Kaimuki Neighborhood Board Meeting AUGUST 2024 Minutes

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Kaimuki Neighborhood Board Meeting AUGUST 2024 Minutes
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With Permission / Courtesy of: City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office

KAIMUKĪ NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 4

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024 -- 6:30 P.M.

KAIMUKĪ PUBLIC LIBRARY MEETING ROOM -- 1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816

AND WEBEX TELECONFERENCING

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024 -- 6:30 P.M.

KAIMUKĪ PUBLIC LIBRARY MEETING ROOM -- 1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816

AND WEBEX TELECONFERENCING

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmUhdGcUrDQ

Meeting materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wt9pOrbakhHBtITFDEP84GlbdXeCis0s

I. CALL TO ORDER [0:00:02]: Chair Kang called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Quorum was established with 8 members present. Note: This 11-member Board requires six (6) members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action. Board members must be in-person or have video access.

Board Members Present: Brian Kang, Judi-Ann Smith-Kauhane, Becky Gardner, Paul Hoe, Joyce Murakami, James Logue, Franklin Chung, Travis Saito, Kelsie Aguilera, and Audrey Abe.

Board Members Absent: Logan Hutchinson

Guests: Captain Hu (Honolulu Fire Department);Lieutenant Nishimura (Honolulu Police Department); Lorna Heller (Board of Water Supply); Mark Wong (Mayor Blangiardi & Department of Information Technology); Councilmember Calvin Say; Adam Doo, Council Chair Tommy Waters; Faith Quintua (Senator Stanley Chang's Office); State Representative Jackson Sayama; Eric McCutcheon (Hawaii Bicycle League); Carol Hoshiko; Elwood, Toni Robinson, Lot Lau, Justin Murata (Residents); Jeffrey Jones (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name not included if not legible or stated for the record. There were 34 total participants including those on Webex.

II. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS [0:00:17]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:00:19]: Firefighter Thompson provided the monthly statistics for July 2024 and back to school fire safety tips.

• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hvDCUOIi1kUkscWiwSrxGs3qDdVh4zRM/view?usp=drive_link

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:02:23]: Lieutenant Thomspon provided the monthly statistics for July 2024.

● Crime Mapping Statistics: https://www.honolulupd.org/information/crime-mapping/

Board of Water Supply (BWS) [0:04:01]: Lorna Heller provided the monthly statistics for July 2024.

[0:05:28] Hearing no objections, Chair Kang took the agenda out of order; The Kaimuki Business and Professional Association was moved.

Kaimuki Business and Professional Association (KBPA) [0:05:42]: Ivan and Tu Chan from the KBPA shared two upcoming events; the Kaimuki Community Park Cleanup, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 2, 2024 and the Kaimuki Christmas Parade, scheduled for Thursday, December 5, 2024.

III. PUBLIC INPUT [0:07:23]:

Mau'umae Nature Park Fire Mitigation: A resident shared his concerns about the wildfire hazard Mau'umae Nature Park poses to nearby residents if not properly taken care of. He suggested the usage of drones to do land surveys of areas to observe different areas to ensure safety when cleaning the excess brush.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed -- [0:12:30]

Carjacking Incident: A resident shared her concerns about a recent string of carjackings in the community where the elderly and women are being targeted. These individuals allegedly have mace/pepper spray to attack victims in order to steal their cars.

IV. COMMUNITY UPDATES [0:22:20]

Kapiʻolani Community College [0:22:26]: No representative present.

V. PRESENTATIONS [0:22:37]

Hawai'i Bicycling League -- Eric McCutcheon [0:22:37]: Eric McCutcheon gave his usual presentation on transportation. He provided a recap of past presentations done as a part of a review for the "final" that he will be administering to those who attend the Board meeting. McCutcheon also provided additional information on better and safer modes of transportation for those who go on shorter trips, ranging no more than 3 miles.

• Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W859V1wtaElbvpaEapp9mZdf-uu5ArcP/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed -- [0:31:00]

Liholiho Elementary School Drop-Off/Pick-Up Resolution [0:34:12]: Member Logue shared a draft resolution addressing the current issues during the drop-off and pick-up times at Liholiho Elementary School. During each time, the traffic becomes congested causing up to a 45-minute wait for residents to get through.

• Resolution:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17C_0jy-2q3AtoBvD2gS_serdkEwUvP1R/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115604878251730642927&rtpof=true&sd=true

[0:37:04] Member Smith-Kauhane MOVED and Member Logue SECONDED to adopt the resolution. Discussion followed.

[1:02:34] Member Logue MOVED and Member Smith-Kauhane SECONDED to amend the agenda following verbiage change suggestions. A voice vote was conducted and ADOPTED with a vote count of 10-0-0 (Aye: Smith-Kauhane, Gardner, Hoe, Murakami, Logue, Chung, Saito, Aguilera, Abe, Kang; Nay: None; Abstain: None) -- [1:02:48]

[1:03:00] A voice vote was conducted and ADOPTED to adopt the resolution with proposed amendments with a vote count of 10-0-0 (Aye: Smith-Kauhane, Gardner, Hoe, Murakami, Logue, Chung, Saito, Aguilera, Abe, Kang; Nay: None; Abstain: None) -- [1:03:08]

VI. ELECTED OFFICIALS' REPORTS [1:03:37]

Mayor Rick Blangiardi Representative [1:03:39]: Mark Wong provided the report and highlighted the recap from the Mayor's monthly newsletter.

Council Member Tommy Waters (City Council District 4) [1:07:53]: Adam Doo provided the report and highlighted the Kamaaina Housing Package and the bills associated with the package.

• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oqY0iT3hwc6t7mDOFf8lJWnCKQn7is29/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed -- [1:10:48]

Council Member Calvin Say (City Council District 5) [1:12:36]: Judi-Ann Smith-Kauhane provided the report and highlighted the following: awareness of the real property tax timeline; the modification for the bus routes; Bill 26 regarding May as the "Honor our Kupuna" month; the reminder of a new Councilmember for the district.

Governor Josh Green's Representative [1:15:36]: Amanda Stevens provided the report and highlighted the following: the "Missing Children's" portion of the newsletter and encouraging residents to report the things they see; the collaboration between the City and State regarding the houseless community.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed -- [1:17:40]

State Senator Stanley Chang (Senate District 9) [1:20:31]: No representative present.

State Senator Les Ihara, Jr. (Senate District 10) [1:20:41]: No representative present.

State Representative Jackson Sayama (Representative District 20) [1:20:48]: Representative Sayama provided the report and highlighted the following: a follow-up regarding servicing State libraries in Kaimuki; a recent motor vehicle accident in the community; improving on legislative initiatives to better serve the community.

State Representative Bertrand Kobayashi [1:23:00]: No representative present.

Congressman Ed Case (Congressional District 1) [1:23:07]: No representative present.

VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS [1:23:18]: No announcements shared.

VIII. BOARD BUSINESS [1:23:24]

Approval of May 15, 2024, June 19, 2024, and July 17, 2024 Written Summaries of Video Record [1:23:26]: Member Logue MOVED and Member Smith-Kauhane SECONDED to approve the May 15, June 19, and July 17, 2024 written summaries of video record. A voice vote was conducted and ADOPTED with a vote count of 10-0-0 (Aye: Smith-Kauhane, Gardner, Hoe, Murakami, Logue, Chung, Saito, Aguilera, Abe, Kang; Nay: None; Abstain: None) -- [1:24:44]

IX. REPORTS [1:24:54]: No reports given.

X. NEXT MEETING OF THIS BOARD [1:25:03]

The next regular meeting of the Kaimukī Neighborhood Board will be on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 6:30 pm, at the Kaimukī Public Library meeting room and remotely via WebEx

XI. ADJOURNMENT [1:25:18]: Chair Kang adjourned the meeting at 7:26

Submitted by: Jeffrey Jones, Neighborhood Assistant

Reviewed by: Lindon Valenciano, Public Relations Assistant

Final approval by:

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