Oʻahu · Neighborhood Board No. 31

Kailua

ZIP code: 96734

See what is on the record near a particular address · New on the record across Hawaiʻi

Every record the Ledger reads that places an item in this board area by its tax map key or map point, newest and upcoming first, from all sources at once: county agendas and notices, state boards and the Environmental Notice. The sections below break it down by source.

Aikahi Elementary School Elementary · grades K-6
281 Ilihau Street, Kailua · 808.254.7944 · school website · Kalaheo complex

Enchanted Lake Elementary School Elementary · grades K-6
770 Keolu Drive, Kailua · 808.266.7800 · school website · Kailua complex

Kaelepulu Elementary School Elementary · grades K-6
530 Keolu Drive, Kailua · 808.266.7811 · school website · Kailua complex

Kailua Elementary School Elementary · grades K-6
315 Kuulei Road, Kailua · 808.266.7878 · school website · Kalaheo complex

Kailua High School High · grades 9-12
451 Ulumanu Drive, Kailua · 808.266.7900 · school website · Kailua complex

Kailua Intermediate School Middle · grades 7-8
145 South Kainalu Drive, Kailua · 808.263.1500 · school website · Kalaheo complex

Kainalu Elementary School Elementary · grades K-6
165 Kaiholu Street, Kailua · 808.266.7835 · school website · Kalaheo complex

Kalaheo High School High · grades 9-12
730 Iliaina Street, Kailua · 808.254.7900 · school website · Kalaheo complex

Kaohao Elementary PCS Elementary · charter · grades K-6
140 Alala Road, Kailua · 808.266.7844 · school website · Kalaheo complex

Keolu Elementary School Elementary · grades K-6
1416 Keolu Drive, Kailua · 808.266.7818 · school website · Kailua complex

Maunawili Elementary School Elementary · grades K-6
1465 Ulupii Street, Kailua · 808.266.7822 · school website · Kailua complex

Olomana School Intermediate · grades 7-12
42-522 Kalanianaole Highway, Kailua · 808.266.7866 · school website · Kailua complex

Public schools whose grounds fall in this board area, from the State of Hawaiʻi GIS public schools layer, read Nov. 5, 2026: the department's own names, grades, complexes and contact details. Charter schools are marked. Private schools are not listed. Which school serves a particular address is a separate question, answered by the department's attendance areas: look up an address.

Ocean water advisories on Oʻahu

Read live when this page opens: the National Weather Service's alerts for the forecast zones covering Kailua (HIZ009, HIZ036), and the state Department of Health Clean Water Branch's open advisories (brown water, sewage spills, high bacteria) for the island, which the department names by beach or coastline rather than by area. Nothing here is stored or rewritten; each agency's own wording and dates are shown.

Read live from the state Department of Transportation's lane closure map layer when this page opens: approved closures on state highways in and near Kailua (within the area's bounding box, so a closure just outside may appear), from now through the next seven days, in the department's words. County streets are not included. Schedules can change without notice and all work is weather permitting, the department says.

215 incidents reported to the Honolulu Police Department in the 90 days to Nov. 4, 2026 (171 in the 90 days before). Most common: theft/larceny (66), assault (34), vandalism (31). Reports by block and by type.

Reports to police as HPD's open data records them, not findings or arrests; no one is named.

ZIP 96734: 113 reports. Most common: Pothole (18), Other (14), Traffic Signal (10), Beach/Park (8), Homeless – Encampments (7).

ZIP 96744: 193 reports. Most common: Other (47), Pothole (36), Street Sign (26), Streetlight (18), Traffic Signal (12).

Honolulu 311 reports from the city's open data, Oct. 6, 2026 to Nov. 4, 2026, counted by ZIP code; ZIP codes do not follow board boundaries, so each line describes the ZIP. Counts only: no address, no description, no report number. Request types are the city's own. Categories the city labels “Homeless” count calls made to the city, not people: they say how often neighbors reported something, not how many people are unhoused, and the state's point-in-time count is the source for that. Reports about crime are not counted here.

Regular meeting agenda · Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, 7:00 pm · In-person at the Kailua District Park Multipurpose Room, 21 South Kainalu Drive, Kailua, and also via video teleconference (Webex) held

2. ANNOUNCEMENTS
   • A. Chick-fil-A Kailua Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA). Publication of the DEA is imminent and will be available for public comment. Reference The Environmental Notice at for information.
3. HPD, HFD, and OCEAN SAFETY REPORTS – Three (3) minutes each
   • A. Honolulu Police Department representative (usually Officer Jarret Atkins).
   • B. Honolulu Fire Department representative.
   • C. Honolulu Ocean Safety Department representative (usually Lieutenant Tristian Fabro).
4. PRESENTATION – Ten (10) minutes land use
   • A. Chick-fil-A Kailua Update by Carlos Arias, Chick-fil-A’s West Region Development & Construction Manager land use
5. BOARD BUSINESS: COMMITTEE MOTION land use
   • A. MOTION RECOMMENDING CONSIDERATION OF A RIGHT TURN ONLY UPON EXITING CHICK-FIL-A ONTO HAMAKUA DRIVE (Planning, Zoning, and Environment Committee motion.) land use
6. LOCAL AGENCY REPORTS – Three (3) minutes each
   • A. Board of Water Supply (BWS) representative (usually Dani Ornellas).
   • B. Marine Corps Base Hawaii representative (usually Kristi Kaluhiwa).
7. RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS – Three (3) minutes each
8. MAYOR AND GOVERNOR REPORTS
   • A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi's representative (usually Jim Ireland or Shayne Enright).
   • B. Governor Josh Green's representative (usually Erin Conner-Jerome).
9. ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS – Three (3) minutes each (The order is randomly selected.)
   • A. Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina
   • B. Representative Scot Matayoshi
   • C. Representative Mike Lee
   • D. Senator Chris Lee
   • E. Representative Lisa Marten
   • F. Senator Jarrett Keohokalole
   • G. Makena Hurney, on behalf of U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda
10. PRESENTATIONS – Ten (10) minutes
    • A. BWS Insurance Claims Policy Update by Ernie Lau, BWS Manager & Chief Engineer
    • B. Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Update on Hawaii Loa Campus by Ryan Kanaka‘ole, Chairman DLNR
11. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED OTHER MEETINGS
13. COMMITTEE REPORTS land use
    • A. Executive Committee – Chair, Bill Hicks
    • B. Public Safety, Public Health, and Civil Defense (PSPHCD) – Chair: Jeremy Treskon
    • C. Kailua Water Quality PHPSCD Subcommittee – Chair: Levani Lipton
    • D. Homelessness in Kailua PSPHCD Subcommittee – Chair: Levani Lipton
    • E. Disaster Preparedness PSPHCD Subcommittee – Chair: David Laeha
    • F. Transportation and Public Works – Chair: Jade Lau
    • G. Parks and Recreation – Chair: Evan Weber land use
    • H. Planning, Zoning & Environment (PZ&E) – Chair: Donna Wong land use
    • I. Community and Government Engagement – Chair: Gary Weller
14. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MOTIONS: Changes to committee membership.
15. CHAIR’S REPORT: Committee agendas for November 2026 are due to the Chair by Sunday, October 25, 2026.

From the agenda the Neighborhood Commission Office sent by email (NCO email list, received Sept. 25, 2026), in its words; routine items (call to order, reports from departments and officials, announcements) are left out, as are email addresses, telephone numbers and links. 1 agenda on file for this board.

What was decided at the Sept. 3, 2026 meeting: 3 motions (adopted 16-0-0, approved 14-0-0, as printed 14-0-0). The written summary, item by item.

From the Department of Planning and Permitting's public-input page, read Nov. 5, 2026. A file is placed in this area when DPP's map point falls inside the board's official boundary. The map shows applications open for comment, not every permit. The Ledger has not reviewed the application materials.

From City Council committee agendas the Ledger has read into items (55 so far), in the council's words. An item appears here only when it prints a tax map key that falls in this board area, or names a department file mapped here.

From the State of Hawaiʻi's Environmental Notice (8 issues read), in its words. An item appears here only when it prints a tax map key that falls in this board area.

No state board item read so far prints a tax map key in this board area.

From state board agendas the Ledger has read (4 so far), in the agencies' words. An item appears here only when it prints a tax map key that falls in this board area.

The city issued 6,744 permits in this area from Jan. 1, 2020 through July 1, 2025, worth $964,129,363 of work as filed; the median permit was $19,000. Of those, 169 were for a new building, 2,935 carried the solar flag and 180 the accessory dwelling unit flag. Across the whole file: 28,641 permits, $2,039,329,909.

Counted from the city's static permit file (2005 to June 30, 2025), placed by the tax map key each permit carries; 2026 permits are in HNL Build and not in any open file. Counts and totals only: the Ledger does not publish a permit's address, applicant or contractor. How the count is made.

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates by ZIP Code Tabulation Area, read through the Census Reporter API. These are survey estimates; ± is the 90% margin of error. ZIP code areas do not follow board boundaries, so each row describes the ZIP, not the board area. A ZIP is shown when at least a tenth of it lies inside this area.

Oʻahu has one city government, so most decisions that reach Kailua are made for the whole island. Those records have one home each: City Council and committee agendas and every open land-use file.

• Esther Kiaaina (Honolulu City Council, District 3)
• Rick Blangiardi (Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu)
• Mike Lee (State Representative, District 50, about 54% of this area)
• Scot Z. Matayoshi (State Representative, District 49, about 28% of this area)
• Lisa Marten (State Representative, District 51, about 18% of this area)
• Chris Lee (State Senator, District 25, about 63% of this area)
• Jarrett Keohokalole (State Senator, District 24, about 37% of this area)

• When is the deadline to apply for a home exemption on Oʻahu, and how much is it?
• When are property taxes due on Oʻahu?
• When can I appeal my property assessment on Oʻahu?
• When are Hawaiʻi's outdoor warning sirens tested?
• What should I do during a brown water advisory?
• Who handles a noise complaint in Hawaiʻi?
• How much do TheBus and Skyline cost?
• How do I testify at a Honolulu City Council committee meeting?
• How do I testify at an Oʻahu neighborhood board meeting?
• How do I fill a vacant seat on an Oʻahu neighborhood board?
• How does bulky item pickup work on Oʻahu?
• How and when do I renew my vehicle registration on Oʻahu?
• Does my car need a safety inspection in Hawaiʻi?
• I shipped my car to Oʻahu. How long do I have to register it?
• Do veterans get a break on vehicle registration fees on Oʻahu?
• How do I renew my driver's license on Oʻahu, and can I fly with the temporary card?
• How long is a driver's license good for once I'm over 72 in Hawaiʻi?
• How do I get the newly redesigned Hawaiʻi driver's license?
• How much emergency water and food should a Hawaiʻi household keep?
• When is hurricane season in Hawaiʻi?