KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 31
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2025, 7:00 pm
IN-PERSON AT THE KAILUA DISTRICT PARK MULTIPURPOSE ROOM,
21 SOUTH KAINALU DRIVE, KAILUA
AND ALSO VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE (WEBEX)
NOTE: The Kailua District Park closes at 10 pm and the meeting must end not later than 9:55 pm.
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Meeting Materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t7pXEx-Xn6l_ZVmmmoTvqF84EifuBbGn
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NOTE: The regular meeting will be preceded by New Member Orientation at 6:00 pm, New Member Swearing In at 6:45 pm, and Board Photo at 6:50 pm.
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Chair Pro Tem Bill Hicks
II. ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO SERVE FROM JULY 1, 2025 to JUNE 30, 2026 [NP §2-14-120(b)]. The officers to be elected are the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and any other officer(s) determined to be needed to conduct the board’s business.
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. The 4th of July. The Kailua Chamber of Commerce will host the 76th Annual Kailua 4th of July Parade and also the 4th of July Fireworks. The parade will begin on North Kainalu Drive near the intersection of Uilama Street and will end on South Kainalu Drive about one mile later at Kailua Intermediate School. HPD will close down Kainalu Drive promptly at 9 am and the parade is expected to start at 10 am. The fireworks show at Kailua Beach Park is expected to begin about 8 pm; info is at kailuafireworks.com. Alexander & Baldwin will sponsor shuttles between the Kailua Town Parking Garage at Lau Hala Shops and Long’s and Kailua Beach Center between 4:30 pm and 10:30 pm at 30-minute intervals.
B. Honolulu Symphony in the Park. The Honolulu Symphony Orchestra returns to Kailua District Park on Wednesday July 9, 2025 at 5:30 pm for a free community concert presented by Alexander & Baldwin, which has been sponsoring these concerts since 2014. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic dinners to enjoy an evening under the stars with a program of classical and popular favorites. The event is family-friendly and designed for music lovers of all ages .For more information, visit myhso.org/summer
C. Act 72. Governor Green signed into law Act 72 which expands an existing authorization for neighborhood boards to discuss an issue that was not listed on a meeting agenda but is raised in public testimony or in a third-party report from a government official, so long as no action is taken except at a future meeting where the issue is on the agenda.
D. Kailua Fall Festival. The festival returns to Kailua on Saturday September 27, 2025 from 4 pm to 10 pm. This annual event will take place primarily in the Lau Hala Shops parking lot and a small section of Hahani Street between the corner with Kailua Road and the Post Office entrance. There will be 100 food and craft vendors, games for all ages, free keiki activities, live music, and a beer garden for people 21 and over. More info can be found at kailuaevents.com or eventskailua on instagram.
E. Americans with Disabilities Act 35th Anniversary Celebration is Friday, July 25, 2025, 9 am to noon at the state capitol. https://independentlivinghawaii.org/ada35/
IV. HPD and HFD REPORTS – Three (3) minutes each
A. Honolulu Police Department representative (usually Officer Jarret Atkins).
B. Honolulu Fire Department representative (usually Captain Aaron Jones or Captain Corey Silva).
C. Honolulu Ocean Safety Department representative
V. BOARD BUSINESS: COMMITTEE MOTION
A. The Kailua Neighborhood Board submits the following recommendations to the 2025 MS4 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Permit Application: 1) Increase inspections from 2.6% of the system to 10% of the system annually; 2) Provide all newly completed reports to the City concerning storm drains and associated water quality to the City Neighborhood Board Commission; 3) Increase the frequency of the hazardous waste drop-off service from once every two months to once per month. (Details discussing these recommendations can be found in the Committee’s June Report posted with Meeting Materials.) (Kailua Water Quality PHPSCD Subcommittee motion.)
VI. LOCAL AGENCY REPORTS – Three (3) minutes each
A. Board of Water Supply representative (usually Dani Ornellas).
B. Marine Corps Base Hawaii representative (usually Kristi Kaluhiwa)
C. Alexander & Baldwin representative (Dana Harvey)
VII. RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS – Three (3) minutes each
VIII. MAYOR AND GOVERNOR REPORTS
A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s representative (usually Jim Ireland or Shayne Enright).
B. Governor Josh Green’s representative (usually Erin Conner).
IX. ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS – Three (3) minutes each (The order is randomly selected.)
A. Representative Lisa Marten.
B. Senator Chris Lee.
C. Representative Scot Matayoshi.
D. Councilmember Esther Kia’aina.
E. Senator Jarrett Keohokalole.
F. Representative Mike Lee.
G. Tolua Samifua, on behalf of U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda.
X. MEETING DETERMINATION-DATE/TIME/LOCATION (AUGUST 2025 to JUNE 2026)
XI. DETERMINATION OF BOARD RECESS SCHEDULE (AUGUST 2025 to JUNE 2026)
XII. ADOPTION OF ORAL TESTIMONY RULES
XIII. MOTION TO RETAIN COMMITTEES, SUBCOMMITTEES, AND THEIR MEMBERSHIP
XIV. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED OTHER MEETINGS
XV. PRESENTATIONS – Ten (10) minutes each
A. Kailua Neighborhood Board 2025 Survey Responses by Levani Lipton
B. DTS Transportation Demand Management Interactive Parking Scenario by Bekah Stinehour, DTS HNL Connect Project Manager
XVI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Thursday, June 5, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes.
XVII. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Executive Committee – Chair, Bill Hicks
B. Public Safety, Public Health, and Civil Defense (PSPHCD) – Chair TBD
C. Kailua Water Quality PHPSCD Subcommittee – Chair, Levani Lipton
D. Homelessness in Kailua PSPHCD Subcommittee – Chair: Levani Lipton
E. Disaster Preparedness PSPHCD Subcommittee – Chair TBD
F. Transportation and Public Works – Chair TBD
G. Parks and Recreation – Chair, Evan Weber
H. Planning, Zoning & Environment (PZ&E) – Chair, Donna Wong
I. Community and Government Engagement – Chair, Gary Weller
XVIII. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MOTIONS: Changes to committee membership.
XIX. CHAIR’S REPORT: Committee agendas for August 2025 are due to the Chair by Sunday, July 27, 2025.
XX. 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, Hawai’i 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 (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, JUNE 5, 2025 AT 7:00 PM
KAILUA DISTRICT PARK MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, 21 SOUTH KAINALU DRIVE, KAILUA, HI 96734
AND VIA WEBEX
Video Recording of Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCp_KCghSbQ
Google Drive Meeting Materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t7pXEx-Xn6l_ZVmmmoTvqF84EifuBbGn
I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:05]: Chair Bill Hicks called the Kailua Neighborhood Board No. 31 meeting to order at 7:06 pm. Quorum was established with 11 members present. Note: This 19-member Board requires 10 members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action.
Board Members Present: Jennifer Barra, Travis Counsell, Bill Hicks, Jeff Klein, David Laeha, Jade Lau, Kate Righter, Claudine Tomasa, Steven Trecker, Gary Weller, Jeff Zuckernick, Levani Lipton (7:05); Evan Weber (7:10); Kelli Ann Kobayashi (7:29); and Josiah Akau (7:40).
Board Members Absent: Jay Etzenbach, Jon White, and Donna Wong.
Guests: Lieutenant D. Akagi and J. Atkins (Honolulu Police Department); Captain Alan Hackbarth (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Tristian F. (Honolulu Ocean Safety Department); Kristi Kaluhiwa (Marine Corps Base Hawaii); Danielle Ornellas (Honolulu Board of Water Supply); Jim Ireland (Mayor Rick Blangiardi); Deputy Director Jon Nouchi and Kelli Akasaki (Department of Transportation Services); Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina and Irene Limos, Representative Lisa Marten, Erin Conner (Governor Josh Green); Stacy Ferreira (OHA Chief Executive Officer); Mark Howland (Whale Environmental Services);, Les Haldane, Harry Kallabis, Bruce Andrews, Kathy, Jamie, Taylor Kane, Brynn Johnson, Charles Laidley, Mike Buck, Tolua Samifua (U.S. Rep Tokuda); Burnett, Mark, Eileen Nelson, Carol Abe, Rick Nelson, Kelly Akasaki, Representative Mike Lee, Johann Freeberg, Bob Bourke, Dick Hagstrom, Carrie Dibrell, Steven Proctor, Cort and Tori Johnson, David Pound, Leatrice Wolfe, John Foti, and Linda Jenks (Residents); Brandon Tsark (Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO)). Note: Name not included if not legible or stated for the record. There were 86 total participants.
Roll Call – [0:00:17]: Chair Hicks conducted a roll call.
II. BOARD VACANCY – [0:01:50]: Chair Hicks asked for nominations for the Sub-District 2 (Enchanted Lake) vacancy. There were no nominations.
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [0:02:57]
• Neighborhood Assistant – [0:03:00]: Chair Hicks introduced Neighborhood Assistant Brandon Tsark.
• Kailua Neighborhood Board Election – [0:03:17]: Kailua Neighborhood Board Election results. Congratulations to all of our newly elected board members. Mahalo to our current board members who did not seek reelection for their distinguished service to the community: Josiah Akau (member since 2021), Travis Counsell (member since 2023), Jeff Klein (member since 2024), Ke’ala Morrell (member since 2023), Claudine Tomasa (member since 1995), and Jeff Zuckernick (member since 2015).
• Kailua Neighborhood Board Annual Survey – [0:05:21]: Results are posted at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1N3vBwtZteTQISFkY3nnAEYtD1Mvso3TN
• Kailua Legislative Town Hall – [0:06:10]: Join Senators Keohokalole & Lee and Representatives Matayoshi, Lee, and Marten on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the Kailua District Park Multipurpose Room.
• Committee Meeting – [0:06:30]: The Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting on Thursday, June 12, 2025, will begin at 7:15 p.m. rather than the usual 7:45 p.m.
• Independence Day – [0:06:45]: The Kailua 4th of July parade will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the fireworks show will begin at 8 p.m.
Lipton arrived at 7:05 p.m., 12 members present.
IV. HPD AND HFD REPORTS – [0:07:20]
Honolulu Police Department – [0:07:30]: Jarrett Atkins reported the May 2025 statistics, and Lieutenant D. Akagi announced construction at the Kailua Police Station.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:10:00]
Weber arrived at 7:10 p.m., 13 members present.
Honolulu Fire Department – [0:14:17]: Captain Alan Hackbarth reported the May 2025 statistics, a safety tip relating to new online public data tools, and previously requested information relating to mountain rescues.
Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wuJedCtQO-2Gv0TJ60cmoQIqH9uVO3o0/view?usp=sharing
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:16:53]
Hearing no objection, Chair Hicks added the report from Honolulu Ocean Safety Department to the agenda.
Honolulu Ocean Safety Department – [0:23:00]: Lieutenant Tristian Fabro reported incident statistics for the month of May 2025.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:25:25]
Kobayashi arrived at 7:29 p.m., 14 members present.
V. BOARD BUSINESS: PERMITTED INTERACTION GROUP (PIG) TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A LANDFILL IN KAILUA FINAL REPORT – [0:31:51]: At the Kailua NB regular meeting on May 1, 2025 the PIG introduced its final report, whereupon by rule the PIG was automatically dissolved. By rule, all discussion, and any decision to accept the report must wait until a subsequent meeting (i.e. this meeting) to ensure the public has a full opportunity to review and comment upon the report prior to board discussion and action. The PIG Report is posted in the Meeting Materials. Weller provided an introduction to the PIG’s findings. Discussion on the final report followed.
Akau arrived at 7:40 p.m., 15 members present.
[0:46:30] Weller moved and Trecker seconded the motion to accept the report of the permitted interaction group (15-0-0) AYE: Akau, Barra, Counsell, Hicks, Klein, Kobayashi, Laeha, Lau, Lipton, Righter, Tomasa, Trecker, Weber, Weller, Zuckernick; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None. [0:47:26]
VI. BOARD BUSINESS: COMMITTEE MOTION – [0:49:09]:
Chair Hicks read the following: The Kailua Neighborhood Board opposes Senate Bill 897 and requests that Governor Green veto the bill because HECO liability for wildfires should not be covered by automatic rate adjustments. (Transportation and Public Works Committee motion.) Discussion followed.
[1:17:40] The motion failed (4-5-6) AYE: Barra, Laeha, Trecker, Weber. NAY: Counsell, Klein, Lau, Lipton, Hicks. ABSTAIN: Akau, Kobayashi, Righter, Tomasa, Weller, Zuckernick. [1:17:40]
VII. LOCAL AGENCY REPORTS – [1:20:11]
Board of Water Supply Representative – [1:20:14]: Danielle Ornellas was present but technical difficulties prevented the report at this time.
Marine Corps Base Hawaii Representative – [1:22:24]: Kristi Kaluhiwa provided the monthly report, which included Major Fox’s reassignment to Okinawa.
VIII. RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [1:24:45]
Kalaheo Hillside – [1:25:15]: Resident David Pound provided a map of the area including 30’ wide vehicle lanes that have been grubbed and graded, creating erosion concerns on Kalaheo Hillside, and requested information from the Department of Planning and Permitting and GeoLab. Chair Hicks added this item to the Planning Zoning & Environment agenda. Discussion followed.
Speed Bump – [1:57:07]: Resident Leatrice Wolfe raised concerns about Complete Streets and a proposed speed bump. The resident was able to speak with a Complete Streets representative off-record.
Sewer Outfall – [2:00:00]: A resident raised concerns with a proposed sewer outfall in Kāneʻohe Bay.
Kalapawai Roundabout – [2:01:30]: A resident raised concerns regarding the Kalapawai Roundabout, and inquired about project completion. Kelly Akasaki, Department of Transportation Services (DTS), responded three months from completion.
IX. MAYOR AND GOVERNOR REPORTS – [2:04:30]
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [2:04:30]: Due to technical difficulties, no report was provided at this time.
Governor Josh Green’s Representative – [2:05:15]: Erin Conner provided the monthly newsletter, and responded to questions raised at the previous meeting.
Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15b6NroiHbm6QnLtHtr4dcNuYFaTsJcy1/view?usp=sharing
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:06:15]
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [2:07:06]: Jim Ireland, Honolulu Emergency Services Department, provided responses from the previous meeting.
Newsletter: https://www8.honolulu.gov/mayor/newsletter/
X. ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS – [2:09:35]
Senator Jarrett Keohokalole – [2:09:53]: No representative present.
Senator Chris Lee – [2:10:00]: No representative present.
Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina – [2:10:28]: Councilmember Kiaʻāina commented on various topics discussed earlier in the meeting, and provided information on topics such as the wastewater treatment plant.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:15:45]
Representative Lisa Marten – [2:19:23]: Representative Marten reported on the new principal of Kailua High School, community member recognition, and update on human services and homelessness.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:24:46]
Representative Scot Matayoshi – [2:26:00]: No representative present.
Representative Mike Lee – [2:26:14]: No representative present.
Tolua Samifua, on Behalf of U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda – [2:26:24]: No representative present.
XI. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED OTHER MEETINGS – [2:26:40] No reports.
XII. PRESENTATIONS – [2:26:46]
Final Lanikai Transportation Management Plan – [2:27:48]: Jon Nouchi, Deputy Director, DTS, and Kelly Akasaki presented the following. The draft transportation management plan was made available for public comment. In summary, the Lanikai Loop will be a no parking zone, and connecting one-way streets will have overnight parking.
Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1amCH6yPa_wYs483m4-YyU-B9NspVrC29/view?usp=sharing
Report link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FW4gFYUa8Yzj8aSo8gcrdavKfT0em83Q
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:37:36]
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Strategic Plan Update – [2:43:45]: Stacy Ferreira, OHA Chief Executive Officer, presented the following. A background of OHA was provided. The strategic plan focuses on Housing, Health, Education, and Economic Resilience. Windward Demographics were provided.
Presentation: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FW4gFYUa8Yzj8aSo8gcrdavKfT0em83Q
SMA Major Permit Application for 430D N. Kalaheo Ave. TMK (1)4-3-017:019: Due to lack of resident interest in the encore presentation, this presentation was not provided again. For information on this topic, view the May 2025 meeting minutes.
XIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – [2:47:40] No corrections were noted for the Thursday, May 1, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes. The May 2025 regular meeting minutes were approved as written. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MILyoldzbwz75sN1ONxSqdv18A6FBhHi/view?usp=sharing
XIV. COMMITTEE REPORTS – [2:48:00] Chair Hicks stated the Committee Reports stand as published.
Committee Reports: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ShHTuhz7q3pK_IZ1n2ESqBnap45snWDv/view?usp=sharing
XV. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MOTIONS – [2:48:15] No changes.
XVI. CHAIR’S REPORT – [2:40:00] Committee agendas for July 2025 are due to the Chair by Sunday, June 22, 2025.
XVII. ADJOURNMENT – [2:48:40] Chair Hicks adjourned the meeting at 9:52 p.m.
Submitted by: Spencer Johnson, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Dylan Buck, Community Relations Specialist
Finalized by: Bill Hicks, Chairman, Kailua Neighborhood Board
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