Palolo Neighborhood Board Meeting MAY 2024 Agenda

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Palolo Neighborhood Board Meeting MAY 2024 Agenda
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Date: Wednesday - 5/8/2024
Time: 7:00pm
Location:
Pālolo Elementary School Cafeteria
2106 10th Avenue
Honolulu, HI, 96816
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LAST MEETING NOTES - Click here to read Palolo Neighborhood Board APRIL 2024 Minutes minutes notes prior to the meeting scheduled below.

With Permission / Courtesy of: City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office

PĀLOLO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 6

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Pālolo Elementary School Cafeteria

2106 10th Avenue, Honolulu, HI, 96816

AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX

Board Meetings are held on the Second Wednesday of the Month

WebEx Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m45bfa1cff2392bd63a36cf65313b4af4

Meeting Number/Access Code: 2490 350 6919

Password: NB06 (6206 from phones and video systems)

Join by Video System: Dial 24903506919@cchnl.webex.com or 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number

Join by Phone: +1-408-418-9388 (United States Toll)

Board Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mRIiZ-kR00PVW8z-q2zHi9L60YE1mXmR

Board Meeting Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1DZJTKor6TTNYiqx5U-P2w

Rules 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 less than three (3) minutes. Please silence all electronic devices. §2-11-311 Order and decorum. (a) All commissioners shall promote and preserve the order and decorum of the commission's proceedings.

Note: The Board 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 on, unless added to the agenda. The presiding officer of the commission or the commission may expel any individual whose conduct at the commission meeting is disruptive, disorderly, contemptuous, or improper for the conduct of business at the commission meeting. [Effective 10/20/08] (Auth: RCH §§4-105(4), 14-102) (Imp: RCH §§4-105(4), 14-102)

§2-14-117 Order and decorum. (a) All board members shall promote and preserve the order and decorum of the board's proceedings. (b) The presiding officer of the board or a majority of the board may expel any individual whose conduct at the board meeting is disruptive, disorderly, contemptuous, or improper for the conduct of business at the board meeting. [Eff 10/20/08] (Auth: RCH §14-103(a)) (Imp: RCH §14-104)

§2-14-118 Discussion. (a) When a board member or person properly before the board wishes to speak, the member or person shall address the chair, be recognized before proceeding, and shall confine remarks to the subject under discussion, avoiding personalities and abusive language.

§2-14-126 Parliamentary authority. The most current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall be the parliamentary authority of all boards when the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the charter, the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, and the plan are silent. [Eff 10/20/08] (Auth: RCH §14-103(a)) (Imp: RCH §14-104)

1. CALL TO ORDER -- Chair Colin Peros

2. MONTHLY REPORTS (3 minutes each including Q&A)

a. Honolulu Fire Department (HFD)

b. Honolulu Police Department (HPD)

c. Board of Water Supply (BWS) -- Dominic Dias

3. RESIDENT/COMMUNITY CONCERNS (3 minutes each)

4. REPORT FROM PERMITTED ACTION GROUP(S) (3 minutes each)

d. Trees for Pālolo...Planting Trees, Growing Communities

5. BOARD BUSINESS

a. Approval of Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record: Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

b. Filling of Vacancies -- 2 in Subdistrict 3, 1 in Subdistrict 4: Residents interested in filling a vacant board seat must bring current proof of residency to the board meeting or contact Neighborhood Assistant Logan Hutchinson [logan.hutchinson@honolulu.gov] to verify residency in advance.

c. Election of Officers -- To serve from May 8, 2024 to June 30, 2024: Chair

6. ELECTED OFFICIALS (3 minutes each including Q&A)

a. Congressman Ed Case

b. City Councilmember Calvin Say

c. Mayor Rick Blangiardi's Representative -- DFM Deputy Director Warren Mamizuka

d. Governor Josh Green's Representative -- Kieleku Amundson

e. Representative Jackson Sayama

f. Senator Les Ihara Jr.

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS

a. Next Meeting: The Pālolo Neighborhood Board No.6 will recess its June 2024 meeting. The Pālolo Neighborhood Board No.6 is tentatively scheduled to hold its next meeting on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Pālolo Elementary School and online via WebEx.

b. ʻŌlelo Rebroadcasts: Rebroadcasts of the Pālolo Neighborhood Board No.6 meetings are scheduled each month on ʻŌlelo channel 49 for fourth Thursday at 9:00 p.m. and the first and third Sundays at 12:00 p.m. An archive of past meetings may be found on https://olelo.org/olelonet/ by searching <Palolo>.

8. 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, Hawaii 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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2024 AT 7:00 P.M.

PĀLOLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX

Video Recording of Meeting Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfopPr9-pW4

Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mRIiZ-kR00PVW8z-q2zHi9L60YE1mXmR

1. CALL TO ORDER [0:00:46]

Chair Peros called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Quorum WAS established with 7 members present. Note: This 13-member board requires 7 members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action.

Board Members Present: Colin Peros, Randolph Hack, Dallas Ige, Beverly Mau, Dean McColgan, Darlene Nakayama, Earl Shiraki, and Juanita Kawamoto (7:12 p.m.).

Board Members Absent: Ranell Asuega Fualaau and Derek Turbin.

Guests: Captain Miller (HFD); Lieutenant L. Nishimura (HPD); Dominic Dias (BWS); Cyrus Howe (Hawaii Green Growth), Lauren Roth Venu (3Rwater), Saani Fong, Randall Wakumoto (DFM); Dan Dinell (Trees for Honolulu's Future); Councilmember Calvin Say, Pua Smith-Kauhane, Janel Denny; DFM Deputy Director Warren Mamizuka; Representative Jackson Sayama; Cory Kot (Residents/Guests); Logan Hutchinson (NCO). Note: Name not included if not legible or stated for the record. There were approximately 29 total participants.

2. MONTHLY REPORTS [0:01:11]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:01:11]: Captain Miller gave the report. Should you have any questions, please email the Honolulu Fire Department Community Relations Office at hfdnhb@honolulu.gov.

• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YAqxb9oeSSXbWerkL4-5QLOqMG-G-L89/view?usp=drive_link

• March 2024 Statistics: There was 1 nuisance fire, 4 activated alarms (no fire), 26 medical emergencies, and 1 motor vehicle crash/collision.

• Safety Tip: Evacuation Planning -- Have an emergency preparedness plan ready in case of an environmental emergency, fire, or natural disaster. Know two ways out of your home, and consider the route you will take if you need to evacuate from your neighborhood due to an emergency. Visit fire.honolulu.gov to learn more. Leave early enough to avoid being caught in fire, smoke, or road congestion. Establish a predetermined location, such as a well-prepared neighbor or relative's house, a low-risk area, or a shelter or evacuation center. Take your emergency supply kit containing your family and pet's necessary items. For more information, visit https://fire.honolulu.gov/.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:02:43].

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:08:28]: Lieutenant L. Nishimura gave the report.

• March 2024 Statistics: There were 11 motor vehicle thefts, 1 burglary, 12 thefts, 5 unauthorized entry into motor vehicle (UEMV), and 6,238 calls for service. For more information, go to https://www.honolulupd.org/.

• Safety Tip: Avoid Becoming a Victim of a Scam -- If you receive a call, email, or some type of inquiry requesting personal information, verify the source of where the request is coming from.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:11:02].

Kawamoto joined the meeting at 7:12 p.m.; 8 members present.

Board of Water Supply (BWS) [0:13:10]: Dominic Dias gave the report and highlighted 1 main break in the area during April 2024, 2 construction projects in the area, and Detect-A-Leak Week from Sunday, April 14, 2024 through Saturday, April 20, 2024. BWS will have an informational booth set up at Tamarind Park on Wednesday, April 14, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.

• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SZSg8AfjEj2XjdLPi_fTnh-jnx7t24he/view?usp=drive_link

• Website: https://boardofwatersupply.com/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:15:38].

3. RESIDENTS'/COMMUNITY CONCERNS [0:18:37]: None at this time.

4. PRESENTATION [0:19:01]

Building a Resilient Pālolo Watershed [0:19:01]: Cyrus Howe presented on Hawaii Green Growth's project to conduct rainwater assessments across residential, public, and commercial properties throughout Pālolo and surrounding neighborhoods. Lauren Roth Venu presented on the Follow the Drop App and its purpose to identify where and how much stormwater is being generated on their property and optimizes different solutions. Randall Wakumoto and Saani Fong presented on the long-term monitoring of storm water quality in the Pālolo watershed.

• Follow the Drop: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EDxFI-GnAgi_KGFLXQCH5CcT_fXpTnv_/view?usp=drive_link

• Pālolo Sub-Watershed Project: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RSWkrg5m5f4wgEFnt9wN8mRFOSM2-nL-/view?usp=drive_link

• Handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Prz5pAMmyCjqpNfkVtAXowMbG7MjS6cE/view?usp=drive_link

• Website: https://www.hawaiigreengrowth.org/FollowTheDrop

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [0:35:08].

5. BOARD BUSINESS [0:45:06]

Election of Officers -- Treasurer [0:45:06]: Shiraki nominated Hack for Treasurer [0:45:32]. Hearing no other nominations, the board conducted a roll call vote. Hack was elected Treasurer; 8 -- 0 -- 0 (Hack: Ige, Kawamoto, Mau, McColgan, Nakayama, Shiraki, Hack, Peros; Nay: None; Abstain: None) [0:45:50].

Filling of Vacancies -- 2 in Subdistrict 3, 1 in Subdistrict 4 [0:47:28]: No volunteers.

Approval of Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record -- Wednesday, March 13, 2024 [0:49:24]: Mau MOVED and Nakayama SECONDED to approve the Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record as written [0:49:44]. Hearing no discussion, the board conducted a voice vote. The motion WAS ADOPTED; 8 -- 0 -- 0 (Aye: Hack, Ige, Kawamoto, Mau, McColgan, Nakayama, Shiraki, Peros; Nay: None; Abstain: None) [0:50:00].

Establishment of a Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) Regarding Trees for Pālolo [0:50:11]: Chair Peros shared that Trees for Honolulu's Future and Smart Trees Pacific's application for $50,00 for trees in Pālolo was successful. Dan Dinell (Trees for Honolulu's Future) requested the Board form a PIG to continue the discussion of Trees in Pālolo regarding the vision and best way to go about using the grant money. Hack MOVED and Mau SECONDED to establish a PIG regarding Trees for Pālolo, planting trees, and growing communities with Board members Peros, Ige, Kawamoto, and Asuega as members [0:57:43]. Hearing no discussion, the Board conducted a voice vote. The motion WAS ADOPTED; 8 -- 0 -- 0 (Aye: Hack, Ige, Kawamoto, Mau, McColgan, Nakayama, Shiraki, Peros; Nay: None; Abstain: None) [0:58:49].

Resolution Urging the Honolulu City Council to Include Funding for Specified Projects in the Operating and Capital Budget Bills of 2024 [0:59:49]: Chair Peros introduced the resolution. Mau MOVED and Nakayama SECONDED to adopt the resolution [1:01:45]. Hearing no discussion, the Board conducted a voice vote. The motion WAS ADOPTED; 8 -- 0 -- 0 (Aye: Hack, Ige, Kawamoto, Mau, McColgan, Nakayama, Shiraki, Peros; Nay: None; Abstain: None) [1:02:20].

• Draft Resolution: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR7A6CcE_c5SXrZRqhqtVHnBF9teagG3/view?usp=drive_link

Resolution Urging the Hawaii State Legislature to Include Funding for Specified Projects in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 [1:02:32]: Chair Peros introduced the resolution. Hack MOVED and Mau SECONDED to adopt the resolution [1:05:00]. Hearing no discussion, the Board conducted a voice vote. The motion WAS ADOPTED; 7 -- 0 -- 1 (Aye: Hack, Ige, Kawamoto, Mau, McColgan, Nakayama, Shiraki; Nay: None; Abstain: Peros) [1:05:38].

• Draft Resolution: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12NnqvVNcGLfmQuERcy0rm6e9p3YFe_bA/view?usp=drive_link

6. ELECTED OFFICIALS [1:06:21]

Congressman Ed Case [1:06:28]: No representative present.

• Report: https://case.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2024_second_quarter_neighborhood_board_report.pdf

Hearing no objections, Chair Peros returned to resident Cory Kot in order for him to raise a community concern [1:07:08].

Kuahea Place Resurfacing Project [1:07:08]: Resident Cory Kot raised a concern about the resurfacing project not being completed and would like the Board to place this on the next agenda(s) and/or request an update from the Department of Design & Construction (DDC).

Councilmember Calvin Say [1:16:36]: Councilmember Say provided an update on the Kuahea Street and Place stabilization project and the dispute over who the road owner is. Councilmember Say also provided follow-up responses to constituent concerns his office is tracking. Councilmember Say detailed the many different concerns the district faces and the large area that he oversees.

• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zKUQJnowtiJ1Bwqpb3AsKnwTgJsGb8hB/view?usp=drive_link

• Kuahea Street Stabilization Project: https://www8.honolulu.gov/ddc/kuahea-street-area-stabilization-project/

• Ala Wai Watershed Project: https://www.honolulu.gov/alawai

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District Civil Works Projects: https://www.poh.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Civil-Works-Projects/Ala-Wai-Flood-Risk-Management-Project/

• Complete Streets Annual Report: https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dts/FY23_CS_Annual_Report_FINAL.pdf

• Homeowner's Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6098c5bb75e480679bd2fab3/t/65c2805b6b1c566fa66df36e/1707245668491/Hawaii-Homeowners-Handbook-Fourth-Ed.-final-web.pdf

• Feral Chicken Flyer: https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/csd/Feral_Chicken_Info_Sheet.pdf

• City Council Proposed Budget Review: https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/budget

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:27:34].

Mayor Rick Blangiardi's Representative [1:32:25]: Department of Facility Maintenance (DFM) Deputy Director Warren Mamizuka gave the report and provided follow-ups responses to concerns raised previously.

• Mayor's Newsletter: https://www.oneoahu.org/newsletter

• Town Hall Schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14aw48Klj2UUvEUp4zZD736CAyPqIdMfH/view?usp=drive_link

• Career Opportunities at the City & County of Honolulu: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/honolulu

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:38:16].

Governor Josh Green's Representative [1:38:46]: No representative present.

• Newsletter: https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsletter/

Representative Jackson Sayama [1:39:05]: Representative Sayama provided updates on the Azama Park cleanup, squatter issues in the area, and the legislative session going into conference committee next week. Representative Sayama invited everyone to the "Art of the Capitol" event on Friday, April 12, 2024 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. For any questions/concerns, email repsayama@capitol.hawaii.gov or call (808) 586-6900.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed [1:41:58].

Senator Les Ihara Jr. [1:44:45]: No representative present. No report provided. For any questions/concerns, email senihara@capitol.hawaii.gov or call (808) 586-6250.

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS [1:44:58]

Next Meeting: The Pālolo Neighborhood Board No.6 is tentatively scheduled to hold its next meeting on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Pālolo Elementary School and online via WebEx.

ʻŌlelo Rebroadcasts: Rebroadcasts of the Pālolo Neighborhood Board No.6 meetings are scheduled each month on ʻŌlelo channel 49 for fourth Thursday at 9:00 p.m. and the first and third Sundays at 12:00 p.m. An archive of past meetings may be found on https://olelo.org/olelonet/ by searching <Palolo>.

8. ADJOURNMENT [1:45:30]: The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Submitted by: Logan Kealoha Hutchinson, Neighborhood Assistant

Reviewed by: Lindon Valenciano, Public Relations Assistant

Finalized by: Darlene Nakayama, Pālolo Neighborhood Board No.6 Secretary

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