No 29 Kahaluʻu Neighborhood Board Regular Meeting October 2026

The Kahaluʻu Neighborhood Board No. 29 regular meeting, convened by the City and County Neighborhood Commission Office on October 14, 2026 (October 15 in the UTC metadata), focused on community safety, infrastructure maintenance, and state-county coordination. No contracts were awarded and no RFPs, bids, or purchasing approvals were considered. For the Kamehameha Highway Long Range Coastal Resiliency Project, State DOT reported that consultant AECOM is supporting the project; planning concept work is expected to be posted in early November, with another community meeting planned for December. DOT also said it expects to hire a contractor to install erosion-control anchor mats on Kūkaʻiʻilihi Highway, with timing dependent on maintenance contracting; no contract value or vendor was provided. Board members raised urgent safety concerns about Kalahaka Bridge and discussed pursuing state-city ownership steps to enable repairs and potential federal funding, but no funding or procurement decision was made.

Other spending-related discussion included a request for the city to estimate the costs or savings associated with proposed charter amendments, and a report that four recent disasters caused an estimated $1 billion in damage, recovery costs, and resilience needs, with potential support from federal disaster assistance, legislative appropriations, and green-fee revenue. The board unanimously approved sending an amended letter seeking agency investigation and enforcement concerning occupancy and wetland compliance at the HK Construction/Waiheʻe area properties. The board also deferred filling vacancies until December. Routine stream, roadside, and sidewalk maintenance concerns were referred for follow-up; no budget allocation was approved.