HAWAI‘I KAI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 1

INITIAL CONVENING MEETING AGENDA – Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Time and Location: 7:00 pm, Hahaʻione Elementary School Cafeteria, and Web Access:
Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=mb04ad07200c8fdcab312f72181833403
Meeting Number/Access Code: 2492 606 3385
Password: NB01
Join by Phone: +1-408-418-9388
Meeting Materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZNUDkxp2QU3dU9HJritG0vz3iFWRBceU
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeighborhoodCommissionOffice

1. CALL TO ORDER – Acting Chair Roberta Mayor
1.1. Introduction of Board members

2. STATUS REPORTS–Three (3) minutes maximum per department. Questions to follow.
2.1. Honolulu Fire Department
2.2. Honolulu Police Department
2.3. Board of Water Supply
2.4 Kaiser Complex Schools

3. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS – Brief announcements by board members and
the public on events, activities, and general information directly relating to Hawaiʻi Kai.

4. ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO SERVE FROM JULY 1, 2025 TO JUNE 30, 2026
The officers to be elected are the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer.

5. MEETING DETERMINATION: DATE/TIME, LOCATION FROM AUGUST 2025 TO AUGUST 2026. Meetings have traditionally been held on the last Tuesday of each month, at Hahaʻione Elementary School Cafeteria and on WebEx, beginning at 7:00 p.m.

DETERMINATION OF RECESS SCHEDULE – AUGUST 2025 TO AUGUST 2026
The Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board has traditionally recessed its December meeting.
REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OLELO BROADCAST PROGRAM.

6. PUBLIC-GENERATED ISSUES – Two (2) minutes per speaker. Questions to follow. Issues/concerns not listed elsewhere on the Board’s agenda may be raised but no Board action may be taken because of the “Sunshine Law.”

7. VACANCIES: Sub-districts 1, 3, 8 and 9.
Appointment through June 2027. Three minutes per candidate. See endnote.1

8. PRESENTATIONS – Ten (10) minutes per presentation. Questions to follow. Discussion
or action as needed.
8.1. City & County’s Crisis Outreach, Response and Engagement Program (C.O.R.E.) – Presenter: Mike Buck, Senior Planner, C.O.R.E. Division of the Department of Emergency Services, City of Honolulu
8.2. Establishment of Public Viewing Area (PVA) at Pahua Heiau (Makahuena Place) – Presenter: Laakea Rabes, Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)
8.3. Walk Bike Drive – A Presentation by the Hawaii Bicycling League to Promote Friendliness Between Pedestrians, Cyclists and Vehicle Drivers – Presenter: Paula Bender, Walk Bike Drive Coordinator, Hawaii Bicycling League
8.4. Pesticides in Hawaiʻi – Presenter: Ella Alexander, Intern, Representative Amy Perruso’s Office

9. OFFICIALS’ REPORTS – Three (3) minutes per speaker. Reports should relate to issues of interest to residents of Hawaii Kai. Questions to follow.
9.1. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – Amy Asselbaye
9.2. City Council Chair Tommy Waters– District 4
9.3. Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Cameron Black
9.4. Senator Stanley Chang – District 9
9.5. Senator Chris Lee – District 25
9.6. Representative Joe Gedeon – District 18
9.7. Representative Mark Hashem – District 19

10. BOARD BUSINESS – For discussion/action. Five (5) minutes per item.
10.1. Update on Kaiwi Coast Scenic Byway
10.2. Update on Kamilo Nui Valley Agriculture
10.3. Consider Action on Commercial Vehicles and Boats/Boat Trailers Parked on Residential Streets, Constricting Traffic Flow. Community Input Welcomed.
10.4. Consider Requesting the Department of Parks and Recreation to Close the Kamiloiki Community Park Restrooms from 10:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m. Community Input Welcomed.

11. BOARD COMMITTEES
11.1. Board Committees: Transportation; Education; Parks & Recreation; Planning, Zoning & Environment
11.2. Announcements by committee chairpersons or members as needed.

12. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – Minutes for June 24, 2025. (No meeting held in July)

13. CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS
13.1. The next regular meeting of the Hawaiʻi Kai Neighborhood Board is on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 7:00 pm at the Hahaʻione Elementary School Cafeteria and on Webex.
13.2. Hawaiʻi Kai Neighborhood Board regular meetings are cablecast on Olelo Ch. 49 on the 2nd Monday of the following month at 9:00 p.m. and repeating on that month’s 3rd Friday at 7:00 a.m. Videos can also be seen online at www.olelo.org/olelonet (search “Hawaiʻi Kai Board”), or via www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards (“Board Meeting Video Archive”).

14. ADJOURNMENT

1 VACANCY: SUB DISTRICT 1 (Marina West), SUB DISTRICT 3 (Haha’ione Valley), SUB DISTRICT 8 (Lunalilo Park, Mauka) and SUB DISTRICT 9 (Lunalilo Park, Makai) – Appointment through June 30, 2027. Candidates must be 18 or older and reside in their district (bring official ID). Board majority of at least eight votes needed for appointment. More than one round of voting may occur. Successful candidate(s) will take Oath of Office upon appointment. Boundary descriptions are available online at
http://www.honolulu.gov/cms-nco-menu/site-nco-sitearticles/20115-board-subdistrict-descriptions.html

For agenda, minutes, member contact directory, and other information, go to www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.

To receive this Board’s agenda and minutes by mail or email, visit the Neighborhood Commission Office, 925 Dillingham Blvd., Suite 160, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817; call 768-3710 or fax 768-3711; or go to www.honolulu.gov/nco.

If you would like to attend a Neighborhood Board meeting and have questions about accommodations for a physical disability or a special physical need, call the Neighborhood Commission Office at 808-768-3710 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting.

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.