NĀNĀKULI – MĀ‘ILI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 36

INITIAL CONVENING MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025 AT 7:00 P.M.
NĀNĀKULI PUBLIC LIBRARY
89-070 FARRINGTON HIGHWAY – HAWAIʻI 96792
AND VIA WEBEX

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Rules of Speaking: Anyone intending to speak, we will ask that in-person attendees’ line up at the microphone. Attendees joining us virtually, please raise your virtual hand. When recognized by the Chair, state your name clearly for the minutes. Comments must be kept under two (2) minutes. Official’s monthly reports must be kept under three (3) minutes. Presentations are asked to stay under ten (10) minutes. Sergeant-At-Arms will be keeping time, please conclude your comments when the timer goes off or asked to end by the Chair. When making comments, please address your remarks to the Chair. Silence all electronic devices.

Note: The Board may act on any agenda item. As required by the State Sunshine Law (HRS 92), specific issues not noted on this agenda cannot be voted on, unless added to the agenda. A two-thirds vote of six (6) of this nine (9) member Board is needed to add an item to the agenda. Items may not be added if they are of major importance and will affect a significant number of people.

I. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Pro Tem Malia Agustin
a. Pule & Acknowledgements
b. Oath of Office, & Welcome for Newly Elected Neighborhood Board Members serving term from July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027.

II. CITY EMERGENCY & FIRST RESPONDER MONTHLY REPORTS
a. Honolulu Fire Department (HFD)
b. Honolulu Police Department (HPD)
c. Honolulu Ocean Safety Department – Kurt Lager

III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
a. Chair
b. Vice Chair
c. Secretary
d. Treasurer
e. Sergeant At Arms

IV. PRESENTATIONS: Limited to ten (10) minutes:
a. Nānākuli High & Intermediate School Student Government – Homecoming Parade on Nānākuli Ave: Thursday, October 16, 2025
b. Hawaiki – Member of BW Digital – Fiber Optic Submarine Cable Landing Facilities Project Follow Up by David Slessor, Gina Bohreer, & Lei’a Haff

V. RESIDENTS’/COMMUNITY CONCERNS: Limited to two (2) minutes

VI. OFFICIALS MONTHLY REPORTS: Limited to three (3) minutes
a. Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Department of Agriculture Chair Sharon Hurd
b. State Senator – Samantha DeCorte
c. State Representative – Darius Kila
d. Department of Hawaiian Homelands Representative – Diamond Badajos
e. Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative – Ted Hayden
f. Councilmember – Andria Tupola
g. Board of Water Supply – Steven Norstrom
h. Army Representative – Lieutenant Colonel Ricky McArthur
i. Navy Representative – Jhewel Felipe

VII. INITIAL CONVENING & BOARD BUSINESS
a. Meeting Date, Time, and Location: The Nānākuli-Māʻili Neighborhood Board No. 36 currently meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 7:00 PM at the Nānākuli Public Library.
b. Board Recess Schedule: The Board is allotted three (3) recess months per year.
c. Adoption of Oral Testimony Rules: The Board is to determine the time allowed for speakers.
1. Community Concerns, Questions, & Responses – Two (2) Minutes Each
2. Presentations – Ten (10) Minutes Each
3. Officials Monthly Reports – Three (3) Minutes Each
d. Creation of Board Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs: The NMNB Chair will designate Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs for the term.
e. Approval of Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes.
f. June 2025 Board Member Attendance at Community Meetings/Public Hearings.

VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Representative Kila Virtual Town Hall McKinney-Vento Act in Hawaiʻi: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 6:30-7:30 PM Meeting ID: 825 0299 8648 Passcode 988386 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82502998648?pwd=bx7cD7hwC1aG1sJpJTgdKogw7JvkYU.1
b. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Rally Friday, July 25, 2025 9:00 AM- 11:00 AM Hawaiʻi State Capitol Rotunda 415 S. Beretania St. Honolulu, HI 96813
c. Representative Kila Department of Transportation Town Hall Olelo 49 (LIVE) Tuesday, July 29, 2025 6:00-8:00 PM
d. Senator DeCorte District 22 Legislative Town Hall: Tuesday, August 12, 2025 6:00-9:00 PM Ark of Safety Christian Fellowship 89-86 Farrington Hwy. Waianae, HI 96792
e. Next Regular Board Meeting – TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025, at 7:00 PM, at Nānākuli Public Library and via WebEx Platform.

IX. 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 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 disabilityor 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.

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.
NĀNĀKULI PUBLIC LIBRARY, 89-070 FARRINGTON HIGHWAY, HONOLULU, HI 96792
AND VIA WEBEX

Video Recording of Meeting Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRjNMH0FAX8

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

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:01]: Chair Malia Agustin called the Nānākuli-Mā‘ili Neighborhood Board No. 36 meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.

Quorum was established with 5 members present. Note: This 9-member Board requires five (5) members to establish a quorum and to take office Board action.

Board Members Present: Malia Agustin, Germaine Meyers, Gary Shinsato, Paul Aio, Kaui Asinsin.

Board Members Absent: Ed Hanohano, Mark Kong, Mapuana Tector, Naomi Hanohano.

Guests: Corporal Makino, Sergeant Fumi Muraoka, Lieutenant Marino Carreira (Honolulu Police Department); Deputy Director Ted Hayden (Mayor Rick Blangiardi); Kika Tapeni (Councilmember Andria Tupola); Lavinia Kafa, Senator Samantha DeCorte (Senator Samantha DeCorte); Lieutenant Colonel Ricky McArthur (U.S. Army); Jhewel Felipe (U.S. Navy); Leia Haff, Gina Bohreer, David S. (Hawaiki); Mike Buck (C.O.R.E); Diamond Badajos (Department of Hawaiian Homelands); James Cowles, Austin Salcedo, Kalei Salcedo, Pua McElhaney, John Sholtis, Eleanor Sholtis, Val Tuiloma, Pamela Aio, Teri Savaiinaea, Blessings De La Cruz. (Residents); Jeffrey Jones (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name not included if not legible or stated for the record. There were approximately 53 total participants.

Pule – [0:01:37]: Member Asinsin opened with pule.

II. CITY EMERGENCY & FIRST RESPONDER MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:02:07]

Honolulu Fire Department – [0:02:09]: Captain Calleon reported the May 2025 fire statistics and announced the Honolulu Fire Department website.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XvXptThwZFywDjH4t_mA3414tQnNLRms/view?usp=drive_link

Honolulu Police Department – [0:05:20]: Corporal Makino reported the May 2025 crime statistics.
• Crime Mapping Statistics: https://www.honolulupd.org/information/crime-mapping/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:06:46]

Honolulu Ocean Safety Department – [0:20:53]: Captain Khrone reported the May 2025 Ocean Safety statistics.

Member N. Hanohano joined at 7:20 p.m.; 6 members present.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:23:08]

III. CITY OFFICIALS’ MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:25:25]

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [0:25:27]: Deputy Director Ted Hayden provided the report and highlighted the follow up with the Waimanalo Gulch regarding potential creation of ordinances.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:27:44]

Councilmember Andria Tupola – [0:37:23]: Kika Tapeni provided the report and highlighted the upcoming bill signing on Thursday, June 19, 2025 regarding public safety.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:39:23]

IV. RESIDENTS’/COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [1:03:52]

Noholio Road Meeting – [1:04:14]: Resident Austin Salcedo shared his concern regarding the attendance at the Noholio Road meeting regarding the RYSE facility.

Gentrification Concern – [1:05:23]: Resident Kalei Salcedo shared her concerns regarding gentrification in the community, sharing kupuna should not be priced out of their homes.

V. PRESENTATIONS – [1:08:10]

Hawaiki Fiber Optic Submarine Cable Landing Facilities Project – [1:08:14]: David Slessor and Gina Bohreer provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding BW Digital’s Fiber Optic Submarine Cable Landing Facilities Project. This project is set to house 3 underground conduits to house future fiber optic telecommunications cables through bore path creation. The current cables are reaching the end of their 25-year life expectancy so this will help update the cables and help service international and domestic telecommunications. Slessor and Bohreer shared there will be scholarship opportunities presented to high school students beginning in March 2026.
• Presentation:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KAWFEymKCwgjdWPQSQImqLQ_0XovSAIX/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:19:22]

[1:54:43] Meyers MOVED and Aio SECONDED for Hawaiki to return to the Board with answers to follow-up questions before a final decision for support is made. Hearing no discussion, a voice vote was conducted and ADOPTED with a vote count of 5-0-1 (Aye: Aio, Meyers, Asinsin, Shinsato, Agustin; Nay: None; Abstain: N. Hanohano). – [1:55:47]

VI. MILITARY & STATE OFFICIALS MONTHLY REPORTS [1:56:20]

Army Representative [1:56:22]: Lieutenant Colonel Ricky McArthur provided the report and highlighted the following: the next hiring fair is scheduled for Tuesday, August 19, 2025; the published training advisories for June 2025; the Oʻahu final Environmental Impact Statement.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:59:37]

Member N. Hanohano left the meeting at 9:01 p.m.; 5 Members present.

Navy Representative [2:06:49]: Jhewel Felipe provided the report and highlighted the following: the Nioiʻula Heiau Educational Workday that took place om Friday, May 30, 2025; the structured access to Lualualei Annex; increased security across the U.S. due to conflict in Middle East.
• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oqmTnlmoyU1c8RunZuRj5L3FCBRz5ImE/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:09:15]

Governor Josh Green’s Representative – [2:10:56]: No representative present.

State Senator Samantha DeCorte – [2:11:05]: Senator DeCorte provided the report and highlighted the following: thanked the community for the help in the food distribution; Kahumana Farms Keiki Program; why the siren went off in Māʻili; the recap of the Washington D.C. trip for some Senate and Representative colleagues.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:16:24]

State Representative Darius Kila – [2:25:57]: No representative present.

Department of Hawaiian Homelands – [2:26:13]: Diamond Badajos provided the report and highlighted the following: the orientation for the new homestead behind the Kroc Center in Kapolei; the awarding of “rent with option to purchase” homes in Kona;

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:28:18]

Office of Hawaiian Affairs – [2:32:43]: Chair Agustin shared she received an email indicating there were no updates.

VII. BOARD BUSINESS – [2:32:57]

Acknowledgments of Service to Board Members Ed Hanohano, Gary Shinsato, and Mark Kong – [2:32:59]: Chair Agustin recognized Members E. Hanohano, Shinsato, and Kong for their service during the 2023-2025 Neighborhood Board Term.

2025 Neighborhood Board Installation Ceremony and Orientation Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 9AM at the Filipino Community Center – [2:35:56]: Chair shared the ceremony is for the Board members who will serve during the 2025-2027 Neighborhood Board term.

Approval of Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes [2:36:11]: The May 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes were approved with proposed amendments.

May 2025 Board Member Attendance at Community Meetings/Public Hearings [2:36:50]: Board Members shared the meetings they participated in May 2025.

VIII. COMMITTEE REPORTS – [2:38:43]: Committee chairs shared the dates, times, and discussion topics of their upcoming committee meetings.
• Water & Land Chair – Mapuana Tector 1st Thursday 6:00PM Kalanianaʻole Beach Park
• Transportation Chair – Germaine Meyers 1st Wednesday 6:00PM Nānākuli Public Library
• Housing & Zoning Chair – Germaine Meyers 1st Wednesday 7:30PM Nānākuli Public Library
• Hawaiian Affairs Chair – Mapuana Tector 2nd Wednesday 6:00PM Kalanianaʻole Beach Park
• Park & Recreation Chair – Mapuana Tector 2nd Wednesday 7:00PM Kalanianaʻole Beach Park
• Education Chair – Paul Aio Last Tuesday 6:30PM Kalanianaʻole Beach Park
• Public Health & Safety Chair – Paul Aio Last Tuesday 7:30PM Kalanianaʻole Beach Park

IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:46:25]:
• Representative Kila Virtual Town Hall – BWS WWMP: 10 Critical Water Resource Issues Community Input Time: Jun 18, 2025, 6:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 883 5305 0743 Passcode: 173280 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88353050743?pwd=oWMWUgamgSgLXX0LM2SePcdrv6bMbN.1
• Council Member Tupola Town Hall – BWS WWMP: 10 Critical Water Resource Issues Community Input Time: June 19, 2025, 9:30-10:30 AM Location: 87-790 Kulauka St Community Learning Center at Maili
• Next Regular Board Meeting – TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025, at 7:00 pm, at Nānākuli Public Library and via WebEx Platform.

X. ADJOURNMENT – [2:47:28]: Chair Agustin adjourned the meeting at 09:47 p.m.

Submitted by: Jeffrey Jones, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Dylan Buck, Community Relations Specialist, NCO
Finalized by:

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