Diamond Head Neighborhood Board Meeting NOVEMBER 2025 Agenda

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Diamond Head Neighborhood Board Meeting NOVEMBER 2025 Agenda
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Date: Thursday - 11/13/2025
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 OCTOBER 2025 Minutes minutes notes prior to the meeting scheduled below.

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

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 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 two (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 (NCO) 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

Toys for Tots Donations: Your Neighborhood Assistant will be collecting donated children's toys (new and unwrapped) at tonight's meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2025. If you'd like to donate, please bring your toy(s) to this meeting.

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

2. PUBLIC SAFETY MONTHLY REPORTS (3 minutes each)

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

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

1. Fire incidents and statistics report

(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dz4-NhIf6ohKeixCaSx0HBOHNbd8uLUF/view)

See Fire Response Search Tool and Incident Trend Dashboard: https://fire.honolulu.gov/news-and-info

2. 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

• 2025 Diamond Head Road Collisions: Locations, Dates and Times of the Accidents Reported at the August and September Board Meetings

3. FILLING OF ONE VACANT AT-LARGE BOARD SEAT

The Neighborhood Commission has granted our request that any open seat(s) in Subdistrict 2 become District-At Large seat(s) for the remainder of this term. Residents 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. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

A. Thursday, July 10, 2025

B. Thursday, August 14, 2025

C. Thursday, September 11, 2025

D. Thursday, October 9, 2025

5. 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 -- Lisa Yamamoto (lisany@hawaii.edu)

KCC projects, college matters, events and general announcements.

C. Announcements of Public Events, Races, Parades and similar upcoming activities of community interest.

1. 2025 Turkey Trot Fun Run Event: Thursday, November 27, 2025 (7 AM-11 AM) at Kapiʻolani Park -- Andrew Laurence

*Board Action Item: Adopting a motion to authorize Chair Welch to email the City's Department of Transportation Services (DTS) an email or letter of support for the 2025 Turkey Trot Fun Run Event (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AcT_QYimQaXrAxUz5R-__k0vgz1SfQMW/view?usp=drive_link)

2. Kapahulu Cleanup: Saturday, November 15, 2025 (8:30 AM-11:30 AM); sign up to volunteer at www.picktime.com/swq. The City is not limiting the amount of volunteer spots. Please contact kyle.tokuda@honolulu.gov for more info on cleanup details (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DwPgIPqByT3Ja9DW3UBkd7xbGUTzodXP/view).

2025 O‘ahu Schedule of Major Parades and Street Activities: https://www.honolulu.gov/dts/2025-events

6. PRESENTATION: Potential Land Swap between DPR and Kapiʻolani Trust -- Managing Director Mike Formby

The potential land swap would move the current .35 acre parcel between Paki Hale and Diamond Head Community Garden, which houses Ocean Safety Department Headquarters, out of the trust, in exchange for the 2.2 acre Queen's beach parcel at the entrance to Kapiʻolani park. City and County of Honolulu Managing Director Formby will present with slides, and offer a resolution for board support, both of which are currently being drafted by his office. For context, the current trust land designation of the parcel housing HOSD headquarters prohibits any construction on the property, which is hindering operations of the new Department. The City's proposed position on the removal from the trust is that it will allow the department to scale up efforts and increase department effectiveness and therefore, increase public safety.

*Board Action Item: Adopting a Resolution Approving the Exchange and Substitution of a Portion of the Kapi'olani Beach Park, Tax Map Key (TMK) No. 3-1-030: 004 for TMK No. 3-1-026: 020 and TMK No. 3-1-026: 011 into the Kapi'olani Park Trust (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wYEaY4OltGSxMeFQzat83XSTyQvLK6XZ/view)

7. CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU REPORTS (5 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 on constituent concerns & follow-up reports -- Anton Krucky, Department of Community Services Director (anton.krucky@honolulu.gov)

B. City Council Chair Tommy Waters (City Council District 4) on constituent concerns & follow-up reports

(tommy.waters@honolulu.gov)

Constituent Concerns and Legislative Updates

C. Councilmember Scott Nishimoto (City Council District 5) on constituent concerns & follow-up reports (scott.nishimoto@honolulu.gov)

8. FEDERAL & STATE OFFICIAL REPORTS (2 minutes each)

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

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

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

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

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)

9. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS OPEN FORUM (2 minutes per speaker)

Open public testimony regarding topics/issues not directed to Elected Officials/Reps nor listed elsewhere on this agenda in order to enable 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.

10. BOARD BUSINESS

A. *Board Action Item: Adopting a Resolution to Request the Legislature of the State of Hawai‘i to Prioritize

Comprehensive Pesticide Reform

(https://docs.google.com/document/d/15t8iDrwqfXG18z3o8S33Kftch9sezUUHvS8yggwqrLc/edit?tab=t.0)

B. Chair Welch's Announcements

1. Note on Permitted Interaction Group: The Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) on Property Taxes appears on the agenda when the PIG is ready to present its findings and recommendations. After the PIG makes its report to the board at the second meeting, the PIG is automatically dissolved and should not continue working. The Sunshine Law does not allow a PIG to make more than one report or to continue working on its assignment after its report, so a PIG should not be providing "updates" on its work or more than one report (https://oip.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/QR-Who-Bd-Members-Can-Talk-to-When-PART-3-2024-Final.pdf). Meeting agendas and minutes are required for committees, not PIGs. The PIG on Property Taxes is comprised of Bruce Wong (Chair) and Board Members Linda Wong, Laura St. Denis, Arlene Velasco, and Margaret Murchie.

C. Committee Reports & Updates

1. Environment -- Arlene Velasco (Chair)

Members: Samo Rozman, Michelle Matson

2. Parks & Recreation -- Anthony Miranda (Chair)

Members: Chad Wasden, Arlene Velasco, Michelle Matson, Rafia Hasina

3. Planning & Zoning -- Michelle Matson (Chair)

Members: Ronan Witherwax, Arlene Velasco, Chad Wasden, Rafia Hasina

4. Traffic & Transportation -- Margaret Murchie (Chair)

Members: Michelle Matson, Julia Allen, Rafia Hasina, Bruce Wong & Angie Knight

5. Public Safety and Disaster Preparedness -- Angie Knight (Chair)

Members: Arlene Velasco, Samuel Rozman, Laura St. Denis, and Linda Wong

D. Board Subdistrict Reports -- (2 minutes each)

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

2. Kapahulu Subdistrict 2 -- Anthony Miranda

3. Diamond Head Subdistrict 3 -- Linda Wong

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

11. BOARD MEETING MINUTES PENDING CORRECTION & APPROVAL

Chair Welch: Due to issues with truncated draft meeting minutes provided to the Board by the Neighborhood Commission Office that may not accurately represent the substance and detail needed for useful reference and comporting with State law relating to written public meeting minutes. Note that the Neighborhood Plan as it is currently written does not require a board to approve meeting minutes, and the draft meeting minutes are posted for all NB5 meetings, approved by the board or not.

Notably, the draft meeting minutes of July 2025 were reported to have been created with the assistance of "ninja.ai" and represent a substantial improvement over other unapproved prior months' meeting minutes, and could serve as an example for past unapproved draft meeting minutes to be resubmitted by the Neighborhood Commission Office and resubmitted to the Board for approval.

Therefore the Chair's recommendation per previous discussion during the August 7th, 2025, Board meeting, was to return the unapproved draft meeting minutes to the Neighborhood Commission Office to be completed by the Neighborhood Assistant using AI to comport with State law requiring complete public meeting minutes reflecting the matters discussed and the views of the participants and to meet the needs of this Board and community for accurate and complete Board meeting minutes, and then resubmit the completed draft meeting minutes to the Board for review and approval at a future meeting. The NCO office is currently declining requests to review and revise meeting minutes as we have requested. Additional request(s) will be made at subsequent NCO meetings.

Prior to Board approval, these current draft meeting minutes exist for the pubic to reference in the interim:

1. Thursday, March 14, 2024 9. Thursday, April 10, 2025

2. Thursday, September 12, 2024 10. Thursday, May 8, 2025

3. Thursday, October 10, 2024 11. Thursday, June 12, 2025

4. Thursday, November 14, 2024 12. Thursday, July 10, 2025

5. Thursday, December 12, 2024 13. Thursday, August 14, 2025

6. Thursday, January 9, 2025 14. Thursday, September 11, 2025

7. Thursday, February 13, 2025 15. Thursday, October 9, 2025

8. Thursday, March 13, 2025

12. ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Agenda Requests: To request a meeting agenda item, please contact Chair Welch and copy Neighborhood Assistant Hayashi at NCO at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled meeting.

B. Next Meeting: The next Neighborhood Board No. 5 regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 11th, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Ala Wai Golf Course Club House Ballroom, and online via Webex.

C. ‘Olelo Televised Broadcast: 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 (https://olelo.org/tune-in).

D. NCO YouTube Channel: Subscribe to the NCO YouTube channel and watch Board meetings on demand at https://www.youtube.com/@NeighborhoodCommissionOffice.

E. 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. Note on Permitted Interaction Group: The Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) on Property Taxes appears on the agenda when the PIG is ready to present its findings and recommendations. After the PIG makes its report to the board at the second meeting, the PIG is automatically dissolved and should not continue working. The Sunshine Law does not allow a PIG to make more than one report or to continue working on its assignment after its report, so a PIG should not be providing "updates" on its work or more than one report (https://oip.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/QR-Who-Bd-Members-Can-Talk-to-When-PART-3-2024-Final.pdf). Meeting agendas and minutes are required for committees, not PIGs. The members of the PIG on Property Taxes are Bruce Wong (Chair), Linda Wong, Laura St. Denis, Arlene Velasco, and Margaret Murchie.

13. 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, minutes are also available online: https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.

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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