KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 31

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024, 7:00 pm
IN-PERSON AT THE KAILUA DISTRICT PARK MULTIPURPOSE ROOM,
21 SOUTH KAINALU DRIVE, KAILUA
AND ALSO VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE (WEBEX)

NOTE: The Kailua District Park closes at 10 PM and the meeting must end not later than 9:55 PM.
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I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Chair Bill Hicks

II. ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO SERVE FROM JULY 1, 2024 to JUNE 30, 2025 [NP §2-14-120(b)]. The officer to be elected is the Secretary.

III. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Emergency Preparedness Fair. Kailua Alert & Prepared and the Kailua Neighborhood Board will host an annual Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, September 7, 2024 between 9 am and 1 pm at the Kailua Town Center parking garage area fronting Long’s Pharmacy & Ulta Beauty. The recent Maui Wildfire Disaster stressed how important it is to be prepared for the unexpected. Please come and learn how to prepare, endure, and recover quickly from a disaster. Mahalo to Alexander & Baldwin as a site sponsor and supporter for this event.
B. Kailua Fall Festival. The 3rd annual festival will take place on Saturday September 28th from 4 pm until 10 pm on Hahani Street. It is a night of award winning musical acts, entertainment, vendors, food, drinks, and fun for the entire family! This is a free event to attend and enjoy. Parking & trolley ride is available at Kainalu Elementary School with a presale price of $7 with funds going to Kainalu’s Band. If you’re 21 and want to have a beverage at any of the participating bars, you may purchase the event wristband good for cover charges and a stein. Details at https://kailuaevents.com/
C. Christmas Parade. The Olomana Community Association will be conducting its Annual Christmas Parade on Sunday December 15 starting at 2:30 pm. The route starts at Maunawili Elementary School on Ulupii St., goes through the streets of the Olomana Subdivision, and finishes at the school. Santa will be riding in a red classic Volkswagen convertible and the public is invited to attend.

IV. BOARD VACANCY – For the term ending June 30, 2025: Sub-District 2 (Enchanted Lake). Board members may nominate candidates to fill the vacancy. Proof of Sub-District residency is required. Candidates may speak for three minutes prior to Board voting.

V. HPD and HFD REPORTS – Three (3) minutes each
A. Honolulu Police Department representative.
B. Honolulu Fire Department representative (usually Captain Aaron Jones or Captain Corey Silva).

VI. BOARD BUSINESS: COMMITTEE MOTIONS
A. The Kailua Neighborhood Board recommends that the following conditions be placed on the SMA application for the proposed construction of a 5,745-sf house with 7 bathrooms and 5 parking spaces at 12 Kailua Road. (Planning, Zoning, and Environment Committee motion.) (The 14 conditions are in the Meeting Materials.)
B. The Kailua Neighborhood Board recommends that the following conditions be placed on the SMA application for the proposed construction of a 10,732-sf house with 6 bathrooms and 11 parking spaces at 275 Kaelepulu Drive. (Planning, Zoning, and Environment Committee motion.) (The 6 conditions are in the Meeting Materials.)
C. The Kailua Neighborhood Board supports the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club resolution to protect iwi kupuna in Kailua. (Planning, Zoning, and Environment Committee motion.) (The Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club resolution is in the Meeting Materials.)

VII. LOCAL AGENCY REPORTS – Three (3) minutes each
A. Board of Water Supply representative (usually Dani Ornellas).
B. Marine Corps Base Hawaii representative (usually Maj. Jordan Fox or Kristi Kaluhiwa)

VIII. RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS – Three (3) minutes each

IX. MAYOR AND GOVERNOR REPORTS
A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s representative (usually Jim Ireland or Shayne Enright).
B. Governor Josh Green’s representative (usually Erin Conner).

X. ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS – Three (3) minutes each (The order is randomly selected.)
A. Representative Scot Matayoshi.
B. Representative Natalia Hussey-Burdick.
C. Senator Chris Lee.
D. Representative Lisa Marten.
E. Senator Jarrett Keohokalole.
F. Councilmember Esther Kia’aina.
G. Nicole Gray, on behalf of U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda.
XI. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED OTHER MEETINGS

XII. PRESENTATIONS – Ten (10) minutes each
A. SMA permit application for 604 D North Kalaheo Avenue by Rachel Okoji, Environmental Risk Analysis, LLC
B. SMA EA permit application for 12 Kailua Road by Scott LaRue and Karl Mench, Masa Fujioka & Associates
C. SMA EA permit application for 275 Kaelepulu Drive by Karl Mench, Masa Fujioka & Associates
D. Department of Facilities Maintenance Overview of Efforts in Kailua for street sweeping and the Akiohala Water Quality Improvement project by Randall Wakumoto, Storm Water Quality Division Administrator

XIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Thursday, August 1, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes.

XIV. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Executive Committee – Chair, Bill Hicks
B. Public Safety, Public Health, and Civil Defense (PSPHCD) – Chair, Carol Miyashiro
C. Kailua Water Quality PHPSCD Subcommittee – Chair, Levani Lipton
D. Homelessness in Kailua PSPHCD Subcommittee – Chair: Levani Lipton
E. Transportation and Public Works – Chair, Travis Counsell
F. Parks and Recreation – Chair, Evan Weber
G. Planning, Zoning & Environment (PZ&E) – Chair, Donna Wong
H. Community and Government Engagement – Chair, Gary Weller

XV. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MOTIONS: Changes to committee membership.

XVI. CHAIR’S REPORT: Committee agendas for October 2024 are due to the Chair by Sunday, September 22, 2024.
XVII. 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 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.

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.

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.
KAILUA DISTRICT PARK – 21 SOUTH KAINALU DRIVE, KAILUA, HI 96734
AND VIA WEBEX TELECONFERENCING

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Ch-jnmpig

Meeting materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NQvq9pWSSXHym7WhA_vQ4r_kcVZaW2TV

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:00]: Chair Hicks called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Quorum was established with 13 members present. Note: This 19-member Board requires 10 members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action. Board members must be in-person or have video access.

Board Members Present: Travis Counsell, Bill Hicks, David Laeha, Jade Lau, Michael Lee, Levani Lipton, Carol Miyashiro, Kate Righter, Claudine Tomasa, Evan Weber, Gary Weller, Donna Wong, Jeff Zuckernick, Kelli Ann Kobayashi (7:08 p.m.), and Josiah Akau (7:21 p.m.).

Board Members Absent: Amber Granite, Keala Morell, Steve Trecker, and Jon White..

Guests: Lt. Dru Akagi (Honolulu Police Department); Captain M. Pancalinan (Honolulu Fire Department); Danielle Ornellas (Board of Water Supply); Director Jim Ireland (Mayor Blangiardi’s Representative); Erin Conner (Governor Green’s Representative); Councilmember Esther Kiaʻaina and Jaren McCartney, Representative Natalia Hussey-Burdick, Nicole Gray (Representative Tokuda’s Office); Kelly Akasaki (Department of Transportation Services); Rachel Whipple, Noelani Kalipi, Tatiani Lord, Linda Jenks, Barbara Germann, Sarah Gilman Sur, Tara Rojas, David Kauahikaua, Len Rossoff, (Residents and Guests); and Spencer Johnson (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible. There were 62 total participants.

[0:02:16] Wong Moved and Zuckernick Seconded the Motion to add Adventist Health Castle to the Local Agency Reports. Hearing no objections, the Motion was adopted; 13-0-0 (AYE: Counsell, Hicks, Laeha, Lau, Lee Lipton, Miyashiro, Righter, Tomasa, Weber, Weller, Wong, Zuckernick. NAY: None. ABSTAIN: None.) [0:02:50]

II. ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO SERVE FROM JULY 1, 2024 to JUNE 30, 2025 – [0:03:00]
Secretary – [0:03:06]: Hearing no nominations, this item was deferred to the next meeting.

Kobayashi arrived at 7:08 p.m., 14 members present.

III. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [0:03:36]
Emergency Preparedness Fair: Kailua Alert & Prepared and the Kailua Neighborhood Board will host an annual Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, September 7, 2024 between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the Kailua Town Center parking garage area fronting Long’s Pharmacy & Ulta Beauty. The recent Maui Wildfire Disaster stressed how important it is to be prepared for the unexpected. Please come and learn how to prepare, endure, and recover quickly from a disaster. Mahalo to Alexander & Baldwin as a site sponsor and supporter for this event.

Primary Election: The primary election is underway; all residents are encouraged to participate by voting.

IV. HPD AND HFD REPORTS – [0:04:53]
Honolulu Police Department – [0:05:09]: Lieutenant Akagi provided the monthly statistics for July 2024.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vfJP2ulOHbgHqu5aE9r83qeX1_qad_cC/view?usp=sharing and https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NQvq9pWSSXHym7WhA_vQ4r_kcVZaW2TV

Honolulu Fire Department – [0:06:49]: Captain Pancalinan provided the report and highlighted the following: monthly statistics for July 2024, wildland fire preparedness, and safety tips regarding back-to-school fire safety.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KkJlP9ncvePIxIpG3H3oOharh0fmofyY/view?usp=sharing

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:10:00]

V. BOARD BUSINESS: COMMITTEE MOTION – [0:11:51]
The Kailua Neighborhood Board requests that a new geotechnical study be conducted prior to the transfer of 10 acres of public land on Kalaheo Hillside from the City & County of Honolulu to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) to ensure that the hillside soil is stable enough to do earth moving and build new homes on it without causing damage to existing homes. [0:13:50] – Wong introduced the motion from the Planning, Zoning & Environment Committee. Discussion followed, including compelling testimony by 13 Kalaheo Hillside property owners about expensive and recurring house foundation, house wall, sewer connection, and retaining wall repair issues was compelling.
Akau arrived at 7:21 p.m., 15 members present.

[1:16:50] Wong proposed the following amendment to the motion. Furthermore, to protect existing homeowners, the City & County of Honolulu and Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will conduct a survey assessing existing conditions of homes abutting the Kalaheo Hillside which must be conducted by either the City and County of Honolulu or the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and approved and disseminated to homeowners prior to any construction. Weller Seconded the amendment. Discussion followed. The Motion to adopt the amendment was approved; 15-0-0 (AYE: Akau, Counsell, Hicks, Kobayashi, Laeha, Lau, Lee, Lipton, Miyashiro, Righter, Tomasa, Weber, Weller, Wong, Zuckernick.NAY: None. ABSTAIN: None.) [1:23:17]

[1:24:42] Hearing no further discussion on the amended motion, Chair Hicks conducted a roll call vote. The motion that the Kailua Neighborhood Board requests that a new geotechnical study be conducted prior to the transfer of 10 acres of public land on Kalaheo Hillside from the City & County of Honolulu to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to ensure that the hillside soil is stable enough to do earth moving and build new homes on it without causing damage to existing homes. Furthermore, to protect existing homeowners, the City & County of Honolulu and Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will conduct a survey assessing existing conditions of homes abutting Kalaheo Hillside which must be conducted by either the City & County of Honolulu or the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and approved and disseminated to homeowners prior to any construction.. was ADOPTED by roll call vote; 15-0-0 (AYE: Akau, Counsell, Hicks, Kobayashi, Laeha, Lau, Lee, Lipton, Miyashiro, Righter, Tomasa, Weber, Weller, Wong, Zuckernick. NAY: None. ABSTAIN: None.) [1:25:07]

VI. LOCAL AGENCY REPORTS – [1:26:40]
Board of Water Supply (BWS) – [1:26:47]: Danielle Ornellas provided the water main break report and highlighted the following: the BWS Annual Halawa Un-Thirsty Plant Sale is scheduled for Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 99-1268 Iwaena Street from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and responses to questions raised at the previous meeting.

Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) – [1:32:30]: Major Jordan Fox provided the report, which highlighted the following: RIMPAC conclusion, fish pond circulation, and responses to questions raised at the previous meeting.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:34:20]

Adventist Health Castle – [1:42:06]: Jesse Siebel provided the report, which highlighted the following: the Hawaii Loa campus is not in the future as an acute care hospital, the property will be sold or leased. Meetings with NB31 regarding behavioral healthare ongoing. Castle has a new medical oncologist.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:45:30]

VII. RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [1:49:07]: None.

VIII. MAYOR AND GOVERNOR REPORTS – [1:49:27]
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [1:49:38]: Director Ireland (Honolulu Emergency Services Department) provided the report and highlighted the following: continued progress with the Crisis Outreach Response Engagement (CORE) program in Kailua, and a partnership with Castle Medical Center.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ksr2B2bmNWmadWdyTHakuXNAIdu7NgjZ/view?usp=sharing

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:53:33]

Lipton left at 9:06 p.m., 14 members present.

Governor Josh Green’s Representative – [2:02:15]: Erin Connor provided the report and highlighted the following: approaching the 1-year anniversary of the devastating Maui wildfires; The Department of Health’s regulation of solid waste; Clean Water Branch update on signage project; and representatives from the Department of Agriculture spoke in relation to the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hfkQSsycId-CBEMj815xKh_7SrigGJM7/view?usp=sharing
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:15:46]

IX. ELECTED OFFICIALS – [2:22:40]
Councilmember Esther Kia’aina – [2:22:47]: Councilmember Kia’aina provided her report and highlighted the following: the Planning and Economy Committee will be considering agricultural uses for Bill 64 – https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/bill64; Bill 44 (2024) relating to the introduction of 25 mph speed limits as the default in school zones-https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/measure/3046 ; Resolution 24-151, CD1 – Proposed Hawaiian Home Lands Development in Kailua – the Committee on Planning and the Economy will meet on Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/document-download?id=22018; and wastewater treatment facility exceedance levels.

Righter left at 9:28 p.m., 13 members present.

Representative Natalia Hussey-Burdick – [2:27:30]: Representative Hussey-Burdick provided her report and highlighted the following: electricity conservation efforts from HECO; operation save auntie; homeless encampments and legislation; and tourism management.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:31:48]

Representative Scot Matayoshi – [2:33:03]: No representative present.

Representative Jarrett Keohokalole – [2:33:08]: No representative present.

Senator Chris Lee – [2:33:12]: No representative present.

Representative Lisa Marten – [2:33:16]: No representative present.

U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda – [2:33:22]: Nicole Gray provided the report which highlighted the following: Maui wildfire recovery efforts; healthcare needs; and applications for military service academies.

Lau left at 9:40 p.m., 12 members present.

X. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED OTHER MEETINGS – [2:35:10]: Chair Hicks reported attending a meeting with Donna Wong and Gary Weller regarding the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management consideration of windward Oahu offshore wind farm leases

XI. PRESENTATION – [2:35:33]
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) Infestation – [2:40:13]: Danny Anthony presented on the importance of coconut trees, the history of agricultural chemicals, and the CRB’s ability to smell coconut.
Material: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BSquujbSS51AiMEPvJkH2gXoGvVg9RoV/view?usp=sharing

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:46:32]

XII. BOARD BUSINESS: INDIVIDUAL MOTION – [2:51:30]
[2:51:45] Miyashiro Moved and Laeha Seconded the Motion to cohost the annual Kailua Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, September 7, 2024 between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the Kailua Town Center. The Motion was adopted by roll call vote; 12-0-0 (AYE: Akau, Counsell, Hicks, Kobayashi, Laeha, Lee, Miyashiro, Tomasa, Weber, Weller, Wong, Zuckernick. NAY: None. ABSTAIN: None.) [2:51:55]

XIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – [2:53:10]
Thursday, July 11, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes – [2:53:10]: [2:53:15] – Hearing no objections or abstentions, the July 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes were approved as written by unanimous consent; 12-0-0 (AYE: Akau, Counsell, Hicks, Kobayashi, Laeha, Lee, Miyashiro, Tomasa, Weber, Weller, Wong, Zuckernick. NAY: None. ABSTAIN: None.) – [2:53:15]

XIV. COMMITTEE REPORTS – [2:53:25]: Chair Hicks announced two additions to the Planning Zoning and Environment August 2024 Committee agenda: presentations on SMA applications for 12 Kailua Road and 275 Kaelepulu Drive. Committee reports can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O49GkkcMVsjkWV6vow-f-G2Rl5QyMWuS/view?usp=sharing

XV. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MOTIONS – [2:53:50]: No discussion.

XVI. CHAIR’S REPORT – [2:53:55]: Committee agendas for September 2024 are due to the Chair by Sunday, August 25, 2024.

XVII. ADJOURNMENT – [2:54:03]: Chair Hicks adjourned the meeting at 9:59 p.m.

Submitted by: Spencer Johnson, Neighborhood Assistant
Reviewed by: Dylan Whitsell, Deputy
Revised by: Bill Hicks, Chairman, Kailua Neighborhood Board

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