NĀNĀKULI – MĀ‘ILI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 36

EDUCATION COMMITTEE AGENDA
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026
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?
c. Welcome &Introductions (name and resident of/organization of)

II. NEW BUSINESS
a. Ka Waihona o Ka Naʻauao Public Charter School – Richard K. Nahoopii, Assistant Director of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment and Kalani Hiapo, Parent/Community Network Coordinator, Media Manager – seeking support for the schoolʻs annual community education and celebration events for Lā Kūʻokoʻa Parade & Hoʻolauleʻa in November 21, 2026. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18acR-IENwTXJ_QKv0Hi2twx5tLqJZIO7XEpSfIy2G2E/edit?usp=sharing

III. OLD BUSINESS
a. Made the request to Chair Agustin for the WCCHC education efforts at the health center, Nānākuli Butler Building, by Leinaala Kanana, LSW, Vice President & Interim Director of Ka ‘Ike Ola, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center to be presented at the next available Board meeting.

IV. COMMITTEE/BOARD BUSINESS
a. January 2026 – Committee took a recess.
b. Approval of committee minutes: Sept. 2025, Oct. 2025, Nov. 2025, and Dec. 2025
c. ADOPTING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR 2026
i. Adopted by the Nānākuli-Māʻili Neighborhood Board No. 36 during a special meeting on January 16, 2026, by a vote of . 7,0,0
ii. Education Committee
1. Honoring Placed Based Resolution Requests- Example: School Resource Officer- NHIS
2. Update DOE requirements
a. Complex Area Superintendent (CAS), PCNC and SCC representatives for each school in districts are required to attend all Education Committee meetings to provide written reports including attendance, activated CIP funds, etc.
b. Audit of Nanakuli High & Intermediate School 10 years back and allocations to completed projects to assure health and safety of students.
c. Requesting 100% of CIP proposals requests 2026 TO be granted with urgency.
3. RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER (SRO) PROGRAM AT NĀNĀKULI HIGH & INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (NHIS) AND WAIʻANAE HIGH SCHOOL (WHS) IN LEEWARD, OʻAHU

V. CONCERNS: Limited to three (3) minutes
a. Committee
i. Asinsin
ii. Manoa
iii. Other committee members
b. Community
i. Please stand to present your concern and address the chair.
ii. You may ask one question at a time. Your questions will either be answered during this meeting, sent to the person/organization who needs to address the question, or be presented at the next committee meeting.
iii. If you have additional questions, you will need to wait your turn after all the first time questions are asked and responded to.

VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Kū Kiaʻi Niu (Play) performed by the Ka Waihona o ka Naʻauao Papa ʻElima haumana on
Saturday, January 31, at The Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawaiʻi, at 2:00pm & 5:00pm
b. Mahina ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi – please look out for opportunities to learn our Hawaiian language, culture and traditions.
i. Ka Waihona o ka Naʻauao has several events:
1. Makua ʻŌlelo Competition – Seeking Speakers Join us for Hoʻōla i ka ʻŌlelo, a Hawaiian language speaking competition celebrating adult voices and language journeys. Open to Novice and Advanced speakers ages 21–55, this event uplifts ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi through meaningful haʻiʻōlelo shared with confidence, pride, and purpose.
https://forms.gle/rjMPDz7ATCsZU9X29
2. See additional school events. The community is invited.
ii. Other schools?
iii. Community organizations?

VII. NEXT EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6:30-8:00 PM
a. All meetings to be held on the second Thursday except for the month of June 2026 (Monday).
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 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 as soon as possible, preferably at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. If a request is received with fewer that three (3) business days remaining before the meeting, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but 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.