KAIMUKĪ NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 4

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 at 6:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M.
Kaimukī Public Library Meeting Room
1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816 and VIA WEBEX

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m5b53d5fed2843961f5b231017977597d
Meeting Number/Access Code: 2497 433 3168
Password: NB04 (6204 from phones and video systems)
Join by Phone: +1-408-418-9388 (Access Code: 2497 433 3168)
Meeting Materials / Information: https://bit.ly/knb4

Rules for Virtual Participation: All participants will be muted by the moderator. You will be recognized by “raising your hand” to be recognized by the Chair, and then please unmute yourself and turn on your camera. You may also write comments and questions in the chat box.

Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise their hand, and when recognized by the Chair, to address comments to the Chair. Speakers are encouraged to keep their comments and questions under three (3) minutes, and those giving reports are urged to keep their reports under three (3) minutes, except where noted. If you exceed these time periods, you may be requested by the Chair to summarize and conclude. Please silence all electronic devices.

Note: The Board may take action 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 (2/3) vote eight (8) of this 11-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 Brian Kang

II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS (Limited to three (3) minutes each)
A. Honolulu Fire Department
B. Honolulu Police Department
C. Board of Water Supply

III. PUBLIC INPUT – (Limited to three (3) minutes each) Items that are not listed on the agenda may be discussed but no Board action may be taken. Please email the chair or let us know in the chat if you want to speak during this portion of the meeting.

IV. COMMUNITY UPDATES (Limited to three (3) minutes each, except as noted)
A. Kaimukī Business and Professional Association (KBPA) – Ivan Nguyen / Tu Chanh Hua
B. Kapiʻolani Community College – Carol Hoshiko
C. Queen Theater – Adoree Yu

V. PRESENTATIONS (Limited to three (3) minutes each, except as noted)
A. Hawaii Bicycling League – Eric McCutcheon (5 minutes)
B. Hawaii Energy – Small Business and Non-Profit Programs – Sophia Sommers (5 minutes)
C. Hawaii Green Growth – Follow the Drop Program – Saige Ranon (5 minutes)
D. Discussion and consideration of Resolution Urging Legislature to Adopt Good-Government Reforms – Maria Rallojay (10 minutes)

VI. ELECTED OFFICIALS’ REPORTS (Limited to three (3) minutes each)
A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative – Mark Wong, Department of Information Technology
B. Council Member Tommy Waters (City Council District 4) Tommy.Waters@honolulu.gov. Adam
C. Council Member Calvin Say (City Council District 5) ckysay@honolulu.gov
D. Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Amanda Stevens (Department of Human Services)
E. State Senator Stanley Chang (Senate District 9) SenChang@capitol.hawaii.gov
F. State Senator Les Ihara, Jr. (Senate District 10) SenIhara@capitol.hawaii.gov
G. State Representative Bertrand Kobayashi (Representative District 20) RepKobayashi@capitol.hawaii.gov
H. State Representative Jackson Sayama (Representative District 21) RepSayama@capitol.hawaii.gov
I. Congressman Ed Case (Congressional District 1) Staff Assistant, Honolulu Office kirra.Empting@mail.house.gov

VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS

VIII. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Approval of August 21, 2024 Written Summary of Video Record

IX. REPORTS (Limited to three (3) minutes each)
A. Members’ attendance at other meetings

X. NEXT MEETING OF THIS BOARD
A. The next regular meeting of the Kaimukī Neighborhood Board will be on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6:30 pm, at the Kaimukī Public Library meeting room and remotely via WebEx

XI. 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 call Neighborhood Assistant Jeffrey Jones at (808)768-3720 or e-mail jeffrey.jones@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.

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024 – 6:30 P.M.
KAIMUKĪ PUBLIC LIBRARY MEETING ROOM – 1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816
AND WEBEX TELECONFERENCING

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmUhdGcUrDQ

Meeting materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wt9pOrbakhHBtITFDEP84GlbdXeCis0s

I. CALL TO ORDER [0:00:02]: Chair Kang called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Quorum was established with 8 members present. Note: This 11-member Board requires six (6) members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action. Board members must be in-person or have video access.

Board Members Present: Brian Kang, Judi-Ann Smith-Kauhane, Becky Gardner, Paul Hoe, Joyce Murakami, James Logue, Franklin Chung, Travis Saito, Kelsie Aguilera, and Audrey Abe.

Board Members Absent: Logan Hutchinson

Guests: Captain Hu (Honolulu Fire Department);Lieutenant Nishimura (Honolulu Police Department); Lorna Heller (Board of Water Supply); Mark Wong (Mayor Blangiardi & Department of Information Technology); Councilmember Calvin Say; Adam Doo, Council Chair Tommy Waters; Faith Quintua (Senator Stanley Chang’s Office); State Representative Jackson Sayama; Eric McCutcheon (Hawaii Bicycle League); Carol Hoshiko; Elwood, Toni Robinson, Lot Lau, Justin Murata (Residents); Jeffrey Jones (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name not included if not legible or stated for the record. There were 34 total participants including those on Webex.

II. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS [0:00:17]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:00:19]: Firefighter Thompson provided the monthly statistics for July 2024 and back to school fire safety tips.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hvDCUOIi1kUkscWiwSrxGs3qDdVh4zRM/view?usp=drive_link

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:02:23]: Lieutenant Thomspon provided the monthly statistics for July 2024.
● Crime Mapping Statistics: https://www.honolulupd.org/information/crime-mapping/

Board of Water Supply (BWS) [0:04:01]: Lorna Heller provided the monthly statistics for July 2024.

[0:05:28] Hearing no objections, Chair Kang took the agenda out of order; The Kaimuki Business and Professional Association was moved.

Kaimuki Business and Professional Association (KBPA) [0:05:42]: Ivan and Tu Chan from the KBPA shared two upcoming events; the Kaimuki Community Park Cleanup, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 2, 2024 and the Kaimuki Christmas Parade, scheduled for Thursday, December 5, 2024.

III. PUBLIC INPUT [0:07:23]:

Mau’umae Nature Park Fire Mitigation: A resident shared his concerns about the wildfire hazard Mau’umae Nature Park poses to nearby residents if not properly taken care of. He suggested the usage of drones to do land surveys of areas to observe different areas to ensure safety when cleaning the excess brush.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:12:30]

Carjacking Incident: A resident shared her concerns about a recent string of carjackings in the community where the elderly and women are being targeted. These individuals allegedly have mace/pepper spray to attack victims in order to steal their cars.

IV. COMMUNITY UPDATES [0:22:20]

Kapiʻolani Community College [0:22:26]: No representative present.

V. PRESENTATIONS [0:22:37]

Hawai’i Bicycling League – Eric McCutcheon [0:22:37]: Eric McCutcheon gave his usual presentation on transportation. He provided a recap of past presentations done as a part of a review for the “final” that he will be administering to those who attend the Board meeting. McCutcheon also provided additional information on better and safer modes of transportation for those who go on shorter trips, ranging no more than 3 miles.
• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W859V1wtaElbvpaEapp9mZdf-uu5ArcP/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:31:00]

Liholiho Elementary School Drop-Off/Pick-Up Resolution [0:34:12]: Member Logue shared a draft resolution addressing the current issues during the drop-off and pick-up times at Liholiho Elementary School. During each time, the traffic becomes congested causing up to a 45-minute wait for residents to get through.
• Resolution:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17C_0jy-2q3AtoBvD2gS_serdkEwUvP1R/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115604878251730642927&rtpof=true&sd=true

[0:37:04] Member Smith-Kauhane MOVED and Member Logue SECONDED to adopt the resolution. Discussion followed.

[1:02:34] Member Logue MOVED and Member Smith-Kauhane SECONDED to amend the agenda following verbiage change suggestions. A voice vote was conducted and ADOPTED with a vote count of 10-0-0 (Aye: Smith-Kauhane, Gardner, Hoe, Murakami, Logue, Chung, Saito, Aguilera, Abe, Kang; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [1:02:48]

[1:03:00] A voice vote was conducted and ADOPTED to adopt the resolution with proposed amendments with a vote count of 10-0-0 (Aye: Smith-Kauhane, Gardner, Hoe, Murakami, Logue, Chung, Saito, Aguilera, Abe, Kang; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [1:03:08]

VI. ELECTED OFFICIALS’ REPORTS [1:03:37]

Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative [1:03:39]: Mark Wong provided the report and highlighted the recap from the Mayor’s monthly newsletter.

Council Member Tommy Waters (City Council District 4) [1:07:53]: Adam Doo provided the report and highlighted the Kamaaina Housing Package and the bills associated with the package.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oqY0iT3hwc6t7mDOFf8lJWnCKQn7is29/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:10:48]

Council Member Calvin Say (City Council District 5) [1:12:36]: Judi-Ann Smith-Kauhane provided the report and highlighted the following: awareness of the real property tax timeline; the modification for the bus routes; Bill 26 regarding May as the “Honor our Kupuna” month; the reminder of a new Councilmember for the district.

Governor Josh Green’s Representative [1:15:36]: Amanda Stevens provided the report and highlighted the following: the “Missing Children’s” portion of the newsletter and encouraging residents to report the things they see; the collaboration between the City and State regarding the houseless community.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:17:40]

State Senator Stanley Chang (Senate District 9) [1:20:31]: No representative present.

State Senator Les Ihara, Jr. (Senate District 10) [1:20:41]: No representative present.

State Representative Jackson Sayama (Representative District 20) [1:20:48]: Representative Sayama provided the report and highlighted the following: a follow-up regarding servicing State libraries in Kaimuki; a recent motor vehicle accident in the community; improving on legislative initiatives to better serve the community.

State Representative Bertrand Kobayashi [1:23:00]: No representative present.

Congressman Ed Case (Congressional District 1) [1:23:07]: No representative present.

VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS [1:23:18]: No announcements shared.

VIII. BOARD BUSINESS [1:23:24]

Approval of May 15, 2024, June 19, 2024, and July 17, 2024 Written Summaries of Video Record [1:23:26]: Member Logue MOVED and Member Smith-Kauhane SECONDED to approve the May 15, June 19, and July 17, 2024 written summaries of video record. A voice vote was conducted and ADOPTED with a vote count of 10-0-0 (Aye: Smith-Kauhane, Gardner, Hoe, Murakami, Logue, Chung, Saito, Aguilera, Abe, Kang; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [1:24:44]

IX. REPORTS [1:24:54]: No reports given.

X. NEXT MEETING OF THIS BOARD [1:25:03]

The next regular meeting of the Kaimukī Neighborhood Board will be on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 6:30 pm, at the Kaimukī Public Library meeting room and remotely via WebEx

XI. ADJOURNMENT [1:25:18]: Chair Kang adjourned the meeting at 7:26

Submitted by: Jeffrey Jones, Neighborhood Assistant
Reviewed by: Lindon Valenciano, Public Relations Assistant
Final approval by:

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