KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 31

COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
6:00 to 7:00 pm
In-person at the Kailua District Park Arts & Crafts Room or District Meeting Room

Chair: Gary Weller. Members: Jeremy Treskon, Kalama Souza, and Donna Wong.
The committee’s mission statement: Work to educate and encourage participation by the community on issues involving Kailua and provide information about available government services.

1. Call to order.

2. New State of Hawaii and Honolulu City and County bills and resolutions (2026) that will affect Kailua.

3. Resident and Community Concerns.

4. Resident and Community Tips of the Month: Watch Council Meetings at https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/meetings and Watch the Legislature at https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/livevideo.aspx

5. Continuing issues:
a. The Boettcher Estate
b. A&B regarding the land in the triangle area in front of Aikahi Shopping Center, Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance: Aikahi Gathering Place
c. HECO Double poles, time-of-use, and Smart Meters Puc?
d. Street Permit for events
e. Kapaa Quarry Road grass cutting
f. Kapaa Quarry Road flooding
g. Community History
h. Composting at Kailua School
i. Wildfires
j. Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) proposals
k. Kalaheo Hillside DHHL Project Site concerns by Hillside Neighbors and friends discussing the runoff issue at Kalaheo Hillside parcel
l. Review neighborhood board boundaries

6. New business:

7. 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, 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 https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.

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 complete the form on https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/board-testimony.

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.

Community and Government Engagement Committee
May 2026 Meeting Report
Chair, Gary Weller

1. A committee meeting was held in-person on May 19, 2026, chaired by Gary Weller and attended by committee member Donna Wong, and KNB member Bill Hicks.

2. Continuing issues were discussed.

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.