KULI‘OU‘OU – KALANI IKI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 2

INITIAL CONVENING MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025
6:30 PM VIA IN PERSON & WEBEX

IN PERSON
ʻĀina Haina Library Meeting Room
5246 Kalanianaʻole Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96821
Other available options include participating by WebEx and phone; instructions listed below

WEBEX
Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=ma6159b26be049fc54ccf1a89ce26bd02
Meeting Number / Access Code: 2484 622 4053
Password: NB02 (6202 from phones and video systems)
Join by phone: 1-408-418-9388

For Neighborhood Board Announcements, Correspondence, and Monthly Reports please go to the NB#2 Google drive link: Kuliʻouʻou-Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board Google Drive

Recordings: Recordings of Board meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@NeighborhoodCommissionOffice

Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise his/her hand, and when recognized by the Chair, to address comments to the Chair. Speakers are allowed two (2) minutes, those giving reports are asked to keep them under three (3) minutes, and presenters under five (5) minutes. Comments should be brief and to the point. Please silence all electronic devices. Participants on Webex please be sure to mute yourself when you are not speaking to avoid any background noise. When attending the meeting via cell phone press *6 to mute and unmute.
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.
Privacy: This meeting is being recorded for future telecast. Comments made will be part of the video presentation.

1. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Pro Tem Clarissa Burkert

2. CITY / STATE MONTHLY REPORTS–Three (3) minutes maximum per department.
2.1. Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) https://www.hfd.honolulu.gov/ .
2.2. Honolulu Police Department (HPD) https://www.honolulupd.org/
2.3. Board of Water Supply (BWS) https://www.boardofwatersupply.com – Christopher Sugimoto

3. ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS
3.1. Chair
3.2. Vice Chair
3.3. Secretary
3.4. Treasurer

4. MEETING ARRANGEMENTS AND PROTOCOLS
4.1. Date, Time (First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.)
4.2. Location (‘Āina Haina Library), hybrid format
4.3. Rules of speaking, time limits
4.4. Recess months (January, July)
4.5. Approval of June 4, 2025 minutes

5. PUBLIC INPUT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (Two 2) minutes each
(Because of the State “Sunshine Law”, concerns may be discussed, but no Board action may be taken until
a subsequent meeting.)

6. OFFICIALS’ REPORTS – Three (3) minutes per speaker. Reports should relate to issues of interest to residents of the Kuliʻouʻou-Kalani Iki area.
6.1. Congressman Ed Case Representative
6.2. Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative – Dita Holifield
6.3. Governor Josh Green Representative – Dave Day
6.4. City Council Chair Tommy Waters – District 4- Adam Doo
6.5. Senator Stanley Chang – District 9
6.6. Representative Mark Hashem – District 18
6.7. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) – Casey Abe https://hidot.hawaii.gov/

7. CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS
7.1. The next regular meeting of the Kuliʻouʻou-Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board is Wednesday September 3, 2025,
6:30 p.m., at the ʻĀina Haina Library and via WebEx.
7.2. Audio and Video Recordings: Informal audio and video recordings of the meetings are available to the
general public via ʻOlelo ʻOn Demand at https://olelo.org/olelonet/. Search for “Kuliʻouʻou Board”
and you can download an mp3 file or watch a video of the meetings online.

8. ADJOURNMENT

Kuliʻouʻou-Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board
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If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a language other than English, call the Neighborhood Assistant Zhoydell Magaoay at 1 (808) 768-4224, e-mail zhoydell.magaoay@honolulu.gov at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. It may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

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.

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2025 – 6:30 P.M.
ONLINE VIA WEBEX AND IN PERSON AT ʻĀINA HAINA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://youtu.be/CnnQTGmwKmY?si=J9dRN741QsEhvN1S

Reports and other meeting materials can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wezRyARsyx1JlCFN56ejBuKud14s8u5P

CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:09] 6:30 p.m.

Chair Clarissa Burkert called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. – Quorum was established with 7 members present via WebEx and in person. Note – This 13 – member Board requires 7 members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action. Chair Burkert read the rules of speaking.

Board Members Present: Clarissa Burkert, Kaui Lucas, Bill Kilcoyne, Sheridan Spangler, Mecca Monson-Gere, Jeannine Johnson, Frank Fujii, and Healani Sonoda-Pale (joined at 6:38 p.m.).

Board Members Absent: Shelley Ham and Kelvin Gonsalves.

Guests – Firefighter Jake, Captain Mark Esteban (Honolulu Fire Department – HFD); Lieutenant Mike Thompson (Honolulu Police Department – HPD); Adam Doo (Council Chair Tommy Waters’ Office); Dave Day (Governor Josh Greenʻs Office); Casey Abe (Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation – HDOT); Alena, Brian Takeda, Gordon (RMTC); Chris Cramer (Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center); Max Kalhammer, Becca Steinhar (Department of Transportation Services); Bekah, Cynthia, Jeanne Ohta, Jon, Kauai Lucas, Kimi, Melissa A., Mike Buck, Richard Furst, Scott Belluomini, Shauna Tuohy, Stephanie Spangler (Residents, Guests); Brandon Tsark (Neighborhood Commission Office – NCO). Note: Name was not included if not legible, signed-in, not stated, and/or not participated in the discussion. There were 47 participants.

CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:00:34]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – [0:00:44]: Firefighter Jake and Captain Mark Esteban reported the following:
● May 2025 Statistics: There was 1 wildland fire, 1 nuisance fire, 1 cooking fire, 4 activated alarms with no fire, 26 medical calls, and 4 vehicle collisions.
● Safety Tips: Firefighter Jake provided that the Honolulu Fire Department is excited to announce the launch of 2 new public data tools on its website. They are an incident trend dashboard and the fire response search tool. For more in-depth information, please go to their website: https://www.hfd.honolulu.gov/
● Provided information that was requested from the previous month regarding acquiring the U.S. Coast Guard’s property adjacent to Station 23: they were unable to acquire it.
● A copy of the report can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_nk2WY32r26TsNElPvyKpWBI94t7mmNW/view?usp=drive_link
Should you have questions, please e-mail the HFD’s Public Affairs & Media Liaison at HFDNHB@honolulu.gov

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – [0:04:35]: Lieutenant Mike Thompson reported the following:
● May 2025 Statistics: There were 1 motor vehicle theft, 2 burglaries, 4 thefts, 2 Unauthorized Entry to Motor Vehicle (UEMV), and 5,892 calls for service.
● Safety Tip: Lieutenant Thompson provided home security tips. For more in-depth information, please go to their website: https://www.honolulupd.org/.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:06:21].
Board of Water Supply (BWS) – [0:07:17]: Jimmy Yanos reported the following:
● He will be the new Board of Water Representative going forward due Christopher Sugimoto leaving the Board.
● General Announcements: Information on Water Quality Report is annually mailed. More information can be found at www.boardofwatersupply.com

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:08:20].
Member Sonoda-Pale joined at 6:38 p.m; 8 members present.

BOARD BUSINESS – [0:09:30]

Chair Burkert thanked the Board Members that won’t be on the Board on the next term since this was their last meeting which included Kaui Lucas, Kelvin Gonsalves, and Tim Stanton – [0:09:34]

Approval of regular meeting minutes – Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – [0:10:37]: Chair Burkert asked if there were any corrections that would need to be made to the minutes. Hearing none; the Wednesday, May 7, 2025 regular meeting minutes were approved 8-0-0 (Aye: Burkert, Lucas, Kilcoyne, Spangler, Monson-Gere, Johnson, Fujii, and Sonoda-Pale Nay: None. Abstain: None.) [0:10:54].

Wailupe Stream Management Follow Up – [0:10:58]: Director Gene Albano from the Department of Facility Maintenance gave an update on Wailupe Stream. The department is working toward a six-month maintenance schedule, though staffing and equipment remained a challenge. Long-term, the Department of Design and Construction and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are conducting a flood risk study. A public meeting is planned for July 2025, with details to be announced. Future maintenance will be based on the study’s findings. While Director Albano was thanked for his inspecting the stream and addressing the community’s concerns, the Army Corps did not collaborate with the Ala Wai community so going forward our community will need to be cautious and continue to hold them to account.

Approval of Public Relations Flyer – [0:24:58]: Member Monson-Gere explained that the purpose of the flyer was to increase the meeting’s attendance and the number of followers for the Board’s Facebook page. MOVED by Member Kilcoyne and SECONDED by Member Spangler to conduct a voice vote to adopt the flyer [0:28:33]. There was no discussion. A voice vote was conducted; the motion was ADOPTED 8-0-0 (Aye: Burkert, Lucas, Kilcoyne, Spangler, Monson-Gere, Johnson, Fujii, and Sonoda-Pale Nay: None. Abstain: None.) [0:24:29]

Reckless Juvenile E-biker Gangs – [0:30:26]: Chair Burkert hoped that there would be a representative online from the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) still to help assist with the concern along with the help of the community. Due to there being no officer being present, the conversation led to an open discussion on suggestions what can they do to get the appropriate word out about the reckless juvenile E-biker gangs since HPD is limited to what they can do. Also discussed was that the City is trying to pass new laws to mitigate the issue.

PUBLIC INPUT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA – [0:44:54]

Emergency Preparedness Fair – [0:44:54]: Chair Burkert announced that the fair will be on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at Kahala Mall between 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Malama Maunalua’s Rain Barrels – [0:46:13]: Doug Harper announced that his organization Mālama Maunalua received a grant which allows them to install rain barrels for free and to purchase rain barrels for the watershed. This is to address the flooding that has been taking place. He doesn’t have the specific details, but he wanted the community to be aware and he will provide the information later since this will be for a limited number of slots.

OFFICIAL’S REPORTS – [0:47:38]

Congressman Ed Case Representative – [0:47:51]: No representative present.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Office Representative – [0:48:03]: No representative present, but Neighborhood Assistant Brandon Tsark introduced himself and provided a response regarding a concern that was raised from the previous meeting relating to the homeless individuals using their dogs for protection to occupy City Beach Parks.
● Newsletter: https://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2025/06/05_Mayors-Newsletter-2025-06.pdf

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:50:20]. A representative from the Mayor’s office was requested to come to the Board’s meetings.

Governor Josh Green Representative – [0:51:33]: Dave Day reported that the legislative session had recently wrapped up and he’s available for questions.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:52:08].The Governor was thanked for flying the pride flag and the 18 suits against the Trump Administration as well as using his medical knowledge to keep us healthy. Day did not know the status of HB505.

City Council Chair Tommy Waters – [0:58:19]: Adam Doo reported the following:
● Introduced his team members
● Congratulated returning and new board members
● Mentioned two recent city council bills regulating e-bikes (Bill 5224 and Bill 6124)

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:00:32]

Senator Stanley Chang – District 9 – [1:04:19]: No representative present.

Representative Mark Hashem – District 18 – [1:04:32]: No representative present.

Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) – [1:04:39]: Casey Abe thanked the board and city for installing a trash can at the Paikō bus stop and reported a replaced pool box cover near the Wailupe fire station. Maintenance crews were addressing graffiti and overgrown vegetation. A new homeless encampment was found, and cleanups with no trespassing signs are planned, but chronic homelessness along Wai‘alae Avenue remains a challenge due to limited enforcement options. It was suggested that the board may want to consider working with their elective officials to see if they can pass new laws to help. They also updated on a traffic signal modernization project at the intersection of Kalani Iki Street and Waiʻeli Street starting late August 2025, asking the board to vote on where contractors should park equipment during nonworking hours and offered to have the project manager attend a future meeting. Response was Wai‘alae Iki park or Kilauea Park or median or empty lot on the Koko Head side where caretaker cottage used to be.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:08:47]

PRESENTATIONS – [1:15:04]

Kaluahaʻihaʻi Fishpond Restoration – [1:15:07]: Chris Cramer, the Executive Director, of the Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center shared about restoring Kaluahaʻihaʻi Fishpond, a historic fish pond damaged in the 1990s Kalaniana’ole Highway project that blocked fresh water flow and harmed local fish. The project aims to restore water flow by redirecting it back to its historical path to revive the fishpond and nearby Maunalua Bay. Community members and government partners are working together, uncovering that much freshwater was diverted to the sewer system for years. Melissa from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and Brian Takeda from R.M. Towill Corporation gave an update on the project’s location, permitting progress, and historic preservation efforts. Archaeologists are preparing surveys and monitoring plans to protect the site.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:34:33]

HNL Connect – [1:46:08]: Max Kalhammer and Becca Steinhar from the Department of Transportation Services shared that HNL Connect is a five-year program to improve traffic and parking by encouraging alternative transportation. They’re launching a restricted parking zone, developing a transit app, and running marketing campaigns to promote buses and Skyline. Future plans include free transit passes for city employees, vanpool programs, carpool matching, and parking policy updates—all aimed at reducing congestion and improving quality of life.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:53:35]

CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:06:55]

Next Meeting – [2:06:55]: The next regular meeting of the Kuli’ou’ou Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board is Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 6:30 p.m., at the ʻĀina Haina Library and via Webex. The Board will be in recess for the month of July 2025.

Archived Audio and Video Recordings: ʻŌlelo Broadcast: Videotapes of board meetings are scheduled to be shown on ʻŌlelo Channel 49 on the 3rd Saturday at 9:00 p.m. and 4th Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. Informal audio and video
recordings of the meetings are available to the general public on https://olelo.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=20 and on the NCO’s YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@NeighborhoodCommissionOffice.

ADJOURNMENT – [2:07:38]: The meeting was adjourned at 8:37 p.m.

Submitted by: Zhoydell Magaoay, NA, NCO
Approved by: Dylan Whitsell, Deputy, NCO
Finalized by: Secretary Jeannine Johnson and Chair Clarissa Burkert

To view agenda and minutes, visit our board website.

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