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Kaimukī NB Regular Meeting DESCRIPTION:KAIMUKĪ NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 4\n \;\n\n \;\n\nREGULA R MEETING AGENDA\nWEDNESDAY\, NOVEMBER 19\, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M.\nKAIMUKĪ PU BLIC LIBRARY MEETING ROOM\n1041 KOKO HEAD AVENUE\, HONOLULU\, HI 96816\nAN D ONLINE VIA WEBEX\n\nMeeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MT ID=mb20e82cb4440195fb76f5cbb17fc5307\nMeeting Number / Access Code: 2491 3 83 1782\nPassword: NB04 (6204 from phones and video systems)\nJoin by Phon e: +1-408-418-9388 (United States Toll)\n\nMeeting Recordings: https://www .youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfqRwVpRroom3zp43KJkZZ4nynu8uuap1\nMeeting Mat erials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wt9pOrbakhHBtITFDEP84GlbdX eCis0s\n\nRules of Participation: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to rais e their hand\, and when recognized by the Chair\, to address comments to t he Chair. Online participants will be muted by the moderator. After you ar e recognized online\, please unmute yourself and turn on your camera. You may also write comments and questions in the chat box. All Speakers are en couraged to keep their comments and questions under 3 minutes\, and those giving reports are urged to keep their reports under 3 minutes\, except wh ere noted. If you exceed these time periods\, you may be requested by the Chair to summarize and conclude. Please silence all electronic devices.\n\ nNote: The Board may take action on any agenda item. As required by the St ate Sunshine Law (HRS 92)\, no item can be added to an agenda if it is of reasonably major importance and the board’s action will affect a signifi cant number of persons. At least two-thirds of the board’s total members (present or absent) must vote in favor of amending the agenda.\n\nDescrip tion of Board Boundaries: https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/boards-and-sub-dis trict-boundary-descriptions\n\nSubscribe to Receive Meeting Agendas via Em ail: https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/newsletter-subscription\n\nSubscribe to Receive City News Updates via Email: https://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/newsl etter-signup\n\nToys for Tots Donations: Your Neighborhood Assistant will be collecting donated children’s toys (new and unwrapped) at tonight’s meeting. If you’d like to donate\, please bring your toy(s) to this mee ting.\n\n1. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Brian Kang (bak.nb4@gmail.com)\n\n2. R OLL CALL – Neighborhood Assistant Curtis Hayashi (curtis.hayashi@honolul u.gov)\n\n3. HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT (HFD) on incidents/statistics/safety tips (HFDNHB@honolulu.gov)\n\n4. HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT (HPD) on inci dents/statistics/safety tips\n(https://www.honolulupd.org/contact-us)\n\n5 . COMMUNITY REPORTS (Limited to 3 minutes): Board of Water Supply (BWS) on main break report and BWS announcements (https://www.boardofwatersupply.c om/contact)\n\n6. PRESENTATIONS (Limited to 10 minutes unless otherwise no ted)\nA. Update on Kyudojo (Archery Training Facility) at Mauʻumae Nature Park – Robert Dewitz (15 minutes)\nB. Kaimukī Vision Zero: Road Rights and Safety for Everyone – Eric McCutcheon\n\n7. ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORT S (Limited to 3 minutes each) (on prior and current constituent concerns\, legislative/office updates\, newsletter updates\, and general announcemen ts)\nA. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative (https://www.honolulu.gov /mayor/newsletter) (https://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/contact) – Department of Information Technology (DIT) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Brian McK ee\n2025 O‘ahu Schedule of Major Parades and Street Activities: https:// www.honolulu.gov/dts/2025-events\nB. City Council Chair Tommy Waters (Dist rict 4) (https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/district4)\nC. Governor Josh Green’s Representative (https://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us) – Aman da Stevens\nD. State Senator Stanley Chang (District 9) (senchang@capitol. hawaii.gov)\nE. State Senator Les Ihara\, Jr. (District 10) (senihara@capi tol.hawaii.gov)\nF. State House Representative Tina Grandinetti (District 20) (repgrandinetti@capitol.hawaii.gov)\nG. State House Representative Jac kson Sayama (District 21) (repsayama@capitol.hawaii.gov)\nH. U.S. Congress man Ed Case (https://case.house.gov)\n\n8. COMMUNITY CONCERNS FROM RESIDEN TS\nQuestions for HFD\, HPD\, BWS\, city officials\, and state officials s hould be asked after their respective reports. Residents\, not board membe rs\, can share comments and concerns that are not listed on the agenda. Pe r the “Sunshine Law” (HRS 92)\, concerns not on the agenda may be pres ented\, but the Board cannot take action.\n\n9. BOARD BUSINESS (Limited to 5 minutes each\, except where noted)\nA. Approval of Written Summary for Video Record: Wednesday\, October 15\, 2025 (https://www4.honolulu.gov/doc ushare/dsweb/View/Collection-15269)\nB. Reports of Board Members Attending Other Neighborhood Board and Public Meetings\n\n10. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS\n A. Kaimukī Christmas Parade: Board members who are available (and their f amily and friends) will be participating in the annual Kaimukī Christmas Parade on Thursday\, December 4\, 2025.\nB. December 2025 Recess: Note tha t this Board will be in recess in December 2025.\nC. Next Meeting: The Kai mukī Neighborhood Board No. 4 is scheduled to hold its next regular meeti ng on Wednesday\, January 21\, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in person at the Kaimukī Public Library meeting room and online via Webex. To request a meeting ag enda item\, please contact the Chair at least two weeks before the schedul ed meeting.\nD. ‘Olelo Broadcast and Reporting Neighborhood Issues: Meet ings can be viewed on Channel 49 at 9:00 p.m. on the second Sunday (https: //www.honolulu.gov/nco/olelo-broadcast-schedule).\nVisit https://www.honol ulu.gov/csd/concern or use the Honolulu 311 App (https://honoluluhi.cityso urced.com) to report neighborhood issues.\n\n11. ADJOURNMENT\n\nA mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive this boa rd’s agenda and minutes. Additions\, corrections\, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) a t Kapālama Hale\, 925 Dillingham Boulevard\, Suite 160\, Honolulu\, HI 96 817\, by telephone on (808) 768-3710\, fax (808) 768-3711\, or emailing nc o@honolulu.gov. Agenda documents and minutes are also available online at http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.\n\nAll written testimony must be recei ved in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. I f within 48 hours of the meeting\, written and/or oral testimony may be su bmitted directly to the Board at the meeting. If submitting written testim ony\, please note the Board and agenda item(s) your testimony concerns. Se nd to: Neighborhood Commission Office\, 925 Dillingham Boulevard\, Suite 1 60\, Honolulu\, HI 96817\, fax (808) 768-3711\, email nbtestimony@honolulu .gov\, or complete the form on https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/testimony.\n\ nIf you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disa bility or an interpreter for a language other than English\, please call t he 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 requ ests received after this date.\n\n \;\n\nDRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD\nWEDNESDAY\, OCTOBER 15\, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M.\nKAI MUKĪ PUBLIC LIBRARY MEETING ROOM – 1041 KOKO HEAD AVENUE\, HONOLULU\, H I 96816\nAND ONLINE VIA WEBEX\n\nMeeting Recording: https://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=fvLKtfCGPrY&\;list=PLfqRwVpRroom3zp43KJkZZ4nynu8uuap1\nMeetin g Materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wt9pOrbakhHBtITFDEP84 GlbdXeCis0s\n\n1. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:00]: Chair Kang called the meeti ng to order at 6:30 p.m.\n\n2. ROLL CALL – [0:00:09]: Quorum was establi shed with eight (8) members present. This 11-member Board requires six (6) members to establish quorum and to take official Board action.\n\nBoard M embers Present: Audrey Abe (Secretary)\, John Arnest\, Becky Gardner\, Cal vin Hara\, Paul Hoe (Vice Chair)\, Sean Koegel\, Carole Mandryk\, and Bria n Kang (Chair).\n\nBoard Members Absent: Kelsie Aguilera\, James Logue (Tr easurer)\, and Christine Otto Zaa.\n\nGuests: Lieutenant Michael Thompson (Honolulu Police Department)\; Lorna Heller (Board of Water Supply)\; Lisa Yamamoto (Kapiʻolani Community College)\; Robert Dewitz (Hawai’i Kyudo Foundation)\; Department of Information Technology (DIT) Chief Informatio n Officer (CIO) and Director Brian McKee (Mayor Blangiardi)\; City Council Chair Tommy Waters and Kevin Imanaka (City Council Chair Waters)\; Amanda Stevens (Governor Green)\; Representative Tina Grandinetti\; Representati ve Jackson Sayama\; Juanita Liu\, John Brunald\, Lori Yamada\, Stephen Lun g\, and Mike Buck\; Curtis Hayashi (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible or stated for the record. About 28 p articipants joined the meeting.\n\n3. HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT (HFD) – [ 0:01:09]: No representative present. Chair Kang noted that the HFD report is in the Board’s Google Drive folder for October 2025.\n• Report: htt ps://drive.google.com/file/d/10yy2s_eBYf6JoJBN6OvVZIe9XS3HNVU6/view\n\n4. HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT (HPD) – [0:01:31]: Lieutenant Thompson provid ed the crime statistics for September 2025. There were 11 motor vehicle th efts\, five (5) burglaries\, 29 general thefts\, six (6) unauthorized entr y into motor vehicles (UEMV)\, and 5\,874 total calls for service.\n• Sa fety Tip: Lock doors/windows\; leave lights/radio on when away\; secure ga rages/sheds\; keep valuables out of sight\; trim shrubbery\; install motio n lighting\; never leave keys in “secret” spots\; don’t leave notes\ ; engrave valuables\; use a bolted safe\; change locks if keys lost\; addr ess louvered window vulnerabilities\; consider alarm systems\; dogs deter intruders\; report suspicious activity via 911\; more tips at honolulupd.o rg.\n\n5. COMMUNITY REPORTS – [0:04:05]\n\nBoard of Water Supply (BWS) – [0:04:13]: Lorna Heller reported two main breaks in September 2025 on Koko Head Avenue and Sierra Drive (September 16 and September 12). BWS ask ed residents to reduce water usage by 20%. Simple ways to help include: tu rn off the tap while brushing teeth\, washing hands\, and shaving\; shorte n showers by a few minutes\; use a garden hose when watering lawns outside \; and irrigate early in the morning to reduce evaporation. Even the small est changes make a big difference. For more information and tips\, visit w ww.boardofwatersupply.com.\n\n[0:05:52] – Chair Kang MOVED and Vice Chai r Hoe SECONDED to amend the agenda to include a report and update from Kap iʻolani Community College on a community forum. Without objection\, the m otion was ADOPTED\; 8-0-0 (Aye: Abe\, Arnest\, Gardner\, Hara\, Hoe\, Koeg el\, Mandryk\, and Kang\; Nay: None\; Abstain: None) – [0:06:22].\n\nKap iʻolani Community College – [0:05:52]: Lisa Yamamoto invited the commun ity to an upcoming open forum with the finalist for the position of Vice C hancellor for Administrative Services. This position plays a key role in o verseeing the facilities\, buildings\, and grounds of the campus\, as well as ensuring the safety and security of students\, employees\, and visitor s. The open forum will be held on Wednesday\, October 29\, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to noon at Kapiʻolani Community College in the ʻŌhiʻa building\, room 202A. More information about the finalist can be found on the campus website at https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu.\n\n6. PRESENTATION: Update o n Kyudojo at Mauʻumae Nature Park – [0:08:42]: Robert Dewitz (Hawai’i Kyudo Foundation) presented an update on the Kyudojo (Japanese archery ra nge) at Mauʻumae Nature Park. The Hawai’i Kyudo Foundation\, a nonprofi t organization\, partnered with the City on this project.\n• Design: The site layout is now final. The original layout was revised after the civil engineer identified significant drainage issues with runoff coming from t he BWS property\, so the orientation was changed to east-west. The main sh ooting gallery will have a classroom\, with an open grass area where arrow s pass over\, and a target house. A small Japanese garden and parking with 19 parking stalls are configured in the design.\n• Background: Kyudo is a traditional Japanese discipline of archery\, a mental and spiritual dis cipline very important in Japanese culture that plays a role in Shinto rit uals. It came to Hawai’i with Japanese immigrants. The oldest Kyudo club in Hawai’i is more than 125 years old\, but they never had a proper pla ce to practice.\n• Operation and Cost: The facility will never be used f or archery without a qualified range master present. Finally\, there is no cost to the taxpayer. The City provides raw land while the private founda tion raises money\, designs\, builds\, and operates. Supporters include Ch air Waters’ office\, the Mayor’s office\, and Envision Kaimukī.\n• Environmental Assessment: The required environmental assessment is underwa y and required letters to residents are being sent out. There are about 30 0 letters going out to solicit feedback. There is a 30-day period to take all those in and respond\, then the report will go to the city. The City h as 30 or 60 days to review it\, then it goes to the state\, gets published \, and there is another 30 or 60 days. The design phase is almost done. De witz hopes to go in for permit by November 2025\, and depending on the per mitting department\, be in the ground in the first quarter and have the bu ilding completed by midyear of 2026.\n• Slideshow: https://drive.google. com/file/d/1yubIYm4lg7JEAjJ8O-c2y050-L5fZuEL/view\n\nQuestions\, comments\ , and concerns followed – [0:21:35]:\n1. Mauʻumae Restoration: Member K oegel asked about plans for the rest of the wild land beyond the project. Mr. Dewitz responded that the two key leaders of Envision Kaimukī are wor king closely with them to clear the undergrowth and do restoration in that area. They are working closely with them and will stub out an irrigation supply because that is one of the big issues when starting new seedlings.\ n2. Project Timeline: Member Mandryk asked how long it took to get to this point. Mr. Dewitz responded that last summer he wrote a letter to the may or’s office and within days got a call from the chief of staff saying th ey liked it and to run with it. There were legal requirements that had to be met to prevent corruption and favoritism\, so they had to go through du e diligence to get the formal agreement in place.\n3. Financing and Operat ions: Juanita Liu asked about the scale of the project and sources of fund ing\, and whether it would be entirely by private foundation or relying on donations\, and about operational expenses. Mr. Dewitz responded the scal e is probably $850\,000 to a million. He comes from the construction indus try and has committed supporters including a general contractor\, mechanic al contractor\, civil contractor\, drywall contractor\, and plumbing and e lectrical contractors all donating services. Suppliers are also stepping f orward. On the construction side\, it is all private money from private in dividuals and companies serving their community. Operationally\, it is a f airly minimal budget. The city will cover utilities\, water\, and lights. They just have to do maintenance and operations with a budget of probably $25\,000 a year because it is all volunteer.\n4. Park Area: Member Arnest asked to reaffirm that the open space below by Claudine Street will remain the same size. Mr. Dewitz confirmed it does not get touched\; it is all g oing up above.\n5. Safety Measures: Secretary Abe asked about safety stand ards or measures since 16th Avenue is a residential area and Claudine\, an d people may be roaming around the grass area. Abe was concerned about the fence height and stray arrows possibly reaching the street. Mr. Dewitz re sponded they are shooting from 16th Avenue over toward the Board of Water Supply. There will be a high barrier\, an arrow-impermeable barrier\, so p eople in the park are not at risk. There will be a barrier so anybody in t he parking lot is not at risk. There will probably be a barrier even behin d to some extent. They visited many dojos in Japan and have seen the kind of barriers that are effective. Those barriers should be high enough for a ny possible arrows. Regarding parking\, there will be enough for the Kyudo operations with a maximum of six shooters at a time\, maximum probably 12 -14 people there. They do not want to burden the neighborhood streets.\n6. Public Access: John Brunald asked who gets to use it and if kids can join . Mr. Dewitz responded it is a public facility and part of their obligatio n is to have public classes. There is a path for every citizen of Honolulu to use the facility. Their plan is to have at least one\, maybe two begin ner classes a year depending on demand.\n7. Current Practice Location: Mem ber Gardner asked where the club currently practices\, if this will be the first facility\, about space for the community to rent\, and what is the biggest hurdle. Mr. Dewitz responded Kyudo Kai for the past couple of deca des has been practicing at a cafeteria or event room at Soto Mission down on Nuʻuanu Avenue. It is not big enough\; they have to set up styrofoam b arriers and take them down every time they use it. This will be the first public dojo available in the state of Hawai’i. The shooting gallery is a hardwood floor\, so activities in bare feet like hula would be allowed\, but not in hiking boots. You could do hula there or on the grass. They do not have plans for expansion\; the site is pretty well maximized. Everythi ng is manageable right now.\n8. Kyudo in Japan: Secretary Abe asked if thi s is a sport found in most colleges in Japan where they compete with each other. Mr. Dewitz responded it is found in many high schools and almost ev ery college in Japan. It is huge\, not only in schools but also in many ci vic clubs with practitioners in their eighties. His wife was ranked number three in Japan when she was in college. They just came back from a very i mpressive Kyudo ceremony at one of the big shrines in Tokyo with a very la rge group of archers participating in a formal ceremony at the shrine. The re is huge interest in Hawai’i\, and Kyudo practitioners in Japan will w ant to come here and use this dojo.\n9. Kendo Practice: A resident asked o n behalf of someone looking for Kendo practicing places if the Hawai’i K yudo Foundation is open to that. Mr. Dewitz responded yes\, anything where they are doing it in bare feet where they are not wearing shoes is allowe d. It is a high ceiling\, so it should work.\n\n7. RESOLUTION: Considerati on of Proposed Resolution Supporting the Construction and Operation of a K yudojo (Archery Range) at Mauʻumae Nature Park – [0:34:02]: Chair Kang presented the proposed resolution supporting the construction and operatio n of a Kyudojo at Mauʻumae Nature Park. The resolution includes recitals summarizing the presentation on the park\, aspects of the Kyudojo\, the be nefits of the project for the community\, and the alignment with the Depar tment of Parks and Recreation of the city to provide cultural and recreati onal programs for the people of Honolulu and the strengthening of cultural ties between Hawai’i and Japan. The resolution is to support the Hawai ’i Kyudo Foundation’s proposal in partnership with the City and County of Honolulu to construct\, operate\, and maintain a Kyudojo at Mauʻumae Nature Park. [0:35:28] – Vice Chair Hoe MOVED and Member Hara SECONDED t o adopt the resolution as written. Without objection\, the motion was ADOP TED\; 8-0-0 (Aye: Abe\, Arnest\, Gardner\, Hara\, Hoe\, Koegel\, Mandryk\, and Kang\; Nay: None\; Abstain: None) – [0:36:08].\n• Resolution: htt ps://docs.google.com/document/d/1NEFwUKeCYE2qd-N4Tw8Mj9KxsCkA9Pry/edit\n\n 8. ELECTED OFFICIALS – [0:36:16]\n\nMayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representa tive – [0:36:26]: Director McKee reported the following: A couple weeks back\, Oʻahu said farewell to the musician Fiji with a huge concert and c elebration of life with upwards of 30\,000 people attending. The city mobi lized public health and safety personnel. By all accounts\, the event was a huge success - probably the largest event at the Shell. There was very l ittle disruption of traffic\; Waikīkī was for the most part not affected through the help of HPD\, HFD\, EMS\, DTS\, DIT\, Enterprise Services\, a nd others. Thousands of Oʻahu residents were able to say aloha to a local music legend. The Honolulu Charter Commission is seeking input from islan d residents about potential amendments to the city’s governing documents . Director McKee went to the Skyline service expansion to new stations inc luding Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and the airport. Everyone is hoping that with the addition of the airport terminal\, a lot of traffic coming i n from the east side will use Skyline. Many people\, including former Hono lulu Mayors and the Royal Hawaiian Band\, attended the opening ceremony fo r Skyline Phase 2. The newly confirmed members of the city’s Ocean Safet y Commission held their first meeting on September 9\, 2025 at Hanauma Bay . They will eventually appoint a permanent chief of ocean safety that will be commensurate to the chief of police and chief of fire department. Jada Rossman has joined the city from the Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellowsh ip. There was competition among cities to get one of these fellowship peop le to come out and help\, and Honolulu won. Rossman is here on grant fundi ng for two years to help streamline city processes and reduce bureaucracy. \n• Newsletter: https://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/newsletter\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:39:34]:\n1. Bus Route 200 Meeting : Juanita Liu stated the joint transportation committee meeting with the D iamond Head and Kaimukī Neighborhood Boards and the Pālolo NB was also i ncluded had met with DTS regarding TheBus Route 200 in May. Liu state the committee has been trying to schedule a meeting with DTS as they promised in terms of timing. DTS got caught up with the rail\, but they said after October things should lighten up. The committee is wondering if McKee coul d get in touch with either the Mayor or DTS to schedule this meeting regar ding TheBus Route 200.\n2. Speeding on Maunaloa Avenue: Secretary Abe shar ed that a resident on Maunaloa Ave raised concerns as a follow-up from the last meeting about speeding going down Maunaloa Avenue starting from 12th Avenue. There is no speeding/speed limit sign on Maunaloa Ave starting fr om 12th Avenue to almost 9th Avenue where Liholiho Elementary is located. There is no 25 MPH speed limit sign on this downhill stretch\, and there i s a lot of speeding. She stated it was mentioned there was a study done th at did not detect any problems but she was wondering if it was done by pol ice officers in uniforms and during what time of day. McKee responded he r emembers following up on this. HPD said they ran a couple of interdiction patrols where they waited for people to speed by so they could ticket them \, and they said they had not really had much success with that\, which he knows surprised this group. The study itself is done by DTS\, and they ta ke traffic engineers and look at it and see what they can do in terms of s peed bumps\, rumble strips\, or more signage\, and they sometimes take a l ong time to come out with recommendations. He can get a status and bring i t back to the next meeting. If it is a study done by DTS\, it could be a w hile. Abe responded there are a lot of people who cross Maunaloa Ave by 11 th and 10th Avenues because the Kapaolono Park is located there\, and furt her down there is a bus stop by 9th Avenue and the Liholiho school. A lot of pedestrians cross this area and there are a lot of close calls. Abe sta ted that it is kind of scary because vehicles come down Maunaloa Ave somet ime 40-45 MPH on the downhill slope. Abe lives right on Maunaloa Avenue an d walks the park regularly and have seen these situations. McKee replied h e will follow up.\n\nCity Council Chair Tommy Waters (District 4) – [0:4 3:17]: Chair Waters provided the report.\n• Tax Relief Legislation: Bill s 49 &\; 50 raised homeowner exemptions to $140\,000 (general) and $180 \,000 (65+).\n• Transit Fares (Bill 54): Ongoing debate on rate increase s\; issues include higher charges for out-of-state riders (verification bu rden on drivers) and expanded reduced fares (potential $6–$8M revenue lo ss amid OTS contract issues).\n• Empty Homes Tax (Bill 46) &\; Reside ntial A Reform (Bill 63): Encourage renting underused units\; Residential A threshold raising to $1.3M advancing\; multiple exemptions included (car egivers\, second homes for residents\, inherited homes).\n• Charter Comm ission: Public encouraged to propose amendments\; Council staff can assist drafting.\n• Lapsed Funds (Bills 64 &\; 65): Increased transparency on ~$1.2 billion annual lapses (vacancies\, unspent O&\;M) to reallocat e to urgent needs (HPD vests/cars\, parks\, bathrooms).\n• Honolulu Yout h Commission: Chair Waters’ appointee is now the Honolulu Youth Commissi on Chair (https://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/honolulu-youth-commission).\n• Webpage: https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/district4\n\nQuestions\, comm ents\, and concerns followed – [0:54:46]:\n1. Bus Fares and Rental Prope rties: Carol testified in support for lowering bus fares for locals with I D/HOLO verification\; preference to incentivize renting empty homes\; supp ort for Residential A relief when renting. Chair Waters responded.\n2. Res idential A Tax Rate: A resident asked about the Residential A properties o ver a million dollars at about $11 per thousand and if that will ever be a djusted. The resident noted it is hard because they have rentals and it is hard to raise the rent because property taxes are really high and insuran ce has gone up too. Chair Waters responded and mentioned that he has intro duced the bill twice to raise the threshold for Residential A from $1 mill ion.\n3. Empty Homes Tax Exemptions &\; Practical Challenges: Discussio n on caregivers\, inherited homes\, and high-wealth investors\; Chair Wate rs emphasized focus on outside investors\, not locals.\n\nGovernor Josh Gr een’s Representative – [1:02:46]: Amanda Stevens provided the report a nd addressed a question from the last Board meeting. She believed it was f rom Calvin Hara about the timeline regarding repair or replacement of inop erable emergency civil defense sirens. The answer she received from the co mmunications director from the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency was t hat there are two sirens in the Kaimukī area (one on 11th Avenue and one on 22nd Avenue). As of October 1\, 2025\, their monthly outdoor warning si ren test showed both were operational and working fine. The public siren d ashboard is currently indicating both are green or operational. She placed the link to that public siren dashboard in the chat\, and for those in pe rson not seeing the chat\, you can find this on the Hawai’i Emergency Ma nagement Agency website. She shared Governor Green’s newsletter highligh ts: The Department of Accounting and General Services opened a new West Ha wai’i District office. The Department of Taxation carried out a series o f tax education workshops across the state. The Department of Transportati on celebrated their inaugural internship program that welcomed more than 1 20 interns into their offices. There have been some questions about if the WIC office is still operational. The WIC program announced on October 3\, 2025 that WIC clinics across the state will remain open and fully operati onal. Folks were asking about that with regards to the government shutdown . They want families to know to keep your scheduled appointments. Nutritio n education and benefit issuance services are proceeding as normal.\n• N ewsletter: https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsletter\n\nQuestions\, comments\ , and concerns followed – [1:05:21]:\n1. Koko Head Avenue Traffic Concer n: Calvin Hara stated at the last meeting they had two residents who live on Koko Head Avenue\, basically from the Koko Head Avenue exit going\, and their house is right across the avenue. They have had some traffic accide nts and he is not sure how the information got relayed to the DOT (Departm ent of Transportation)\, but he was at a meeting which he will talk about later. There is an engineer\, Casey Abe\, assigned to take a look at the r esident’s concern\, and he said he would have a report back to this Boar d next month.\n2. Federal DOE IDEA Funding: Becky Gardner asked about the impact of the recent RIFs (reductions in force) in the DOE\, the federal D OE with IDEA funding. This is funding in schools for special education\, a nd she is curious about the recent set of layoffs and lack of funding at t hat federal level\, what type of impact\, if any\, that can be expected to happen in Hawai’i. She understands this just happened - she saw the new s of it over the weekend. So\, Stevens might not know\, but maybe somethin g to keep an eye on and report back next month. Stevens responded yes\, th eir division of vocational rehabilitation did share some of that informati on with them and they are still looking to see what the impacts are or wha t the impacts may be\, but she can take those questions back and bring it back next month.\n3. Kalaupapa National Park Trail Access: A resident stat ed recently the tours to Kalaupapa National Park reopened and there are ap proximately 30 to 50 air tours per month at $600 apiece. He has written to the governor’s office and DLNR asking about when the state would reopen the trailhead to allow hikers down there. The DLNR has already acknowledg ed that they have legal control of that through the Historic Highways Act\ , but nobody from either the governor’s office or DLNR has responded. Re sident requested Stevens to give feedback on what the governor is doing to reopen the trail so folks like them do not have to pay $600 to go to Kala upapa. Stevens responded –that she spoke to her colleague from the Depar tment of Land and Natural Resources\, they were just in a meeting today\, so she will make sure to take back his question and it is her responsibili ty to bring it back next month.\n\nSenator Stanley Chang (Senate District 9) – [1:08:42]: No representative present.\n\nSenator Les Ihara\, Jr. (S enate District 10) – [1:08:50]: No representative present.\n\nRepresenta tive Tina Grandinetti (House District 20) – [1:09:04]: Representative Gr andinetti was online and shared an update. She is sorry she could not be t here in person. They had a second town hall last night featuring a lawmake rs listen session with the State House leadership team. They had a couple board members present\, around 60 people total showed up\, and it went so well. She was so proud of the community\, not just for turning out but als o for asking really informed and intelligent questions. They covered every thing from how development goals and water issues - sort of addressing the contradictions of development goals and goals of conserving water resourc es. They talked about wealth inequality and how to structure tax reform in order to fund more social services given the current federal funding gaps . They also discussed the army leases\, broader questions around transport ation and climate goals\, and overall had a really amazing conversation. H ouse leadership was really impressed by how engaged the community was\, an d she was just really grateful for the opportunity to share space with eve rybody. She wanted to add that they had sent out a mailer\, and they sent it out through their in-house postal service. She just found out today tha t some people did not get it until yesterday\, and that meant some people did not check their mail until today and so received their flyer for last night’s event this morning. If you were one of those people\, they wante d to sincerely apologize and encourage you to sign up for their e-newslett er by emailing her office at repgrandinetti@capitol.hawaii.gov to receive the latest updates.\n\nRepresentative Jackson Sayama (House District 21) – [1:11:51]: Representative Sayama was online and shared updates. He is sorry he cannot be there in person today. He just put in the chat a link t o applications that are open for nonprofits. The state had appropriated $5 0 million into the budget for nonprofits that have lost federal fundings t his year. As the federal shutdown continues\, they encourage nonprofit org anizations to go ahead and apply for this grant. He believes the applicati on is open until October 24th. So\, it is a short window\, but these are r eally important funds available for the community. He encourages if you or you have a friend that is involved in a nonprofit to go ahead and apply f or this grant.\nFrom his office\, they are organizing a community cleanup in Pālolo Valley District Park this Saturday\, October 18\, 2025 from 9:3 0 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. If you would like to join\, feel free to contact his office through email or himself if you have his phone number so they could buy you a bento for your assistance that day. If you have a park that you need help cleaning up\, they would be happy to help organize a cleanup fo r that as well. From constituent concerns\, Representative Sayama received emails regarding some feral chickens on Koko Head Avenue that are roaming around the state DOE facility there. There are other concerns or similar concerns regarding feral chickens that he has been dealing with in Pālolo Valley that they are trying to figure ways to get rid of them. He tried u sing his office funds and campaign funds to hire a private service to esse ntially capture and get rid of these chickens\, but unfortunately\, he is not allowed to use those funds and it is about $340 a week\, so it is a li ttle expensive for any household or private individual to afford this kind of service. So\, they are trying to figure out more creative ways to solv e this issue\, but in the meantime\, he just wants to let the community kn ow that he is aware of it and he is working on a solution there.\n\nU.S. C ongressman Ed Case – [1:14:34]: No representative present.\n\n9. COMMUNI TY CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS – [1:14:52]\n\nHomeowner’s Exemption Sugges tion – [1:15:16]: A resident stated she could not talk when Tommy Waters was on\, so now she is going to talk to Tommy Waters. When Calvin Say was the budget chair for the city council\, she kept bugging him. She said\, you know\, you are making/banking money because property values went up an d yet the set percentage is - they are making more because a million dolla rs you are getting more than when the house was $200\,000. So\, she sugges ted that homeowners have a 40% exemption of the value of their home.\n\nKa imukī Christmas Parade – [1:16:17]: John Brunald introduced himself. He is with the Kaimukī Christmas Parade. He just wanted to introduce himsel f. The cutoff is November 1st if you want to be a participant of the parad e. Go to their website kbphawaii.com to sign up. Chair Kang thanked Mr. Br unald for taking over the chairmanship\, which Mr. Hara had done for a num ber of years.\n\nMauʻumae Nature Park Cleanup – [1:17:15]: Lori Yamada announced Mauʻumae Nature Park is having an adopt-a-park cleanup day on S aturday\, October 25\, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. They meet at the corner of 16th Avenue and Claudine Street.\n\n10. BOARD BUSINESS – [1:17 :45]\n\nVote on Neighborhood Board No. 4 Participation in Kaimukī Christm as Parade – [1:17:54]: Chair Kang opened the floor for a motion in suppo rt of Neighborhood Board No. 4 participating in the 2025 Kaimukī Christma s Parade. Chair Kang stated that the parade is a fun\, terrific community event held rain or shine\, and it is about a mile. In order to request the NCO (Neighborhood Commission Office) to appropriate funds for board membe rs to participate in the parade\, they need to formally approve the Board ’s participation. [1:18:36] – Vice Chair Hoe MOVED and Member Mandryk SECONDED to approve the Board’s participation in the Kaimukī Christmas Parade. The motion was ADOPTED\; 8-0-0 (Aye: Abe\, Arnest\, Gardner\, Hara \, Hoe\, Koegel\, Mandryk\, and Kang\; Nay: None\; Abstain: None) – [1:1 8:49].\n\nChair Kang noted all friends and family are welcome to participa te in the parade with them. He gave special thanks to Member Hara for so m any years of planning it and thanked John Brunald for doing it this year.\ n\nApproval of Written Summary for Video Record for Wednesday\, September 17\, 2025 – [1:19:08]: Chair Kang invited a motion to approve the minute s. [1:19:21] – Member Arnest MOVED and Secretary Abe SECONDED to approve the written summary as written for Wednesday\, September 17\, 2025. Witho ut objection\, the motion was ADOPTED\; 8-0-0 (Aye: Abe\, Arnest\, Gardner \, Hara\, Hoe\, Koegel\, Mandryk\, and Kang\; Nay: None\; Abstain: None) – [1:19:35].\n\nReports of Board Members Attending Other Neighborhood Bo ard and Public Meetings – [1:19:38]:\n1. DOT Traffic Safety Summit (Oct 8–9) – [1:19:54]: Calvin Hara reported attending a traffic safety summ it. Statewide fatal crashes up ~32% year-over-year\; ~90% human error\; DO T framing safety as a crisis with initiatives across enforcement (red-ligh t\, speed\, noise cameras)\, engineering (complete streets\; flow improvem ents\; investments)\, and education (child seat installs\; reducing second ary crashes). E-bike legislation and safe system approach (safer people/sp eeds/roads) discussed\; materials to be shared when available.\n2. “Lawm akers Listen” Town Hall &\; East Oʻahu Climate Resilience Symposium – [1:25:09]: Member Mandryk praised the quality of House leadership Q&am p\;A (double-purposing schools\, underutilized assets)\; highlighted “Ea st Oʻahu Community Climate Mandate” co-creation effort with agencies (H I Green Growth\, State Climate Commission) aiming for a first draft by end of November and Board presentations Feb–June (Kaimukī included).\n\n11 . BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS – [1:29:18]\n\nNext Meeting: The next meeting of t he Kaimukī Neighborhood Board No. 4 is scheduled for Wednesday\, November 19\, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kaimukī Library and via Webex.\n\nDecember 2025 Recess: As a reminder\, this Board is in recess in December 2025\, s o after the recess they will resume meetings in January 2026.\n\nʻŌlelo Broadcast: All of the meetings may be viewed on ʻŌlelo channel 49 at 9:0 0 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month.\n\n12. ADJOURNMENT – [1:30:02 ]: The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m.\n\nSubmitted by: Curtis Hayashi\ , Neighborhood Assistant\, Neighborhood Commission Office\nReviewed by: Dy lan Buck\, Community Relations Specialist\, Neighborhood Commission Office \nFinalized by: Audrey Abe\, Secretary\, Neighborhood Board No. 4 LOCATION:Kaimukī Public Library Meeting Room\, 1041 Koko Head Ave.\, Honol ulu\, Hawaiʻi\, 96816\, United States GEO:21.279971;-157.79853 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1041 Koko Head Ave.\, Honol ulu\, Hawaiʻi\, 96816\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Kaimukī Public Library Meeting Room:geo:21.279971,-157.79853 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Honolulu X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241119T183000 TZOFFSETFROM:-1000 TZOFFSETTO:-1000 TZNAME:HST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR