KAHALU‘U NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 29

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024
6:00 P.M.
Via WebEx or Call-In

In Person Venue
KEY Project
47-200 Waiheʻe Road Room 105
Kāneʻohe, HI 96744

This venue has been facilitated to comply with Sunshine Law and give the public a venue to attend the meeting if personal internet connection is not available.

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m2bad181dba8fb9cebfca7d3e2252500c
Meeting ID / Access Code: 2486 006 8469
Passcode: NB29 (6229 from phones and video systems)

Join by Video System: Dial 24860068469@cchnl.webex.com
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Meeting Materials: Find a referenced archive of handouts and materials for Neighborhood Board No.29 at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T530VW69IeAahTHy9svOIVH4gGqNA4bB?usp=drive_link

Recordings of Board meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1DZJTKor6TTNYiqx5U-P2w

Rules of Speaking: To ensure the maximum opportunity for all attendees to be heard, the following guidelines apply: 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 platform – which is indicated by a hand. 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. In-person, please raise your hand. Please wait until recognized by the chair to begin comments and address those comments to the chair. All official reports, comments or concerns shall be five (5) 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 (10) of this 15-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 – Vice Chair Jessie Makaʻinaʻi

II. EMERGENCY RESPONDER MONTHLY REPORTS (Limited to three (3) minutes each)
A. Honolulu Fire Department
B. Honolulu Police Department

III. FILLING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD (Residents must present I.D. & proof of address)
A. Election of Officers
i. Secretary
B. Board Member Vacancies
i. Sub-District Six (6): Two (2) Vacancies

IV. CITY / STATE / FEDERAL REPORTS
A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative – Regina Malepeai, Dept. of Planning & Permitting
B. Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina
C. Councilmember Matt Weyer – Kelly Anaya
D. Board of Water Supply – Barry Usagawa
E. Governor Josh Green Representative – Katie Lambert, Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands
F. Senator Brenton Awa
G. Representative Lisa Kitagawa
H. Windward Community College – Chancellor Ardis Eschenberg
I. Kāneʻohe Bay Regional Council – Clifford Loo
J. U.S. Congress Representative Jill Tokuda
K. Kāneʻohe Marine Corps Base – Kristi Kaluhiwa

V. COMMUNITY TOPICS (Limited to ten (10) minutes each)
A. Hui ʻUlu Meaʻai Waiāhole Hydropower Project – Member John Reppun
B. Water Service at ʻĀhuimanu Place – Member John Reppun

VI. RESIDENTS’/COMMUNITY CONCERNS (Limited to two (2) minutes each)

VII. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Subdistrict 6 Vacancy Flyer – Vice Chair Jessie Makaʻinaʻi
B. Approval of Wednesday, October 9, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes

VIII. SUBDISTRICT REPORTS (Limited to two (2) minutes each)
Kahaluʻu Board Boundary Map: https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/nco/maps/29_Kahaluu.jpg

IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. 2025 Neighborhood Board Elections Timeline: Friday, December 20, 2024: Election begins, candidate registration form required to be released
B. Next Regular Board Meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at KEY Project.

X. ADJOURNMENT

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 Email nco@honolulu.gov. Agendas and minutes are also available on the internet at www.honolulu.gov/nco

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 at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. It may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

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