Kalihi-Palama Neighborhood Board No. 15 Monthly Report September 16, 2015 Resolution 15-217 Mopeds Subject to the Safety Check Program Mopeds may soon be required to go through the State’s annual Safety Check Program if the Ha- waii State Association of Counties (HSAC) approve of a measure to present the Hawaii State Legis- lature during session in 2016. Councilmember Joey Manahan introduced Resolution 15-217, which requests HSAC to include the legislation for their 2016 Legislative Package. Under State law, a mo- ped is defined as a two- or three-wheeled vehicle with a motor of 50 cc’s or less that doesn’t go above 30 miles per hour on a flat surface. If passed, moped owners would be also required to show proof of insurance for their vehicle. Councilmember Manahan’s moped legislation was recently passed on Tuesday, August 18 in the Committee on Executive Matters and Legal Affairs and will now go to the Full Council on Wednesday, September 2 for adoption, and then will be brought to HSAC for possible inclusion into their 2016 Legislative Package. Bill 46, CD1(2015) Relating to City-Owned Streams Councilmember Joey Manahan, along with Council Chair Ernest Martin, introduced and was able to pass Bill 46, to provide for similar restrictions of Bill 6 on the banks of streams and waterways. This was specifically in response to many concerns expressed by business owners near the canal. The Mayor signed the Bill into law on the banks of the Kapalama Canal on August 19 and plans are be- ing made to implement provisions of the measure. According to Councilmember Joey Manahan, “The bill was primarily introduced to address the growing homeless population on the banks of Ka- palama Canal, but it will serve to protect the precious resources of our waterways from pollutants and waste as well as prevent the unsightly appearance of tents and other illegal structures from proliferating in other areas as well.” Resolution 15-215, CD1 Replace City Streetlights with Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting The City Council adopted Resolution 15-215, CD1 in the September 2 Council meeting, which re- quested the administration to report to the Council on the content and status of its request for pro- posals to replace its current City streetlights with LED lighting. It was demonstrated that LED lights produced a 40% savings in energy expenses compared to the cost of the standard streetlights. The contract has been awarded to Ameresco Inc. and the Department of Design and Construction are in the process of finalizing the contract execution. Legislative Updates:
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Kalihi-Palama Neighborhood Board No. 15 Monthly Report September 16, 2015
Resolution 15-217 Mopeds Subject to the Safety Check Program
Mopeds may soon be required to go through the State’s annual Safety Check Program if the Ha-waii State Association of Counties (HSAC) approve of a measure to present the Hawaii State Legis-lature during session in 2016. Councilmember Joey Manahan introduced Resolution 15-217, which requests HSAC to include the legislation for their 2016 Legislative Package. Under State law, a mo-ped is defined as a two- or three-wheeled vehicle with a motor of 50 cc’s or less that doesn’t go above 30 miles per hour on a flat surface. If passed, moped owners would be also required to show proof of insurance for their vehicle. Councilmember Manahan’s moped legislation was recently passed on Tuesday, August 18 in the Committee on Executive Matters and Legal Affairs and will now go to the Full Council on Wednesday, September 2 for adoption, and then will be brought to HSAC for possible inclusion into their 2016 Legislative Package.
Bill 46, CD1(2015) Relating to City-Owned Streams
Councilmember Joey Manahan, along with Council Chair Ernest Martin, introduced and was able to pass Bill 46, to provide for similar restrictions of Bill 6 on the banks of streams and waterways. This was specifically in response to many concerns expressed by business owners near the canal. The Mayor signed the Bill into law on the banks of the Kapalama Canal on August 19 and plans are be-ing made to implement provisions of the measure. According to Councilmember Joey Manahan, “The bill was primarily introduced to address the growing homeless population on the banks of Ka-palama Canal, but it will serve to protect the precious resources of our waterways from pollutants and waste as well as prevent the unsightly appearance of tents and other illegal structures from proliferating in other areas as well.”
Resolution 15-215, CD1 Replace City Streetlights with Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting
The City Council adopted Resolution 15-215, CD1 in the September 2 Council meeting, which re-quested the administration to report to the Council on the content and status of its request for pro-posals to replace its current City streetlights with LED lighting. It was demonstrated that LED lights produced a 40% savings in energy expenses compared to the cost of the standard streetlights. The contract has been awarded to Ameresco Inc. and the Department of Design and Construction are in the process of finalizing the contract execution.
Legislative Updates:
Community Outreach & Events
Seeds of Service—August 15, 2015
2015 EAH Housing Scholarship Fund Award Ceremony
The Seeds of Service clean-up project was spearheaded by American Savings Bank, where volunteers
and government officials from the Kalihi and Chinatown communities came together to clean-up Col-
lege Walk and Sun Yat Sen Mall in Chinatown. Volunteers from American Savings Bank and the govern-
ment officials offices gathered and teamed up to paint, scrub and rid of graffiti, pick up trash around
the area, and also wash and wipe down the different public facilities in the areas such as tables,
benches, and chairs. Along with Councilmember Manahan and his staff, Councilmember Carol Fukuna-
ga, Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, and Representative Karl Rhoads also participated in the clean-up.
Along with Council Chair Ernest Martin and Councilmember Carol Fukunaga, Councilmember Joey
Manahan co-introduced an Honorary Certificate to the recipients of the 2015 EAH Housing Scholar-
ship Fund. EAH is a non-profit housing corporation who have launched this Scholarship Fund to sup-
port the 7,000 children and teenagers living in EAH Housing properties as they prepare for higher edu-
cation and life on their own. On August 13, 2015, Victor Nhieu, Yueqing Lin, and Ying Yi Li were hon-
ored at the Kukui Gardens on Liliha Street.
Puuhale Pirates Baseball Team Sponsorship
On August 14, 2015 Synagro Plant Manager Ms. Melissa Carmichael and Mr. William Kaneko presented a check to sponsor Puuhale Elementary School’s Pirates Baseball Team to pur-chase their team uniforms in order to participate in the Police Activities League (PAL). PAL is a baseball program for boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 14 who have a desire to play and would like to be a part of a team. Edward K. III is currently mentoring the team as their coach and reached out to Councilmember Manahan with the Puuhale Pirates’ need for team uniforms.
Mahalo!!!
Thank you to the Department of Facility Maintenance, Road Maintenance Division and the
Department of Transportation Services for investigating and installing a new crosswalk
marking on Kaumualii Street and Kohou Street intersection, specifically on the ewa sidewalk
ramps connected to Kaumualii Street. Mahalo for your continued efforts to keeping our pe-
destrians safe!
Smart911
The Honolulu Police Department will soon be
launching Smart911, a free service that allows
members of the public to create safety profiles
for first responders in the event of an emergency.
The profile can contain household members’
health and medical information as well as infor-
mation about the home itself, such as entrances,
exits, and security codes. Users may also upload
family members’ photos and even pet infor-
mation. Creating a profile ahead of time is espe-
cially beneficial for people who may have diffi-
culty communicating in an emergency, includ-
ing speech – or hearing-impaired persons, seri-
ously ill persons, those with limited English skills, and young children. With Smart 911, users
decide how much or little information they want responders to have. Profile data is stored
and protected in a secure database and only accessible to first responders during an
emergency. For more information, visit https://safety.smart911.com/smart911/