KO‘OLAULOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 28

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M.
HAUʻULA COMMUNITY CENTER
54-010 KUKUNA ROAD, HAUʻULA, HI 96717
IN-PERSON & VIRTUALLY VIA WEBEX

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=mdbab93e0e74f260274925bd613627d23
Meeting Number / Access Code: 2494 047 5431
Password: NB28 (6228 from phones and video systems)
Join by Phone: 1-408-418-9388 United States Toll

Meeting Materials: Find a monthly archive of handouts and referenced materials concerning to the Ko`olauloa Neighborhood Board No. 28 at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/135-VFpB_IUlcPhYjRfW60vbUJhRvSyrB

Recordings of Board Meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@NeighborhoodCommissionOffice

Rules of Speaking: To ensure the maximum opportunity for all attendees to be heard, the following guidelines apply: Those joining the meeting are reminded to mute their microphone. Anyone wishing to speak is asked to type their question in the chat box or raise their hand using the “raise hand” function in the online meeting platform – which is indicated by a hand or unmute yourself at the appropriate time as indicated by the chair. If accessing the meeting using your phone and you have a comment, indicate this by pressing the symbols *9 – this will show the moderator that the person calling from that number wishes to speak. To mute/unmute your phone, press *6. Please wait until recognized by the chair to begin. All comments, concerns, or questions shall be two (2) minutes or less.

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 Michael Epp

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://www.honolulu.gov/mayor
b. Councilmember Matt Weyer or Staffer mweyer@honolulu.gov
c. US House of Representatives – Congresswoman Jill Tokuda or Staffer https://tokuda.house.gov
d. Governor Josh Green’s Liaison, Director of Communications and Engagement, Office of Wellness and Resilience – Erica Yamauchi erica.k.yamauchi@hawaii.gov
e. State Senator – Senator Brenton Awa or Staffer senawa@capitol.hawaii.gov
f. State House Representative – Representative Sean Quinlan or Staffer repquinlan@capitol.hawaii.gov

IV. PRESENTATIONS – (five (5) minute limit per presentation).
a. The Green Stormwater Infrastructure Initiative
i. Veronica Gibson, Science and Planning Manager, Malama Maunalua
b. WaiHome: Affordable Wastewater Systems Company
i. Natasha Keshishian, Architectural Design and Developer, WaiHome (www.waihome.com)
c. 6th Annual Oahu Pentathlon, Saturday, August 8, 2026 to Sunday, August 9, 2026
i. Sarah Aiko Mayo, Founder, Oʻahu Pentathlon
d. Discussion/Presentation of Draft Ko’olauloa Neighborhood Board (KNB) Priorities: Please review and comment before our July meeting; final to be considered for approval July 9, 2026 KNB Meeting. Resolution will also include revision of KNB Subcommittee structure, to align with approved priorities.
i. Michael Epp, NB28 Member/Chair, michaeljohnepp@gmail.com

V. COMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Charter Commission Working Committee: Epp, Kelly Paddock, Shafer, Weiss, Miller and Lund
b. Crime & Neighborhood Watch: None
c. Community Resilience/Emergency Preparedness: Chair Kelly-Paddock; Carol, Lund, and Weiss
d. Food Security: Lund
e. Planning and Permitting: Epp, Carol, and Shafer
f. Health, Human Service, and Housing: Chair Pasi and Vendiola,
g. Cultural and Arts: Chair Miller; Epp, Pasi, and Shafer
h. Parks and Recreation: Chair Unga; Pasi, and Miller
i. Transportation Committee: Chair Shafer; Carol, and Weiss

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

VII. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR MINUTES
a. Approval of Thursday, April 30, 2026 drafted meeting minutes.

VIII. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. The Koʻolauloa neighborhood board will be recessing for the month of June 2026. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Hauʻula Community Center, ` in-person & virtually via webex.

IX. 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, Hawaiʻi 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.

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.

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 as soon as possible, preferably at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. If a request is received with fewer than three (3) business days remaining before the meeting, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but it may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

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.