KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 31

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, July 10, 2025
7:45 to 8:30 pm
In-person at the Kailua District Park District Meeting Room

Chair: TBD. Members: Bill Hicks and Jade Lau.

1. Call to Order.

2. Approval of Minutes.

3. Announcements.

4. Continuing Issues.
a. Lanikai Traffic Management Plan.
b. Kailua Complete Streets projects.
c. Roundabout construction.
d. Pedestrian safety/Bicyclist safety/Roadway safety.
e. Upcoming highway repaving projects.
f. Traffic management improvement at Ulupii St and Kalanianaole Hwy.
g. Traffic signal at McDonald’s intersection.
h. Mokapu Blvd. improvements.
i. Kalaheo Ave. crosswalks needed near beach access points.
j. Kalaheo Hillside – Iliaina Street Speed Humps

5. New Issues.
a. eBikes on Sidewalks
b. No parking on Kaha Street between Kihapai Street and Kaha Park.

6. Resident and Community Concerns.

7. Adjournment.

Transportation and Public Works Committee
June 2025 Meeting Report
Chair, Travis Counsell

1. A committee meeting was held in-person on June 12, 2025, chaired by Travis Counsell and attended by committee members Bill Hicks, Jade Lau, and Claudine Tomasa; KNB member Evan Weber; and residents Barbara Alexander, John “Lee” Bell, Jim Bersson, Judy Bishop, Tom Cestare, Charlette, Kathy Croze, Chuck Gray, Tina Gray, Mike Groza, Peter Hanaskin, Charles Laidely, Cynthia Rubinstein, Helen Walker, Leatrice Wolfe, and Officer Jarret Atkins (HPD).

2. The final DTS Lanikai Transportation Management Plan presented to the KNB at the June 5, 2025 meeting consists of:
a. Install permanent “No Parking Any Time” signage on ʻAʻalapapa and Mokulua Drives.
b. Modify mauka-makai streets to alternate as one-way streets.
(1) Mauka-bound: Mokumanu Drive, Haokea Drive, Onekea Drive, Pōkole Way
(2) Makai-bound*: Kuaʻilima Drive, ʻAʻala Drive, and Lanipō Drive (Kaʻelepulu Drive and Kaiʻōlena Drive are already one-way)
c. Design and seek funding to provide on-street parking on mauka-makai streets:
(1) Widen the roadway pavement on the streets narrower than 18’ to accommodate on-street parking (8’) and one travel lane (10’).
(2) Sign and stripe parking bays or a parking lane on the roadway pavement to allow for legal on-street parking before 10 am and after 4 pm daily.
d. Request funding to increase the frequency of TheBus route #671, particularly on weekends, holidays, and during the summer, and evaluate the demand for enhanced bus stops.
e. Seek funding to install and designate loading zones at beach access locations.
f. Install bike racks at beach access points.
g. Explore the possibility of a bikeshare system for Kailua and Lanikai.
h. Encourage the creation of a Transportation Management Association by the community to manage access and parking.

3. Residents in attendance, almost all from Lanikai, had the following comments:
a. Cynthia Rubinstein: Do it ASAP. Plastic delineators on the bike lane would help.
b. Lee Bell: Three people had to be taken to the hospital in the last 6 weeks. Let’s do it. Support progress.
c. Evan Weber: No parking should be allowed on a street on either side unless it is at least 18’ wide. Do it all at once. When parking is prohibited on the loop, the cross streets must be ready to support parking.
d. Judy Bishop: Glad there will be progress. Do it on the loop first. Skeptical about loading zones.
e. Tina Gray: Nee a “hike, bike, bus” sign 24/7. Need big fines, like $250. For HPD enforcement, use “meter maids” to enforce and not beat officers. Why accommodate visitors with drop off zones? Clear, direct signage is the key.
f. Chuck Gray: Recommend no parking signs on the loop ASAP.
g. Charles Laidley: Add sidewalks to the loop and the cross streets. Concerned with choke points at unloading zones. Suggests using the two Waste Water Pumping Station sites for unloading, handicap spaces, and bikes.
h. Tom Cestare: Huge leap forward. Must do loop and cross streets ASAP. Use “Parking Enforcement” (i.e. meter maids) instead of beat cops for enforcement.
i. Mike Groza: Pleased we’re getting closer. Mid Pac, Bluestone, the fishing community, and canoe organizations support the plan. The City might try to stall based upon funding needs. It is critical to retain the 3-day weekend Special Enforcement District parking bans until the plan is fully implemented – this also costs funds and is an incentive to finish the plan. Loading zones must be carefully placed. Promote “hike, bike, bus”. The Lanikai Association has purchased bike racks. Must restripe everything – crosswalks, stop lines, bike lanes have all faded – “hot paint” is much more durable and should be used. Create a parking authority.
j. Jim Bersson: Pleased with the progress. Keep up the momentum.
k. Kathy Croze: People ignore signs. Need a “park and ride” location in Kailua for TheBus to be successful to Lanikai.
l. HPD Officer Jarret Atkins: An officer must stay with a vehicle to be towed for ~2 hours until it is towed away and often an officer will be called away while waiting. If the City authorized “Tag and Bag” procedures for towing in Lanikai, towing would happen without the HPD officer having to stay with the offending vehicle and wait for the tow truck to arrive. That would be much better. Using “Parking Enforcement” (i.e. meter maids) instead of beat officers would also be great.
m. Barbara Alexander: No parking 10 am – 4 pm should be implemented immediately. No unloading zone. People will continue to circle like sharks. Houses don’t have enough on-site/off-street parking to support the expanded houses.
n. Evan Weber: Bike lane delineators are dangerous to bikes. The two Waste Water Pumping Station sites might be better for unloading zones.
o. Bill Hicks: This is progress. Better, but delicate. Jungle rules currently exist, and Lanikai streets need order. Need to reduce parking demand and expand parking alternatives. Only having 116 marked car parking stalls available on the cross streets will be a challenge.

4. Additional discussion included:
a. Kalapawai Roundabout – current phase set to finish by July 4th. Nearing completion.
b. Kate Righter mentioned a desire for speed humps on Ulupii, due to school traffic and any upcoming construction projects rerouting traffic through the neighborhood.
c. Kailua Complete Streets – Leatrice Wolfe and several other Enchanted Lakes residents attended and expressed concern over the number of speed humps proposed for Pauku and the narrow section of Ka Awakea. Chair encouraged them to follow up with the City’s Complete Streets program.

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