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Oʻahu · Hawaiʻi Kai Neighborhood Board No. 1

Hawaiʻi Kai Neighborhood Board No. 1, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026

As the agenda prints it
Regular Meeting Agenda · 7:00 p.m. · Hahaʻione Elementary School Cafeteria
The government's documents

13 items

1. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Roberta Mayor

1.1 Introduction of Board members

2. STATUS REPORTS–Three (3) minutes maximum per department. Questions to follow.

2.1 Honolulu Fire Department; 2.2 Honolulu Police Department; 2.3 Board of Water Supply; 2.4 Kaiser Complex Schools; 2.5 Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation

3. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS – Brief announcements by board members and the public on events, activities, and general information directly relating to Hawaiʻi Kai.

4. PUBLIC-GENERATED ISSUES– Two (2) minutes per speaker. Questions to follow.

Issues/concerns not listed elsewhere on the Board’s agenda may be raised but no Board action may be taken because of the “Sunshine Law.”

5. PRESENTATIONS – Ten (10) minutes per presentation. Questions to follow. Discussion or action as needed.

5.1 Pono ‘Olu’olu – A Community Hui Representing Beneficiaries with Concerns About the Waimānalo Kauhale – Presenter: Kanela Kamahalohanuilai, Vice President of Pono ‘Olu’olu; 5.2 Coastal Water Quality Report; Investigating Stream Pollution – Presenter: Arleen Velasco, Blue Water Task Force

6. VACANCIES: Three (3) At Large Seats

Appointment through June 2027. Three minutes per candidate. See endnote.1

7. OFFICIALS’ REPORTS – Three (3) minutes per speaker. Reports should relate to issues of interest to residents of Hawaiʻi Kai. Questions to follow.

7.1 Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – Amy Asselbaye; 7.2 City Council Chair Tommy Waters – District 4; 7.3 Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Cameron Black; 7.4 Senator Stanley Chang – District 9; 7.5 Senator Chris Lee – District 25; 7.6 Representative Joe Gedeon – District 18; 7.7 Representative Mark Hashem – District 19

8. BOARD BUSINESS – For discussion/action. Five (5) minutes per item.

8.1 Consider Department of Parks & Recreation’s Request to Designate Additional Hawaiʻi Kai Parks as Dog-Friendly On-Leash Parks – Proposed Parks to Consider: Koko Head Neighborhood Park, Kalama Valley Community Park, Haha’ione Neighborhood Park, Haha’ione Valley Neighborhood Park, Joe Lukela Beach Park, and Maunalua Bay Beach Park; 8.2 Update on Kaiwi Coast Scenic Byway; 8.2 Update on Kamilo Nui Valley Agriculture; 8.3 Update on Koko Crater Stables

9. BOARD COMMITTEES

9.1 Board Committees: Transportation; Education; Parks & Recreation; Planning, Zoning & Environment; 9.2 Report from Joint Committee Meeting of Parks & Recreation, and Planning, Zoning & Environment of their meeting of Tuesday, August 11, 2026 (6:00p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) on the topic of Wāwāmalu Beach on the Kaiwi Coastline. Consider Committee Recommendation: Revise Name to Awāwāmalu (Historical) and Change Designation to a Nature Preserve for Additional Environmental Protection.

10. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – Minutes for Meeting of Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

11. OTHER BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

11.1 Board Member Announcements; 11.2 Board Chairperson Announcements; 11.2.1 Correspondence

12. CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS

12.1 The next regular meeting of the Hawaiʻi Kai Neighborhood Board is on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 7:00 pm at the Haha’ione Elementary School Cafeteria and on Webex.; 12.2 Hawaiʻi Kai Neighborhood Board regular meetings are cablecast on Olelo Ch. 49 on the 2nd Monday of the following month at 9:00 p.m. and repeating on that month’s 3rd Friday at 7:00 a.m. Videos can also be seen online at (search “Hawaiʻi Kai Board”), or via (“Board Meeting Video Archive”).

13. ADJOURNMENT

Basis. Read in session from the agenda linked above, first on Sept. 27, 2026; wording is the agenda's. Outcomes appear only when the government posts minutes or a written summary. Corrections: the corrections log.