KO‘OLAULOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 28

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M.
HAUʻULA COMMUNITY CENTER
54-10 KUKUNA ROAD, HAUʻULA, HI 96717
IN-PERSON

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. PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION (5 min limit for presenters)
a. 2026 Board Priorities: The Board will discuss community/board priorities for the year. We will:
i. Review how other Neighborhood Boards establish priorities and agree on process.
ii. Discuss and identify overall Board priorities, based on community input.
iii. Discuss and identify subcommittee priorities, as feasible, based on community input. Current Board Subcommittees include:
• Crime & Neighborhood Watch: None
• Community Resilience/Emergency Preparedness: Chair Kelly-Paddock; Carol, Lund, and Weiss
• Food Security: Lund
• Planning and Permitting: Epp, Carol, and Shafer
• Health, Human Service, and Housing: Chair Pasi and Vendiola,
• Cultural and Arts: Chair Miller; Epp, Pasi, and Shafer
• Parks and Recreation: Chair Unga; Pasi, and Miller
• Transportation Committee: Chair Shafer; Carol, and Weiss
b. Honolulu Charter Commission Revision: The Board will review current proposals for the Honolulu Charter Commission Revision, based on Koʻolauloa Neighborhood Board (KNB) Charter Commission priorities passed by motion in its November 2025 meeting. The Board will begin selecting priority proposals for inclusion in future KNB Resolution(s).
• Charter Commission Working Committee: Epp, Kelly Paddock, Shafer, Weiss, Miller and Lund
c. Honolulu Neighborhood Plan Revision (request for input by the Neighborhood Plan Committee): The Board will review the plan, process of revision, and timeline and discuss priorities for the revision, for inclusion in future KNB Resolution(s).
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III. 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 Kapālama 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.