Diamond Head Neighborhood Board Meeting JANUARY 2026 Agenda

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Diamond Head Neighborhood Board Meeting JANUARY 2026 Agenda
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Type: Community
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 DECEMBER 2025 Minutes minutes notes prior to the meeting scheduled below.

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

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026 AT 6:00 P.M.

ALA WAI GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE (SECOND FLOOR)

404 KAPAHULU AVENUE, HONOLULU, HI 96815

AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX

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 Meeting Materials 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

Subscribe to Receive Neighborhood Board Meeting Agendas via Email: https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/newsletter-subscription

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

2. PUBLIC SAFETY 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

a. Diamond Head Encampment Incendiary Cooking Fire with Hospital Injuries

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/Kapiolani Park/Diamond Head (https://www.honolulupd.org/d6)

2. District 7 -- Diamond Head/Kapahulu/St. Louis Heights/East Honolulu (https://www.honolulupd.org/d7)

a. Diamond Head Road and Makalei Place Intersection: New Stop Signs Update

(Department of Transportation Services Letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cBXaHJiGC0aufsVYUfj9xvztz8pT_xSe/view)

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

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

Water main break reports, projects, and general BWS announcements

B. Diamond Head State Monument Updates -- Olivia Storms, Division of State Parks Diamond Head Interpretive Center Coordinator (Olivia.G.Storms@hawaii.gov) -- Diamond Head projects, events and general updates

C. Kapiʻolani Community College (KCC) Updates -- Lisa Yamamoto (lisany@hawaii.edu)

KCC projects, college matters, events and general announcements (https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu)

D. Announcements of Public Events -- Races, parades, and similar upcoming activities of community interest.

4. PRESENTATIONS

A. Potential Land Exchange to Temporarily Accommodate the Department of Ocean Safety on Kapiʻolani Park Trust Lands -- City Managing Director Mike Formby

Conceptual Plan update and clarification on temporary, only, continuing use by the Department of Ocean Safety with additional mobile office space within the .35-acre parcel between Paki Hale and Diamond Head Community Garden, in exchange for conveyance into the Trust of the 2.2-acre Queen's beach parcel at the entrance to Kapiʻolani park (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DJhn477obdpqU81TKMHaiqnlycchmiCY)

B. Date Street Walkway Project -- City Department of Transportation Services (DTS) Complete Streets Office's O‘ahu Pedestrian Plan Date Street walkway project from Kapahulu Avenue to Kapiʻolani Boulevard (https://www.honolulu.gov/completestreets/kaimuki-kapahulu-kahala-diamond-head)

5. CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU REPORTS (5 minutes each)

A. Mayor Blangiardi's Representative -- Anton Krucky, Department of Community Services Director (https://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/contact-the-mayor)

1. Constituent Concerns Follow-up Report

2. Public Sidewalk Tripping Hazards on Kalakaua Avenue between Poni Moi Street and Coconut Avenue

3. Holiday Recycling and Greenwaste Collection Bin Build-Up

4. Questions regarding area requested by board to become Kapahulu Dog Park and actions taken by DES

New HNL 311 System: Use the HNL 311 website (HNL311.com) and mobile app to report city issues. The new mobile app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The HNL 311 mobile app lets users report issues, manage service requests and receive notifications, all from their smartphone -- anytime, anywhere.

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

Constituent Concerns, Legislative Updates and Follow-up reports

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

Constituent Concerns, Legislative Updates and Follow-up reports

6. FEDERAL & STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS REPORTS (2 minutes each)

Find Your State Legislator: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/fyl

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

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

C. U.S. Congressman Ed Case -- Kekoa Kaluhiwa, Deputy Chief of Staff (Kekoa.Kaluhiwa@mail.house.gov)

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

Green Fee Tax and Projects Update

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 Ikaika Olds (repolds@capitol.hawaii.gov)

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

7. 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.

8. BOARD ACTION ITEMS (5 minutes each)

A. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes: Thursday, November 13, 2025 and Thursday, December 11, 2025

B. Air Traffic Noise and Safety Committee Report and Resolution

Resolution: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aNzpxaIJFHZ9BWA-ArEu136EVynxj5O7

C. Consolidation of Environment Committee and Parks & Recreation Committee

9. BOARD BUSINESS

A. Chair's Announcements and Updates

B. Committee Reports and 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: Julia Allen, Rafia Hasina, Bruce Wong, Michelle Matson, Angie Knight

5. Public Safety and Disaster Preparedness -- Angie Knight, Chair

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

6. Property Tax Committee -- Bruce Wong, Chair

Members: Linda Wong, Laura St. Denis, Arleen Velasco, Kendric Wong, Rafia Hasina

7. Air Traffic Noise and Safety Committee -- Chad Wasden, Chair

Members: Michelle Matson, Laura St. Denis

C. 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

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

10. ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Agenda Topic Requests: To request a meeting agenda item, please contact Chair Welch at (winstonwelch@gmail.com) and copy Neighborhood Assistant Hayashi (curtis.hayashi@honolulu.gov) 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 12, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Ala Wai Golf Course Club House Ballroom, and online via Webex.

C. ‘Olelo Broadcasts of Board Meetings (https://olelo.org/tune-in): Neighborhood Board No. 5 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 or on demand at https://olelo.org/olelonet (Community/Informational section).

D. Reporting Neighborhood Issues: Use the HNL 311 mobile app or website (HNL311.com) or visit https://www.honolulu.gov/csd/report-a-concern.

11. 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 as soon as possible, preferably at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. If a request is received with fewer than three (3) business days remaining before the meeting, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but it may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

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