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COUNCILMEMBER JOEY MANAHAN Kalihi - Palama Neighborhood Board Meeting • Fire, Police, Ambulance, Illegal dumping: 911 • Bus and Handi-Van operations: 768-8300 • Refuse collection, bulky items, damaged trash bins: 786-5220 • Street Signs at new location: 768-8305 • Graffiti hotline: 732-3475 or 911 • Roadway repavement repairs, street sign replacement, replacement of faded roadway striping, crosswalks and markings: 768-3622 • Report an abandoned vehicle: 733-2530 or www3.honolulu.gov/csdavcomplaints/ • Report a pothole: 768-7777 • File a complaint with City’s complaint office: 768-3481 or [email protected] • Report cracked, uplifted, or obstructed sidewalks, driveway repair, planting strip level with concrete sidewalk, trees/plants in or overhanging sidewalk, tree wells, tree hedges and overgrowth within private property: 768-8159 • Motor vehicle registration and drivers licensing: 533-4324 or 532-4325 • Barking dogs: 911 or 946-2187 • Complaints about crowing roosters (Animal Haven): 779- 7791 or report it to 911 • Complaints about public trees: 971-7151 • Inquiries regarding road ownership: 768-8725 • Complaints regarding satellite city halls: 532-7747 For more information, phone numbers and links, please go to www.honolulu.gov www.joeymanahan.wordpress.com Monthly Report, October 2013 Kalihi, Iwilei, Kalihi Kai, Palama, Sand Island, Mapunapuna, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Hickam, Foster Village, City & County Information Legislative Update Bill 62 – Helmet requirements for minors Bill 62 first aired in the October full Council meeting after being introduced on October 2, 2013. Councilmember Manahan went back to the drawing board after receiving comments on two bills he introduced earlier this year regarding helmets for skateboarders. Bill 62 would apply to those under 16 years old. Parents or guardians would be liable for any fine, which would be $25. Manahan wanted the age restriction to be consistent with a state law that requires bicycle riders under 16 to wear helmets. Resolution 13-184 – Urging the President and Congress to preserve the current tax-exempt status of municipal bonds. The City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 13-184 at the September 11 full Council meeting. The issuance of tax-exempt municipal bonds is the primary method by which state and local governments finance the nation’s critical infrastructure, including roads, hospitals, schools, and utility systems. This resolution urges that the Federal government should not impair, through a reduction or elimination of the tax exemption provided to municipal bonds, the ability of state and local governments to economically finance the provision of infrastructure to their citizens. It also urges the President and the United States Congress to preserve the current tax-exempt status of municipal bonds and reject any proposal that would reduce or eliminate the Federal tax exemption on interest earned from municipal bonds. Resolution 13-181 – Establishing a permitted interaction group of Councilmembers to investigate safety and access issues relating to the Haiku Stairs The City Council unanimously adopted a resolution that allowed for four Councilembers to investigate the safety and access issues at the Haiku Stairs. This issue first stemmed from a discussion item from the Parks Committee Meeting earlier this year. Councilmembers Manahan, Anderson, Menor, and Pine all visited the possible access routes for the stairs – including throughout the neighborhoods that has had constant issues with illegal hikers traversing through their properties. Councilmember Manahan presented the permitted interaction group’s collected findings and recommendations at the October 9 full Council meeting. UPDATES UNDER THE CITY AND COUNTY INFORMATION FYI: There are changes to the City and County Information or list of numbers that we offer you on every single monthly report we provide at the neighborhood boards. We would like to provide contact information to help a few City departments that request that you report issues directly to their office if it needs to be addressed as soon as possible, such as the Honolulu Police Department. Police officers are unable to act unless they actually witness an event the constituent is reporting. So in order to serve you better, HPD requests that if you see a problem, to call them directly. Other departments that request to have constituents contact them directly are the Department of Environmental Services for trash, illegal dumping, or bulky items, and the Department of Planning and Permitting for sidewalk deficiencies, repairs and concerns. All is to better assist them and respond to your concerns in a timely matter. Honolulu Police Department: 911 | Department of Environmental Services (Refuse inspectors Office): 768-5220 | Department of Planning and Permitting 768-8159:
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COUNCILMEMBER JOEY MANAHAN Kalihi - Palama Neighborhood Board Meeting
• Fire, Police, Ambulance, Illegal dumping: 911
• Bus and Handi-Van operations: 768-8300
• Refuse collection, bulky items, damaged trash bins: 786-5220
• Street Signs at new location: 768-8305
• Graffiti hotline: 732-3475 or 911
• Roadway repavement repairs, street sign replacement, replacement of faded roadway striping, crosswalks and markings: 768-3622
• Report an abandoned vehicle: 733-2530 or www3.honolulu.gov/csdavcomplaints/
• Report a pothole: 768-7777
• File a complaint with City’s complaint office: 768-3481 or [email protected]
• Report cracked, uplifted, or obstructed sidewalks, driveway repair, planting strip level with concrete sidewalk, trees/plants in or overhanging sidewalk, tree wells, tree hedges and overgrowth within private property: 768-8159
• Motor vehicle registration and drivers licensing: 533-4324 or 532-4325
• Barking dogs: 911 or 946-2187
• Complaints about crowing roosters (Animal Haven): 779-7791 or report it to 911
• Complaints about public trees: 971-7151
• Inquiries regarding road ownership: 768-8725
• Complaints regarding satellite city halls: 532-7747
For more information, phone numbers and links, please go to www.honolulu.gov
www.joeymanahan.wordpress.com
Monthly Report, October 2013 Kalihi, Iwilei, Kalihi Kai, Palama, Sand Island, Mapunapuna, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Hickam, Foster Village,
City & County Information Legislative Update
Bill 62 – Helmet requirements for minors Bill 62 first aired in the October full Council meeting after being introduced on October 2, 2013. Councilmember Manahan went back to the drawing board after receiving comments on two bills he introduced earlier this year regarding helmets for skateboarders. Bill 62 would apply to those under 16 years old. Parents or guardians would be liable for any fine, which would be $25. Manahan wanted the age restriction to be consistent with a state law that requires bicycle riders under 16 to wear helmets.
Resolution 13-184 – Urging the President and Congress to preserve the current tax-exempt status of municipal bonds. The City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 13-184 at the September 11 full Council meeting. The issuance of tax-exempt municipal bonds is the primary method by which state and local governments finance the nation’s critical infrastructure, including roads, hospitals, schools, and utility systems. This resolution urges that the Federal government should not impair, through a reduction or elimination of the tax exemption provided to municipal bonds, the ability of state and local governments to economically finance the provision of infrastructure to their citizens. It also urges the President and the United States Congress to preserve the current tax-exempt status of municipal bonds and reject any proposal that would reduce or eliminate the Federal tax exemption on interest earned from municipal bonds.
Resolution 13-181 – Establishing a permitted interaction group of Councilmembers to investigate safety and access issues relating to the Haiku Stairs The City Council unanimously adopted a resolution that allowed for four Councilembers to investigate the safety and access issues at the Haiku Stairs. This issue first stemmed from a discussion item from the Parks Committee Meeting earlier this year. Councilmembers Manahan, Anderson, Menor, and Pine all visited the possible access routes for the stairs – including throughout the neighborhoods that has had constant issues with illegal hikers traversing through their properties. Councilmember Manahan presented the permitted interaction group’s collected findings and recommendations at the October 9 full Council meeting.
UPDATES UNDER THE CITY AND COUNTY INFORMATION FYI:
There are changes to the City and County Information or list of numbers that we offer you on every single monthly report we provide at the neighborhood boards. We would like to provide contact information to help a few City departments that request that you report issues directly to their office if it needs to be addressed as soon as possible, such as the Honolulu Police Department. Police officers are unable to act unless they actually witness an event the constituent is reporting. So in order to serve you better, HPD requests that if you see a problem, to call them directly.
Other departments that request to have constituents contact them directly are the Department of Environmental Services for trash, illegal dumping, or bulky items, and the Department of Planning and Permitting for sidewalk deficiencies, repairs and concerns. All is to better assist them and respond to your concerns in a timely matter.
Honolulu Police Department: 911 | Department of Environmental Services (Refuse inspectors Office): 768-5220 | Department of Planning and Permitting 768-8159:
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In accordance with September’s “Grandparents’ Day,” Councilmember Joey Manahan invited the State of Hawaii’s Foster Grandparent program to join him at Honolulu Hale for the Honorary Certificate program on September 11, 2013.
The Foster Grandparent program is a national program federally administered grant through the Corporation for National and Community Service. The program is locally administered through the State of Hawaii’s Department of Human Services. The program in Hawaii was established in 1965 and Hawaii’s program is one of the 21 pilot projects that is still in existence today.
The program provides a great opportunity for those 55 years and older to volunteer at schools, Head Start, and other settings to mentor or tutor children with special or exceptional needs. They help children who have fallen behind in class, come from a disadvantaged home, have developmental delays, or do not speak English. Foster Grandparents offer love, comfort and support. Most Foster Grandparents serve 5 days a week, 4 to 5 hours each day to help and care for those children and thus provide over 125,000 hours of volunteer service.
Monthly Report, October 2013 Kalihi, Iwilei, Kalihi Kai, Palama, Sand Island, Mapunapuna, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Hickam, Foster Village,
Honoring Hawaii’s Foster Grandparent Program
Community Update
A big mahalo to the the Department of Facility Maintenance and the Department of Transportation Services for their hard work on fixing speed limit signs that were reported to our office. The report stated that a 25 MPH speed limit sign and pole on Waiakamilo Road and Kaumuali’i Street was fixed thanks to the department’s efforts. Mahalo all for your contributions to the safety of the pedestrians and drivers of the district!
October as Filipino-American History Month
On April 15, 2008, the Hawaii State Legislature passed a historic bill that designated the month of October as "Filipino-American History Month." The measure was introduced by then State Representative and now Honolulu City Council member, Joey Manahan. Although "Filipino-American History Month" has been celebrated every October of each year since the concept was introduced by the Filipino-American National Historical Society in 1988, no U.S. Congress or state legislature had ever officially acknowledged the event until Manahan’s proposal. As a side note, the Historical Society chose October because October 18, 1587 marked the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States when “Luzones Indios” were said to have landed on the shorelines of California. Today, other States have embraced the concept, including the State of Illinois wherein its Governor has issued a proclamation designating the month long celebration. The state with the most Filipino population, the State of California, passed its own measure in 2009. The United States Senate adopted Resolution 298 in October 2009 officially recognizing October as Filipino-American History Month. Then U.S. Senators from Hawaii Dan Inouye and Dan Akaka as well as Harry Reid, Dianne Feinstein, Kristen Gillibrand, Robert Menendez, Frank Lautenberg, Chuck Schumer, Patty Murray, Dick Durbin, and Dean Heller were the main sponsors of the resolution which was fully ratified by the entire Senate. The following month, in November 2009, the U.S. House also passed its own resolution, Resolution 780. The Hawai’i law was intended to raise awareness of the Filipino’s steadfast growth in their communities as well as to highlight the Filipinos’ significant contributions in the development of American culture and history, especially in the areas of economic, cultural and social change. As we mark the celebrations in various ways, let us give credit where credit is due. Let’s take pride that Hawai’i, after all, was the first in the nation to honor our rich Filipino-American history, pay homage to the sacrifices of our ancestors and the first to recognize that our cultural heritage deserves to be perpetuated for the next generations of Filipinos in the United States.
