KAHALU‘U NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 29

INITIAL CONVENING MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Via WebEx or Call-In

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

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I. CALL TO ORDER –Jessie Makaʻinaʻi, Chair Pro Tem

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. Board Member Vacancies
i. Sub-District Six (6): Two (2) Vacancies

IV. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
A. Chair
B. Vice Chair
C. Second Vice Chair
D. Secretary
E. Treasurer

V. 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 – Makana Lewis
G. Representative Lisa Kitagawa
H. Windward Community College – Chancellor Ardis Eschenberg
I. Kāneʻohe Bay Regional Council – Members Cliford Loo, Rocky Kaluhiwa, & Keone Machado
J. U.S. Congress Representative Jill Tokuda
K. Kāneʻohe Marine Corps Base – Kristi Kaluhiwa

VI. COMMUNITY TOPICS (Limited to ten (10) minutes each)
A. Leashed Dog Privileges in Community Parks: Laura H. Thielen, Director, City & County of Honolulu – Department of Parks and Recreation
B. Little Fire Ant (LFA) Response: Jarett Lau, Acting Entomologist and Coordinator – Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture – Plant Quarantine Branch
C. Residential Feedback on Climate Change Response Plans: Jonathan Lance, Climate Justice Specialist – Hawai‘i State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission (CCMAC)

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

VIII. INITIAL CONVENING & BOARD BUSINESS
A. Meeting Date, Time, and Location: The Kahaluʻu Neighborhood Board No. 29 presently meets
on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:00 p.m., at the KEY Project.
B. Board Recess Schedule: The Board is allotted three (3) recesses with the term year (July 1,
2025 – June 30, 2026).
C. Adoption of Oral Testimony Rules: The Board is to determine the amount of allocated time for
speakers along with a designated time keeper.
i. Presentations – 10 Minutes each.
ii. Reports – Three (3) Minutes Each.
iii. Community Concerns – Two (2) Minutes each.
iv. Question/Response – One (1) Minute each.
D. Creation of Board Committees and Chairs: The Chair will designate committees and chairs
from the term year (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024).
E. Adoption of Resolution opposing Waiheʻe Road Commercial Vehicle Parking
F. Adoption of Resolution opposing Wastewater Variance Application #WW83DOC24: 49-716 Kamehameha Hwy.
G. Approval of Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes.

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

X. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Next Regular Board Meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, August 13, 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

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 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=NRnNnKXaghE

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

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:01]:

Vice Chair Makaʻīnaʻi announced that the meeting will be covering concerns relating to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, so there will be time limits in order to keep the meeting flowing. She will cue the speakers when to wrap up their testimony with an instrument. Chair Spencer called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. – [0:01:07]. Quorum WAS established with 10 members present. Note – This fifteen-member Board requires 8 members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action.

Board Members Present: Parker Spencer, Jessie Makaʻīnaʻi, Clifford Loo, Ken LeVasseur, Edwin Ige, John Reppun, Rick Towill, Arthur Machado, Jarrett (Keone) Machado, Ian Masterson, Hiʻiaka Jardine (joined at 6:02 p.m.), Dan Bender (joined at 6:09 p.m.), and Rocky Kaluhiwa (joined at 6:52 p.m.).

Board Members Absent: None.

Guests: Lieutenant Sanford Yue (Honolulu Police Department); Regina Malepeai (Mayor Blangiardiʻs Representative); Katie Lambert (Governor Green’s Representative); Makana, Elizabeth Tatofi-Tavake (Senator Awaʻs Office); Chelsea Gonzales (Councilmember Weyerʻs Office); Representative Lisa Kitagawa; Barry Usagawa (Board of Water Supply); Joe Wat (KEY Project); Dawn Chang (The Department of Land and Natural Resources); Sarah Aiko (Oahu Triathlon); Michael Yee; Lee Miller (Hawai’i Housing Finance and Development Corporation – HHFDC); Kaleihikina Akaka, Mark Watanabe, Michele McCoy (Office of Hawaiian Affairs); Aleks N., Chaste M., Corinna Gray, CSmith, Deb, Donald Sakamoto, Elijah Martin, Geri Pomare, Hayden Smith, Jade, Janett K., Jayla, Jennifer, Jennifer Nakamura, Jeremiah Makainai, Kaeli Kahoekapu, Keiki K., Kevin Lye, Linda Nosaka, Mark, Diana Masterson, Miracle, Phill Kapu, Tash, Ti, Toni, Justine, Karla Silva-Park, Valinetina Santana, Paul Zweng, Natalia P., Joshua P., Claudia P., Oliver K., Dorren K., Calvin H., Keline K., Kane, Grace B., Kanani Silva, Laurie M., Steven McKnight, Kainalu Medeiros, Mapu Sniffen, Brenda Watson, Elijah Martin, Moleka Hicks, Krael Santana (Residents & Guests); Rachel Cristobal (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible. There was a total of 46 participants.

Member Jardine joined at 6:02 p.m.; 11 members present.

II. EMERGENCY RESPONDER MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:01:14]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – [0:01:17]: No representative present.
● Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P3ukjHfdwp8qCY13Y5pMSflXBohxCoEI/view?usp=drive_link

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – [0:01:34]: No representative present at this time. Item was discussed later in the meeting.

III. FILLING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD – [0:01:51]

Election of Officers – Secretary – [0:01:54]: Vice Chair Makaʻīnaʻi nominated Member Jardine [0:02:05]. Member Jardine accepted the nomination. A roll call vote was conducted. Member Jardine was voted as Secretary 11-0-0 (Jardine: Spencer, Makaʻīnaʻi, Loo, LeVasseur, Ige, Reppun, Towill, Arthur Machado, Jarrett (Keone) Machado, Masterson, Jardine. Nay: None. Abstain: None.)
Sub-District Six (6): Two (2) Vacancies – [0:04:00]: None.
Vice Chair Makaʻīnaʻi MOVED to have residents/community concerns could be discussed at this time. Chair Spencer asked the Board if there were any objections. Hearing no objections, the Board proceeded to residents/community concerns – [0:04:51]
VI. RESIDENTS’/COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [0:05:21]
Kaneohe Canoe Club – [0:06:15]: Many residents provided their concerns towards the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Some of the concerns related to the Kaneohe Canoe Club being shut down, the water line being shut off, and it’s not safe due to the fenceʻs removal.
Member Bender joined at 6:09 p.m.; 12 members present.
Chair Spencer called a short recess at 6:45 p.m. due to technical difficulties.
Chair Spencer called the meeting back to order at 6:49 p.m.
Kaneohe Canoe Club (Continued) – [0:49:59]: Dawn Chang from the Department of Land and Natural Resources provided her responses to the concerns that were raised by the supporters of the Kaneohe Canoe Club. She announced that she would not want to shut down the canoe club, water was shut down due to it being tapped into, and she supports having a
fence being built, but through the proper procedures.

Member Kaluhiwa joined at 6:52 p.m.; 13 members present.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:57:33]

Ohana Kane and Waihole Waikane – [1:12:30]: This was in regards to a project that was passed by the Kalahuʻu Neighborhood Board years ago and will be developed in Waihole Waikane on conservation land. Residents requested that the land to be surveyed for iwi. Other concerns were also mentioned.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:27:51]
Member Jardine asked Dawn Chang to provide confirmation that all iwi kūpuna were accounted for in the O’ahu SHPD warehouse, Chair Chang responded that there is an ongoing investigation and more details would be shared at the OIBC when possible.

Neighborhood Board Elections – [1:45:53]: Kevin Lye (Neighborhood Board #13) shared the alleged errors in the Neighborhood Board Election process.

Oahu Triathlon – [1:48:47]: Sarah Aiko provided brief details on what was the Oahu Triathlon and announced which portion of the race would impact the community. The event will be held on the morning of Saturday, August 9, 2025.

IV. CITY / STATE / FEDERAL REPORTS – [1:52:03]

Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative – [1:52:12]: No representative present at this time, but it was discussed later in the meeting.

Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina – [1:52:41:]: No representative present.

Councilmember Matt Weyer – [1:52:46]: Chelsea Gonzales reported the following:
● Highlights from newsletter:
○ Upcoming Climate Action Plan Meeting
○ Broadband Digital Equity Community Event. Expanding Dog Parks
● Full Council Meeting and Legislative Updates: Bill 15 relating to cesspool
● Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nWyI224Eb3BNh8nwNt4hjq653nNGmGZ6/view?usp=sharing

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:57:04]

Board of Water Supply – Barry Usagawa – [2:01:04]: Barry Usagawa announced that tips on how to conserve water for the summer can be found on their website.

Governor Josh Green Representative – [2:01:43]: Katie Lambert reported the following:
● Responses on the following:
○ Department of Agriculture – The Huula infestation and grants
○ From the Governor on electric buses
● Introduced representatives Michael Yee and Lee Miller from the Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC).
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:04:01]

Senator Brenton Awa – [2:09:25]: Makana reported the following:
● Genki Ball 6-month pilot project on 4 community schools
● Updates on the work being done at Kahaluʻu Beach

Representative Lisa Kitagawa – [2:11:05]: Representative Lisa Kitagawa reported the following:
● Annual E-Waste Drive: Castle High Schoolʻs auditorium parking lot on Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
● A list of schools that will receive funds for improvements including Castle High School.
● Key Project received funds for their youth program.
● Updates on Kahaluʻuʻs bridge broken and Little Fire Ants.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:16:20]

Windward Community College – Chancellor Ardis Eschenberg – [2:16:49]: No representative present.

Kāneʻohe Bay Regional Council – Clifford Loo – [2:17:00]: Some concerns were discussed earlier in the meeting during the Governorʻs representativeʻs portion when questions were being asked. Member Loo mentioned that he didnʻt attend the Makai Watch in April 2025. Member Kaluhiwa shared brief details on a fishing tournament and Member Jardine announced that it will be on Saturday, July 26, 2025.

U.S. Congress Representative Jill Tokuda – [2:18:09]: No representative present.

Kāneʻohe Marine Corps Base – Kristi Kaluhiwa – [2:18:22]: No representative present.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative (Continued) – [2:18:43]: Regina Malepeai provided the report. Due to audio going in and out, Chair Spencer announced that the written responses from the Mayorʻs office will be available [2:21:27].

II. EMERGENCY RESPONDER MONTHLY REPORTS (CONTINUED) – [2:21:56]

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) (Continued) – [2:21:56]: Lieutenant Yue reported the monthly statistics for the month of April 2025.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:22:42]

V. COMMUNITY TOPICS – [2:26:44]

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Strategic Plan & Budget Presentation – [2:26:49]: Kaleihikina Akaka, Mark Watanabe, Michele McCoy shared the following:
● Introduction, Mission, Engagement at the neighborhood board community meeting
● Mana i Mauli Ola-strategic Plan
● Brief Budget
● Hiring and there is a $5,000 sign on bonus

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:39:40]

Haiamoa Guardrail Damage – [2:50:46]: Chair Spencer announced that an update was received from Representative Lisa Kitagawa that within 2 weeks that the work will start on the rail damage.

Waiheʻe Road Commercial Vehicle Parking – [2:50:58]: Chair Spencer asked Member Reppun if there was anything that he would like to discuss. Member Towill asked if the item should be discussed at the next meeting and possibly get the Department of Transportation to attend so that they can discuss the resolution. Item was deferred to the next meeting.

VI. RESIDENTS’/COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [2:51:11]: Item was discussed earlier in the meeting.

VII. BOARD BUSINESS – [2:51:16]

Approval of Wednesday, April 10, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes – [2:51:21]: MOVED by MEMBER Towill and SECONDED by Member Makaʻīnaʻi to approve the Wednesday, April 10, 2024 regular meeting minutes as written. Hearing no discussion on any amendments; the motion was ADOPTED 13-0-0 (Aye: Spencer, Makaʻīnaʻi, Loo, Kaluhiwa, LeVasseur, Ige, Reppun, Towill, Arthur Machado, Jardine, Masterson, Keone Machado, and Bender. Nay: None. Abstain: None.) [2:51:32].

Approval of Wednesday, April 9, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes – [2:51:35]: MOVED by MEMBER Makaʻīnaʻi and SECONDED by Member Towill to approve the Wednesday, April 9, 2025 regular meeting minutes as written. Hearing no discussion on any amendments; the motion was ADOPTED 13-0-0 (Aye: Spencer, Makaʻīnaʻi, Loo, Kaluhiwa, LeVasseur, Ige, Reppun, Towill, Arthur Machado, Jardine, Masterson, Keone Machado, and Bender. Nay: None. Abstain: None.) [2:51:48].

Adoption of Resolution opposing Wastewater Variance Application #WW83DOC24: 49-716 Kamehameha Hwy.
– [2:51:52]: Item was deferred due to the number not written correctly on the agenda.

Adoption of Resolution opposing Waiheʻe Road Commercial Vehicle Parking E.- [2:52:43]: Deferred to the next meeting due to the lack of time. Member Reppun shared that he believes that the Department of Planning and Permitting may have addressed the issue as far as what is allowed, so he suggested to check with the Mayorʻs Representative before providing the resolution.

Adoption of “Rules of Speaking” – [2:53:08]: Vice Chair Makaʻīnaʻi announced that the City informed her that cameras cannot be enforced on members of the public due to those who join by phone. Only Board Members will be required to have their cameras on at the Chair’s discretion. Item was deferred to the next meeting so that the rules of speaking can be revised.

VIII. SUBDISTRICT REPORTS – [2:53:59]

Subdistrict One (1) – [2:54:02]: No report.
Subdistrict Two (2) – [2:54:04]: Vice Chair Makaʻīnaʻi thanked the community for attending the meeting. She also shared that the guidance that the Board provides is so that the information can get to the City or State to follow up on.
Subdistrict Three (3) – [2:54:28]: No report.
Subdistrict Four (4) – [2:54:36]: No report.
Subdistrict Five (5) – [2:54:42]: No report.
Subdistrict Six (6) – [2:54:45]: No report.

IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:54:50]

Online voting for 2025-2027 Neighborhood Board Elections is now available at https://web5.hnl.info/nbe until 11:59 p.m. May 16, 2025
● To access your ballot online, you will need to enter your 9-digit passcode, and 4-digit pin that you received in the mail.
○ Only residents living in contested areas are able to vote.
○ Residents or candidates that are not in a contested election will not receive a mailed passcode and PIN.
If you have any questions, call the Neighborhood Commission Office at (808) 768-3710 or email nco@honolulu.gov.

Next Board Meeting – [2:55:54]: Chair Spencer announced that the next regular Board Meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, June 11, 2025 (King Kamehameha Day), at 6:00 p.m. at KEY Project. However, the State & City will be off on that day. He asked if there were any opposition on using a recess towards the month June. There was a brief discussion on the following: how July 2025 will be the first meeting of the next term; if the Board would like to reschedule; and if the Board meets in July 2025, it’ll be a new Board making the decisions. There was no further discussion and the Board agreed to recess during June 2025.

X. ADJOURNMENT – [2:58:50]: The meeting was adjourned at 8:56 p.m.

Submitted by: Rachel Cristobal, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Lindon Valenciano, Public Relations Assistant, NCO
Finalized by:

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