MAKAKILO – KAPOLEI – HONOKAI HALE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 34

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M.
KAPOLEI HALE – CONFERENCE ROOM A & B
1000 ULUʻŌHIʻA STREET, KAPOLEI, HI 96707

Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1GE3KMhGmxV2jxDLUnSvRUvThmykz8vGn
Board Meeting Recordings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vl-Osiiixw&list=PLfqRwVpRroomSjGDU7ob3P55DcqT5oWZx

MEETING RULES AND GUIDELINES

1. Order and Decorum: Meetings are conducted with fairness, order, and in compliance with the Neighborhood Plan 2008 (NP). Participants must treat each other with respect and share aloha, stay focused on the agenda, and adhere to time limits. Please silence electronic devices and keep yourself on mute if on WebEx. Disruptive behavior or violations may result in removal (NP §2-14-117).
2. Public Input: The public may present community concerns to the board. Neighborhood board members may discuss, ask questions, and receive information on these matters under the limited notice exemption under HRS §92-81; however, no action may be taken on issues raised by the public (Agenda Guidance for Neighborhood Boards, CORR 2024-0718-01, p. 7)
3. Oral Testimony: Public oral testimony will be allowed on agenda items, with the Chair setting reasonable procedures (NP §2-14-118(c) and (d); HRS §92-3). Testimony is limited to 3 minutes (adopted August 24, 2022; Auth: NP §2-14-118(d)).
4. Requesting to Speak: To speak, raise your hand. Once recognized by the Chair, direct comments to the Chair and stay on the agenda topic (NP §2-14-118(a)).
5. Written Testimony: Participants may submit written comments on agenda items. To submit testimony, visit https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/testimony (NP §2-14-118(b); HRS §92-3).
6. Board Packet: All written reports, presentations, flyers, handouts, and documents distributed to the Board are available on Google Drive (HRS §92-7.5).
7. Agenda Items and Voting: Under the Hawaii State Sunshine Law (HRS §92), matters not listed on the agenda cannot be voted on unless added during the meeting. The Board may add items if (1) the matter is not major, (2) it doesn’t affect many people, and (3) two-thirds of the full membership approves (HRS §92-7(d)). Items may also be added if an unanticipated event requires timely action for public health, welfare, or safety (HRS §92-8).

1. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Anthony Makana Paris (makana.paris@gmail.com)

2. ROLL CALL

3. PUBLIC INPUT (Limited to 3 minutes per member of the public in totality)

4. BOARD BUSINESS
a. Testimony Clarification: Affirm that the testimony filed with the City Clerk as D-0642(25) by Dr. Kioni Dudley does not represent the official position of the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board No. 34, and confirm that Dr. Dudley was not authorized to represent the board by the Chair or the board on item 15, “Kalaeloa Parklands Interim Dirt Racetrack Status and Community Considerations,” from the Honolulu Housing, Homelesness, & Parks Committee agenda dated Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM.
b. Reassignment of Authority: To coordinate a joint and/or special meeting on the proposed Atlantis development in Kapolei with the Waiʻanae Coast Neighborhood Board No. 24 and the Nānākuli-Māʻili Neighborhood Board No. 36, including finalization of participation confirmation, date, time, location, and agenda items, with a requirement to present the final plan to the Chair for approval and request for disbursement to the Neighborhood Board commission.
c. Revocation of Authority: The authority granted to Second Vice Chair Dr. Kioni Dudley to coordinate a joint and/or special meeting with other neighborhood boards
d. Authorization for a Joint and/or Special meeting: For Emergency and Disaster Preparedness and authorization for Second Vice Chair Dr. Kioni Dudley to coordinate with other neighborhood boards, and their Permitted Interaction Groups, to finalize the details, including participation confirmation, date, time, location, and agenda items with a requirement to present the final plan to the Chair for approval and request for disbursement to the Neighborhood Board commission.
e. Meeting Schedule: Consider scheduling the Wednesday, October 22, 2025, meeting as a special and/or joint meeting on the proposed Atlantis development or Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, and discuss plans for a future special meeting on either topic and whether or not another venue outside of Kapolei Hale is warranted.
f. Consideration of designating specific parks for leashed dogs: In response to the April 11, 2025, request from the Department of Parks and Recreation.
i. Kalaeloa Beach Park
ii. Barbers Point Beach Park
iii. Kapolei Community Park
iv. Kapolei Green Neighborhood Park
v. Kapolei Regional Park
vi. Makakilo Neighborhood Park
vii. Kahiwelo Neighborhood Park
viii. Maukalani Neighborhood Park
ix. Makakilo Community Park
x. Pālailai Neighborhood Park
xi. Kamokila Community Park
g. Resolution: Urging Government Focus on Hurricane Preparation and Shelter Provision – Urge local and state governments to prioritize hurricane preparedness by providing adequate shelters for all residents in need and allocating funding or tax relief to assist residents in fortifying their homes against severe weather events.
h. Resolution: Urging City Council to Amend the Honolulu Building Code to Enhance Safety Measures in New Construction – Urge the council to amend the Honolulu Building Code to require all new houses and apartments to include a safe room with an attached bathroom designed to withstand 200 mph winds, and to reinstate “tsunami design requirements” for all new taller buildings in tsunami-prone areas to ensure the safety of residents against increasing storm intensity and flooding.
i. Resolution: Urging the state legislature to create a law mandating that all new government buildings and schools, or parts thereof where feasible, be constructed to withstand Category 5 hurricanes and serve as public shelters during hurricanes, tsunamis, or fires.
j. Resolution: Urging builders of future homes and condominiums to recognize the increasing strength of hurricanes and to exceed current building codes by constructing the strongest feasible structures, considering cost implications.
k. Resolution: Urging window companies to acknowledge the increasing strength of hurricanes and to recommend the strongest windows and frames that customers can afford.
l. Resolution: Urging Hawaiian Electric Company to ensure roadways remain safe and open during hurricanes and fires by placing power lines underground, particularly those crossing roads and located in neighborhoods, and to anchor solar farms and batteries to withstand winds of up to 200 mph.
m. Resolution: Urging the Board of Water Supply to propose the creation of backup electric power systems to operate wells and facilitate water movement as needed during emergencies.
n. Resolution: Urging the governor and legislature to advocate for the development of carefully worded laws for office buildings and tourist accommodations that permit workers, their families, and where feasible, friends or the public, to take shelter in designated safe areas during hurricanes, tsunamis, and fires.
o. Resolution: Urging the United States Military to establish an adequate number of shelters capable of withstanding 200 mph winds for active personnel, their families, and retirees, with a completion deadline of the end of 2030, and to provide grants to military homeowners for fortifying their homes while ensuring that all new military-built houses can withstand Category 5 hurricanes or include safe rooms with attached bathrooms designed for 200 mph winds.
p. Resolution: Urging the Green Fee Commission to utilize funds from the “third bucket” of Green Fee income to create as many hurricane-tsunami-fire shelters as possible that can withstand 200 mph winds for the estimated 200,000 residents seeking them and to assist homeowners in fortifying their homes and apartments against strong hurricanes or in purchasing or building hurricane shelters on their properties.
q. Resolution: Urging the governor and the Board of Land and Natural Resources to insist on an exchange of money rather than land in current negotiations over Army Leased Properties, requiring an initial large multi-billion dollar payment for the leases, followed by hundreds of millions of dollars annually for the lease duration, with this funding first supplementing Green Fee Funds for building hurricane-tsunami-wildfire shelters for non-military local residents that can withstand 200 mph winds, and second, providing grants and tax breaks to non-military residents for fortifying their homes or purchasing/building hurricane shelters, while also addressing issues found in Environmental Impact Statements, ensuring the care and preservation of cultural sites and endangered species, and mandating public input before lease agreements are finalized.

5. ADJOURNMENT

‘Olelo Community Television Cablecast of Board Meetings: The Makakilo/Kapolei/Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board regular meetings are video recorded and televised on ‘Olelo Community Television Channel 49 at 9:00 p.m. on the second Friday of the month and on Channel 49 with a schedule of the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at 12:00 p.m. determined by ‘Olelo. The ‘Olelo program schedule is posted at http://www.olelo.org/programming/default.html.

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, HI 96817, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711, or emailing nco@honolulu.gov. Agenda documents and minutes are also available online at https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.

All written testimony must be received in the NCO 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, email nbtestimony@honolulu.gov or visit https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/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 at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. It may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

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.