BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Pacific/Honolulu X-WR-TIMEZONE:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53-15818@honolulu.gov DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250116T190000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250116T220000 DTSTAMP:20250110T201415Z URL:https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/events/wai%ca%bbalae-kahala-nb-regular-me eting-2025-01-16/ SUMMARY:03. Waiʻalae-Kāhala NB Regular Meeting DESCRIPTION:WAI‘ALAE - KĀHALA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 3\n \;\n\n  \;\n\n \;\n\nREGULAR MEETING AGENDA\nTHURSDAY\, JANUARY 16\, 2025 at 7 :00 P.M. \nAla Wai Golf Course Clubhouse\n404 Kapahulu Avenue\, 2nd Floor\ , Honolulu\, HI 96815\nAND VIA WEBEX\n\nWEBEX MEETING LINK: https://cchnl. webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m90ba0cc0c06385379f06455c91322e2f \nMEETING NUM BER/ ACCESS CODE: 2499 473 0796 \nPASSWORD: NB03 (6203 from phones and vid eo systems)\nJOIN BY PHONE: +1-408-418-9388\n\nOther available options inc lude participating by WebEx and phone\; instructions listed above.\n\nMeet ing Materials: Find a monthly archive of handouts and referenced materials concerning to the Waialae-Kahala Neighborhood Board No. 3 at https://driv e.google.com/drive/folders/17LXJxz95TzKD5-I_NellIitTwSrY6MBr\n\nRecordings of Board Meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@NeighborhoodC ommissionOffice\n\nRules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise their hand\, and when recognized by the Chair\, to address comments to the Chair. Speakers are encouraged to keep their comments under three ( 3) minutes\, and those giving reports are urged to keep their reports unde r three (3) minutes. Please silence all electronic devices.\n\nNote: The B oard 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 o n\, unless added to the agenda. A two-thirds (2/3) vote six (6) of this ni ne (9)-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 num ber of people.\n\nI. CALL TO ORDER – Chair: Christian De Quevedo\n\nII. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORT – (Limited to three minutes each)\n1. Honolulu Fire Department – Captain Shubert\n2. Honolulu Police Department – Lt . Nakamura\n3. Board of Water Supply\n\nIII. FILLING OF VACANCIES\n1. Subd istrict 2 – Residents interested in filling a vacant board seat must bri ng current proof of residency to the board meeting or contact Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu at anson.wu@honolulu.gov to verify residency in advanc e.\n\nIV. ELECTED OFFICIALS\n(Limited to three minutes each)\n1. Represent ative from the Office of Governor Josh Green\n2. Casey Abe\, Department of Transportation\, Highway Division Representative –\nDiscussion on Leahi Landscaping’s donation of an architectural design for the highway under pass.\nDiscussion on Waialae/Hunakai &\; Waialae/Kilauea Ave crosswalk dangers and potential solutions\n3. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representati ve\n4. Councilmember Tommy Waters (Council District 4)\n5. State Represent ative Tina Grandetti (House District 19)\n6. Representative Mark Hashem (H ouse District 18)\n7. Senator Stanley Chang (Senate District 9)\n\nV. RESI DENTS’ COMMUNITY CONCERNS – (Limited to three minutes each)\n\nVI. BOA RD BUSINESS/UNFINISHED BUSINESS/PRESENTATIONS\n1. Presentation: Temporary Public Art Project\no Marion Cadora from the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts will present information about a temporary public art project pl anned for the district.\n2. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes\no Review and approval of minutes from Thursday\, November 16\, 2024 Meeting Minute s.\n3. Alternative Meeting Venues Discussion\no Consider alternative locat ions for future board meetings.\n\nVII. ANNOUNCEMENTS\n1. Upcoming Events – Na Wahine Racing LLC\no Hawaii Pacific Health Women’s 10K and 5K Fun Run\n Date: Sunday\, January 26\, 2025\n Location: Kapiolani Park ( 2748 Monsarrat Avenue\, Honolulu\, HI 96815)\n Start Time: 6:30 a.m.\no Na Wahine Sprint Triathlon\n Date: Sunday\, July 27\, 2025\n Locati on: Kapiolani Park (2748 Monsarrat Avenue\, Honolulu\, HI 96815)\n Star t Time: 6:00 a.m.\nNote: The race organizers will coordinate with Special Duty police officers for traffic management and GP Roadway Solutions for r oad signage.\n2. Neighborhood Board Candidate Registration:\no The City ha s opened registration for people who are interested in serving on the neig hborhood boards. Online registration is due by February 21\, 2025. Mail-in registration must be postmarked by February 21\, 2025\, and received by F ebruary 28\, 2025. You can register using the link here: https://www8.hono lulu.gov/nco/neighborhood-board-elections/\n3. Next Regular Meeting: Sched uled for Thursday\, February 20\, 2025\, at Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse 404 Kapahulu Avenue\, 2nd Floor\, Honolulu\, HI 96815\n\nVIII. ADJOURNMENT \n\nWaiʻalae Kāhala Neighborhood Board\nA mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive this board’s agenda and minu tes. Additions\, corrections\, and deletions to the mailing list may be di rected to the Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) at Kapālama Hale\, 925 Dillingham Boulevard\, Suite 160 Honolulu\, Hawaiʻi 96817\; Telephone (8 08) 768-3710 Fax (808) 768-3711\; or call (808) 768-3710 or e-mail . Agend as and minutes are also available on the internet at www.honolulu.gov/nco. \n\nAll written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours\, written and/or oral testimony may be submitted directly to the board at the meeting. If s ubmitting written testimony\, please note the board and agenda item(s) you r testimony concerns. Send to: Neighborhood Commission Office\, 925 Dillin gham Boulevard\, Suite 160 Honolulu\, Hawaiʻi 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. Email: nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.\n\nIf you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a languag e 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@hono lulu.gov at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. It may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.\n\n&nbs p\;\n\n \;\n\nDRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD\n THURSDAY\, NOVEMBER 21\, 2024 at 7:00 P.M.\nPAKI HALE – 3840 PAKI AVENUE \, MAIN FLOOR\, HONOLULU\, HI 96815 \nAND VIA WEBEX TELECONFERENCING\n\nV ideo recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=0SBgiRwQ2NE \n\nReports &\; other meeting materials can be found at:\nhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17LXJxz95TzKD5-I_NellIitTwSrY 6MBr \n\nI. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:08]: Chair Christian De Quevedo calle d the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.\n\nQuorum was NOT established with fou r (4) members present. Note – This nine (9)-member Board requires five ( 5) members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action. Board members must be in-person or have video access.\n\nBoard Members Present: Christian De Quevedo\, Brian Wong\, Lee Castonguay\, Colin Fujiki\, Rich T urbin (7:14 p.m.)\, and Sylvia Himeda (7:22 p.m.)\n\nBoard Members Absent: Peter Dudgeon.\n\nGuests: Fire Captain David M. Shubert (Honolulu Fire De partment)\; Lieutenant Nakamura and Sergant W. Fujita (Honolulu Police Dep artment)\; Lorna Heller (Board of Water Supply)\; Casey Abe (Department of Transportation\, Highways Division)\; Keola Fisher (Council Chair Tommy W aters)\; Representative Tina Grandinetti\; Renee Espiau (Complete Streets) \; Jake Reichard (State of Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources)\; Eric Arakawa\, Justin Barnes\, and Timothy Choi (The Limtiaco Consulting Group )\; Shane Lau (American Piping &\; Boiler Co.)\; Jonathan Visaya and Ch arles Darwin Gabriel (Department of Environmental Services)\; Chris Kinima ka\, Keenan Kinimaka\, Daisy Murai\, Jon\, Lorna\, Frank Floyd\, Anthony\, and Lisa (Resident)\; and Anson Wu (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note : Name was not included if not legible. There were 33 total participants.\ n\nII. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:00:32]\n\nHonolulu Fire Departmen t – [0:00:32]: Fire Captain David M. Shubert provided an answer to a que stion asked in the previous meeting\, the statistics for October 2024\, an d the November 2024 safety tip regarding Kitchen &\; Cooking Safety.\n • Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15JfPj7JbrOJJUNiO85gnnW6nxs9sl 8V3/view?usp=drive_link\n• For more information: https://fire.honolulu.g ov/\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:02:30]\n\nHonol ulu Police Department – [0:03:41]: Lieutenant Nakamura provided the stat istics for October 2024 and the November 2024 safety tip regarding Fire Ex tinguishers.\n• For more information¬: https://www.honolulupd.org/\n\nQ uestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:06:50]\n\nBoard of Wate r Supply (BWS) – [0:10:04]: Lorna Heller provided the report and highlig hted the following: for any interest in full-time work\, vacancies at BWS include engineer\, information technology and administrative positions\, v isit: https://boardofwatersupply.com/jobs and no main breaks for the month of October 2024.\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:1 1:13]\n\nMember Turbin arrived to the meeting at 7:14 p.m.\; 5 members pre sent\, quorum was established.\n\nIII. FILLING OF VACANCIES – [0:12:08]\ n\nWaiʻalae-Kāhala for Subdistrict 1 and At – Large – [0:12:08]: No volunteers.\n\nIV. ELECTED OFFICIALS – [0:12:37]\n\nGovernor Josh Green ’s Representative – [0:12:38]: No representative present.\n• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XM3qfCus-KTU855lp9MvEHvZlQjDippU/view?us p=drive_link\n\nDepartment of Transportation (HDOT) – [0:13:00]: Casey A be provided his report and highlighted the following: updates regarding th e planting of 1000 trees on State own forest\, updates on homeless encampm ent under the H1 viaduct westbound along Waiʻalae Avenue\; updates on gra ffiti removal\; updates on a damaged utility box\; and updates on the dama ged railing on the pedestrian ramps at the end of the 20th Avenue.\n\nQues tions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:16:10]\n\nMayor Rick Blang iardi’s Representative – [0:19:28]: No representative present.\n• Ne wsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fw-Nesk-lgBfTQXwGBZH25wLsvP7WjV C/view?usp=drive_link\n\nMember Himeda arrived to the meeting at 7:22 p.m. \; 6 members present.\n\nCouncil Chair Tommy Waters – [0:19:43]: Keola F isher provided the report and highlighted the following: updates on the pr oposed Bills 46-24 relating to the Empty Home tax and 50-24 CD1 relating t o parades\; Honolulu City Lights tree lighting ceremony and electric Light s Parade will be held on Saturday December 7\, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.\; and a r esponse to a complaint regarding the flooding near Waiʻalae Beach Park.\n • Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EbsPleBvAbBsAIX0nxMb84_zg bowxrAd/view?usp=drive_link\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followe d – [0:22:27]\n\nRepresentative Bert Kobayashi – [0:32:18]: Representa tive Tina Grandinetti announced that she was elected for the representativ e position for house District 20 and will be replacing Representative Bert Kobayashi. Representative Grandinetti will be moving to room 304 at the c apital and community members can contact her through her email at repgrand inetti@capitol.hawaii.gov or call 808-586-6310.\n\nRepresentative Mark Has hem – [0:34:13]: No representative present.\n\nSenator Stanley Chang – [0:34:22]: No representative present.\n\nV. RESIDENTS’ COMMUNITY CONCER NS – [0:34:36]\n\nJohnny Farber 10K Race – [0:35:51]: Resident Frank F loyed representative of the Mid-Pacific Road Runners club announced the Jo hnny Farber 10k race on Sunday\, February 2\, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a. m. The race will start at Kapiʻolani Park and pass through the Kahala reg ion.\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:38:07]\n\n30 f oot fence – [0:38:45]: Chair De Quevedo passed on Resident Jim Nikolaiʻ s concerns on updates regarding the 30 foot golf netting on a residential house.\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:39:23]\n\nFl ood Updates – [0:39:40]: Chair De Quevedo passed on Resident Jim Nikolai ʻs concerns on updates regarding the flooding of Wai’alae Beach Park.\n \nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:39:23]\n\nVI. BOARD BUSINESS / UNFINISHED BUSINESS / PRESENTATIONS – [0:40:49]\n\nApproval o f the Thursday\, September 19\, 2024 regular meeting minutes – [0:41:30] : [0:41:48] – Wong MOVED and Castonguay SECONDED to approve the Thursday \, September 19\, 2024 regular meeting minutes with amendments. With no fu rther discussion\, the board conducted a show of hands. The motion WAS ADO PTED\; 6-0-0 (Aye: De Quevedo\, Fujiki\, Himeda\, Turbin\, Wong\, and Cast onguay\; Nay: None\; Abstain: None) – [0:41:54].\n\nApproval of the Thur sday\, October 17\, 2024 regular meeting minutes – [0:42:02]: [42:06] – Fujiki MOVED and Wong SECONDED to approve the Thursday\, October 17\, 2024 regular meeting minutes as written. With no further discussion\, the board conducted a show of hands. The motion WAS ADOPTED\; 6-0-0 (Aye: De Q uevedo\, Fujiki\, Himeda\, Turbin\, Wong\, and Castonguay\; Nay: None\; Ab stain: None) – [0:42:10].\n\nAlternative Venues for Neighborhood Board M embers – [0:42:19]: No updates.\n\nHawaiian Electric Pole Replacement No tification – [0:42:46]: Member De Quevedo announced Hawaiian Electric ut ility pole replacement on 943 Hunakai Street.\n\nTraffic Study on Kilauea Avenue Proposal – [0:43:32]: Renee Espiau from Complete Streets returned to the Kahala Meeting to provide a presentation on the proposed Complete Streets project on Kilauea Avenue. The purpose of the project to remodel K ilauea Avenue to protect facilities for non-vehicular travel\, decrease pe destrian motor vehicle crashes\, and limit the opportunities for speeding. The project plans to mitigate speeding on Kilauea Avenue by reconfigure t he beginning and end of Kilauea Avenue. They will reconfigure the lane fro m a double lane to a single lane\, adding buffer bike lanes and center tur n lane\, and removing street parking. The Projects design phase is still o ngoing and anticipates construction to start no sooner than 2027.\n• Pre sentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QlcI6pkMTqt1IfkxG1FRmxuELDdE1J fI/view?usp=drive_link\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [1:02:29]\n\nDivision of Aquatic Resources Presentation – [1:39:06] : B iologist Jake Reichard from the State of Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Res ources (DAR) provided a presentation on the proposed expansion of the Maun alua Bay Artificial reef site. The existing Maunalua Bay Artificial reef i s located 1.5 miles offshore of Kahala Beach\, 77-117 feet depth\, approxi mately 74 acres\, and were created in 1961. The objective of this project is to expand the existing Manual Bay Artificial reef to 70-100 ft\, deploy 2\,200 Concrete Z Modules\, and to enhance fishing opportunities for the fishing community.  They will continue doing outreach to the Neighborhood Boards and Fisher Huis and expected that all permits be granted between t he month of April and June.\n• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/fi le/d/1UtIhjV0BhncehLLuDtYrrNTx21mQdM9Y/view?usp=drive_link\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [1:47:27]\n\n[1:51:01] – De Quevedo MOVED and Castonguay SECONDED to make a resolution in support of the Aqua tic Resources expansion of the Maunalua Bay artificial reef site. Hearing no objections\, the motion WAS ADOPTED\; 6-0-0 (Aye: De Quevedo\, Fujiki\, Himeda\, Turbin\, Wong\, and Castonguay\; Nay: None\; Abstain: None) – [1:51:18].\n\nKahala Wastewater Pump Station Improvement Project – [ 1:5 1:32]: Eric Arakawa from Limtiaco Consulting Group provided a presentation on the proposed Kahala Wastewater Pump Station Improvements. The purpose of the project is to improve City and County of Honolulu sewer system by u pgrading the Kahala Wastewater Pump Station (WWPS) in order for the transp ort of wastewater efficiently. Construction will start on January 2025 – December 2026 and work hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday throu gh Friday except holidays.\n• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/fil e/d/1zI7kORtzkxBlqVh0-KUzGYWSjkkk3v0y/view?usp=drive_link\n\nQuestions\, c omments\, and concerns followed – [1:55:58]\n\nPresentations/New Busines s – [1:58:23]: No discussion.\n\nVII. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [1:58:30]\n\nRec ess – [1:58:30]: Waiʻalae-Kāala Neighborhood Board No.3 will be recess ing for the month of December 2024.\n\nNext Regular Meeting – [1:58:42]: Scheduled for Thursday\, January 16\, 2025.\n\n[1:58:55] – De Quevedo M OVED and Castonguay SECONDED to adjourn the meeting. Hearing no objections \, the motion WAS ADOPTED\; 6-0-0 (Aye: De Quevedo\, Fujiki\, Himeda\, Tur bin\, Wong\, and Castonguay\; Nay: None\; Abstain: None) – [1:59:00].\n\ nVIII. ADJOURNMENT – [1:59:00]: The meeting was adjourned at 9:01 p.m.\n \nSubmitted by: Anson Wu\, Neighborhood Assistant\, NCO\nReviewed by: Dyla n Buck\, Community Relation Specialist\, NCO\nFinalized by:\n\nTo view age nda and minutes\, visit our board website.\n\nEvent shows physical locati on\; however\, other options of participation may also include WebEx and p hone.  If available\, instructions for WebEx and phone can be found at th e top of the agenda. 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