MĀNOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 7

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2025 at 6:30 P.M.
via WEBEX Platform and
Noelani Elementary School Cafeteria
This is an alternate meeting location open to the public for those without private internet capabilities.

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m0703b535a40c894de5b9cd9e2a50ae05
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Password: NB07 (6207 from phones and video systems)
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Meeting Materials: Find a monthly archive of handouts and referenced materials relating to the Mānoa Neighborhood Board No. 7 at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NO7LXTCebl7VkAMZ8–ocGHcb14-omUL

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

Rules of Speaking: Address the chair, be recognized before proceeding, and confine remarks to the subject under discussion. Speakers are asked to keep their comments under one (1) minute. Please listen for the direction of the timekeeper and mute yourself if not recognized by the chair to speak.

Written Testimony: 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, 530 South King Street, Room 406, Honolulu, HI 96813. Fax: (808) 768-3711. Email: nbtestimony@honolulu.gov

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 12 of this 17-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 Dave Nagaji

II. FIRST RESPONDER MONTHLY REPORTS
a. Honolulu Fire Department (HFD): (1) summary of fire statistics relating to the neighborhood and (2) Safety Tip
b. Honolulu Police Department (HPD): (1) summary of crime statistics relating to the neighborhood and (2) Safety Tip

III. STATE MONTHLY REPORTS
a. Senator Carol Fukunaga
b. Representative Andrew Takuya Garrett
c. University of Hawaii at Manoa Updates – Elmer Kaai
d. Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Laci Goshi
e. Congressman Ed Case’s Representative

IV. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS
a. Board of Water Supply (BWS) – Dominic Dias
b. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Office
c. City Councilmember Scott Nishimoto

V. RETURNING BUSINESS
a. Updates on Manoa Banyan Court & Aria Lane
b. Updates on Ala Wai Flood Mitigation
c. Updates on the Primary Urban Center Development Plan

VI. BOARD BUSINESS
a. Filling of Vacancies. Sub District 4 (Three Vacancies) – Residents interested in filling a vacant board seat must bring current proof of residency to the board meeting or contact Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu [anson.wu@honolulu.gov] to verify residency in advance.
b. Discussion on University Lab School and the Proposed “CampusTown” Project
c. Discussion on Dogs and Parks. The City’s Department of Parks & Recreation is considering ways to make local parks more dog-friendly. To further its outreach on this issue, the City is asking the various Neighborhood Boards to discuss the matter with our communities. DPR says it “would appreciate hearing back from your Board by August 29, 2025” and has specifically identified the following parks in our district:
i. Kamānele Square (dogs prohibited)
ii. Wilder Avenue Mini Park (dogs prohibited)
iii. Mānoa Valley District Park Perimeter Area (dogs allowed if on leash)
d. Discussion on Traffic Circles and Manoa’s Five-Way Intersection
e. Resolution Urging The Honolulu City Council To Install A Traffic Circle – Member Moylan
i. Member Moylan has indicated that he may either ask the Board for a vote to approve the resolution OR use this meeting as an opportunity to solicit feedback in order to revise the resolution for a future vote.
f. Approval of the Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Meeting Minutes
g. Report: Proactive Solutions Committee – Member Moylan

VII. COMMUNITY CONCERNS
a. Other Concerns Not Otherwise Listed

VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Election Results: On May 27, the City issued a news release that provided the 2025-2027 Neighborhood Board Election Results. For MNB Subdistrict 1, the winners were: Ellen Watson, Robert Zane, and Whitney Bosel. In Subdistricts 2, 3, and 4, all candidates were elected uncontested.
b. Next Meeting: Next regular board meeting will be held on August 6, 2025 (as we will be in recess during July 2025). It will be held in person at Noelani Elementary School Cafeteria, as well as online via WebEx, starting at 6:30pm. This will be the first meeting of the 2025-2027 term.
c. Agenda Items for the Next Meeting:
i. Since the August 2025 meeting will be the first meeting of next term, our agenda will contain the following items:
1. Election of Officers
2. Formation/Renewal of Board Committees
ii. By request of a Board member, we will consider changing from a “hybrid” meeting style to a an “in-person only” meeting style, so that our meetings no longer have a Webex component.
iii. Discussions will continue regarding dog parks and the CampusTown project.
iv. Other items may be included on the August 2025 agenda, as space permits.
d. Olelo Re-Broadcast: Watch on second and fourth Saturdays of the month at 3:00 p.m.,or every third Tuesday at 9:00 p.m, or online: https://olelo.org/tv-schedule/ or https://www.honolulu.gov/cms-ncomenu/site-nco-sitearticles/1657-board-meeting-videoarchive.html.

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 Kapālama Hale, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160 Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96817; Telephone (808) 768-3710 Fax (808) 768-3711; or call Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu at (808) 768- 3706 or e-mail anson.wu@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, Hawaiʻi 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. 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.

NAME SUB DISTRICT CONTACT
Ellen Watson 1 pehi@hawaii.rr.com
Robert Zane (2nd Vice Chair) 1 zanero9141@gmail.com
Whitney Bosel (1st Vice Chair) 1 wboselmnb@gmail.com
Elton Fukumoto 2 etfukumoto@gmail.com
Dave Nagaji (Chair) 2 davenagaji@gmail.com
Clyde Lewman 2
Christopher R. Moylan 3 drcmoylan@gmail.com
Diane Chong 3 dchonghawaii@gmail.com
Joan Koff (Secretary) 3 joankoff@yahoo.com
Jason DeMarco 3
Philmund “Phil” Lee 3 philmund@gmail.com
Robert Fox 4 rfoxent@gmail.com
Patty Kawano (Treasurer) 4 lowermanoa@gmail.com
Joseph Mishreki 4 joseph.mishreki@gmail.com
VACANT 4
VACANT 4
VACANT 4

MAP: For a map of the Manoa Neighborhood Board Sub District Boundaries go to: https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/nco/maps/07_Manoa.jpg.

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.
NOELANI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAFETERIA 2655 WOODLAWN DR, HONOLULU, HI 96822
AND VIA WEBEX

Video Recording of Meeting Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TOuzkzByY0

Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NO7LXTCebl7VkAMZ8–ocGHcb14-omUL

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:09]: Chair Dave Nagaji called the Mānoa Neighborhood Board No. 7 meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. however due to technical difficulties at the physical meeting the meeting officially started at 6:45 p.m.

Quorum WAS established with 12 members present. Note: This 17- member Board requires nine (9) members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action.

Board Members Present: Robert Zane, Dave Nagaji, Elton Fukumoto, Joan Koff, Clyde Lewman, Christopher Moylan, Robert Fox, Diane Chong, Patti Kawano, Whitney Bosel, Phil Lee, and Joseph Mishreki.

Board Members Absent: Ellen Watson and Jason DeMarco.

Guests: Fire Captain Jacob Nakajima (Honolulu Fire Department); Senator Carol Fukunaga; Representative Andrew Garrett; Elmer Kaai (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa); Dominic Dias (Board of Water Supply); Heath Williams (Councilmember Scott Nishimoto); Laci Goshi (Governor Josh Green); Dave Simpson (PBR Hawai’i) and Jay Egusa (the Department of Transportation Services); John Anderson, Ruth A. Crockett, Vanessa Distagio, Sharon Omizo, Brett Kurashige, Glenn Otaguro, Jay Egusa, Dave Simpson, Mike Meyor, Wilbur Wong, Melvine Kurashige, Jason Swamson, Ron, Paul Krushelnycky, Erica Yamauchi, Howard Luke, Janyce Mitchell, Laura Ruby, Paul M., Thom Benedict, Mari Keiko Gonzalez, Lori, Mari Keiko Gonzalez, Betty, Li, Veneeta Acson, Russell Fujita, DJ, Annette S., and Teri Mitchell (Resident); and Anson Wu (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name not included if not legible or stated for the record. There were 51 total participants.

II. FIRST RESPONDER MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:02:37]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – [0:02:39]: Fire Captain Jacob Nakajima provided a response to questions asked in the report on the April 2025 statistics and safety tips for the month of May 2025 regarding home fire sprinklers.
• April Statistics: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ySkQmEZqkT7ixqaXJ8DFWcK9d0ngUTxC/view?usp=drive_link

[0:05:10] – Technical activities occurred with audio.

[0:5:57] – Audio was restored.

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – [0:06:19]: No representative present.

III. STATE MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:06:40]

Senator Carol Fukunaga – [0:06:43]: Senator Carol Fukunaga provided the report and highlighted the following: Senator Fukunaga had attended the Friday, May 2, 2025, Community Workshop held at the School of Architecture regarding the University of Hawaii consultant’s first community forum; encourage residents to attend the next Wednesday, May 14, 2025, community forum at the Noelani Elementary School regarding the passing of legislation relating to the mitigation of illegal fireworks.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W6V6vznjSz-G0htrp1tBdg-F1JbJAah1/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:08:16]

Representative Andrew Takuya Garrett – [0:12:11]: Representative Andrew Garrett provided the report and highlighted the following: the governor’s deadline to veto list bills is on July 9, 2025, and a response to member Fox’s question to Senator Fukunaga regarding pay-to-play bills.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:15:23]

[0:17:20] – Due to technical difficulties at the physical meeting, Chair Nagaji called for a 5-minute recess.

[0:19:12] – Chair Nagaji called the meeting back to order.

Questions, comments, and concerns (Continued) – [0:19:20]

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Updates – [0:22:04]: Elmer Kaai provided the report and highlighted the following: two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. and at 3:00 p.m.; the last day of instruction; and high school commencements for the months of May and June.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YqnFM4ksA9AHJe3DmXiGeIf_5MNkFUjl/view?usp=drive_link

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

Governor Josh Green’s Representative – [0:33:16]: Laci Goshi provided the report and highlighted the following: application for the 2025 and 2026 Executive Office on Early Learning public pre-K school year opened Monday, March 3, 2025, and the Department of Human Resources (DHRD) coordinated Operation Hire Hawaii (OHI) recruitment event.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BfnMg_axnl_zDMQ-hjlnP8ZTJLjzhIIY/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:34:29]

Congressman Ed Case’s Representative – [0:35:07]: No representative present.

IV. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:35:16]

Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) – [0:35:16]: No representative present.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1hNaYaCxwqYKHOCaamA6WgMXXN1sHN-/view?usp=drive_link

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [0:35:23]: No representative present
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwJX9NL_oeclEimGUTViwER6juv6jm8a/view?usp=drive_link

Councilmember Scott Nishimoto – [0:35:42]: Heath Williams provided a response to questions asked in the previous meeting and updates regarding the Primary Urban Core Development Plan (PUCDP).

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:37:40]

V. RETURNING BUSINESS – [0:43:24]

Mānoa Banyan Court & Aria Lane – [0:43:26]: Resident Luke wanted to thank the board members for their support.

Resolution Asking the State and City to Consider the Cumulative Impacts of the Mānoa Banyan Court Project and the Aria Lane Project at Any Future Proceedings – [0:44:44]:
• Draft Resolution: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bQ-v90gFtBlWeJPFqq2nUdU9TBLJKG8v/view?usp=drive_link

[0:44:59] – Chair Nagaji passed the gavel to Vice Chair Bosel.

[0:45:04] – Nagaji MOVED and Fox SECONDED to adopt the Resolution Asking the State and City to Consider the Cumulative Impacts of the Manoa Banyan Court Project and The Aria Lane Project at Any Future Proceedings. Nagaji read the resolution, discussion followed. Amendments were suggested by the boar to have acronyms to abbreviated words and to include “the stream wall improvement project” to the third WHEREAS clause. Hearing no objections, the motion to adopt the resolution with amendments WAS adopted; 12-0-0 (AYE: Zane, Bosel, Nagaji, Fukumoto, Lewman, Lee, Koff, Chong, Moylan, Kawano, Fox, and Mishreki; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) – [0:56:56].

[0:57:27] – Vice Chair Bosel passed the gavel back to Chair Nagaji

Ala Wai Flood Mitigation – [0:57:48]: Member Fukumoto informed the residents that the city has removed the Ala Wai Project from their website and a potential ordinance to establish a Special Improvement District for the Ala Wai Watershed.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:59:06]

VI. BOARD BUSINESS – [1:03:02]

Filling of Vacancies: Sub District 4 (Three Vacancies) – [1:03:05]: No volunteers.

Approval of the Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Draft Meeting Minutes – [1:03:29]: [1:03:39] – Moylan MOVED and Bosel SECONDED to adopt the Wednesday, April 2, 2025 meeting minutes as written. Hearing no discussion and objections, the motion WAS adopted; 12-0-0 (AYE: Zane, Bosel, Nagaji, Fukumoto, Lewman, Lee, Koff, Chong, Moylan, Kawano, Fox, and Mishreki; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) – [1:04:19].
Update on the Primary Urban Center Development Plan (PUCDP) – [1:04:35]: No further updates.

Creation of a “Follow the Money or Issue Committee” – [1:05:08]: [1:06:31] – Moylan MOVED and Fox SECONDED to deffer this item to the next agenda. Discussion followed. Hearing no objections, the motion WAS adopted; 12-0-0 (AYE: Zane, Bosel, Nagaji, Fukumoto, Lewman, Lee, Koff, Chong, Moylan, Kawano, Fox, and Mishreki; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) – [1:09:44].

Report: Proactive Solutions Committee – [1:10:16]: Member Moylan announced that the committee plans to have a draft resolution on the undergrounding of utilities and the traffic circle issue in the next committee meeting and asked if residents are interested in joining a BWS’s Water Recycling Facility tour.

VII. PRESENTATION – [1:12:55]

Proposed Bus Service Changes for Opening of the 2nd Phase of Skyline – [1:12:56]: Dave Simpson from PBR Hawai’i and Jay Egusa from the Department of Transportation Services provided a presentation regarding the proposed bus service changes for opening the second phase of Skyline from Makalapa (Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman) and Kahauiki (Middle Street). Phase 2 of the project will include: 4 additional stations to the current Skyline Rail Service from Joint Base Harbor- Hickman to Middle Street; Skyline hours will have early start and stop times; and TheBus will be making service changes to accommodate the rail extension. TheBus Service Route changes will include the proposed discontinuation of Routes 20 and 303; the addition of route 331; reroutes of Routes 40, 42, and 51; and a service frequency reduction on route 46. Phase 2 of the Skyline rail station extension will open on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hV9fyHHlm_o3MXkz-wNoJa_WcBrTQiI0/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:21:35]

VIII. COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [1:32:48]

Petition – [1:33:19]: A resident announced a petition to keep the University Labs from closing.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:35:11]

Stolen Urns – [1:39:44]: Resident Ruby thanked the Honolulu Police for the recovery of stolen urns from the Mōʻiliʻili Japanese Cemetery and a GoFundMe for the restoration of the Haka plant. She also asked for the contact information from board member Fukumoto regarding the Ala Wai Collaborative.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:42:04]

Graffiti – [1:42:59]: Resident Kurashige questions what are the police doing to mitigate the rise of graffiti in Mānoa.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:45:05]

IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [1:48:02]

Mid-Pack Track – [1:48:04]: Chair Nagaji announced that Mid-Pack track will be under construction.

Neighborhood Board Elections for the 2025-2027 Term – [1:48:22]: Late February was the deadline for people to register as candidates for the Neighborhood Board system. Voting begins April 25, 2025; voting ends May 16, 2025. The subdistricts of the Mānoa Neighborhood Board are as follows:
a. Subdistrict 1: 5 candidates running for 3 available seats; there will be a competitive election.
b. Subdistrict 2: 3 candidates running for 3 available seats; no competitive election.
c. Subdistrict 3: 5 candidates running for 5 available seats; no competitive election.
d. Subdistrict 4: 5 candidates running for 6 available seats; no competitive election.

Next Meeting [1:48:39]: Next regular board meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. It will be held in person at Noelani Elementary School Cafeteria, as well as online via WebEx, starting at 6:30pm. Please note that, since July will be this year’s summer recess month, the June 2025 meeting will be the last meeting of the current board term.

Agenda Items for the Next Meeting – [1:48:58]: The City’s Department of Parks & Recreation is considering ways to make local parks more dog-friendly. To further its outreach on this issue, the City is asking the various Neighborhood Boards (including our own) to discuss the matter with our communities. DPR says it “would appreciate hearing back from your Board by Friday, August 29, 2025.” Therefore, this subject will be put onto the June 2025 agenda and August 2025 agenda. Other items may be included on the June 2025 agenda, as space permits. However, the Chair currently intends to keep the June 2025 agenda light.

Olelo Re-Broadcast – [1:49:42]: Chair Nagaji announced that ʻŌlelo rebroadcasts of the Board meetings may be viewed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month at 3:00 p.m. or every third Tuesday at 9:00 p.m., or online: https://olelo.org/tv-schedule/ or https://www.honolulu.gov/cms-ncomenu/site-nco-sitearticles/1657-board-meeting-videoarchive.html.
BWS Tour – [1:49:57]: Member Moylan reminded residents about joining a BWS’s Water Recycling Facility tour.

X. ADJOURNMENT – [1:50:19]: Chair Nagaji adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.

Submitted by: Anson Wu, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Dylan Whitsell, Deputy Director, NCO
Finalized by: Joan Koff, Secretary

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.