KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 31

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2025, 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. 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.

III. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Kailua Neighborhood Board Election results. Congratulations to all of our newly elected board members. Mahalo to our current board members who did not seek reelection for their distinguished service to the community: Josiah Akau (member since 2021), Travis Counsell (member since 2023), Jeff Klein (member since 2024), Ke’ala Morrell (member since 2023), Claudine Tomasa (member since prior to 1999), and Jeff Zuckernick (member since 2015).
B. Kailua Neighborhood Board Annual Survey. Results are posted at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1N3vBwtZteTQISFkY3nnAEYtD1Mvso3TN
C. Kailua Legislative Town Hall. Join Senators Keohokalole & Lee and Representatives Matayoshi, Lee, and Merten on Wednesday June 18th at 6 pm at the Kailua District Park Multipurpose Room.
D. The Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting on 6/12 will begin at 7:15 pm rather than the usual 7:45 pm.

IV. 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).

V. BOARD BUSINESS: PERMITTED INTERACTION GROUP (PIG) TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A LANDFILL IN KAILUA FINAL REPORT
At the Kailua NB regular meeting on May 1, 2025 the PIG introduced its final report, whereupon by rule the PIG was automatically dissolved. By rule, all discussion, and any decision to accept the report must wait until a subsequent meeting (i.e. this meeting) to ensure the public has a full opportunity to review and comment upon the report prior to board discussion and action. The PIG Report is posted in the Meeting Materials.

VI. BOARD BUSINESS: COMMITTEE MOTION
A. The Kailua Neighborhood Board opposes Senate Bill 897 and requests that Governor Green veto the bill because HECO liability for wildfires should not be covered by automatic rate adjustments. (Transportation and Public Works Committee motion.)

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. Senator Jarrett Keohokalole.
B. Senator Chris Lee.
C. Councilmember Esther Kia’aina.
D. Representative Lisa Marten.
E. Representative Scot Matayoshi.
F. Representative Mike Lee.
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. Final Lanikai Transportation Management Plan by Jon Nouchi, Deputy Director Department of Transportation Services
B. Office of Hawaiian Affairs Strategic Plan Update by Stacy Ferreira, OHA Chief Executive Officer
C. SMA Major Permit Application for 430D N. Kalaheo Ave. TMK (1)4-3-017:019 by Mark Howland, Whale Environmental Services (Previously presented on March 6, 2025. This is an encore presentation if anyone expresses interest.)

XIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Thursday, May 1, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes.

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

XV. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MOTIONS: Changes to committee membership.

XVI. CHAIR’S REPORT: Committee agendas for July 2025 are due to the Chair by Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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, Hawaii 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, MAY 1, 2025 at 7:00 pm
KAILUA DISTRICT PARK MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, 21 SOUTH KAINALU DRIVE, KAILUA, HI 96734
AND VIA WEBEX

Video Recording of Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8bEADUzBY8

Google Drive Meeting Materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t7pXEx-Xn6l_ZVmmmoTvqF84EifuBbGn

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:00]: Chair Bill Hicks called the Kailua Neighborhood Board No. 31 meeting to order at 7:06 pm. 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 Present: Jennifer Barra, Travis Counsell, Jay Etzenbach, Bill Hicks, Jeff Klein, Jade Lau, Levani Lipton, Kate Righter, Claudine Tomasa, Gary Weller, Jon White, Donna Wong, Jeff Zuckernick, and Josiah Akau (7:08).

Board Members Absent: Kelli Ann Kobayashi, David Laeha, Keala Morrell, Steven Trecker, and Evan Weber.

Guests: Lieutenant Ben Villaflor II (Honolulu Police Department); Captain Kiahi Palalo (Honolulu Fire Department); Kristi Kaluhiwa (Marine Corps Base Hawaii); Danielle Ornellas (Honolulu Board of Water Supply); Shayne Enright (Mayor Rick Blangiardi); Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina and Chassity Santiago, Representative Lisa Marten and Scott Peters, Shana Kukila (Representative Matayoshi); Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Erin Conner (Governor Josh Green); Peter Kaiser, Kevin Ogerdy, Steve Davidson (Mid Pacific Road Runners Club); Michael Fry, Carol Abe, Amy Ford-Wagner, Barbara Germann, Les Haldane, Sean O’Connor, Rosie Goo, Judy Mick, Kim Gould, Allison Madiam, Pete Keize, Jess Hawkins, Eric and Tricia Gerum, John Medlock, Joe Huck, Jed Hirota, Niel Sauvage, Michelle K. Michell, Tracy Mitchell, Christopher Sherrard, Karen Hanson, Deven Latimer, Chad Daniels, Gigi D. Jones, Johnn and Carol Stinson, Caroline Palobek, Sarena Celiseti, Peter Camara, Greg Colbert, Lance Tinstman, David Pound, Andreas Helchinger, Raelyn Reyno-Yeomans (Residents); Rachel Cristobal (Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO)). Note: Name not included if not legible or stated for the record. There were 42 total participants.

Roll Call – [0:00:17]: Chair Hicks conducted a roll call.

II. MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR CHUCK PRENTISS (4/13/25) AND PROCLAMATION OF GRATITUDE FOR HIS SERVICE TO KAILUA – [0:02:21]: Chair Hicks led a moment of silence.

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

III. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [0:06:12]
• Kailua Neighborhood Board Elections – [0:06:15]: This year there are competitive elections for the 15 seats in Subdistricts 1, 2, and 4. Subdistrict 3 (Olomana/Maunawili) does not have more candidates than seats, so there is no election for Subdistrict 3. Election voting starts on Friday, April 25, 2025, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2025.
• Mayor’s Town Hall – [0:07:24]: Due to Mayor Blangiardi’s Windward Town Hall on Thursday May 8, 2025 at 6:30 pm at Castle H.S., the Kailua Neighborhood Board Committee Meetings that would normally occur on Thursday May 8th will instead convene on Thursday May 15th.
• Kailua Neighborhood Board Annual Survey – [0:07:50]: If you didn’t get a chance to take the survey at the I Love Kailua Town Party last Sunday, it can still be taken online until Sunday, May 11, 2025.
• Fourth of July Event – [0:08:48]: Resident Michael Fry announced events happening in Kailua on the Fourth of July, including annual parade and fireworks display.
• Kailua Races – [0:11:23]: Resident Steve Davidson, Mid Pacific Road Runners Club, announced two races; on Sunday, July 13, 2025, on Kailua Beach, and Sunday, July 20, 2025 around Lanikai.

Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) Report to Investigate the Possibility of a Landfill in Kailua – [0:12:40]: [0:13:50] Wong Moved and Weller Seconded the motion to add the Landfill PIG Report to the agenda following the Board Business committee motion. The motion was adopted by 2/3 vote. (14-0-0) AYE: Akau, Barra, Counsell, Etzenbach, Hicks, Klein, Lau, Lipton, Righter, Tomasa, Weller, White, Wong, Zuckernick; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None. [0:15:10]

IV. HPD AND HFD REPORTS – [0:16:55]
Honolulu Police Department – [0:17:15]: Lieutenant Ben Villaflor II reported the April 2025 statistics.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:18:00]

Honolulu Fire Department – [0:21:23]: Captain Kiahi Palalo reported the April 2025 statistics and safety tip concerning home fire sprinklers.
Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wuJedCtQO-2Gv0TJ60cmoQIqH9uVO3o0/view?usp=sharing

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:23:35]

V. BOARD BUSINESS: COMMITTEE MOTION – [0:25:10]:
Wong introduced the following motion. The Kailua Neighborhood Board submits the following comments on the 2025 DEA Water Reclamation Facility Upgrade at Marine Corp Base Hawaii. Discussion followed.
1. The Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) should evaluate the possibility of Marine Corps Base Hawaii constructing its own outfall sewer line to terminate in Kaneohe Bay on the opposite side of the peninsula from Kailua Bay. This action would divert about 2 million gallons per day of treated wastewater from the Kailua Wastewater Treatment sewer line and into Kailua Bay. It is hoped that diverting approximately 2 million gallons per day will relieve stress on Kailua’s aging and heavily used system and help prevent sewage spills into Kailua Bay.
2. The FEA should include a requirement that should `iwi be found during construction or any ground disturbance that all work will stop with OHA and ohana being notified immediately.
3. The FEA states that approximately 2,100 linear feet of security fencing would include three strands of barbed wire fencing which poses a risk of entanglement for the Hawaiian hoary bat. The fence totaling approximately 6,300 linear feet with a height of eight feet will enclose the entire wastewater treatment facility.
a. The FEA should include a map of the areas where barbed wire fencing could impact the Hawaiian hoary bat (`ope`ape`a).
b. The DEA states that “the compound is enclosed with chain-link fence and has been for decades. The fence does not currently have barbed wire.”
c. In the FEA explain what problem placing barbed wire on top of a 7-foot fence is trying to solve and identify the areas and number of times the 7-foot fence has been breached and the impacts of that breach.
d. The Kailua Neighborhood Board recommends increasing the height of the chain-link fence, instead of adding 1-foot of barbed wire, to protect Hawaii’s only native terrestrial mammal, the Hawaiian hoary bat (ope`ape`a), which is both federally and state listed as endangered.

[0:32:20] The Motion to submit comments on the 2025 DEA Water Reclamation Facility Upgrade at Marine Corps Base Hawaii was adopted (14-0-0) AYE: Akau, Barra, Counsell, Etzenbach, Hicks, Klein, Lau, Lipton, Righter, Tomasa, Weller, White, Wong, Zuckernick; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None. [0:34:45]

VI. BOARD BUSINESS: PERMITTED INTERACTION GROUP REPORT TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A LANDFILL IN KAILUA (added to the agenda) – [0:36:45]:
Landfill Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) Report: Wong and Weller commented on the report, which can be found online: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Trw741xdOnEkhL6vknvv1CzW7ox-HvK/view?usp=sharing

VII. LOCAL AGENCY REPORTS – [0:42:00]
Board of Water Supply Representative – [0:42:14]: Danielle Ornellas provided announcements relating to water conservation, and follow-up responses from the April meeting.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:44:21]

Marine Corps Base Hawaii Representative – [0:47:08]: Kristi Kaluhiwa provided the monthly report, which included recent and future events occurring on-base.

VIII. RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [0:49:34]
Kalaheo Hillside – [0:50:00]: Resident David Pound raised concerns regarding the development of the Kalaheo Hillside parcel, and scope of work for due diligence sampling from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

White left at 8:04 p.m., 13 members present.

Street Sweeping – [0:59:30]: Resident Greg Colberts raised concerns with debris in storm drains inlets, in relation to street sweeping.

Dog Parks – [1:00:00]: A resident raised concerns with proposed dog parks being on-leash only.

Affordable Housing – [1:01:24]: Residents Peter Kaiser, Peter Camara, Tricia Gerum, and two others raised concerns with the 42-unit affordable housing development occurring on 734-735 Kihapai Place. Discussion continued with board members and Councilmember Kia’aina. As a 201H project, the project will come to both the Kailua Neighborhood Board and the City Council in the future.

Complete Streets – [1:24:30]: Resident Kevin Ogerdy raised concerns regarding the Complete Streets project on Keolu Drive.

Kalaheo Hillside – [1:34:00]: Resident Raelyn Reyno-Yeomans commented in-favor of core samples for the DHHL hillside. Resident Karen Hanson commented on the hillside as a resident and also discussed the need for speed humps. Another resident Sara Isom commented on the unstableness of the Kalaheo Hillside.

Kalapawai Roundabout – [1:49:00]: Resident Andreas Helchinger raised concerns with the Kalapawai Roundabout construction and ongoing delays.

IX. MAYOR AND GOVERNOR REPORTS – [1:51:25]
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [1:51:41]: Shayne Enright, Honolulu Emergency Services Department, highlighted information from Mayor Blangiardi’s newsletter, and provided responses from the previous meeting.
Newsletter: https://www8.honolulu.gov/mayor/newsletter/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:54:00]

Governor Josh Green’s Representative – [1:58:45]: Erin Conner provided the monthly newsletter, highlighting a few items. Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t55WFyi8tagisWwyZ4mArhxJ0nsUUoQv

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:00:20]

X. ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS – [2:03:35]
Senator Jarrett Keohokalole – [2:03:55]: Senator Keohokalole provided a report on the legislative session.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:10:45]

Senator Chris Lee – [2:16:30]: No representative present.

Representative Lisa Marten – [2:16:41]: Representative Marten introduced staff members, and provided updates from legislation and Capitol Improvement Projects.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:20:06]

Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina – [2:24:20]: Councilmember Kiaʻāina commented on various topics discussed earlier in the meeting, and provided information on topics such as the empty homes tax.

Representative Scot Matayoshi – [2:31:53]: No representative present.

Representative Mike Lee – [2:31:54]: No representative present.

Nicole Gray, on Behalf of U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda – [2:32:00]: No representative present.

XI. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED OTHER MEETINGS – [2:32:18] Lipton provided a report from the stormwater town hall, attended by herself and Chair Hicks. Hicks reported attending the Kalaheo Hillside meeting along with Weller and Tomasa. Chair Hicks reported attending the Keolu Drive Complete Streets meeting.

Etzenbach left at 9:38 p.m., 12 members present.

XII. BOARD BUSINESS: INDIVIDUAL MOTION – [2:34:52]
The Kailua Neighborhood Board will apply to march in the 76th annual Kailua 4th of July Parade. Request the Neighborhood Commission Office fund the $140 application fee (“Non-Profit Community” category). [2:35:00]:
[2:35:15] Lipton Moved and Weller Seconded the Motion to march in the annual Kailua 4th of July Parade. Discussion followed. The motion was adopted (12-0-0) AYE: Akau, Barra, Counsell, Hicks, Klein, Lau, Lipton, Righter, Tomasa, Weller, Wong, Zuckernick; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None. [2:37:06]

XIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – [2:38:13] No corrections were noted for the Thursday, April 3, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes. The April 2025 regular meeting minutes were approved as written. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t55WFyi8tagisWwyZ4mArhxJ0nsUUoQv

XIV. COMMITTEE REPORTS – [2:38:35] Chair Hicks stated the Committee Reports stand as published.
Committee Reports: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ShHTuhz7q3pK_IZ1n2ESqBnap45snWDv/view?usp=sharing

XV. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MOTIONS – [2:39:50] No changes.
XVI. CHAIR’S REPORT – [2:40:00] Committee agendas for June 2025 are due to the Chair by Sunday, May 25, 2025.
XVII. ADJOURNMENT – [2:40:06] Chair Hicks adjourned the meeting at 9:46 p.m.

Submitted by: Spencer Johnson, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Dylan Buck, Community Relations Specialist
Finalized by: Bill Hicks, Chairman, Kailua Neighborhood Board

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