KO‘OLAULOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 28
INITIAL CONVENING MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M.
HAUʻULA COMMUNITY CENTER
54-10 KUKUNA ROAD, HAUʻULA, HI 96717
IN-PERSON & VIRTUALLY VIA WEBEX
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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 vote (6) 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 – Vice Chair Pro Tem Dotty Kelly-Paddock
II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS
A. Honolulu Fire Department (HFD)
B. Honolulu Police Department (HPD)
C. United States Army
III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS – All officers are required to be voted on by roll call quorum vote
A. Chair
B. Vice Chair
C. Secretary
D. Treasurer
IV. INITIAL CONVENING PROCEDURES
A. Determination of Meeting Date/Time/Location/Format – In person and WebEx
B. Board Recess Schedule – Up to three (3) per year
C. Rules of Speaking and Time Limits
D. Formation of Committees – NP §2-14-124[a]: The Board may establish committees. If any Board Member Is interested in serving on a committee; please inform the Chair.
Previous Committees:
i. Crime & Neighborhood Watch: Chair
ii. Community Resilience/Emergency Preparedness: Chair Kelly-Paddock
iii. Food Security: Chair
iv. Planning and Permitting: Co-Chair Lee, Member Michael Epps
v. Health, Human Service, and Housing: Chair Atalina Pasi, Miller, and Unga
vi. Cultural and arts: Chair Miller, Michael Epps, Atalina Pasi
vii. Parks and Recreation: Chair Sunny Unga, Atalina Pasi
V. GOVERNMENT REPORTS
A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – Cat Taschner https://www8honolulu.gov/mayor
B. Councilmember – Matt Weyer or Staffer mweyer@honolulu.gov
C. US House of Representatives – Congresswoman Jill Tokuda or Staffer www.tokuda.house.gov
D. Director of Communications and Engagement, Office of Wellness and Resilience – Erica Yamauchi erica.k.yamauchi@hawaii.gov
E. State Senator – Senator Brenton Awa or Staffer sennawa@capitol.hawaii.gov
F. State House Representative – Representative Sean Quinlan or Staffer repquilan@capitol.hawaii.gov
VI. PRESENTATIONS
A. SMA Presentation: Kamehameha Hwy in Hauʻula.
Presenter: Mark Howland
VII. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Crime & Neighborhood Watch- Chair Greer
B. Community Resilience/Emergency Preparedness- Chair Kelly-Paddock
C. Food Security- Chair Avegalio
D. Planning and Permitting: Co-Chair Lee and Greer, Member Michael Epps
E. Health, Human Service, and Housing: Chair Atalina Pasi, Member Miller, and Unga
F. Cultural and arts: Chair Miller, Michael Epps, Atalina Pasi
G. Parks and Recreation: Chair Sunny Unga, Atalina Pasi
VIII. PUBLIC INPUT/COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
IX. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR MINUTES
A. Approval of Thursday, May 7, 2025 meeting minutes.
X. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Hauʻula Community Center 54-10 Kukuna Road, Hauʻula, HI 96717
XI. ADJOURNMENT
Ko’olauloa Neighborhood Board
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DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2025 at 6:30 P.M.
HAUʻULA COMMUNITY CENTER 54-10 KUKUNA ROAD, HAUʻULA, HI 96717
AND VIA WEBEX TELECONFERENCING
Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txlFtWWxIf4
Reports & other meeting materials can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/135-VFpB_IUlcPhYjRfW60vbUJhRvSyrB
I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:10]: Chair Pane Meatoga III called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Quorum was NOT established with five (5) members present. Note – This 11-member Board requires six (6) members to establish a quorum and take official Board action.
Members Present: Michael Epp, Dotty Kelly-Paddock, Lorraine Azain Matagi, Rebecca Carlson, Pane Meatoga III, Sunny Greer (6:34 p.m.), Sunny Unga (6:35 p.m.), Avegalio Failautusi (7:01 p.m.), and Atalina Pasi (7:17 p.m.).
Member(s) Absent: Kela Miller.
Guests: Fire Fighter 3 C. Carvalho (Honolulu Fire Department); Cat Taschner (Mayor Rick Blangiardi); Chelsea Gonzales (Councilmember Matt Weyer); Erica Yamauchi (Communication Lead for the Office of Wellness and Resilience); Manaka (Senator Brenton Awa); Representative Sean Quinlan; Ginny Alatasi, Ken Furukawa, Erica Yamauchi, Evelyn Lane, Branch Nautu, Ben Shafer, KC Connors, Sarah Aiko, Holly, Sarah Aiko, Kathryn Heath, Hiro Nago, Andrea Anixt, Maria, Margaret Kaui Weiss, Uila Vendiola, Mel Chung, Kirra, Ben Villaflor II., J. Atkins, Kouri Nago, Francis Nichols, Ella Siroskey, and Ella Spett (Resident); and Anson Wu (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible. Total Participants: 36.
II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:01:36]
Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – [0:01:43]: Fire Fighter 3 C. Carvalho provided the statistics for the month of April 2025; responses to questions asked in the previous meeting; and the safety tip for May 2025 regarding Home Fire Sprinklers.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d0XssTvSV-FJBH_eMXZj6lOv6qli1RVZ/view?usp=drive_link
• For more information: https://fire.honolulu.gov/
Greer arrives to the meeting at (6:34 p.m.); Quorum is established, 6 members present.
Unga arrives to the meeting at (6:35 p.m.); 7 members present.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:06:19]
Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – [0:07:22]: No representative present.
• Crime statistics: https://www.crimemapping.com/map/agency/165
• For more information¬: https://www.honolulupd.org/
United States Army – [0:07:36]: No representative present.
III. GOVERNMENT REPORTS – [0:07:52]
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [0:07:54]: Cat Taschner provided the report and highlighted the following: City and State leaders recruit more guardians ad litem to help with assisted community treatment programs for O‘ahu’s homeless community. Mayor Blangiardi signs bills into law on Waikīkī street festivals; recreational fishing returns to the world-famous Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden; City leaders unveil a massive new solar canopy at the Blaisdell Center to celebrate Earth Day in Honolulu; details on the first Mālama ‘Āina Day at Kalaeokauna‘oa (Kahuku Point) on O‘ahu’s North Shore; voting for the 2025–2027 Neighborhood Board Elections; registration for Summer Fun 2025; and responses to questions asked in the previous meeting.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fG5J76RcWukCb2WD_H2Dkc-ucSgtD043/view?usp=drive_link
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:15:32]
Councilmember Matt Weyer – [0:22:30]: Chelsea Gonzales provided the report and highlighted the following: Mayor Blangiardi proclaimed May 23, 2025, as Dotty Kelly-Paddock Day; the office of Weyer joined the Department of Land Management (DLM) at its first-ever Mālama ʻĀina Day at Kalaeokaunaʻoa to support land conservation; Councilmember Weyer attended the Kahuku Climate Action Plan Meeting; the Broadband Digital Equity Community Event; updates on Bill 18, Bill 15, Bill 36, and Bill 29; and updates to questions asked in the previous meeting.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:26:54]
US House of Representatives Congresswoman Jill Tokuda – [0:28:55]: No representative.
Governor Josh Green Representative – [0:29:05]: Director of Communications and Engagement, Office of Wellness and Resilience Erica Yamauchi provided Governor Josh Green’s and the Communication Lead for the Office of Wellness and Resilience newsletters, reminded the community about Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, and responded to questions asked in the previous meeting
• Newsletter:
Avegalio arrives to the meeting at (7:01 p.m.); 8 members present.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:35:22]
State Senator Brenton Awa – [0:42:26]: Makana provided the report and highlighted the following: updates on Senate Bill (SB) 1582 recognizing the coconut tree as a food source and SB 242 prohibiting foreign entities from owning agricultural land; Senator Awa and other legislators will be traveling to Washington, DC, to meet with federal and national department officials; and Senator Awa’s office will be working with several schools to launch the Genki pilot project.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:44:08]
Pasi arrives to the meeting at (7:17 p.m.); 9 members present.
State House Representative Sean Quinlan – [0:50:29]: Representative Sean Quinlan provided the report and highlighted the following: 5 million dollars of state budget for the improvement of Kahuku Medical Center; 100,000 dollars of the state budget for Hulio Kailua for their efforts; secured funds for the nonprofit organization iBounce Up; the passing of House Bill 969 preventing the building of a landfill in the community; and updates regarding biosecurity against the coconut rhinoceros beetles and Little Fire Ants.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:52:56]
IV. PRESENTATIONS – [1:08:20]
Special Management Area Permits (SMA) Presentation: 53-414 Kamehameha Hwy in Hauula TMK 53005052 (“U” shaped lot) – [1:08:23]: No representative present, postponed to the next agenda.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Presentation – [1:08:51]: Kalei Akaka provided a presentation about OHA. OHA was created in 1978, and their mission is to better the conditions of the Native Hawaiian people in four strategic directions: education, health, quality housing, and economic stability. OHA’s Board of Trustees meets bi-monthly, on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, and their committees meet bi-monthly, on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month.
• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iiip0eVc5UPktSX-S8mi2pZl0IDQctvr/view?usp=drive_link
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:19:02]
Community Healing, Health & Happiness (CH3) – [1:48:48]: Branch Nautu did a demonstration and provided information about CH3. CH3 is a health non-profit organization that provides services to foster mental, physical, and emotional health through accessible resources, community support, and empowering initiatives.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:02:48]
V. COMMITTEES – [2:09:45]
Parks and Recreation – [2:09:50]: Member Unga provided an update on Ed Sniffen’s meeting with the Department of Transportation regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant Kahuku shared pedestrian and bike path. Construction is proposed to start in December 2026 to December 2027. Updates on the Kahuku District Park pool and recreational center: the department is scheduling a follow-up meeting in the next month.
Community Resilience/Emergency Preparedness – [2:12:24]: Member Kelly-Paddock announced the annual Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training on Saturday, September 13, 2025, Saturday, September 27, 2025, and Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Hauʻula Community Center; a reminder that an emergency food pod is located at the Hauʻula Resilience Hub in preparation for the hurricane season; an Emergency Preparedness Fair is scheduled on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Resilience Hub Park; and updates on the Resilience Hub.
VI. PUBLIC INPUT/COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:18:35]
Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Survey – [2:18:54]: A resident announced that he is running a survey to gather feedback for HDOT regarding transportation.
Unga leaves the meeting at (8:50 p.m.); 8 members present.
Remembrance – [2:19:27]: Resident Shafer announced the passing of Junior Primacio.
Ewe – [2:19:46]: Resident Shafer informed the community that the OHA Island Burial Council had discovered two iwi Kupuna near the Turtle Bay Resort project and near the runway.
Neighborhood Board Elections – [2:20:25]: Kevin Lye (Neighborhood Board #13) shared the alleged errors in Neighborhood Board Election process.
VII. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR MINUTES – [2:22:42]
Approval of Thursday, April 10, 2025 regular meeting minutes – [2:22:43]: [2:22:54] – Kelly-Paddock MOVED and Matagi SECONDED, to approve the Thursday, April 10, 2025 regular meeting minutes as written. Hearing no objections, the motion WAS adopted; 8-0-0 (Aye: Michael Epp, Dotty Kelly-Paddock, Lorraine Azain Matagi, Rebecca Carlson, Pane Meatoga III, Sunny Greer, Avegalio Failautusi, and Atalina Pasi; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [2:22:56].
VIII. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:23:04]
The next meeting – [2:23:05]: The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 12, 2025 at the Hauʻula Community Center at 6:30 p.m. at the Hauʻula Community Center and via WebEx online platform.
IX. ADJOURNMENT – [2:23:24]: The meeting adjourned at 8:54 p.m.
Submitted by: Anson Wu, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Zhoydell C. Magaoay, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Final Review by: Lorraine Matagi, Secretary
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