NĀNĀKULI – MĀ‘ILI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 36

LAND AND WATER COMMITTEE AGENDA
MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025
NĀNĀKULI PUBLIC LIBRARY, HALEAKALĀ ROOM
89-070 FARRINGTON HIGHWAY, HAWAIʻI 96792
8:00-9:30 PM

COMMITTEE CHAIR: VALERIE-MAE MANOA
COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR: MAPUANA TECTOR

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/ʻŌlelo Noʻeau
i. He Aliʻi Ka ʻĀina; He Kauwā ke Kanaka
1. The Land is Chief; Man is its Servant
2. https://youtu.be/gVG_-ne6Xa8?si=tokcddvVOCjqvTky
3. How can we as a Land and Water Committee ensure that we lōkahi and mālama ka ʻāina which is our kuleana to keep ka ʻāina healthy which in turn will provide a healthy environment for us as kanaka beyond seven generations?

b. Welcome/Introductions

II. OLD BUSINESS
a. Approval of Minutes
b. Hawaiki – Member of BW Digital- Fiber Optic Submarine Cable Landing Facilities Project Follow Up by David Slessor, Gina Bohreer, and Lei’a Haff (10 min discussion/questions)

III. NEW BUSINESS
a. James Campbell Company, The Cove Redevelopment Project. Presented by Kahanu Palencia-Cuban of DTL Hawaiʻi (10 min presentation. 10 min discussion/questions)

IV. BOARD BUSINESS
a. How can we increase committee members, including ʻōpio (youth) involvement?

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

VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS

VII. NEXT EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING: Thursday, September 11, 2025 8:00PM
a. All meetings to be held on the second Thursday except for the months of August 2025 and June 2026.

VIII. 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.

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.