KAIMUKĪ NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 4
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025 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
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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 – Monthly report; fire and emergency incident statistics for March, 2025; fire safety tips
B. Honolulu Police Department – Monthly report; crime and incident statistics for March, 2025; and HPD safety tips
C. Board of Water Supply – Monthly report; water main break incidents and statistics for March, 2025; BWS tips, reminders, and events
III. PUBLIC INPUT – (Limited to three (3) minutes each) Items that are not listed on the agenda may be discussed (and Board members may ask questions) 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
V. PRESENTATIONS / DISCUSSIONS (Limited to three (3) minutes each, except as noted)
A. Hawaii Bicycling League – Eric McCutcheon (10 minutes)
B. Mediation Center of the Pacific (Early Eviction Mediation Program) – Roberta Hickey-Gomez (15 minutes)
C. Honolulu Fire Department & American Red Cross (Fire Prevention Education / Training) – Capt. Malcolm Medrano (20 minutes)
VI. ELECTED OFFICIALS’ REPORTS (Limited to three (3) minutes each)
A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – Brian McKee (Monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
B. City Council Member Tommy Waters (Council District 4) tommy.waters@honolulu.gov (Monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
D. Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Amanda Stevens (Department of Human Services) (monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
E. State Senator Stanley Chang (Senate District 9) SenChang@capitol.hawaii.gov (monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
F. State Senator Les Ihara, Jr. (Senate District 10) SenIhara@capitol.hawaii.gov (monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
G. State Representative Tina Grandinetti (House District 20) RepGrandinetti@capitol.hawaii.gov (monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
H. State Representative Jackson Sayama (House District 21) RepSayama@capitol.hawaii.gov (monthly report; updates on previous questions / concerns)
I. Congressman Ed Case (Congressional District 1) Staff Assistant, Honolulu Office kirra.Empting@mail.house.gov (monthly report / updates on previous questions / concerns)
VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Mauʻumae Nature Park 1st Adopt A Park Clean Up Day – April 26, 2025, 9:00 a.m. To RSVP and for more information, contact Lot Lau (Lotlau1940@gmail.com or Lori Yamada (ek.loriyamada@gmail.com)
B. KBPA Adopt a Park Clean Up Day – May 17, 2025, 9:00 a.m. RSVP by May 14, 2025 by email – info@kbpahawaii.com
C. City & County of Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency is hosting workshops to inform the City’s 2025-2030 Climate Action Plan. Learn more at www.resilientoahu.org/capcommunity
VIII. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Approval of March 19, 2025 Written Summary of Video Record
IX. REPORTS (Limited to three (3) minutes each, except as noted)
A. Report of Traffic and Transportation Committee (10 minutes)
B. 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, May 21, 2025 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, MARCH 19, 2025 – 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=Xd8-GPaJHKU
Meeting materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wt9pOrbakhHBtITFDEP84GlbdXeCis0s
I. CALL TO ORDER [0:00:05]: Chair Kang called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Quorum was established with 10 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, Joyce Murakami, James Logue, Franklin Chung, Travis Saito, Audrey Abe, Kelsie Aguilera, and Paul Hoe
Board Members Absent: Woody Salhi
Guests: Firefighter Ho (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Thompson (Honolulu Police Department); Lorna Heller (Board of Water Supply); Brian McKee (Mayor Blangiardi & Department of Information Technology); Adam Doo (Council Chair Tommy Waters’ Office); 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 43 total participants including those on Webex.
II. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS [0:00:17]
Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:00:23]: No representative present.
• February 2025 Statistics:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P8mT0rhirGiig50djt8y9dx-JDLx2QkO/view?usp=drive_link
Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:00:33]: Lieutenant Miura provided the monthly statistics for February 2025.
● Crime Mapping Statistics: https://www.honolulupd.org/information/crime-mapping/
Board of Water Supply (BWS) [0:01:54]: Lorna Heller provided the monthly statistics for February 2025.
Question, comments, and concerns followed [0:03:10]
III. PUBLIC INPUT [0:05:27]: No public input shared.
IV. COMMUNITY UPDATES [0:05:54]
Kaimuki Business and Professional Association (KBPA) [0:05:58]: Ivan Nguyen provided the report and highlighted the following: thanking the residents for participation in the community parade; the upcoming scholarship initiative; asking for volunteers for an upcoming community park cleanup event.
V. PRESENTATIONS [0:07:31]
Hawaii Bicycling League [0:07:37]: No representative present.
• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1inSHNhy_SrlAi5q266C_tKg3y2E8goHI/view?usp=drive_link
3650 Waialae (Civil Beat Plaza) Update on New Tenants [0:07:47]: Kelsey Cunningham provided an oral presentation sharing the new tenants who are located at the Civil Beat Plaza; The Pig and The Lady will be returning to Kaimuki with an anticipated opening being set for Fall 2025; The Goodwill has seen increased donations recently.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:10:34]
VI. ELECTED OFFICIALS’ REPORTS [0:11:06]
Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative [0:11:10]: Report given later in meeting.
• Mayor’s Newsletter: https://www8.honolulu.gov/mayor/newsletter/
Council Member Tommy Waters (City Council District 4) [0:11:19]: Adam Doo provided the report and highlighted the following: an update on the revised flood insurance rate maps; the budget season for City Council; Mayor Blangiardi’s town halls are starting up again.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:15:05]
Governor Josh Green’s Representative [0:21:04]: Amanda Stevens provided the report and highlighted the following: concerns regarding the removal of combat teams from a federal website; highlighted recent news releases from the office.
State Senator Stanley Chang (Senate District 9) [0:23:58]: No representative present.
State Senator Les Ihara, Jr. (Senate District 10) [0:24:13]: No representative present.
State Representative Tina Grandinetti [0:24:23]: Representative Grandinetti provided the report and highlighted the following: current bills she has still alive in the legislature; an omnibus bill regarding e-bike regulation; the draft of the house budget being passes.
Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative [0:28:26]: Brian McKee shared highlights from the Mayor’s March 2025 newsletter.
• Mayor’s Newsletter: https://www8.honolulu.gov/mayor/newsletter/
State Representative Jackson Sayama (Representative District 20) [0:29:54]: No representative present.
Congressman Ed Case (Congressional District 1) [0:30:05]: No representative present.
VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS [0:30:11]
a. Voting begins for the 2025-2027 Neighborhood Board elections on April 25, 2025, and closes on May 16, 2025. To obtain more information, please go to: https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/neighborhood-board-elections/
b. City and County of Honolulu and Hawaiʻi Foodbank are Partnering up to Fight Against Hunger: Neighborhood Assistant Jeffrey Jones will be collecting donated canned goods at the next Neighborhood Board Meeting on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
VIII. BOARD BUSINESS [0:31:34]
Approval of September 18, 2024, October 16, 2024, November 20, 2024, and February 19, 2025 Written Summaries of Video Record [0:31:36]: The September 2024, October 2024, and February 2025 written summaries for video record were approved as written.
IX. REPORTS [0:32:38]
Traffic and Transportation Committee [0:32:43]: Member Abe and participating residents shared an update regarding the join Transportation meeting they had with the Diamond Head Neighborhood Board. They were able to share visuals of their proposed change to the current Bus Route 200 to serve the community more efficiently. The Department of Transportation Services (DTS) have taken the proposal and are looking into it.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:48:52]
X. NEXT MEETING OF THIS BOARD [0:55:02]
The next regular meeting of the Kaimukī Neighborhood Board will be on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:30 pm, at the Kaimukī Public Library meeting room and remotely via WebEx
XI. ADJOURNMENT [0:55:22]: Chair Kang adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
Submitted by: Jeffrey Jones, Neighborhood Assistant
Reviewed by:
Final approval by:
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