KĀNE‘OHE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 30

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Now Open for 2025
Neighborhood Board Elections!

All current board members of the 2023-2025 Board term will need to register for the new term. Registration and candidate profile forms will not roll over from the previous Neighborhood Elections.

Important Dates:
• Friday, December 20, 2024 – Candidate and Voter Registration Begins
• Friday, February 21, 2025 – Candidate Filing and Voter Registration Deadline
• Friday, April 25, 2025 – Voting Begins
• Friday, May 16, 2025 – Voting Ends

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REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M.
BEN PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAFETERIA
45-259 WAIKALUA ROAD, KĀNEʻOHE, HI 96744
AND VIA WEBEX ONLINE PLATFORM

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=md7f889f918044095e4ead7d844fa6aa8
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YouTube Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1DZJTKor6TTNYiqx5U-P2w
Handouts: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bP-j4YYw0YCi4sBV5QEZ8TwVGavf7v_K?usp=sharing
Rules of Speaking: To ensure the maximum opportunity for all attendees to be heard, the following guidelines apply: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to type their question in the chat box or raise their hand using the “raise hand” function in the online zoom platform – which is indicated by a hand. If accessing the meeting using your phone and you have a comment, indicate this by pressing the symbols *3 – this will show the moderator that the person calling from that number wishes to speak. To mute/unmute your phone, press *6.
Please wait until recognized by the chair to begin comments and address those comments to the chair. All official reports, comments or concerns shall be three (3) minutes or less.
Please Kōkua: To help all attendees the opportunity to hear presentations & comments, please place your device on mute until you would like to speak. When you are recognized, unmute yourself and make your comments.
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 (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 Mo Radke 6:30 – 6:32
II. FILLING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD: There is one vacancy: Subdistrict 2-Windward Mall
III. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS AND DISCUSSION (3 minutes each) 6:32 – 6:50
A. Honolulu Fire Department
B. Honolulu Police Department – In addition to regular reports, please discuss the below listed questions.
a. Discussion: I have not seen solo riders on the Windward side and particularly on the H3. Can there be more of a presence there?
b. Sport motorcycles are joining in with the muscle cars going back and forth on the H3. Entering Kailua on ramp, exiting Kamehameha Hwy and repeating the loop.
C. Hawaii Department of Transportation
a. Discussion: Recent news about speeding cameraʻs at intersections that already have cameraʻs to cach red light runners. There needs to be speeding cameraʻs on the H3. Please give details.
b. Discussion: Westbound scenic turnout just outside MCBH should be locked at night to prevent use as a “gathering place” for racing.
D. Marine Corps Base Hawaii
a. Discussion: What annual training for new arrival training is being done for Marines and Sailors abuard MCBH to understand their responsibility to themselves and the community (with regards to racing on the H3)

IV. BOARD BRIEFS & DISCUSSION (10 minutes each) 7:00 – 7:30
a. Aloha Harvest – Lorcan Doull 7:00 – 7:10
b. DOTAX presentation – Seth Colby 7:10 – 7:20
c. Micro-Grid Presentation – Kurt Tsue 7:20 – 7:30

V. RESIDENT/ COMMUNITY CONCERNS (3 minutes each) 7:30 – 7:40
a. Hawaiian Legacy Senior Care Update (Feb 6 contested CUP report)
VI. ELECTED OFFICIALS (2 minutes each) 7:40 – 8:15
Note: The two minutes is for formal comments and not to include community Q & A
A. US Representative Jill Tokuda & Q & A
B. Governor Green’s Representative
a. Status: Provide follow-up relating to He’eia State Park contract renewal and commercial operations
C. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative
a. Status: Kamaoʻoaliʻi Stream status – Sakamoto
b. Status: Update regarding with the city’s plan to build a raceway park – Sakamoto
D. Council Member Esther Kiaaina
Governor, Mayor & City and County Q&A
E. Senator Jarrett Keohokalole
F. Senator Brenton Awa
G. Representative Lisa Kitagawa
H. Representative Scot Matayoshi
I. Representative Mike Lee
a. State Officials: Q&A

VII. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS (3 minutes each) 8:15 – 8:18
a. Windward Community College –

VIII. BOARD BUSINESS 8:18 – 8:25
a. Approval of January 2025 minutes
b. Meeting Determination Date/Time/Location (March 2025 to June 2025)

IX. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS / ASSIGNMENTS 8:25– 8:30
A. Attended Meeting Reports
B. Community Engagement Committee – Lam, Bryant
C. Emergency Preparedness Committee – Carstensen, Fleitell, Quitevis
D. Education Committee – Sevier
E. Transportation – Sevier, Lam, Sakamoto
F. Military Affairs – Radke, Downing
G. Haiku Stairs – Sevier
H. State Legislative – Tomey
I. Environmental – Bryant
J. HPD Liaison -Carstensen, Sakamoto
K. Planning – Lam
L. Homeless/Kauhale – Burbage, Bryant, Fleitell

X. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Next Regular Board Meeting: Thursday, March 21, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at to be Determined (TBD) or using the virtual login credentials listed at the top of page 1 of this document.

XI. 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, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711, or e-mailing nco@honolulu.gov Agenda documents and minutes are also available online at http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.html
All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours of the meeting, 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, HI 96817, fax (808) 768-3711, or 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 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, JANUARY 16, 2025 at 6:30 P.M.
BEN PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 45-259 WAIKALUA ROAD, KĀNEʻOHE, HI 96744
AND VIA WEBEX

Video Recording of Meeting Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkdEKgyaJd4

Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bP-j4YYw0YCi4sBV5QEZ8TwVGavf7v_K

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:05]: Chair Mo Radke called the Kāneʻohe Neighborhood Board No. 30 meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Note: This 17-member Board requires nine members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action. Quorum was established with 12 members present.

Board Members Present: Mo Radke, Adriel Lam, Lora Burbage, Donald Sakamoto, Mark Brandle, Dale Carstensen, Cecil Downing, Neil Fleitell, Bryan Heverly, David Shizuma, Holly Sevier, Kim Tomey, Patty Yamashiro (6:42); Greg Quitevis (7:18 p.m.); and Abe Toma (appointed at this meeting).

Board Members Absent: Elena Bryant.

Guests: Fire Captain Joshua Ching Picket (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Ben Villaflor and Major Shellie Paiva (Honolulu Police Department); Ilihia Gionson (Governor Josh Green); Kristi Kaluhiwa (Kāneʻohe Marine Corps Base); Andy Kawano (Mayor Rick Blangiardi); Terry George (Harold Castle Foundation); Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina and Jaren McCartney (Councilmember Kiaʻāina); Senator Jarrett Keohokalole; Senator Mike Lee, Elizabeth Tatofi-Tavake (Senator Brenton Awa); Michelle Nguyen (Rep Tokuda); Representative Matayoshi; Representative Lisa Kitagawa, Aria Juliet (HAPA); Annette C. Tashiro, Shawn Loftus, Denise Medeiros, Amy Hammond, Rosie Goo, Tim Carson, Rocky Kaluhiwa, Susan Richey, Maydeen Lu, Robert Harter, Joslynn Ojiri, (Residents); Rachel Cristobal (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name not included if not legible or stated for the record. There were 36 total participants.

II. FILING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD – [0:00:18]
Chair Radke called for volunteers for the following two subdistrict vacancies: Subdistrict 2 – Windward Mall; and Subdistrict 7 – Pūʻōhala. Abe Toma volunteered to fill the Subdistrict 7 vacancy and provided a brief introduction.

[0:03:00] Sakamoto nominated Abe Toma to fill the Subdistrict 7 vacancy. Hearing no other nominations, a voice vote was conducted. Abe Toma filled the Subdistrict 7 vacancy 12-0 (TOMA: Heverly, Brandle, Burbage, Carstensen, Downing, Fleitell, Lam, Radke, Sakamoto, Sevier, Shizuma, Tomey). [0:03:17]

Chair Radke called a recess at 6:33 p.m. to swear-in Abe Toma.
Toma joined the meeting at 6:34 p.m., 13 members present, the meeting was called back to order.

III. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS AND DISCUSSION – [0:04:51]
Honolulu Fire Department – [0:05:07]: Fire Captain Josh Ching Picket reported the December 2024 statistics and safety tip for the month concerning electrical safety. For more detailed information, including response mapping, visit: https://fire.honolulu.gov/, click on News & Info.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g0_f5Z4gcnqISumRULlhSvesa2fD72SQ/view?usp=sharing

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:06:52]

Yamashiro arrived at 6:42 p.m., 14 members present.

Honolulu Police Department – [0:13:15]: Lieutenant Ben Villaflor reported the December 2024 statistics.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:14:30]

Hawaii Department of Transportation – [0:26:50]: A representative was present via WebEx. Technical difficulties prevented communication; this item was deferred until communication could be established.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:20:03]

Marine Corps Base Hawaii – [0:29:10]: Kristi Kaluhiwa reported the following; continued training between California and Hawaii, training exercise in Waimanalo, and current air training updates.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:33:15]

IV. BOARD BRIEFS & DISCUSSION – [0:38:00]
H3 Speeding Enforcement Initiatives [0:38:26]: Major Paiva reported enforcement efforts and the history of speeding enforcement on the H3 Freeway.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:42:50]

Quitevis arrived at 7:18 p.m., 15 members present.

Disposition of Castle Medical Center property (formerly HPU) – [0:50:45]: Dawn Chang, Board of Land and Natural Resources, Chair, introduced supporting staff, and presented an update on the acquisition by the State of Hawaii of the Hawaii Loa Campus. A description of proposed uses were provided.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:02:55]

V. RESIDENT / COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [1:04:55]
Facility Accessibility [1:05:25]: Aunty Rocky inquired about Ben Parker Elementary School and Handicap parking, relating to the Neighborhood Board meeting and the accessibility with gates being locked.

Paratransit and Handivan: The steps are very high and dangerous [1:06:29]: Sakamoto raised a concern relating to the steps on the Handivan vehicles being too high.

Voter Service Centers: establishing more voting service centers [1:10:02]: Lam raised concerns regarding the lack of voter service centers during the recent State Election.

Red Light Traffic Cameras: Can we add one at the intersection of Kahekili Hwy and Kahuhipa Street? [1:12:40]: Quitevis requested a red-light traffic camera at the intersection of Kahekili Hwy and Kahuhipa Street.

VI. ELECTED OFFICIALS – [1:13:28]
U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda & Q&A [1:13:42]: Michelle Nguyen shared highlights from the January Neighborhood Board report, which include the following; new office location, and updates on congress work from Washington, DC.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:16:20]

Governor Green’s Representative – [1:13:56]: Ilihia Gionson of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority provided responses to prior inquiries regarding the He’eia State Park. Ilihia Gionson announced the new representative for the Governor’s office will be Diane Ako.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [1:20:40]: Andy Kawano, Director, Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, provided the following link: https://www8.honolulu.gov/mayor/newsletter and provided information about City lifeguards and firefighters brave massive waves to compete in ‘The Eddie’, The City and County of Honolulu announces a new landfill site on O‘ahu, Mayor Blangiardi honors Councilmember, Calvin Say, who is retiring after nearly five decades of public service, The 40th Honolulu City Lights celebration wraps up as thousands enjoy the displays, The City wins a $2 million grant for affordable housing development in Iwilei. Director Kawano provided responses to prior inquiries from the Board.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZx2UsdOBtg_J0Jqiv7nBfNzEM8AHCD2/view?usp=sharing

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:25:56]

Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina – [1:24:10]: Councilmember Kiaʻāina provided information including the following: inauguration ceremony and new assignments, Bayview Dog Park, Aloha Wedding Commercial Business, Fireworks, and new landfill location.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:33:40]

Senator Jarrett Keohokalole – [1:47:15]: Senator Keohokalole reported on the following; fireworks, and suggestions on Bills for the new legislative session.

Senator Brenton Awa – [1:54:42]: Elizabeth Tavake, Office Manager, provided information, including the following: New legislative session priorities, Ala Wai Canal and cesspool cleanup – relating to the use of genki balls.

Representative Lisa Kitagawa – [1:58:53]: Representative Kitagawa reported new legislative session assignments.

Representative Scot Matayoshi – [1:59:50]: Representative Matayoshi reported new legislative session assignments.

Representative Mike Lee – [2:03:37]: Representative Lee provided a brief update and reported new legislative session assignments and priorities.

VII. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS – [2:06:01]
Windward Community College – [2:06:02]: No representative present.

VIII. BOARD BUSINESS – [2:06:30]
Approval of November 2024 Minutes – [2:06:35]:

[2:06:58] – Shizuma MOVED and Sakamoto SECONDED to approve the November 2024 Minutes as written by Sakamoto and corrected below. There being no objections, the motion WAS ADOPTED; 15-0-0 (Aye: Radke, Lam, Burbage, Sakamoto, Brandle, Carstensen, Downing, Fleitell, Heverly, Shizuma, Sevier, Tomey, Yamashiro, Quitevis, Toma; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [2:07:17]

Corrections: Page 1 – Board Members Present: David Shizuma was listed as absent but was present.

Discussion and Possible Voting on Good Government Relations – [2:07:20]: Shizuma provided information. Discussion followed.

[2:06:58] – Shizuma MOVED and Fleitell SECONDED to adopt the Good Government Relations. Discussion followed. There being no objections, the motion WAS ADOPTED; 15-0-0 (AYE: Radke, Lam, Burbage, Sakamoto, Brandle, Carstensen, Downing, Fleitell, Heverly, Shizuma, Sevier, Tomey, Yamashiro, Quitevis, Toma; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) – [2:07:17]

IX. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS / ASSIGNMENTS – [2:13:30] Toma joined the Community and Government Engagement Committee. Sakamoto reported on a recent Transportation meeting.

X. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:16:04]
• Next Regular Board Meeting: Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at Benjamin Parker Elementary School or using the virtual login credentials listed on page 1 of this document.
• NB Elections: Candidate Registration is open, and will close on Friday, February 21, 2025.

XI. ADJOURNMENT – [2:17:37]: Chair Rake adjourned the meeting at 8:48 p.m.

Submitted by: Spencer Johnson, Neighborhood Assistant
Reviewed by: Dylan Buck, Neighborhood Assistant
Finalized by:

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.