NĀNĀKULI – MĀ‘ILI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 36

EDUCATION COMMITTEE AGENDA
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025
NĀNĀKULI PUBLIC LIBRARY, HALEAKALĀ ROOM
89-070 FARRINGTON HIGHWAY, HAWAIʻI 96792
6:30-8:00 PM

COMMITTEE CHAIR: VALERIE-MAE MANOA
vmanoa.36nmnb@gmail.com
COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR: KAUI ASINSIN

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OpQrZcPlM4-SOeAKbx0CAgcA0tazyEYf

Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise their hand. When recognized by the Chair, state your name clearly for the minutes and address comments to the Chair. Speakers are encouraged to keep their comments under three (3) minutes, and those giving reports are urged to keep their reports to less than three (3) minutes. Silence all electronic devices.

I. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Valerie-Mae Manoa
a. Pule
b. ʻŌlelo Noʻeau: E lawe i ke aʻo a mālama, a e ʻoi mau ka naʻauao.
i. He/She who takes their teachings and applies them increases his/her knowledge.
ii. How can we as an Education Committee provide the pathways/take away barriers for keiki to explore, journey, evolve….belong, become, etc?
iii. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19bGqnQvJb/

c. Welcome/Introductions

II. OLD BUSINESS
a. Approval of committee minutes of August 11, 2025
b. McKinney Vento: Will present to the Nānākuli-Māʻili Neighborhood Board on October 21, 2025.

III. NEW BUSINESS

IV. BOARD BUSINESS
a. Committee to review the letter draft to be sent to each school principal inviting them to send a school representative to attend our monthly committee meetings to share school announcements, concerns, initiatives, etc.
b. How can we increase committee members, including ʻōpio (youth)/haumāna (students) involvement? Next steps/assignments.

V. COMMUNITY CONCERNS: Limited to three (3) minutes
a. Lani

VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Ka Waihona o ka Naʻauao – ʻOhana Night Hula Workshop, September 2, 2025, in celebration of our Queen Liliʻuokalaniʻs birthday. (past)
b. Nānākuli High & Intermediate School
i. September 5, 2025 – Football vs Waiʻanae High School (past)
ii. September 13, 2025 – School Agroforestry Planting Events! Use QR code to register.
iii. Homecoming Parade on Nānākuli Ave: Thursday, October 16, 2025, 4:00-5:00 PM. Homecoming Game vs Aiea: Friday, October 17, 2025
c. Nānākuli Elementary School – Campus Beautification and Lā Māla ʻOhana, last Saturday of the month. (ongoing)

VII. NEXT EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING: Thursday, October 9, 2025, 6:30-8:00 PM
a. All meetings to be held on the second Thursday except for the month of June 2026.
b. Please contact Valerie Manoa at vmanoa.36nmnb@gmail.com:
i. If you are interested in sharing your organizationʻs request/announcement or your community concerns/announcements to this committee.
ii. Before the last day of the month, in order to be considered for the following monthʻs committee agenda, please email vmanoa.36nmnb@gmail.com with the following information:
1. Organizations: Organizationʻs name, your name (other presenters) and title, project description/mission/etc., and purpose for attending the committee meeting. Come prepared with a slide presentation, handouts (at least 10 hard copies).
2. Community: Your name/others attending with you, where you reside, your community concern/announcement, purpose for attending the committee meeting. You are invited to bring photos, slides, handouts, etc. regarding your purpose for attending the committee meeting.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive this committee’s agenda and minutes. Additions, corrections, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) at Kapalama Hale, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160 Honolulu, Hawaii 96817; Telephone (808) 768-3710 Fax (808) 768-3711; or call Neighborhood Assistant Jeffrey Jones at (808) 768-3720 or e-mail nco@honolulu.gov. Agendas and minutes are also available on the internet at www.honolulu.gov/nco.

All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours, 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, Hawaii 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. Email: nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Jeffrey Jones at (808) 768-3710 or nco@honolulu.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.

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.