KĀNE‘OHE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 30

INITIAL CONVENING MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M.
WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE  – HALE AʻO 
45-720 KEA‘AHALA ROAD, KĀNEʻOHE, HI 96744
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(times are approximate)

I. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Pro Tem Mo Radke                 6:30 – 6:40

II. FILLING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD: There is one vacancy in each of the following: Subdistrict 2-Windward Mall, Subdistrict 3, and Subdistrict 14

III. OATH OF OFFICE

IV. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS AND DISCUSSION (3 minutes each) 6:40 – 6:52
A. Honolulu Fire Department
B. Honolulu Police Department
C. Marine Corps Base Hawaii
D. Windward Community College

V. ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO SERVE FROM JULY 1, 2025 to JUNE 30, 2026 6:52 – 7:00
The Neighborhood Plan requires a roll call vote for each listed position.
A.Chair
B.Vice Chair
C.Secretary
D. Treasurer

VI. MEETING TIME AND PLACE/RULES OF SPEAKING – Chair 7:00 – 7:05
A. Meeting Place and Time: Hale AʻO – 6:30 p.m.
B. Planned Meetings to Recess: December Holiday Meeting
C. Adoption of Rules of Speaking: official reports/comments/concerns shall be 3 minutes or less
D. Establish Committees and their membership

VII. BOARD BRIEFS & DISCUSSION 7:05 – 7:10
A. Kaneohe Christmas Parade – Janice Lai (5 min)
B. Dick Evans Road Race – Atomman Kimm (5 min)

VIII. RESIDENT/ COMMUNITY CONCERNS (3 minutes each) 7:10 – 7:25

IX. ELECTED OFFICIALS (2 minutes each) 7:25 – 7:55
Note: The two minutes is for formal comments and not to include community Q & A
A.US Representative Jill Tokuda
B. Governor Green’s Representative
C. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative
D. Council Member Esther Kiaaina
Congressional, 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
State Officials Q&A

X. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Approval of June 2025 meeting minutes 7:55 – 7:58

XI. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS (3 minutes each) 7:58 – 8:04

XII. BOARD REPORTS 8:04– 8:15
A. Attended Meeting Reports

XIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Next Regular Board Meeting: Thursday, August July 21, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE – HALE AʻO – or using the virtual login credentials listed at the top of page 1 of this document.

XIV. 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
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DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025 at 6:30 P.M.
WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE – HALE AʻO 101-102 45-720 KEA‘AHALA ROAD, KĀNEʻOHE, HI 96744
AND VIA WEBEX

Video Recording of Meeting Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uayfB8evt_U

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

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:00]: Chair Mo Radke called the Kāneʻohe Neighborhood Board No. 30 meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. Note: This 17-member Board requires nine members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action. Quorum was established with 11 members present.

Board Members Present: Mark Brandle, Abe Toma, Dale Carstensen, Adriel Lam, Mo Radke, David Shizuma, Donald Sakamoto, Neil Fleitell, Greg Quitevis, Patty Yamashiro, and Lora Burbage.

Board Members Absent: Bryan Heverly, Kim Tomey, Cecil Downing, Elena Bryant and Holly Sevier.

Guests: Captain Jacob Char (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Dru Akagi and Major Randall Platt (Honolulu Police Department); Carrie Castle (Mayor Rick Blangiardi); Diane Ako (Governor Josh Green); Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina and Chassity Santiago, Elizabeth Tavate (Senator Brenton Awa); Annette C Tashiro, Rosie Goo, Kathi Takakuwa, Lisa H. Uyesato, Jay Morford, Curtis Tabata, Rich and Julie McCreedy, Gary Burbage, Rocky Kaluhiwa, Joslynn Ojiri, Donald and Jeri Miyasato, Grant Yoshimori, Scott Shedko, Maydeen L. (Residents); and Spencer Johnson (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name not included if not legible or stated for the record. There were 40 total participants.

II. FILING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD – [0:00:00]
Chair Radke called for nominations for the Subdistrict 2 – Windward Mall vacancy. There were no nominations.

III. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS AND DISCUSSION – [0:00:40]
Honolulu Fire Department – [0:00:45]: Captain Jacob Char reported the May 2025 statistics and safety tip regarding a new public data tool. For more detailed information, including response mapping, visit: https://fire.honolulu.gov/, click on News & Info.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UubQcKocVRF1Vm1oUlJEgFTQAPgOHUkm/view?usp=sharing

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:03:31] Member Sakamoto raised the following: Regarding with Hawaiian Electric hiring tree trimmer companies to cut trees under the power lines coming from the Koolau mountains in which they would leave the cut tree trunks on the ground to rot; Can these tree trunks pose a safety issue if there was a wild fire?

Honolulu Police Department – [0:04:45]: Lieutenant Dru Akagi reported the May 2025 statistics.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:06:12] Major Randall Platt of District 4 introduced himself; Member Sakamoto raised the following: Recently it was reported in the news that there were two incidents in our area that someone cut fiber optics cables for Hawaiian Tel and Spectrum, and if there was any update?

Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) – [0:07:12]: No representative present. Chair Radke made an announcement that the blue angels will be performing next month at the Marine Base on August 9 and 10, and that flyers for the event were available at the sign-in table.

Windward Community College – [0:08:10]: No representative present.

IV. BOARD BRIEFS & DISCUSSION – [0:08:20]
Hawaiian Memorial Park – Jay Morford – [0:08:30]: Jay Morford, President, Hawaiian Memorial Park, presented the following. Recent tree clearing has created some inquiries about the activity on the property. The engineers and project managers were present to provide an overview of the permitting process, and history of recent improvements to the property.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:14:00] Member Shizuma raised the following: In the plans he noticed that in one area of the property that there was a certain native plant being looked upon for restoration; Mentioned that there is an Hawaiian heiau nearby, and asked if any Hawaiian community descendants were involved in overseeing with this matter; Also, asked what is the expected DMV consist of regarding with the mountain slope, and expressed concerns regarding with coconut rhinoceros beetles breeding in the cutting of the tree mulch. Member Sakamoto mentioned that he sent pictures from a Kāneʻohe resident to Member Shizuma via email regarding with the shown cut trees that were laying down from the mountain slope, and red dirt being exposed posing a safety concerns of potential landside due to heavy rains or hurricane; He mentioned that he sent an email with the same photos to the Mayor, Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, Chief of Staff, and other executive cabinet members to inquire if the Department of Permitting (DPP) approved a grading permit in which the response back from Michael Formby Managing Director indicated that DPP did a site investigation two weeks ago, and notified Hawaiian Memorial to insure that slope mitigation drainage was put in place to prevent mud slides due to flooding. Resident Gary Burbage raised the following question: Will the hill side grading mount will be the same level as the existing nearby burial circle.

RESIDENT / COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [0:21:53]
Pickleball Courts – [0:22:44]: Gary Burbage mentioned that the new pickleball courts located at King Intermediate School have been closed with a lock on the fence, and commented that the community would like to enjoy it.

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) Seminar – [0:23:40]: Patty Yamashiro announced a CRB seminar on Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Makai Watch – [0:25:30]: Auntie Rocky announced a Makai Watch Invasive species meeting on Sunday, July 6, 2025 at Heʻeia pier.

ADA Anniversary – [0:26:40]: Donald Sakamoto announced the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act. There will be a rally at the State Capital on Friday, July 25, 2025 between 9:00 am till 11:00 am.

Elected OFFICIALS – [0:28:00]
U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda & Q&A – [0:28:05]: No representative was present.

Governor Green’s Representative – [0:28:35]: Diane Ako provided the report, and highlighted a few items.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qO8AbkOgipMkxBgDt2kg0cO_cnlGd1Ry/view?usp=sharing

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [0:30:00]: Carrie Castle, Deputy Director, Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, provided the report and follow-up concerns from last month’s meeting.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lzGqsYSpJtCQYXunhNO-_XfUK5iXLXEV/view?usp=sharing

Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina – [0:37:50]: Councilmember Kiaʻāina reported on the six-year plan of rate adjustments, relating to EPA requirements.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:40:40] Member Burbage raised the following to the Governor representative: When will the Kaneohe library is expected to reopen after the renovations; for the Mayor’s representative: Commented concerns regarding with the stream clean up at Kaneki Street in which the sidewalk was broken up due to the heavy equipment when the stream was being clean up; She recommended that the city clean up the stream on a regular basis to avoid over grown trees and vegetation. Member Shizuma raised the following to Mayor’s representative: There is a monkey pod tree on Kamehameha highway near Kapilao road before the bus stop that a resident brought up to his attention that is causing and issue to the sidewalk being broken up. Member Sakamoto raised the following for U. S. Representative Tokuda: It was reported in the Honolulu Star Advertiser June 16, 2025 edition “hurricane concerns for isles increase after federal cuts” and what efforts will be made by representative to secure NOA?; For the governor: can you please give an update with state senate bill regarding neighborhood boards being excluded by the state sunshine law; How many disabled people does the state government employ in its workforce under the equal access opportunity?; For the Mayor’s representative: How many disabled people does the county government employ in its workforce under the equal access opportunity?; Member Burbage raised the following to Councilmember Kiaʻāina:There is still an issue regarding with the Board of Water Supply still not addressing with the water leak on the property of Master Care/Times Supermarket/kezunas for about two years; There are tree roots under the road between Saint Marks Church/School and the chiropractic business that is very bumpy. Member Carstensen raised the following to county and state government: there was two incidents of fiber optics cables being compromise posing a concern on how it impacted our services in our community from banks, emergency services, direct communication, internet, telephone lines, and would this be part of the emergency preparedness in which the county and state would be looking into it. Resident Kaluhiwa raised the following concerns to the county and state: she recently tried to park her car on the street however, the new parking meters in the area are so faded to view display; With the governor’s office she has Issues with the Heʻeia boat harbor removal of the showers that the Kāneʻohe canoe club and many others have been using for many years.

Senator Jarrett Keohokalole – [0:53:00]: No representative was present.

Senator Brenton Awa – [0:53:27]: Elizabeth Tavate, Office Manager, provided a response to a Senate Bill 405, and updates on the following topics; CRB, the food tree project, water quality, and Kāneʻohe Canoe Club.

Representative Lisa Kitagawa – [0:59:30]: No representative was present.

Representative Scot Matayoshi – [0:59:33]: No representative was present.

Representative Mike Lee – [0:59:36]: No representative was present.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:59:39] Member Sakamoto raised concerns with the new fee increases for vehicle safety checks by the state Department of Transportation. Chair Radke commented regarding how quickly it took someone 10 minutes to remove the showers at Heʻeia pier and to hear the history from Aunty Rocky with solutions that were made back then.

V. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS – [1:02:15]
Adriel Lam announced the Lion’s Club 76 charter anniversary dinner on Saturday, June 28, 2025.

VI. BOARD BUSINESS – [1:03:00]
Approval of the April and May 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes – [1:03:00]:

[1:03:19] – Sakamoto MOVED and Burbage SECONDED to approve the April 2025 Minutes as written by Sakamoto and corrected below. There being no objections, the motion WAS ADOPTED; 11-0-0 (Aye: Brandle, Toma, Carstensen, Lam, Radke, Shizuma, Sakamoto, Fleitell, Quitevis, Yamashiro, Burbage; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [1:04:00]

Correction: Governor Green Q&A – Page 2: Strike 2025 and replace with 2022 for the date of Governor Green’s United Nations Meeting.

[1:04:30] – Sakamoto MOVED and Yamashiro SECONDED to approve the May 2025 Minutes as written by Sakamoto. There being no objections, the motion WAS ADOPTED; 11-0-0 (Aye: Brandle, Toma, Carstensen, Lam, Radke, Shizuma, Sakamoto, Fleitell, Quitevis, Yamashiro, Burbage; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [1:04:40]

VII. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS / ASSIGNMENTS – [1:04:50]
Sakamoto reported attending the Community Emergency Response Team meeting.

VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [1:06:05]
Next Regular Board Meeting: Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at Windward Community College – HALE AʻO 101-102 or using the virtual login listed on page 1 of this document.

IX. ADJOURNMENT – [1:06:40]
Chair Radke adjourned the meeting at 7:37 p.m.
Submitted by: Spencer Johnson, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Dylan Buck, Community Relations Specialist, NCO
Finalized by: Donald Sakamoto, Treasurer

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