KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 31

KAILUA WATER QUALITY PSPHCD SUBCOMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, October 9, 2025 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

In-person at the Kailua District Park District Meeting Room with ZOOM option:
ZOOM LINK:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83576018040?pwd=ZL1V3kTgIDzfL11JTe7kaP0lZhpZmh.1
Meeting ID: 835 7601 8040
Passcode: 622317

Chair: Levani Lipton levani.knb@gmail.com
Members: Kelli Ann Kobayashi, Kate Righter, Steve Trecker, and Gary Weller.

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. Announcements:
a. Kaʻelepulu Stormwater Town Hall. A Town Hall will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd, at 6 p.m. at Kailua Intermediate School. Hosted by Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina and the City’s Department of Facility Maintenance, the focus will be to review selected community projects related to the Kaʻelepulu Watershed.
b. Sign up for water quality alerts on the City & County of Honolulu’s new HNL Alert App. https://www.honolulu.gov/dem/hnl-alert/
c. Kailua Shoreline Water Quality Data – Honolulu City and County Department of Environmental Services Wastewater Treatment Plant operates a water quality data dashboard. Visit: https://www8.honolulu.gov/env/kailua-water-quality-data/
d. Sign up for brown water advisories and alerts with Hawaii State Department of Health: https://eha-cloud.doh.hawaii.gov/cwb/#!/landing Brown water frequently occurs after storm events. For your safety, it is recommended not to enter the waterways, ocean, or streams if they are brown or after a storm. If you have an open wound or cut, avoid the water until you are healed.
e.“FOLLOW THE DROP” is a stormwater mobile app that collects data on how much stormwater is being generated on a property and provides types and sizes of stormwater capture solutions. Schedule a free rainwater assessment at: https://rainwaterhawaii.com to learn how you can use the app to minimize stormwater runoff from your property and reduce pollution entering our waterways.
f. Monitor water quality results along Kailua Beach with Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force. Visit: https://oahu.surfrider.org/bwtf Look for trends. If a particular spot consistently tests high for bacteria or poor water quality – it is best to avoid it until the water has cleared.

4. Resident and Community Concerns

5. Old Business:
a. Storm drain maintenance
b. Culvert and channel cleaning maintenance schedule
c. Bacterial effluent exceedance in Kailua Bay & protocols
d. Stormwater Utility (now SWOOSH)
e. BMP violations
f. Mangrove removal
g. Cesspool conversions in Kailua
h. Kapa’a Quarry impacts on water quality
i. Street sweeping schedule & parking restrictions for pollution reduction
j. Kaelepulu Pond TMDL status
k. Streetsweeping
6. New Business
a. Keolu Channel Wall Replacement
b. Water quality priorities for potential P.I.G.

7. Ongoing Discussion:
a. What pukas have you noticed in government response to addressing pollution in our waterways?
b. What are your ideas for solving these challenges?
c. Sustainability of our natural resources: What steps can we take now to keep Kailua Bay and waterways thriving in the future?
d. Who are our allies in this effort?
e. What community outreach and events are happening to promote awareness?
f. Who are the agencies and nonprofits who malama the ocean and waterways?
g. What steps can the public take to minimize pollution and maintain small footprints?

8. 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, Hawai’i 96817, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711, or e-mailing nco@honolulu.gov. Agenda documents and minutes are also available online at http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.html

All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours of the meeting, 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, HI 96817, fax (808) 768-3711, or email nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.

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To view agenda and minutes, visit our board website.

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