development activities at the Turtle Bay Resort.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:49:07]

[2:53:59] – Matagi MOVED Kelly-paddock SECONDED to defer the rest of the agenda to the next meeting except for Community Concerns. Discussion followed. Hear no objections; the motion WAS adopted; 9-0-0 (Aye: Avegalio, Epp, Greer, Kelly-Paddock, Matagi, Carlson, Meatoga, Unga, and Miller; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [2:55:17].

Letter of Support for Kūpa’a Kuilima Presenter: Postponed to the next agenda.

Oceanside Assisted Living: Postponed to the next agenda

V. COMMITTEES: Postponed to the next agenda.

VI. PUBLIC INPUT/COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:55:19]

Turtle Bay’s Affordable Housing– [2:55:53]: Resident Foster reminded the community that the Turtle Bay Resort is not affordable.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:56:56]

Film Industry Petition – [2:56:40]: A resident announced a petition to bring back the film or help the film industry.

Fundraiser – [2:57:17]: A resident announced a fundraiser on Saturday at Kahuku Highschool.

VII. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

Approval of the Thursday, January 9, 2025 regular meeting minutes – [2:58:02]: [2:58:10] – Miller MOVED and Kelly-paddock SECONDED to approve the Thursday, January 9, 2025 regular meeting minutes as written. Hearing no objections, the motion was adopted; 9-0-0 (Aye: Avegalio, Epp, Greer, Kelly-Paddock, Matagi, Carlson, Meatoga, Unga, and Miller; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [2:58:11].

VIII. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:58:18]

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 13, 2025 at the Hauʻula Community Center at 6:30 p.m. at the Hauʻula Community Center and via WebEx online platform.

IX. ADJOURNMENT – [2:58:24]: The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.

Submitted by: Anson Wu, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Dylan Buck, Community Relations Specialist, NCO
Final Review by: Lorraine Azain Matagi, Secretary

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