Discover your board, shape your community! Come to your neighborhood board meeting and learn about ommunity issues. The North Shore Neighborhood Board meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month (except April, August and December) at Waialua Elementary School, 7:00pm to 9:30pm.

Every agenda has a section for Residents Concerns for the community to share upcoming events as well as issues that need to be addressed.

Aloha and Happy New Year from your North Shore Neighborhood Board #27. This year, we want to expand our little section to include updates from each meeting as well as what is on the upcoming agenda. But first some highlights from 2018 – the board did not support plans for Dillingham Ranch or the Special Design District Permit for the Beach House. We heard presentations on climate change and soil erosion, the Villa Rosa Egg Farm, ALEA Bridge, and a series of resolutions from the City on vacation rentals. The board supported an initiative on a new lifeguard station at Sunset as well as a third lifeguard at Alii Beach Park and rezoning for land in Haleiwa Town. In addition, there were monthly discussions on parks, traffic and crime with HPD, the Army and our elected officials.

While the Board is advisory in nature, we are fortunate that many in the City and State recognize that the Board is an opportunity for them to hear from our community on a host of issues. We are also fortunate to have elected officials and city officials who regularly attend and are able to address resident concerns: Senator Gil Riviere, Representatives Lauren Matsumoto and Sean Quinlan, Dept of Transportation Services Wes Fryzstacki and Thomas Young from the Board of Water Supply. We welcome at our January 22, 2019 meeting our new Council Member, Heidi Tsuneyoshi and her North Shore representative, Reed Matsuura.

We have 3 committees that anyone in the community is welcome to join, please check our website for the Parks, Transportation and Agriculture committee agenda.

At the January 22, 2019 meeting of the North Shore Neighborhood Board, we will hear a presentation for a
Special Design District Permit from Stone Fish, a new Italian restaurant at the Haleiwa Shopping Center,
and on the blocked beach right of way at Hoomana Place. There will also be updates from the City and
County, HPD, HFD, and city and elected officials, time permitting.

We are in the middle of registration for Neighborhood Board Elections – if you wish to run for one of the 5 subdistricts on the North Shore Neighborhood Board #27, please sign up at http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/nbelections.html by February 15.

Sign up for minutes and agenda the meetings at: https://www.honolulu.gov/esub/email-subscribe-nco or call Kathleen at 637-8545 for more information or any questions. News from North Shore Neighborhood Board #27

He dared to have a dream…

Jan. 21 Holiday Honors Civil Rights Leader Fifteen years after Dr. King’s death in 1983, Congress voted to create a national holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. With President Ronald Reagan’s signature, Martin
Luther King Day was first recognized as a federal holiday in 1986. Dr. King’s birthday is January 15 and the holiday is scheduled for the third Monday of every January.

After the U.S. congress ratified Martin Luther King day as a federal holiday, it was still up to each state’s legislature to declare an official state holiday.

In 1989 Hawaii State Legislature confirmed the passing of the law after a visit from Dr. King’s widow earlier. So, beginning in 1990, it has become an official state and federal holiday.

Dr. King’s main goal was equal civil rights for all races and social groups; a message needed in Hawaii today. Even in the “aloha state” cries of prejudice call out at times regarding housing, employment, and social opportunities. King’s dream was to see all people and races working together. He dreamed of fairness, peace, and justice no matter what color our skin is. He dreamed of racial equality in America
and around the world.

As our state and nation enjoyed another three day weekend, let us do more than enjoy rest or recreation. Let us consider one man’s great contribution in changing the world into a better place. He dared to dream and do.

One person’s contribution to better a society and community can make a difference. You and I can make a
difference, if we’ll only try. Racial equality is a goal each of us can strive for. It’s within all of our reach with daily opportunities. Take this time to be thankful that one courageous man like Dr. Martin Luther King dared to do what he dreamed.