WAI‘ALAE – KĀHALA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 3
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.
ALA WAI GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE 404 KAPAHULU AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR
HONOLULU, HI 96815
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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 (Limit: 3 minutes each)
A. Honolulu Fire Department
B. Honolulu Police Department
C. Board of Water Supply
D. Department of Transportation (Highways Division)
III. Filling of Vacancies – Subdistrict 1 – Vacancy. Residents interested in filling a board seat must bring current proof of residency or contact Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu at anson.wu@honolulu.gov
IV. Reports of Members’ Attendance at Other Meetings
V. Elected Officials’ Reports – (Limit: 3 minutes per person)
A. Office of the Governor
B. Office of the Mayor
C. Honolulu City Council, District 4
D. Hawaii State House, District 19
E. Hawaii State House, District 18
F. Hawaii State Senate, District 9
VI. Residents’ Community Concerns – (Limit: 3 minutes per person)
VII. Board Business / Presentations
A. Board Business
1. Approval of Thursday, April 17, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
2. Board Member Three Absence Letter
B. Presentations / New Business
1. Dog-Friendly Parks Proposal – Presentation by Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Representative Nate Serota
o Discussion of allowing leashed dogs in more City parks
o Input on candidate parks and support measures (signage, waste bags)
o Public feedback encouraged through summer 2025
VIII. Announcements
Next Regular Meeting: Thursday, June 19, 2025 at Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse 404 Kapahulu Avenue, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96815
IX. Adjournment
Waiʻalae Kāhala Neighborhood Board
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DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.
PAKI HALE – 3840 PAKI AVENUE, MAIN FLOOR, HONOLULU, HI 96815
AND VIA WEBEX TELECONFERENCING
Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYXmL4hnmKI
Reports & other meeting materials can be found at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17LXJxz95TzKD5-I_NellIitTwSrY6MBr
I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:01]: Chair Christian De Quevedo called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Quorum was NOT established with four (4) 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, Sylvia Himeda, Brian Wong, Lee Castonguay, Colin Fujiki (7:10 p.m.), Aloha McGuffie (7:13 p.m.), and Peter Dudgeon (7:26 p.m.).
Board Members Absent: Rich Turbin.
Guests: Lieutenant Miura (Honolulu Police Department); Lorna (Board of Water Supply), Casey Abe (Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation, Highways Division); Patti Jette (Governor Josh Green), Adam Doo (Councilmember Tommy Waters); Zephanii (Senator Stanley Chang); Roberta Hickey-Gomez (Mediation Center of the Pacific); Carol Hosiko (Kapiolani Community College), Jen McVeay (Hibiscus Half Marathon), Mark McGuffie, Keenan Kinimaka, Roberta Hickey-Gomez, Isu Peki (Kaimuki YMCA), and Patti Jette (Resident); and Anson Wu (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible. There were 22 total participants.
II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:00:24]
Honolulu Fire Department – [0:00:24]: No representative present.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CmBQB5jVxPOQCySD3His6fXcj3IL3GVf/view?usp=drive_link
• For more information: https://fire.honolulu.gov/
Honolulu Police Department – [0:00:43]: Lieutenant Miura provided the statistics for March 2025 and April 2025 safety tips regarding Pedestrian and Driver road safety.
• 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 – [0:01:56]
Board of Water Supply (BWS) – [0:03:35]: Lorna provided the report and highlighted the following: 1 main break for the month of March 2025, the general water announcement regarding the Detect-A-Leak Week, and the City and County of Honolulu launches the HNL Alert for emergency notification.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:06:22]
Department of Transportation (HDOT) – [0:07:12]: Casey Abe provided his report and highlighted the following: updates on potholes on the Waialae Avenue Off-Ramp Westbound, removal of the homeless encampment near the Waialae Off-Ramp under the pedestrian overpass and Waialae Nui Stream Bridge; new lock installation for the Kapakahi Stream Bridge gate; graffiti clean-up; overgrowth; guard post repainting; removal of an old sign installation plate; replacement of a damaged utility box cover; fixing the sidewalks and curb ramps along the Makai side of Waialae Avenue; and starting next month Mocon Corporation will start the Seismic Retrofit project.
Fujiki arrives to the meeting (7:10 p.m.); 5 members present, quorum is established.
III. FILLING OF VACANCIES – [0:10:45]
Waiʻalae-Kāhala for Subdistrict 1 and At–Large – [0:10:45]: Aloha McGuffy volunteer to fill-in the vacancies for the At-Large seat and provided background information about herself.
[0:12:52] Fujiki NOMINATES McGuffy. Hearing no further discussion the board conducted a roll call vote, McGuffie filled in the vacancy for At–Large; 5-0-0 (AYE: De Quevedo, Fujiki, Himeda, Wong, and Castonguay; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) – [0:13:05]
[0:13:41] – Chair De Quevedo called for a recess to allow the Neighborhood Assistant (NA) to administer the Oath of Office to McGuffy. Aloha McGuffie entered the meeting, 6 members present.
[0:15:34] – Chair Quevedo called the meeting back to order.
IV. REPORTS OF MEMBERS’ ATTENDANCE AT OTHER MEETINGS – [0:15:37]: No report.
V. ELECTED OFFICIALS – [0:15:48]
Governor Josh Green’s Representative – [0:15:50]: Patti Jette provided the report and will take questions back to the Governor.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ge9CMl5te8FXuXhJQWbgAXsn4JjGNrme/view?usp=drive_link
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [0:16:54]: No representative present.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z0bOzVSDSPttxAjOlxWtrnD6oJq5CX49/view?usp=drive_link
Council Chair Tommy Waters – [0:17:11]: Adam Doo provided his report and highlighted the following: the council is currently deliberating the sewer fee increases due to Bill 60 limiting the increases to 4%; Bill 18 regarding the restriction of single-use plastic bottles in vending machines at city facilities had passed third reading; Bill 1 CD1 allowing outdoor restaurant dining had passed in April and was signed into law; and Bill 24, which adopts the revised Primary Urban Center Development Plan, passed third reading.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7-UOXRFpmQ22Uo9d8dwyBt8KlbXBVXv/view?usp=drive_link
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:21:02]
Representative Tina Grandinetti – [0:22:28]: No representative present.
Representative Mark Hashem – [0:22:42]: No representative present.
Senator Stanley Chang – [0:22:52]: No representative present, was revisited at a later time.
VI. RESIDENTS’ COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [0:23:07]
Kapiolani Community College: Carol Hosiko from the Kapiolani Community College announced that the Culinary Institute of the Pacific is about 99% complete and a free community interpreting workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Thursday, April 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:25:34]
Dudgeon arrives to the meeting at (7:26 p.m.); 7 members present.
Hibiscus Half Marathon – [0:27:50]: Jen McVeay announced the Hibiscus Half Marathon and highlighted the following: the marathon will be the exact same route; no roads will be closed except for Monsarrat Avenue; and the race starts at 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
VII. BOARD BUSINESS / UNFINISHED BUSINESS / PRESENTATIONS – [0:30:03]
a. Board Business – [0:30:03]:
Approval of the Thursday, March 20, 2025 regular meeting minutes – [0:30:06]: [0:30:44] – Castonguay MOVED and Himeda SECONDED to adopt the Thursday, March 20, 2025 regular meeting minutes with amendments. The board conducted a show of hands, the motion WAS adopted; 7-0-0 (AYE: De Quevedo, Dudgeon, Fujiki, Himeda, Wong, Castonguay, and McGuffie; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) – [0:30:50]
b. Presentation/New Board Business – [0:30:57]:
Presentation: Early Eviction Mediation Program – [0:31:01]: Due to technical difficulties, this item was revisited at a later time.
[0:33:11] – Hearing no objection, Chair De Quevedo added an item to the agenda.
YMCA – [0:33:25]: Isu Peki Executive Director of the Kaimuki YMCA announced the Healthy Kids Day event on Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Informational Briefing: Hawaiian Electric Utility Pole Replacements in the Community – [0:35:16]: Chair De Quevedo announced the upcoming Hawaiian Electric utility pole replacement on 4806 Kahala Avenue and 1472 Ainakoa Avenue to comply with the National Electric Safety Code (NESC) and Hawaiian Electric’s construction standards.
• Hawaiian Electric: (808) 543-4000 or community@hawaiianelectric.com for more information
Presentation: Early Eviction Mediation Program – [0:36:10]: Program Manager of the Mediation Center of the Pacific, Roberta Hickey-Gomez, provided information regarding the Early Eviction Mediation Program. This program was launched in 2021 to address the end of Hawaii’s eviction moratorium and was launched in conjunction with Act 57, offering rental assistance with mediation. For the first year, the program had 1,342 cases, achieved an 85% agreement rate, and kept 90% of tenants in their homes. Despite Act 57 expiring in August 2022, the program continued with private funding and the use of independent contractor mediators. The program benefits both landlords and tenants as it reduces time spent on recovering rents and navigating legal systems, saves landlords money spent in the eviction process, provides greater ease in housing relationships, and provides greater housing stability and predictability. Meetings are 1 and a half hours long through Zoom and require participants to sign a confidentiality agreement. The Mediation Center of the Pacific is currently working on legislation, House Bill 1433, which will extend the period for a notice of termination of a rental agreement and a Tenant Kokua Hub starting in December.
• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yi0eUDFuSZZ1gSK-uwOx-obgdYhV0Jma/view?usp=drive_link
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:43:16]
VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [0:46:34]
City and County of Honolulu and Hawai’i Foodbank are Partnering to Fight Against Hunger – [0:46:38]: Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu will be collecting donated canned goods at tonights meeting.
Next Regular Meeting – [0:47:00]: Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse 404 Kapahulu Avenue, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96815.
Senator Stanley Chang – [0:22:52]: Zephanii provided the report and highlighted the following: in the beginning of the session, 1,669 bills were introduced in the session; 206 Senate Bills and 245 House Bills are in conference; Senator Chang is Chair of the Housing Committee, Vice Chair of Energy, and a member of the Judiciary Committee; $150,000 in Capital Improvement for a fishpond and roofing project in the district; $1 million Capital Improvement for the Hawaiʻi School for the Deaf and Blind; and a $2,000 instant rebate for water solar heating.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:50:30]
Neighborhood Board Elections – [0:51:25]: Chair De Quevedo reminded residents about the Neighborhood Board Elections for the 2025-2027 Term.
[0:52:16] – Fujiki MOVED and Castonguay SECONDED to adjourn the meeting. Hearing no objections, the motion was adopted; 7-0-0 (AYE: De Quevedo, Dudgeon, Fujiki, Himeda, Wong, Castonguay, and McGuffie; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) – [0:52:18]
IX. ADJOURNMENT – [0:52:21]: The meeting was adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
Submitted by: Anson Wu, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Dylan Whitsell, Deputy Director, NCO
Finalized by: Brian Wong, Vice Chair
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