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NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by its chairperson, of public hearings to be conducted by the Neighborhood Commission of the City and County of Honolulu, pursuant to Section 91-3 and 92-41, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Sections 4-105.4, 13-106 and 14-104, of the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu 1973 (2000 Edition), as amended, for the purpose of receiving public testimony on a proposal to reduce the amount of subdistricts from 11 to 3 of Waipahu Neighborhood Board #22 and to reapportion the seats that each subdistrict is entitled to.

The date of the hearing is:
April 24, 2008, Thursday, at 6:00 p.m.
Filipino Community Center: Ballroom-B
94-428 Mokuloa Street
Waipahu, Hawaii 96797

The boundaries of the new subdistricts would be as follows:

Sub-District 1:
Beginning at the junction of the H-1 Freeway and Kunia Road, north along Kunia Road to the intersection with Kupehau Road, thence east along power lines to Waikele Stream, thence south along Waikele Stream to the H-1 Freeway, thence west along the H-1 freeway to the junction of the H-1 Freeway and Kunia Road.

Sub-District 2:
Beginning at the junction of the H-2 Freeway, Ka Uka Boulevard and Mililani Memorial Park Road, south along the H-2 Freeway to Kamehameha Highway, thence east along Kamehameha Highway to Waiawa Stream, thence south along Waiawa Stream to the Oahu Railway and Land Company railroad (abandoned) right-of-way, thence west along the Oahu Railway and Land Company railroad (abandoned) right-of-way to a point where a straight line is drawn south through Middle Loch, thence west to the cane haul road immediately east of Waipahu High School, thence north along the cane haul road to Farrington Highway, thence east to Kamehameha Highway, thence north along Kamehameha Highway toH-1 Freeway, thence west along the H-1 Freeway to Waikele Stream, thence north along Waikele Stream to Kipapa Stream, thence north along Kipapa Stream to the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and the Mililani Memorial Park Road (abandoned) right-of-way, thence east along Mililani Memorial Park Road (abandoned) right-of-way to Ka Uka Boulevard, thence north along Ka Uka Boulevard to the junction of the H-2 Freeway, Ka Uka Boulevard and Mililani Memorial Park Road.

Sub-District 3:
Beginning at the Junction of the H-1 Freeway and Kunia Road, east along the H-1 Freeway to Kamehameha Highway, thence south along Kamehameha Highway to Farrington Highway, thence west along Farrington Highway to the cane haul road immediately east of Waipahu High School, thence south along the cane haul road immediately east of Waipahu High School to a point directly west of a point along the Oahu Railway and Land Company railroad (abandoned) right-of-way from where a straight line is drawn south through Middle Loch, thence south through Middle Loch to a point south and west of the tip of the Pearl City Peninsula, thence to a point south of Waipio Point, thence in a northwesterly direction through West Loch to a point south of Leowaena Street, thence north along the setback from Leowaena Street to Kunia Road, thence north along Kunia Road to the junction of the H-1 Freeway and Kunia Road.

Board seats would be assigned as follows:
Subdistrict 1: 2 seats
Subdistrict 2: 3 seats
Subdistrict 3: 5 seats
At Large: 9 seats

The total amount of seats would remain at 19.

Any interested person desiring to be heard or to submit information, data, views or arguments on the proposed amendment at the public hearing is requested to register at the public hearing site beginning thirty (30) minutes prior to the starting time of the public hearing, as specified above, and is encouraged to submit twelve (12) copies of their testimony or statements in writing at the same time. All speakers will be limited to a three (3) minute presentation.

Anyone unable to attend the public hearing may file a written statement addressed to: Testimony, Attention Chairperson, Neighborhood Commission, 530 South King Street, Room 406, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Written statements must be received by noon on Friday, May 9, 2008.

Any disabled person requiring accommodations at these hearings may call the Neighborhood Commission Office at 768-3710 for details at least 72 hours prior to the hearing.

Should the Commission accept the petition, it will become effective with the next Neighborhood Board election.

By: Grant Tanimoto
Chairperson
Neighborhood Commission (SB18412 3/25/08)

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