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Waianae Coast Neighborhood Board No. 24 . Draft Initial WAIANAE COAST NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 24 . NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 925 DILLINGHAM BOULEVARD, SUITE 160 HONOLULU, HAWAII, 96817 PHONE (808) 768-3710 FAX (808) 768-3711 INTERNET: http://www.honolulu.gov/nco DRAFT INITIAL CONVENING MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 WAIANAE DISTRICT PARK – MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM CALL TO ORDER – Chair Pro Tem Ken Koike called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. A quorum was ESTABLISHED with nine (9) Board members present. Note – This nine (9) member Board requires five (5) members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action. Board Members Present – Tammy Cabral, Calvin Endo, Benjamin Gates, Glen Kila, W. Ken Koike, Valerie Lawson, Sharlette Poe, Kellen Smith, and Kaukaohu Wahilani. Board Members Absent - None Guests: State Senator Maile Shimabukuro; State Representative Cedric Gates; Major Karen Roxberry (U.S. Military); Victor Flint (United States Navy) Lieutenant William Beckley (Honolulu Police Department); Captain Keith Ito (Honolulu Fire Department); William Aila Jr. (Governor’s Representative); Ed Burke and Vandeth Sek (Office of Representative Cedric Gates); Kathy Davenport (Office of Councilmember Kymberly Pine); Kurt Tsue (Hawaiian Electric); Samuel Iokia, Christopher Olireira, , Richard Levine, Robin Hermance, Danny Wyatt, Dale Head, , Slethanu Kawlo, Georgie Navarro, Shirline Ho, Kaiulani Milham, James K Manaku Sr., Janelle Kawai, Jack De Feo, , Leslie M, Glenn Moir, Kali Kamai, Kapua Keliikoa-kamai, Morgan Parker, Mary Parker, Cathie Alana, Richard Landford, Shirley Landford, Melva Aila (Residents); Executive Director Marc Alexander (Mayor’s Representative); Thomas Baldwin (Neighborhood Assistant) Pule – Endo lead the pule. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Chair: Chair Pro Tem Koike opened nominations for the Chair Gates nominated Glen Kila for Chair and Kila accepted the nomination. Smith nominated W. Ken Koike for Chair and Koike accepted the nomination. Wahilani nominated Sharlette Poe for Chair and Poe accepted the nomination. The nominees presented their qualifications for the role of Chair: Glen Kila: As a former Neighborhood Board Chair, Kila lead several initiatives to preserve areas on the Wai’anae Coast from development projects. Kila worked with Mayor Jeremy Harris to ensure that no potable water was used for golf courses. Kila expressed his concerns with the Ohikilolo developments, homelessness, and education. Kila hopes to empower the community so that outside agencies and officials will listen and respect the Wai’anae Sustainability Plan. W. Ken Koike: Thanked Glen Kila for his efforts with the Ohikilolo developments and shares his concerns towards developers that don’t reach out to the community. Koike is deeply disappointed with further permits to build more resorts. Koike is also concerned about the loss of agricultural lands to luxury home developments. Koike also expressed his concerns with traffic issues, and believes that bringing agriculture jobs to the Coast will reduce the level of residents that have to leave their community for income. Koike stressed the importance of returning water rights to farmers. Sharlette Poe: Thanked Wahilani for the nomination, and mentioned that her passion to serve her community will be present regardless of her placement within the board. If elected Chair, Poe said she would look to promote communication between the various groups within the community to create new plans and push those, as opposed to simply complying with outside plans. Poe emphasized finding an overlap between the various stakeholders to move the community forward. Koike called the vote by Roll Call and the results and no member was elected Chair; 3-3-3-0; (KILA: Kila, Gates, Lawson KOIKE: Koike, Smith, Endo POE: Cabral, Poe, Wahilani ABSTAIN: None) WAIANAE COAST NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 24 TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 DRAFT INITIAL CONVENING MEETING MINUTES PAGE 2 OF 10 Koike recalled the vote by Roll Call and Poe was elected Chair of the Wai’anae Neighborhood Board No. 24; 0-0-5-4; (KILA: None KOIKE: None POE: Endo, Koike, Smith, Wahilani, Cabral ABSTAIN: Kila, Gates, Lawson, Poe ). Chair Poe took the agenda out of order to hear the Public Safety Reports. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – Lieutenant Beckly reported the following: Crime Statistics: 54 Motor Vehicle Thefts, 45 Burglaries, 173 Thefts, 85 Unauthorized Entires into Motor Vehicles, and 7,737 calls for service. Questions, comments, and concerns followed: 1. Homeless: B. Gates asked and Lieutenant Beckly responded that the best way citizens can assist the police with the homeless issue was through addressing the drug related causes. Lieutenant Beckly pointed out that many of those experiencing homelessness do not seek out assistance due to drug use. Lieutenant Beckly urged the community to call 911 and give a statement afterwards if they see criminal activity related to homelessness. 2. Drug Dealers: Wahilani asked and Lieutenant Beckly responded that to curtail drug dealers, if one knows of a specific location or home that seems to be a hot-spot for drug dealing, neighbors concerned can note the traffic of those going in and out, noting the people, time, date, and license plate numbers of those coming and going. Once the concerned individual has collected enough data, they can report their data to the police. Lieutenant Beckly mentioned that the long term strategy to curtail drug dealers should be to lower the demand over the long term, as shutting down one drug dealer will cause another to show up elsewhere because of persistent demand. 3. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP): Smith asked and Lieutenant Beckly responded that any organizations such as LEAP helping the community with the drug problem is a great idea. 4. Decriminalization of Drugs: Smith commented that HPD ought to investigate drug related issues as a health issue, not a criminal one, as they do in Portugal and more recently in Oregon. Koike asked and Lieutenant Beckly responded that he is not a lawmaker and must enforce the law, regardless of whether or not he personally agrees or disagrees with the criminalization of drugs. According to Lieutenant Beckly, no one in HPD will voice their personal opinions and thoughts, because as public officials in the executive branch, they must execute those laws. A resident commented that to curtail drug use, you need to take the profit motive out of drugs. Another resident commented that as she looks at those states that have legalized marijuana, she sees more problems arising because more people are becoming non-productive. The resident commented that children in her own community start out using marijuana, then turn to selling it, and eventually become non-productive. She worries that if the State legalizes marijuana, more people will begin to drive under the influence, endangering others on the road. 5. Illegal Dumping: Representative Gates asked and Lieutenant Beckly responded that the efforts to curtail illegal dumping on parks requires a coordinated effort with other agencies within the City and County of Honolulu. In regards to vehicle dumping, the problem with the vehicles is the lack of storage for them. The City has an abandoned vehicle program to take care of vehicles once they have been marked. This process takes a few days since the task force is on a rotation to different parts of the county. Representative Gates asked and Lieutenant Beckly responded that the best way to help is to report illegal dumping. Chair Poe asked and Lieutenant Beckly responded that citizens reporting the dumping should provide pictures and a statement. A resident mentioned that there is a City and County of Honolulu form to retrieve your car as opposed to abandoning it. Smith mentioned an alternative called Kidney Cars for Oahu, which offers a $500 tax deduction when persons give away an old car. A resident commented that it’s difficult to get rid of a car without the money to get rid of toxic waste. Chair Poe returned to the Election of Officers. Wahilani nominated Glen Kila for Vice Chair and Kila accepted the nomination. Chair Poe called a Roll vote and Kila was elected to be Vice Chair of the Wai’anae Neighborhood Board No. 24; 9-0-0; (AYE: Cabral, Endo, Gates, Kila, Koike, Lawson, Poe, Smith, Wahilani NAY: None ABSTAIN: None.) WAIANAE COAST NEIGHBORHORHOOD BOARD NO. 24 TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 DRAFT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES PAGE 3 OF 10 Wahilani nominated Tammy Cabral as Secretary and Cabral accepted the nomination. Chair Poe called a Roll Call vote and Cabral was elected to be Secretary of the Wai’anae Neighborhood Board No. 24; 9-0-0; (AYE: Cabral, Endo, Gates, Kila, Koike, Lawson, Poe, Smith, Wahilani NAY: None ABSTAIN: None ) Koike nominated Calvin Endo as Treasurer and Endo accepted the nomination. Chair Poe called a Roll Call vote and Endo was elected Treasurer of the Wai’anae Neighborhood Board No. 24; 9-0-0; (AYE: Cabral, Endo, Gates, Kila, Koike, Lawson, Poe, Smith, Wahilani. NAY: None ABSTAIN: None) Koike motioned and Gates seconded the motion to create a Sergeant-At-Arms position with Wahilani as the nominee to fill the position. Chair Poe called a voice vote, and the Sergeant-At-Arms position was created with Wahilani as the Sergeant-At-Arms of the Wai’anae Neighborhood Board No. 24; 9-0-0; (AYE: Cabral, Endo, Gates, Kila, Koike, Lawson, Poe, Smith, Wahilani NAY: None ABSTAIN: None) Wahilani commented that one of his duties is to keep orderly fashion within the Board meetings, and it’s his duty to make sure that they stay within the time limits for speeches. BOARD BUSINESS Approval of the June 6, 2017 Minutes – The Board APPROVED the minutes as amended, 9-0-0; (AYE: Cabral, Endo, Gates, Kila, Koike, Lawson, Poe, Smith, Wahilani NAY: None ABSTAIN: None.) The amendments are as follows: 1. Page 1: Guest List: “Clamas K Manaku Sr.” should be changed to “James K Manaku Sr.” 2.
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