KO‘OLAULOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 28

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 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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Please Kōkua: To help all attendees the opportunity to hear presentations & comments, please place your device on mute until you would like to speak. When you are recognized, unmute yourself and make your comments.

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 – Director of Communications & Engagement Erica Yamauchi erica.k.yamauchi@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. BOARD BUSINESS
a. Filling of Vacancies. Sub District 2 (One Vacancy) – Residents interested in filling a vacant board seat must bring current proof of residency to the board meeting or contact Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu [anson.wu@honolulu.gov] to verify residency in advance.
b. Letter of Support for Oceanside Conversion to Affordable Housing
i. Presenter: Lorraine Matagi

V. PRESENTATIONS – Eight (8) minute limit per presentation.
a. SMA Presentation: 53-414 Kamehameha Hwy in Hauula: TMK 53005052 (“U” shaped lot).
i. Presenter: Gabriela (Gaby) Bhardwaj
b. EM Hawaii (Collaborators with the Genki Ala Wai project)
i. Kouri Nago
c. Oahu Pentathlon
i. Presenter: Sarah Aiko Mayo

VI. 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

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

VIII. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR MINUTES
a. Approval of Thursday, March 13, 2025 meeting minutes.

IX. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. City and County of Honolulu and Hawai’i Foodbank are Partnering to Fight Against Hunger: Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu will be collecting donated canned goods at tonight’s meeting.
b. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 8, 2025 at Hauʻula Community Center 54-10 Kukuna Road, Hauʻula, HI 96717

X. ADJOURNMENT

Ko’olauloa Neighborhood Board
A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive this board’s agenda and minutes. Additions, corrections, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) at Kapalama Hale, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160 Honolulu, Hawaii 96817; Telephone (808) 768-3710 Fax (808) 768-3711; or call (808) 768-3710 or e-mail nco@honolulu.gov . Agendas and minutes are also available on the internet at www.honolulu.gov/nco.

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DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
THURSDAY, MARCH 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=9b33j95zXyE

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

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:09]: 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: Avegalio Failautusi, Michael Epp, Sunny Greer, Dotty Kelly-Paddock, Rebecca Carlson, Pane Meatoga III, Kela Miller, and Atalina Pasi (7:46 p.m.).

Member(s) Absent: Alfred Lee, Sunny Unga, and Lorraine Azain Matagi.

Guests: Captain Russell Marchau (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Dru Akagi (Honolulu Police Department); Staff Sargent Hedgepeth Pao (United States Army); Roger Babcock (City County of Honolulu); Mark Hashem (Oceanside); Chelsea Gonzales (Councilmember Matt Weyer); Manaka (Senator Brenton Awa); Erica Yamauchi (Governor Green); Gabriella Arid Quinlan (Representative Sean Quinlan); Elgin Onaga, Ginuy Alatusi, Evelyn Lane, Ryan Peralta, Shannon Oberle, Malama Minn, Gino Soquena, Chris Salas, Ben Shafer, P.J., Andrea Anixt, Melodie Aduja, Dave Krupp, Melissa Primacio, Ella Spett, Gabriella Aird, Ella Siroskey, Kathryn Heath, Olivia Wallace, Jacob, Denis Antolini, Ella Spett, Connie, Kammie, Ella Spett and Maria (Resident); and Anson Wu (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible. Total Participants: 46.

II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:01:34]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – [0:01:45]: Captain Russell Marchau provided the statistics for the month of February 2025 and the safety tip for March 2025 regarding Smoke Alarms.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pI6vJ-LddO9aNrqlTQ7gELwBue2-Mugs/view?usp=drive_link
• For more information: https://fire.honolulu.gov/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:02:59]

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – [0:04:42]: Lieutenant Dru Akagi provided the statistics for the month of February 2025 and informed residents about electric bikes.
• Crime statistics: https://www.crimemapping.com/map/agency/165#;
• For more information¬: https://www.honolulupd.org/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:06:36]

United States Army – [0:11:53]: Staff Sergeant Hedgepeth provided the report and highlighted the following: Job fair on April 22, 2025, at the Aliamanu Military Reservation Gym beginning at 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; the United States Army Garrison published their training advisory on Monday, March 3, 2025, and information regarding the National Vietnam Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, March 29, 2025, ceremony beginning at 4:30 p.m. at Fort DeRussy, and the parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. along King Kal Kalakaua Avenue in Waikīkī.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:14:47]

III. GOVERNMENT REPORTS – [0:15:06]

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [0:15:10]: No representative present.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tS9oj66fjpw61f_3TN05Z7wrJKdD9i_a/view?usp=drive_link
• Mayor Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rKohVhxqCJXUYUpJewYxRDa7OWpkar0Z/view?usp=drive_link

Councilmember Matt Weyer – [0:15:24]: Due to technical difficulties, this item was revisited later in the meeting.

US House of Representatives Congresswoman Jill Tokuda – [0:16:07]: No representative present.

State Senator Brenton Awa – [0:16:20]: Manaka provided the report and highlighted the following: updates on Senate Bill (SB) 242 banning foreigners from purchasing agricultural land, SB 1582 recognizing the coconut tree as the official food source, and they are currently in the process of one of their initiatives with Effective Microorganisms (EM) Hawaii.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:18:27]

Governor Josh Green Representative – [0:21:23]: Erica Yamauchi Communication Lead for the Office of Wellness and Resilience provided Governor Josh Green newsletter and responses to questions asked in the previous meeting.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1djI0Hl0c03UUGcgHmD3Z75xmDKrcrjBN/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:23:34]

Councilmember Matt Weyer – [0:29:03]: Chelsea Gonzales provided the report and highlighted the following: City council is in budget season and encourages residents to contact Councilmember Weyer’s office for any suggestions, responses to questions asked in the previous meeting, highlighted Bills 15 regarding accessible conversion grant programs, Bill 18 removing single-use bottles in City facilities, and Bill 61 regarding citing individuals performing wheelies.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:34:11]

State House Representative Sean Quinlan – [0:42:19]: Gabriella Arid Quinlan provided the report and highlighted the following: updates on House Bill (HB) 235 regarding the use of speed cameras instead of speed humps; HB 125 regarding reducing gun violence; the House is working on a biosecurity package that will provide increased funding to combat the fire ant infestation and coconut rhinoceros; and 1 million dollars has been allocated to replace the Kahuku High and Intermediate school’s football field.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:45:58]

IV. PRESENTATIONS – [0:54:01]

Epp left the meeting at (7:24 p.m.), 6 members present

Kūpa’a Kuilima – [0:54:02]: Chair Pane read a letter from Kūpaʻa Kuilima requesting both the presentation and letter of support to be removed from the agenda. Chair Pane opened the floor for public testimony.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:57:14]

Pasi arrives to the meeting (7:32 p.m.); 7 members present.

[1:09:14] – Miller MOVED and Avegalio SECONDED to defer item 4a until Kūpaʻa Kuilima attends to the next meeting. Discussion followed. The board conducted a voice vote; the motion WAS NOT adopted; 3-0-3 (Aye: Avegalio, Meatoga, and Miller; Nay: None; Abstain: Greer, Kelly-Paddock, and Carlson) – [1:11:40].

[1:13:24] – Hearing no further discussion, this item was postponed to the next agenda.

Letter of Support for Kūpa’a Kuilima Presenter – [1:13:42]: Hearing no objections the letter was postponed until Kūpaʻa Kuilima attends the next meeting.

Oceanside Assisted Living – [1:15:16]: Mark Hashem provided a presentation of a proposed affordable housing at the old Oceanside Hawaii Assisted Living Facility. The project converts the facility from an assisted facility for the elderly to an affordable housing unit for families. They plan to reduce the current units from 115 to 100 units, and will increase the number of parking stalls. The Board made a motion in support of the Ocean Assisted Living, the motion was adopted.
• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qBAL4WSyp6imdZ2WfFWSEPaw-mSIBkA-/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:22:08]

[1:38:12] – Carlson MOVED and Kelly-paddock SECONDED to support Oceanside Assisted Living. Hearing no objections, the motion WAS adopted; 6-0-0 (Aye: Avegalio, Meatoga, Miller, Greer, Kelly-Paddock, and Carlson); Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [1:38:23].

Sewer Increases – [1:38:57]: Director Roger Babcock provided information regarding the increase in sewer fees. Fees will increase by 9% per year for six years beginning on July 1, 2025. ENV’s new program, Customer Assistance for Residential Environmental Services (CARES), will offer a $20 to $25 credit on monthly fixed fee for sewer customers whose household income is less than 80% area median income.
• Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vXAJVeZuqmKIGdlU4gu5Tdc_EV8upGIV/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:51:13]

Greer left the meeting at (8:15 p.m.); 6 members present.

Pasi left the meeting at (8:29 p.m.); Quorum was not established, 5 members present.

V. COMMITTEES – [2:30:54]:

Little Fire Ants – [2:31:02]: Ryan from the Department of Land Natural Resources provided information regarding the Hauʻula Forest Reserve closures due to little fire ants migrating to the forest reserve.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:36:02]

Cultural and arts – [2:40:17]: Member Miller announced a Talk Story event on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, with Steve Sue at the Marriott and a hula event at the Marriott every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

VI. PUBLIC INPUT/COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:41:57]

Haleʻiwa Metric Center [2:42:10]: Chris from the Hawaii Bicycling League announced the Haleʻiwa Metric Century on Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:42:28]

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. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR MINUTES – [2:43:00]

Approval of Thursday, August 8, 2024, Thursday, November 14, 2024, and Thursday, February 13, 2025 regular meeting minutes – [2:43:00]:

[2:43:22] – Kelly-Paddock MOVED and Miller SECONDED, to approve the Thursday, August 8, 2024; Thursday, November 14, 2024; and Thursday, February 13, 2025 regular meeting minutes as written. Hearing no objections, the motion WAS adopted – [2:43:24].

IX. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:43:30]

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 2025 at the Hauʻula Community Center at 6:30 p.m. at the Hauʻula Community Center and via WebEx online platform.

City and County of Honolulu and Hawaiʻi Foodbank are Partnering to Fight Against Hunger – [2:43:37]: Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu will be collecting donated canned goods at the next Neighborhood Board meeting on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

X. ADJOURNMENT – [2:43:53]: The meeting adjourned at 9:14 p.m.

Submitted by: Anson Wu, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by:
Final Review by:

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