Diamond Head Neighborhood Board Meeting JANUARY 2025 Agenda

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Diamond Head Neighborhood Board Meeting JANUARY 2025 Agenda
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Date: Thursday - 1/9/2025
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location:
Diamond Head, Kapahulu, &
Saint Louis
Neighborhood Board No. 5
404 Kapahulu Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 768-3710
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LAST MEETING NOTES - Click here to read Diamond Head Neighborhood Board Meeting DECEMBER 2024 Minutes minutes notes prior to the meeting scheduled below.

DIAMOND HEAD - KAPAHULU - ST. LOUIS HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 5

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M.

ALA WAI GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE BALLROOM

404 KAPAHULU AVENUE, HONOLULU, HI 96815

AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=mb13f8313d6f10cb7bd7ce47fff590437

Meeting Number / Access Code: 2488 909 1135

Password: NB05 (6205 from phones and video systems)

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

Board Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WKnOJqdvqoRuGhJ7E9rg5u7AtruuZZZn

Board Meeting Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfqRwVpRroolsFSNpDzklm59N89al2XyQ

Meeting Decorum: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise their hand in person or by using "raise hand" feature online. When recognized by the Chair, address comments to the Chair. All dialogue at the meeting will be conducted by use of the microphone. Public concerns and comments are limited to 2 minutes each. For those joining the meeting on Webex, please mute your microphone unless actively speaking. Demonstrate courtesy and respect to all attendees and presenters, including refraining from personal comments, using civility in the chat box feature, and keeping decorum at all times. Kindly silence all electronic devices if meeting in person. Out of respect for everyone, please keep questions/comments brief, succinct and avoid unnecessary repetition so that all may have opportunities to speak.

Public Announcements, Reports, & Presentations to the Board: Before the meeting, please email all materials for posting online to Neighborhood Assistant Curtis Hayashi (curtis.hayashi@honolulu.gov). Presenters may use PowerPoint, should be succinct, and mindful of time. If presenting in person, please provide handouts for the Board and the community.

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 allowed for under HRS 92. A majority (8 members) of this 15-member Board is required to meet quorum requirements. Board members must be in person or have video access on Webex.

Description of Board Boundaries: https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/boards-and-sub-district-boundary-descriptions/

1. CALL TO ORDER -- Chair Winston Welch (winstonwelch@gmail.com)

2. PUBLIC SAFETY MONTHLY REPORTS (3 minutes each)

With additional open public comments, concerns, questions and answers for the Board record. Note: While some specific agenda items are listed under Public Safety Monthly Reports, any normal range of questions, concerns, comments, discussion, recommendations for follow up, and any Board motions regarding Public Safety may be presented by the general public and Board members at this meeting.

A. Honolulu Fire Department (HFD), Waikīkī Station (www.fire.honolulu.gov)

HFD's Public Affairs & Media Liaison Email: HFDNHB@honolulu.gov

1. Notice: Continuing Board Request for HFD Location Chart Report on Diamond Head Incendiary

Brushfires, Open Fires and Wildfires from April 2024 through December 2024

2. Fire incidents and statistics report

3. Community updates and safety tips

B. Honolulu Police Department (HPD) (www.honolulupd.org/contact-us/)

HPD's Info & Resources: https://www.honolulupd.org/information/

Police incidents/statistics, traffic and parking enforcement, community events and updates, and safety tips

1. District 6 -- Waikīkī/Kapiʻolani Park/Diamond Head

2. District 7 -- Diamond Head/Kapahulu/St. Louis Heights/East Honolulu

3. FILLING OF VACANT BOARD SEAT -- Diamond Head Subdistrict 3 (Diamond Head, Ft. Ruger, Kapiʻolani Park, Monsarrat). Any Subdistrict 3 Resident interested in filling this open board seat must attend the Board meeting and provide proof of residency, or contact Neighborhood Assistant Curtis Hayashi (curtis.hayashi@honolulu.gov) to verify residency in advance.

4. PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTS AND EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (2 minutes each)

With additional open public comments, concerns, questions and answers for the Board record. Note: While some specific items are listed under this Agenda section, any normal range of comments, questions, discussion and/or recommendations for follow up may be presented by the general public and Board members at this meeting.

A. Board of Water Supply (BWS) Report -- Kathleen Pahinui (kelliott-pahinui@hbws.org)

Main break reports, projects, and general BWS announcements

B. Kapiʻolani Community College (KCC) Updates -- Carol Hoshiko (hoshiko@hawaii.edu)

KCC projects, college matters, events and general announcements

C. Resident participation needed for the Honolulu Annual Community Survey carried out by Office of City Auditor -- Link to survey here:

https://polco.us/n/res/vote/honolulu-county-hi/the-city-and-county-of-honolulu-2024-community-survey-open-to-all-residents?pn-method=open

5. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS & EVENT ANNOUNCMENTS OPEN FORUM

2 minutes for each public open testimony regarding topics/issues not listed elsewhere on this agenda in order to enable open public comments, concerns, and questions for the Board record. Note: Any normal range of comments, questions, discussion and/or recommendations for follow up may be presented by the general public and Board members at this meeting, with due consideration of substantive items for future Board Agendas.

6. RESOLUTIONS FOR BOARD ACTION (none scheduled)

Past and proposed resolutions can be viewed at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n91oD0y54wosZdEV-mTRrUfZ7qhXMDxU?usp=drive_link and https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/nb05/.

7. PRESENTATIONS (10 minutes each)

With additional open public comments, concerns, questions and answers for the Board record. Note: While there may be specific Presentations listed on the Agenda, the Board members and the public and may express any normal range of questions, concerns, comments, discussion, requests for follow up, Board discussion and Board motions regarding any relevant issue related to the respective Presentation listed on the agenda.

A. Wahi Pana (Storied Places) Art Project at Makalei Beach Park and Lē‘ahi Beach Park --

Marion Cadora, Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts

8. CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU REPORTS (3 minutes each)

Constituent concerns, city projects and services, and newsletter updates, with additional open public and board comments, concerns, questions and answers for the Board record. Note: While there may be specific agenda items listed for City & County of Honolulu Elected Official Reports, any normal range of questions, concerns, comments, discussion, requests and recommendations for follow-up regarding City & County of Honolulu Elected Official Reports may be presented by Board members and the general public at this meeting.

A. Mayor's Representative -- Anton Krucky, Department of Community Services (DCS) Director

Constituent Concerns & Follow-up Reports including but not limited to:

1. Department of Design and Construction (DDC) -- Director Dominic ‘Haku' Milles

a. Update on Collapsed Sidewalk Repair at Queen's Beach

b. Update on Proposed Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium Restoration

B. Request for Department Directors to Attend Upcoming Board Committee Meetings

1. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and Department of Transportation Services (DTS) Relating to Makalei Beach Park and Diamond Head Road

2. DTS Relating to Alohea Avenue Bus Route 200

3. DTS Relating to:

a. Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Safety plans within new guidelines for school vicinities in Neighborhood Board No. 5

b. Diamond Head Road Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Safety Improvements Update

c. Kapahulu Avenue Pedestrian Safety Improvements Update

d. Requests for Improved Pedestrian Safety at 4th Avenue to cross Waiʻalae, and 7th Avenue to cross Waiʻalae Avenue

e. Updates on Proposed Ala Wai Bridge Project Alternatives and Environmental Impact Statement Status

C. City Council Chair Tommy Waters, City Council District 4 (tommy.waters@honolulu.gov)

Constituent Concerns and Legislative Updates (https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/)

D. Councilmember Scott Nishimoto, City Council District 5 (scott.nishimoto@honolulu.gov)

Constituent Concerns and Legislative Updates

9. FEDERAL & STATE ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS (3 minutes each)

A. U.S. Congressman Ed Case (https://case.house.gov/contact/)

1. Immigration Detention Facilities in Hawai‘i

B. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (https://www.schatz.senate.gov/contact)

1. Immigration Detention Facilities in Hawai‘i

C. U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (https://www.hirono.senate.gov/contact)

1. Immigration Detention Facilities in Hawai‘i

D. Governor Josh Green's Representative -- Ryan Aguilar (https://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us/)

1. Erosion Along Diamond Head Coastline (Seawall Between Mākālei and Lē‘ahi Beach Parks)

2. Immigration detention facilities in Hawai‘i

E. State Senator Stanley Chang (senchang@capitol.hawaii.gov)

F. State Senator Les Ihara, Jr. (senihara@capitol.hawaii.gov)

G. State Senator Carol Fukunaga (senfukunaga@capitol.hawaii.gov)

H. State House Representative Tina Nakada Grandinetti (repgrandinetti@capitol.hawaii.gov)

I. State House Representative Jackson Sayama (repsayama@capitol.hawaii.gov)

J. State House Representative Andrew Garrett (repgarrett@capitol.hawaii.gov)

K. State House Representative Ikaika Olds (repolds@capitol.hawaii.gov)

10. BOARD BUSINESS

A. Chair's Reminder for those interested in continuing serving on Neighborhood Board No. 5 to submit candidacy (see page 4 for details)

B. Board Committee Reports (5 minutes each)

1. Environment -- Velasco

2. Parks & Recreation -- Murchie & Decker

3. Planning & Zoning -- Matson

4. Traffic & Public Safety -- Murchie

C. Board Subdistrict Reports -- (5 minutes each)

1. St. Louis Heights Subdistrict 1 -- J. Allen

2. Kapahulu Subdistrict 2

3. Diamond Head Subdistrict 3 -- L. Wong

D. Reports of Board Members Attending Other Board and Public Meetings

E. Approval of Board Meeting Complete Written Minutes and Written Summaries of Board Meeting Videos with Meeting Recording Timestamps in accordance with HRS 92-3.7 (b)(6) and 92-9 (a) and (b)

1. Thursday, March 14, 2024

2. Thursday, September 12, 2024

3. Thursday, October 10, 2024

4. Thursday, November 14, 2024

5. Thursday, December 12, 2024

11. ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Chair's Report -- Forthcoming meeting agendas and general announcements. To request a meeting agenda item, please contact Chair Welch (winstonwelch@gmail.com) at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled meeting.

B. Next Meeting -- The next Neighborhood Board No. 5 regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse Ballroom, and online via Webex.

C. ‘Olelo Broadcast (https://olelo.org/tune-in/) -- The Board meetings can be viewed on Channel 49 at 9:00 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of the month and at 2:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month.

D. Reporting Neighborhood Issues -- Visit https://www.honolulu.gov/csd/concern or use the Honolulu 311 App (https://honoluluhi.citysourced.com/) to report neighborhood issues.

E. Candidate Registration for 2025 Neighborhood Board Elections Now Open at https://web5.hnl.info/nbe

All current board members of the 2023-2025 Board term will need to register for the new term. Registration and candidate profile forms will not roll over from the previous Neighborhood Elections.

Important Dates:

Friday, February 21, 2025 -- Candidate Filing and Voter Registration Deadline

Friday, April 25, 2025 -- Voting Begins

Friday, May 16, 2025 -- Voting Ends

Please visit https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/ for more details or contact the Neighborhood Commission Office at NCO@honolulu.gov or call (808) 768-3710.

12. 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, HI 96817, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711, or emailing 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, email nbtestimony@honolulu.gov, or complete the form on https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/testimony/.

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 3 business days before the scheduled meeting. It may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

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