WAI‘ALAE – KĀHALA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 3

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.
Paki Hale
3840 Paki Avenue, Main Floor, Honolulu, HI 96815
AND VIA WEBEX

WEBEX MEETING LINK: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m90ba0cc0c06385379f06455c91322e2f
MEETING NUMBER/ ACCESS CODE: 2499 473 0796
PASSWORD: NB03 (6203 from phones and video systems)
JOIN BY PHONE: +1-408-418-9388

Other available options include participating by WebEx and phone; instructions listed above.

Meeting Materials: Find a monthly archive of handouts and referenced materials concerning to the Waialae-Kahala Neighborhood Board No. 3 at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17LXJxz95TzKD5-I_NellIitTwSrY6MBr

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

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 under three (3) minutes, and those giving reports are urged to keep their reports under three (3) minutes. 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 six (6) of this nine (9)-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 Christian de Quevedo

II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS (Limited to 3 minutes each)
A. Honolulu Fire Department
B. Honolulu Police Department
C. Board of Water Supply
D. Department of Transportation (State DOT Highways Division)

III. FILLING OF VACANCIES: There are two vacancies Subdistrict 1 and At-Large
Residents interested in filling a vacant board seat must bring current proof of residency to the board meeting or contact Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu at anson.wu@honolulu.gov for verification in advance

IV. REPORTS OF MEMBERS’ ATTENDANCE AT OTHER MEETINGS
No reports scheduled.

V. ELECTED OFFICIALS’ REPORTS (Limited to 3 minutes each)
A. Governor’s Representative
B. Mayor’s Representative
C. Councilmember Tommy Waters (District 4)
D. Representative Tina Grandinetti (House District 20)
E. Representative Mark Hashem (House District 18)
F. Senator Stanley Chang (Senate District 9)

VI. RESIDENTS’ COMMUNITY CONCERNS (Limited to 3 minutes each)
A. Open floor for community comments and concerns.

VII. BOARD BUSINESS / UNFINISHED BUSINESS / PRESENTATIONS
A. Board Business:
1. Approval of the Thursday, March 20, 2025 Drafted Regular Meeting Minutes
B. Presentations / New Business:
1. Presentation: Early Eviction Mediation Program – Roberta Hickey-Gomez, Program Manager, Mediation Center of the Pacific
Overview of the Early Eviction Mediation Program, supporting landlords and tenants in resolving housing disputes before escalation. Includes program benefits, success rates, and community impact.

2. Informational Briefing: Hawaiian Electric Utility Pole Replacements in the Community
Hawaiian Electric will be conducting infrastructure improvements in the district as part of compliance with the National Electric Safety Code (NESC) and Hawaiian Electric’s construction standards. Residential customers will be notified of nearby pole installations and provided instructions on how to request a waiver/exemption of applied standards, as required by the Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Upcoming projects include:
o 4806 Kahala Avenue
o 1472 Ainakoa Avenue
Contact Hawaiian Electric at (808) 543-4000 or community@hawaiianelectric.com for more information.
C. Unfinished Business:
No unfinished business scheduled.

VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Next Regular Meeting: Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. – Ala Wai Golf Hale, 404 Kapahulu Avenue, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96815 and via WebEx

IX. ADJOURNMENT

Waiʻalae Kāhala Neighborhood Board
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 (808) 768-3710 or e-mail. 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.

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.
ALA WAI GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE – 404 KAPAHULU AVENUE, HONOLULU, HI 96815
AND VIA WEBEX TELECONFERENCING

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sja6AP74yk&t=927s

Reports & other meeting materials can be found at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17LXJxz95TzKD5-I_NellIitTwSrY6MBr

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:04]: Chair Christian De Quevedo called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

Quorum was established with five (5) members present. Note – This nine (9)-member Board requires five (5) members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action. Board members must be in-person or have video access.

Board Members Present: Christian De Quevedo, Lee Castonguay, Rich Turbin, Sylvia Himeda, Brian Wong, and Peter Dudgeon (7:15 p.m.)

Board Members Absent: Colin Fujiki.

Guests: Fire Captain Anthony Wengler (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Taro Nakamura (Honolulu Police Department); Casey Abe (Department of Transportation, Highways Division); Director Jon Nouchi (Mayor Rick Blangiardi); Councilmember Tommy Waters and Kevin Imanaka, Zephanii (Senator Stanley Chang); Representative Tina Grandinetti; Andrea Fagan, Rudy Savio, Paul Hogan, Kam, Jim Hayes, (Resident); and Anson Wu (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible. There were 24 total participants.

II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:00:32]

Honolulu Fire Department – [0:00:32]: Fire Captain Anthony Wengler provided the statistics for February 2025, and the March 2025 safety tip regarding Smoke Alarms.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s3D95Xrrp0fFpl_D_ZWEkluRct-Fz6Le/view?usp=drive_link
• For more information: https://fire.honolulu.gov/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:03:36]

Honolulu Police Department – [0:05:02]: Lieutenant Taro Nakamura provided the statistics for February 2025 and March 2025 the safety tips regarding Hawaii Move-Over Law.
• Crime statistics: the statistics can be found here: https://www.crimemapping.com/map/agency/165#;
• For more information¬: https://www.honolulupd.org/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:06:51]

Dudgeon arrives to the meeting at (7:15 p.m.); 6 members present.

Board of Water Supply (BWS) – [0:14:59]: No representative present.

III. FILLING OF VACANCIES – [0:15:11]

Waiʻalae-Kāhala for Subdistrict 1 and At – Large – [0:15:11]: No volunteers.

IV. REPORTS OF MEMBERS’ ATTENDANCE AT OTHER MEETINGS – [0:15:27]

Community Meeting – [0:15:32]: Member Wong had attended a community meeting from the Department of Environmental Services at Booth District Park regarding sewer fee increases.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:16:31]

V. ELECTED OFFICIALS – [0:17:36]

Governor Josh Green’s Representative – [0:17:38]: No representative present
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rMtcpuH0xdGer9M5vkylHedWZuR7UFMz/view?usp=drive_link

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [0:18:00]: Jon Nouchi provided the report and responses to questions asked in the previous meeting.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I2cNtPBJ9b8zVX_TYHs7aH3TM0Q3uWwx/view?usp=drive_link
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:19:36]

[0:27:26] – Hearing no objections, Chair De Quevedo moved up Department of Transportation (HDOT) after Council Chair Tommy Waters.

Council Chair Tommy Waters – [0:27:34]: Council Chair Tommy Waters provided his report and highlighted the following: Council Chair Waters introduced his new chief of staff, Kevin; the mayor had submitted his administration budget and capital improvement budget to the council; updates on confirmation hearings of cabinet members; a response to the increase of sewer fees and the city citing a new landfill on an aquifer; the possible hearing in April of the Primary Urban Core Development plan; and they are looking for ways to help residents convert from cesspool to the sewer system.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:32:52]

Department of Transportation (HDOT) – [0:43:49]: Casey Abe provided his report and highlighted the following: updates on the utility relocation on Nimitz Highway and Ala Moana Boulevard; updates on potholes on the Waialae Avenue Off-Ramp, Kilauea Avenue, and Hunakai Street; a new damaged utility manhole cover near Unukai Street; trash near 19th Avenue, more graffiti, vegetation overgrowth on pedestrian sidewalks, and a cut lock on a security gate near Kapakahi Stream Bridge; and red light safety cameras will be issuing warnings for speed from Saturday, March 1, 2025, to Tuesday, April 29, 2025, and will issue citations for speeding on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:48:06]

Representative Tina Grandinetti – [0:54:17]: No representative present at that time, was revisited at a later time.

Representative Mark Hashem – [0:54:28]: No representative present.

Senator Stanley Chang – [0:54:41]: Zephanii provided the report and highlighted the following: The legislative session is underway, and for any questions regarding particular issues, residents can contact Senator Chang’s office; and $1.8 million was recently secured for Kahala Elementary School and Waiʻalae Elementary Public Charter School.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:58:24]

VI. RESIDENTS’ COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [1:00:51]

Street Parking Removal – [1:01:20]: Multiple residents from Kahala Towers requested the removal of two street parking stalls on the mauka side of the entrance of Kahala Tower’s parking garage on Kilauea Ave.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:02:13]

[1:03:20] De Quevedo MOVED and Castonguay SECONDED to make a resolution to push back the current no parking space to 40 feet to allow visibility for the residents of Kahala Tower. Hearing no further discussion the board conducted a show of hands. The motion WAS adopted; 6-0-0 (Aye: Dudgeon, De Quevedo, Himeda, Turbin, Wong, and Castonguay; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [1:03:53].

Questions, comments, and concerns followed continued – [1:04:02]

Representative Tina Grandinetti – [1:06:37]: Representative Tina Grandinetti provided her report and highlighted the following: updates on the legislative session; she is currently sitting on committees of transportation, housing, and finance; four of her bills related to housing are crossing over; the committee of transportation had moved out a bill focusing on creating a regulatory structure for e-bikes and increasing dedicated funding to safe routes to school; had passed out the House draft for the state budget; and is keeping an eye on cuts to Medicaid.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed continued – [1:11:13]

Unleashed Dog – [1:16:21]: Resident Andrea Fagan raised concerns regarding homeless having unleashed dogs alongside Kilauea Ave near Kahala Towers.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed continued – [1:17:34]

Street Parking – [1:20:46]: Resident Kam raised concerns about vehicles parking on the bridge on Malia Street, obstructing the view of the pedestrian crosswalk on Malia Street near the Hoakoa Pl intersection.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed continued – [1:21:46]

VII. BOARD BUSINESS / UNFINISHED BUSINESS / PRESENTATIONS – [1:23:08]

SMA – TMK 3-5-005:008 at 4669 Kāhala Avenue and SMA and TMK 3-5-005:004 at 4705 Kāhala Avenue – [1:23:08]: Jim Hayes from Planning Solutions gave a presentation about a planned residential development located at 4669 and 4705 Kāhala Avenue. The first project, located at 4669 Kāhala Avenue, will be a single-story, single-family housing with a pool and barbecue space. The second project, located at 4705 Kāhala Avenue, will have two single-family homes, a two-story main house, and a one-story house.

Resolution to Consider Alternatives to the Complete Streets Kilauea Avenue Roadway Improvement Plans – [1:33:12]: Member Wong provided a resolution to consider alternatives to the Kilauea Avenue roadways improvements that does not include reducing of the current traffic lanes.
• Darfted Resolution: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15BZrwFLiSk6hbK_Kbop-wRB1XjaeIF1M/view?usp=drive_link

[1:39:18] – Turbin MOVED to adopt the resolution to consider alternatives to the the complete streets Kilauea Avenue Roadway Improvement Plan. Discussion followed. Hearing no second, no further action was made. Postponed to the next agenda.

Approval of the Thursday, February 20, 2025 regular meeting minutes – [1:59:49]: [2:00:09] – Turbin MOVED and De Quevedo SECONDED to adopt the Thursday, February 20, 2025 regular meeting minutes with amendments. The board conducted a show of hands, the motion WAS adopted; 6-0-0 (Aye: Dudgeon, De Quevedo, Himeda, Turbin, Wong, and Castonguay; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [2:00:15]

VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:00:20]

Next Regular Meeting – [2:00:20]: Thursday, April 17, 2025 at Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse 404 Kapahulu Avenue, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96815. Chair De Quevedo made a correction and announced that the next meeting will be at Paki Hale

City and County of Honolulu and Hawai’i Foodbank are Partnering to Fight Against Hunger – [2:01:10]: Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu will be collecting donated canned goods at the next meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

IX. ADJOURNMENT – [2:01:29]: The meeting was adjourned at 9:02 p.m.

Submitted by: Anson Wu, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by:
Finalized by: Brian Wong, Vice Chair

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.