When

March 12, 2025

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Where

KEY Project
47-200 Waiheʻe Road, Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi, 96744

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KAHALU‘U NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 29

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025
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 – Chair Parker Spencer

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 – Chelsea Gonzales
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 PRESENTATIONS (Limited to ten (10) minutes each)
A. Sewer Rate Increase Presentation – Roger Babcock
B. SMA Major Appliction Presentation for TMK: (1) 4-7-014:010 – James Sipin & Mark Howland
C. He’eia State Park: 6-9 Month Revocable Permit Issuance to Hālau Nohona Hawaiʻi – Member Kaluhiwa

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

VII. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Approval of Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes
B. Approval of Wednesday, February 12, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes
C. Board Decision on SMA Major Appliction TMK: (1) 4-7-014:010
D. Board Decision on He’eia State Park: 6-9 Month Revocable Permit Issuance to Hālau Nohona Hawaiʻi
E. Adoption of Resolution in opposition to Wastewater Variance Application #WW83DOC24: 49-716 Kamehameha Hwy.
F. Adoption of “Rules of Speaking”

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:
i. Friday, April 25, 2025: Voting begins; Passcodes mailed out
ii. Friday, May 16, 2025: Voting ends
B. Next Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at KEY Project.
C. City and County of Honolulu and Hawaiʻi Foodbank are Partnering to Fight Against Hunger: Neighborhood Assistant Rachel Cristobal will be collecting donated goods at the next Neighborhood Board meeting on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

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

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025
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
Dial by your location: 1-408-418-9388

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

I. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Parker Spencer

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

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

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

X. ADJOURNMENT

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M.
KEY PROJECT ROOM 105, 47-200 WAIHEʻE, KĀNEʻOHE, HI 96744
AND VIA WEBEX

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddkD7xRWYN4

Reports & other meeting materials can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T530VW69IeAahTHy9svOIVH4gGqNA4bB

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:19]:

Chair Spencer called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.; Quorum WAS established with 9 members present. Note – This fifteen-member Board requires 8 members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action.

Board Members Present: Jessie Makaʻīnaʻi, Parker Spencer, Arthur Machado, Jarrett Machado, Clifford Loo, Rocky Kaluhiwa, Ken LeVasseur, Edwin Ige, John Reppun, Ian Masterson (joined at 6:03 p.m.), Rick Towill (joined at 6:05 p.m.), Hiʻiaka Jardine (joined at 6:17 p.m.) and Dan Bender (joined at 7:46 p.m.).

Board Members Absent: None.

Guests: Captain David Lauro (Honolulu Fire Department); Officer Atkins (Honolulu Police Department); Katie Lambert (Governor Green’s Representative); Wendy (Representative Kitagawaʻs Office); Makana (Senator Awaʻs Office); Chelsea Gonzales (Councilmember Weyerʻs Office); Emily Natori (Congress Representative Tokudaʻs Office); Kristi Kaluhiwa, Leah Rothbaum, Tiffany P. (Kāneʻohe Marine Corps Base); Joe Wat (KEY Project); Jon Nagato (Department of Health); Kouri Nago (Effective Microorganisms Hawaii); Marie Samudio (KKCERT); Mark Howland (Whale Environmental); Amy Luersen, Anna Barley, Bill South, Chantel, Csmith, Donald Sakamoto, Donna, Eric Sakamoto, James, Jennifer Nakamura, Linda Nosaka, Diana Masterson, Melodie Aduja, Renlin, Summer, Phillip Kapu (Residents & Guests); Rachel Cristobal (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible. There was a total of 58 participants.

II. EMERGENCY RESPONDER MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:00:33]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – [0:00:39]: Captain Lauro reported the following:
● Responses to concerns raised from the previous month.
● Monthly statistics for the month of January 2025
● Fire safety tip regarding power outages
● Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vtm5oU9DgV0brNY0ehlRPcIPGP9MnnyS/view?usp=drive_link

Member Masterson joined at 6:03 p.m.; 10 members present.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:02:35]

Member Towill joined at 6:05 p.m.; 11 members present.

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – [0:04:38]: Officer Atkins reported the following:
● Monthly statistics for the month of January 2025
● Concern from Member Kaluhiwa regarding homeless in the area of Heʻeia Kea Pier

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:06:01]

III. FILLING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD – [0:09:14]

Election of Officers – Secretary – [0:09:18]: No volunteers.
Sub-District Six (6): Two (2) Vacancies – [0:09:35]: No volunteers.
IV. CITY / STATE / FEDERAL REPORTS – [0:09:54]

Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative – [0:09:56]: No representative present, but Chair Spencer read the memo which covered the following:
● Highlights regarding the following:
○ Hundreds attend a memorial service in Kakaʻako to honor Jeff Fiala, a Honolulu firefighter killed in the line of duty
○ Mayor Blangiardi and members of the mayor’s cabinet are sworn into office, beginning a new four-year term
○ 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
● Registration for the 2025 Neighborhood Board Elections
○ Friday, February 21, 2025 – Candidate and Voter Filing Deadline
● Department follow ups regarding trash pick-up, California grass to be maintained, and walkthrough follow up from Heʻeia Kea Boat Harbor to Heʻeia State Park on Kamehameha Highway.
● Memo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DwZEiruCG2GTK7186kBAuvLl_2dGSVZT/view?usp=drive_link
● Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vY0p5GC_cF0mRFaOZtci6SJ8S57J-CW5/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:13:58]

Member Jardine joined at 6:17 p.m.; 12 members present.

Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina – [0:15:46]: No representative present.

Councilmember Matt Weyer – [0:16:42]: Chelsea reported the following:
● Announced that John Reppun attended the full council meeting and delivered the message of Aloha in January 2025
● Approaching the 2026 budget season and monitoring the potential Federal funding changes
● Provided legislative updates on the following:
○ Bill 15 – Relating to cesspool conversion grant program
○ Resolution 25-003 – Reaffirming the City policy that municipal solid waste landfills shouldn’t be located in proximity to the City’s underground drinking water sources.
○ Bill 64 – Expand eligibility for Cityʻs down payment loan program
● Responded to concern(s) raised from the last meeting regarding the Bella Bond Foundation proposal
● Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ny7HsVti4gl61uyVn1ZFFmybgoWoCjjH/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:22:16]

Board of Water Supply – Barry Usagawa – [0:35:58]: No representative present.

Governor Josh Green Representative – [0:36:07]: Katie Lambert reported the following:
● Highlights from the newsletter:
○ Delivered the State of the State Address
○ Affordable Housing and Cost of Living
○ Homelessness
○ Healthcare Access
○ Public Safety
○ Climate Action
○ Maui Recovery
● Mentioned that Jon Nagato from the Department of Health is attending
● Responded to follow ups regarding parking at the Capitol
○ DAGS Automotive Management Division Office Parking Control – (808) 586-0343
● Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_UIbcXYU290TmPoiCQwityh68g7c2bh1/view?usp=drive_link

Member Jardine left at 6:40 p.m.; 11 members present.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:40:17]

Senator Brenton Awa – [0:44:27]: Makana reported the following:
● Senator Awa attended the Department of Land and Natural resources meeting due the Bella Bond being on the agenda and it was mentioned that the plans are not moving forward.
● Effective microorganisms
● Act 125 – Mandates all existing cesspools to be converted by 2050
● Submitted a request to Department of Facility Maintenance to get an assessment for the dredging of sand and sludge near the Kahaluʻu bridge
● Bill 242 – Stopping foreigners from purchasing agricultural lands

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:47:30]

Representative Lisa Kitagawa – [0:50:48]: Wendy reported the following:
● Will be sending out the survey results with the next monthʻs newsletter
● A cesspool bill continues to move through the House
● Representative Kitagawa is on the Finance Committee

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:51:50]

Windward Community College – Chancellor Ardis Eschenberg – [0:54:35]: No representative present.

Kāneʻohe Bay Regional Council – Clifford Loo – [0:54:51]: No report.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:54:55]

U.S. Congress Representative Jill Tokuda – [1:00:02]: Emily Natori reported the following:
● Rep Tokuda is back in D.C.
● Recently named the ranking member of the House agriculture subcommittee on conservation research and biotechnology
● A court has temporarily blocked President Trumpʻs order to block disbursements of federal grants and loans
● Town hall will be hosted in Wahiāwa Elementary School on Thursday, February 20, 2025

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:01:51]

Kāneʻohe Marine Corps Base – Kristi Kaluhiwa – [1:02:29]: Kristi Kaluhiwa reported the following:
● Completion of their Range Compatibility Use Study: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jMYa-jKwJIRCX9RTu7FeUujJlSpqlmUP/view?usp=drive_link
● Introduced Jeff Olander, who shared the purpose of the study

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:04:48]

V. COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS – [1:05:39]

EM Hawaiʻi Genki Ball Project – [1:06:46]: Kouri Nago provided a presentation regarding microorganisms. In the presentation it discussed the following: what are microbes and why they are important; what is Effective Microorganisms (EM); and Hawaiʻiʻs cesspool crisis.
● EM Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jKkvDNYTeNxgDZAVqJSueFCXFyPNFfbV/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:14:58]

Resolution in Favor of Removal of Puʻu Māʻeliʻeli From the Market and the Development of a Community Conservation Plan – [1:24:40]: Joe Wat announced that he will be presenting this item and the following agenda item. He provided copies of the resolution to the Board and mentioned that he is open to anyone to assist since he hasn’t made a resolution before. He read the resolution to the community.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:27:10]

Resolution in Opposition to Bella Bond Foundation Acquisition of Any Conservation Land in Kahaluʻu – [1:42:55]: Joe Wat read the resolution. Resolution was regarding opposition to Bella Bond Foundation from purchasing 131 Acres of Puʻu Māʻeliʻeli.

Member Bender joined at 7:46 p.m.; 12 members present.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:45:38]

SMA Single-Family Home at 47-711 Kamehameha Highway, James Sipin – [2:01:46]: Mark Howland from Whale Environmental explained that James Sipinʻs property is near the shoreline and discussed briefly what James would like to do. He also announced that James has gone through the Department of Planning and Permitting pre-review and it’ll continue to go through the pre-consulted period, which one of the items was to go through the Neighborhood Board.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:07:03]

VI. RESIDENTS’/COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [2:16:15]

Potential Development Projects – [2:18:00]: Member Keone Machado mentioned that residents approached him asking why there were fire hydrants from the long bridge and passed the Pier where Member Kaluhiwa lives. Residents are concerned that there will be new potential development projects.

Hydro Project Announcement – [2:20:12]: Resident Amy Luersen provided an update regarding the next phase of the soviet prize to continue to explore the concept of the hydro project in Waiāhole in the microgrid.

VII. BOARD BUSINESS – [2:22:00]

Approval of Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes – [2:22:04]: Hearing no amendments; the Wednesday, January 8, 2025 regular meeting minutes was APPROVED as written 11-0-0 [Aye: Makaʻīnaʻi, Spencer, Arthur Machado, Jarrett Machado, Loo, Kaluhiwa, LeVasseur, Ige, Reppun, Towill, and Masterson; Nay: None; Abstain: None] [2:22:17].

Discussion/Motion on Wastewater Variance Application #WW83DOC24: 49-716 Kamehameha Highway – [2:22:33]: Member Masterson explained why he had the item added onto the agenda and shared that he wrote a resolution requesting for more time for the Department of Health. The property is next to a stream at the top where water testing is being done. Also, the area has commercial activities running through it and is owned by a corporation that has over 80 houses in the community. He mentioned that if this variance gets approved that the stream feeding the taro patches are at risk and can get people sick.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:29:41]

Discussion/Motion on the proposed Kahaluʻu Nature Sanctuary – TMK: (1) 4-7-001-002-000 – [2:34:21]: Item was announced, but item was skipped due to a confusion.

Motion on Resolution in Favor of Removal of Puʻu Māʻeliʻeli From the Market and the Development of a Community Conservation Plan – [2:34:30]: MOVED by Vice Chair Makainai and SECONDED by Member Reppun to pass the Resolution in Favor of Removal of Puʻu Māʻeliʻeli From the Market and the Development of a Community Conservation Plan as amended [2:34:30]. Vice Chair Makainai read the resolution with amendments. There was a brief discussion on amendments such as spelling corrections and using different words [2:38:31]. The resolution was amended to what the Board had discussed during this time and to reflect what was discussed during questions, comments and concerns at community presentation. A roll call vote was conducted. The motion was ADOPTED 12-0-0 (Aye: Bender, Ige, Kaluhiwa, LeVasseur, Loo, Arthur Machado, Keone Machado, Masterson, Makainai, Spencer, Towill, and Reppun; Nay: None. Abstain: None.) [2:41:12].

Motion on Resolution in Opposition to Bella Bond Foundation Acquisition of Any Conservation
Land in Kahaluʻu – [2:41:20]: There was a discussion earlier in the meeting during the community presentation about revising the resolution to be broad and not be directly towards an agency. Item was deferred.

Motion on SMA Single-Family Home at 47-711 Kamehameha Highway, James Sipin – [2:41:25]: Item deferred to the next meeting due to lack of time. Chair Spencer also informed James Sipin to come in person to present if he would like to present at the March’s Neighborhood Board meeting.

VIII. SUBDISTRICT REPORTS – [2:48:59]

Subdistrict One (1) – [2:49:00]: No report.
Subdistrict Two (2) – [2:49:06]: No report.
Subdistrict Three (3) – [2:49:08]: Member Kaluhiwa provided a brief report. There was a brief discussion about adding the Heʻeia State Park – Halau Nohona Hawaiʻi Revocable permit onto the March 2025ʻs agenda.
Subdistrict Four (4) – [2:49:59]: Chair Spencer announced that Ahuimanu Road had been re-striped, so it’s bright and yellow.
Subdistrict Five (5) – [2:50:34]: No report.
Subdistrict Six (6) – [2:50:40]: No report.

IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:50:43]

2025 Neighborhood Board Elections Timeline: Candidate registration form open until Friday, February 21, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
● 2025 Candidate Registration Form:
https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/wpcontent/uploads/sites/53/2024/12/2025-Candidate-Registration-Form.pdf
● 2025 Voter Registration Form:
https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/wpcontent/uploads/sites/53/2024/12/2025-Voter-Registration-Form.pdf
● 2025 Candidacy Declaration Form Verification: https://web5.hnl.info/nbe/candidate-profiles

Next Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at KEY Project.

X. ADJOURNMENT – [2:53:45]: The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.

Submitted by: Rachel Cristobal, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Dylan Whitsell, Deputy, NCO
Finalized by:

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