Kaimuki Neighborhood Board Meeting OCTOBER 2026 Agenda

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M.

KAIMUKĪ PUBLIC LIBRARY MEETING ROOM

1041 KOKO HEAD AVENUE, HONOLULU, HI 96816

AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.Webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=mb20e82cb4440195fb76f5cbb17fc5307

Meeting Number / Access Code: 2491 383 1782

Password: NB04 (6204 from phones and video systems)

Join by Phone: +1-408-418-9388 (United States Toll)

Meeting Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfqRwVpRroom3zp43KJkZZ4nynu8uuap1

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

Rules of Participation: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise their hand, and when recognized by the Chair, to address comments to the Chair. Online participants will be muted by the moderator. After you are recognized online, please unmute yourself and turn on your camera. You may also write comments and questions in the chat box. All Speakers are encouraged to keep their comments and questions under 3 minutes, and those giving reports are urged to keep their reports under 3 minutes, except where noted. If you exceed these time periods, you may be requested by the Chair to summarize and conclude. Please silence all electronic devices.

Note: The Board may take action on any agenda item. As required by the State Sunshine Law (HRS 92), no item can be added to an agenda if it is of reasonably major importance and the board's action will affect a significant number of persons. At least two-thirds of the board's total members (present or absent) must vote in favor of amending the agenda.

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1. CALL TO ORDER -- Chair Brian Kang (bak.nb4@gmail.com)

2. ROLL CALL -- Neighborhood Assistant Curtis Hayashi (curtis.hayashi@honolulu.gov)

3. PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY REPORTS

A. HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT (HFD) (HFDNHB@honolulu.gov)

B. HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT (HPD) (https://www.honolulupd.org/contact-us)

C. BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY (BWS) -- Lorna Heller (https://www.boardofwatersupply.com/contact)

4. ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS (Limited to 3 minutes each)

A. Mayor Rick Blangiardi's Representative (https://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/newsletter) (https://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/contact-the-mayor) -- Department of Information Technology (DIT) Chief Information Officer Brian McKee

B. City Council Chair Tommy Waters (District 4) (https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/district4)

C. Governor Josh Green's Representative (https://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us) -- David Patterson (Department of Law Enforcement Public Information Officer)

D. Senate District 9: Senator Stanley Chang (senchang@capitol.hawaii.gov)

E. Senate District 10: Senator Les Ihara, Jr. (senihara@capitol.hawaii.gov)

F. House District 20: Representative Tina Grandinetti (repgrandinetti@capitol.hawaii.gov)

G. House District 21: Representative Jackson Sayama (repsayama@capitol.hawaii.gov)

H. U.S. Congressman Ed Case (https://case.house.gov) -- Kirra Empting (kirra.empting@mail.house.gov)

5. PRESENTATIONS (Limited to 10 minutes)

A. Presentation on Hawaiʻi Green Growth Local 2030 Hub Follow the Drop Program -- Cyrus Howe

B. Presentation on City and County of Honolulu, Refuse Division -- Recycling Branch's Green Recycling Organic Waste Program (G.R.O.W. Program) -- Amber Unabia

C. Kaimukī Vision Zero: Presentation on Road Rights and Safety for Everyone -- Eric McCutcheon

D. Presentation on Kapiʻolani Community College's Hawaii Food and Wine Festival Event on Saturday, November 7, 2026 -- Lisa Yamamoto

E. Presentation on Hui Malama Mauʻumae Request for Street Signage Near Mauʻumae Nature Park -- Carmel Davis

F. Report by EnVision Kaimukī on Adopt A Park Cleanup at Mauʻumae Nature Park on Friday, October 9, 2026 -- Lori Yamada

6. COMMUNITY CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS

Questions for HFD, HPD, BWS, city officials, and state officials should be asked after their respective reports. Residents, not board members, can share comments and concerns that are not listed on the agenda. Per the "Sunshine Law" (HRS 92), concerns not on the agenda may be presented, but the Board cannot take action.

7. BOARD BUSINESS (Limited to 5 minutes each, except where noted)

A. Approval to Submit Request to NCO for Kaimukī Neighborhood Board No. 4's Participation in the 79th Annual Kaimukī Christmas Parade on Thursday, December 3, 2026

B. Approval of Written Summary of Video Record: Wednesday, September 16, 2026

C. Transportation Committee Report -- Audrey Abe

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

8. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Next Meeting: The Kaimukī Neighborhood Board No. 4 is scheduled to hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in person at the Kaimukī Public Library meeting room and online via Webex. To request a meeting agenda item, please contact the Chair at least two weeks before the scheduled meeting.

B. Recess: In December 2026, the Board will be in recess and will not meet again until Wednesday, January 20, 2027.

C. Get involved! Neighborhood Board Elections for the 2027-2029 Term: Candidate registration forms will be released on Friday, December 18, 2026; voter and candidate registration deadline on Friday, February 19, 2027; voting begins on Friday, April 23, 2027 and ends on Friday, May 21, 2027. Monitor the Neighborhood Commission Office's website (https://www.honolulu.gov/nco) for more information.

D. ‘Olelo Broadcast: Meetings can be viewed on Channel 49 at 9:00 p.m. on the second Sunday (https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/olelo-broadcast-schedule).

E. Reporting Neighborhood Issues: Use the Honolulu 311 App (HNL311.com) to report City issues.

9. 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 and minutes are also available online at http://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, or complete the form on https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/board-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.