September Board Meeting agenda

The September general meeting of the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board will be 9/18 Thursday 7pm at Ben Parker Schools.  To see the agenda click here

Kaneohe Neighborhood Board Planning Meeting

Kaneohe Neighborhood Board Planning Meeting This is the meeting that plans the May General Meeting Agenda. If you have a problem or issue the Neighborhood Board may be able to help you with bring it to this meeting. Its a place to discuss your problem informally and get advice on making a presentation to the Board. To be discussed: 1.Youth Challenge Academy Presentation, tamafaiga tuitelepaga Hawaii National Guard www.YouthChallengeHawaii.com

Kaneohe Neighborhood Board meeting Thursday 10/20/11

Kaneohe Neighborhood Board will meet Thursday 10/20/11 at 7pm at Benjamin Parker Intermediate School Cafetorium. The regular schedule of presentations from community leaders and concerned citizens will proceed the business session. 10.       UNFINISHED BUSINESS 10.1     New Rules Concerning Ahu O Laka - Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)              DLNR is proposing the temporary rules forbidding alcohol consumpumsion at the Kaneohe Sandbar be made permanent for all 3 day weekends. 10.2     Koolaupoko Watershed Management Plan Presentation - Bruce Tsuchida, Townscape, Inc Click here to view the plan. 10.3     Water Rate Increases - Board of Water Supply, 10.4     Emergency Preparedness Report. Tsunami Readiness Presentation and what has to be done to have Kaneohe Certified as Tsunami ready.  Why should we care? Neighborhood Security Watch (NSW) organization and HPD support.  Civil Defense tells us that after a major storm we cannot expect Government help for at least a week.  We need to organize our neighborhoods to be prepared to help ourselves and our neighbors.         11.       NEW BUSINESS 11.1     William Henry Road Sidewalk Project ¨C Angelina K Hoffman What is the status of the proposal to install sidewalks and curbings along William Henry Road?  Why is it important? 11.2     Inter-island Power Cable and Wind Farm Project ¨C Colton Ching, Hawaiian Electric's Vice                        President of System Operation & Planning 11.3     Inter-island Power Cable and Wind Farm Project Concerns ¨C Andrea Jepson Why is Hawaiian Electric proposing to tie the electric grids of all islands together with a multi-billion dollar undersea cable when so many options to produce firm power locally are available?  What are the potential impacts of windfarm developments on Lanai and Molokai?  What is the potential for geothermal power from Maui?  Is it possible to link the Big Island to Oahu with an undersea cable?  Why is HEI proposing legislation to make the rate payers responsible for cable development rather than finance  through private investment?

9/7/10, 7pm, Kaneohe Neighborhood Board agenda planning meeting. Kaneohe Senior and Community Center.

Bring your concerns to the meeting, discuss them in an informal environment and get on the Regular Meeting Agenda.

An alternative CD memo re early warning systems

Alternative Resolution concerning expanding the
Civil Defense siren network in Kaneohe


Whereas, the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board recognizes the urgent need to develop and maintain a system to provide the public with early warning and information in times of impending civil emergencies;

Whereas, the state civil defense agency is responsible for developing and maintaining a system to notify, alert and inform the public of during times of emergencies;

The following memo is a backup position if the first reso fails to pass.

Whereas, civil defense sirens have been an integral part of the civil defense early warning system for many years;

Whereas, the state civil defense agency is now seeking the support of the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board with regards to its plan to expand and improve the audible siren system now in place;

Whereas, audible sirens, as an early warning alert system has inherent limitations that reduce its effectiveness as a means of alerting the public in times of public emergencies;

Whereas, newer and alternative technology may now exist that can provide widespread and more inclusive means of providing early warning and information dissemination to the public during times of emergency;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board hereby expresses its strong support for state Civil Defense Agency and its goal of developing and maintaining a system to warn the public during times of emergencies. This board is concerned, however, about the limitations inherent with an audible siren system. While sirens may be useful in some situations this board would like to express its encouragement to the state Civil Defense Agency to consider the use of additional and alternative means, to include the use of electronic highway signage, expanding the use of radio, TV broadcasts, the internet, cellphone networks, and other notification technologies, in addition to the audible sirens that are now in place, to provide the populace with early warning and information during civil emergencies.

Reso supporting Civil Defense Siren Upgrade

This is on the KNB agenda for the Thursday 9/17/09 meeting.

INTENT: This resolution intends to support the Hawai‘i State Civil Defense’s mission to upgrade the siren warning system within the Neighborhood Board District.

RATIONALE: The existing outdoor warning system is not adequate in some areas to warn Kane‘ohe residents should there be an emergency.

PLAN OF ACTION: State Civil Defense to upgrade sirens that are in poor condition, and add sirens in new locations with solar-powered sirens to enhance and increase siren warning coverage for Kane‘ohe residents. Solar-powered sirens will be able to operate in the event that electrical power is down during or after a storm event or earthquake.

ACCOUNTABILITY: State Civil Defense will coordinate the installation of the sirens, and the City & County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management is responsible for siren maintenance and operation.

Now therefore be it resolved that Kane‘ohe Neighborhood Board District 30 supports the efforts of Hawai‘i State Civil Defense in its mission to upgrade the siren warning system by replacing outdated sirens with solar-powered sirens and adding solar-powered sirens in new locations to increase the siren warning system within the Käne‘ohe Neighborhood Board District.