6.23.16 Kapolei Newsletter

Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine
Honolulu City Council - District One
June 2016
Community Calendar & Announcements
‘Ewa, ‘Ewa Beach, Kapolei, Makakilo, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale,
Ko Olina, Nānākuli, Mā‘ili, Wai‘anae, Mākaha, Kea‘au, Makua
June 2016
Serving on the Council’s
Committees on:
Parks, Community & Customer
Services*
Business, Economic Development &
Tourism**
www.councilmemberpine.com
Aloha!
I am continuing to fight to improve transportation for our Leeward residents every day,
which is why I am proud to announce that in a unanimous decision, The Honolulu City Council
last week approved the budget for Fiscal Year 2017, which includes a nearly $140 million
budget amendment to increase access on our roads, repave streets in our
communities, and provide overall transportation relief on the Leeward Coast.
Public Health, Safety & Welfare
Budget
Executive Matters & Legal Affairs
Transportation
*Chair ** Vice-Chair
Matthew K. Caires
Chief of Staff
E: mcaires@honolulu.gov
Direct: 768-5024
Kathy Davenport
Director, Community Affairs
E: k.davenport@honolulu.gov
Direct: 768-5089
Cathy Lee
Communications and
Media Relations
E: cathy.lee@honolulu.gov
Direct: 768-5023
Lana Kau‘i Alapa
Executive Secretary/
Office Manager
E: lalapa@honolulu.gov
Main: 768-5001
Chelsea Kewley
Community Liaison
E: chelsea.kewley@honolulu.gov
Main: 768-5025
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Along with improving transportation, I am dedicated to continue revitalizing the parks
that we cherish every day. After multiple meetings and discussions with the Kapolei
Neighborhood Board and members of our community, I made a request in the FY16 budget to
allocate $1,000,000 for planning, designing and construction of a master plan for the skate
park and lighting improvements throughout Kapolei Regional Park for improved safety.
Mahalo to our community members for staying involved with our City’s budget process and for
your support and testimonies in getting this legislation passed. I am committed to working
with the City and State to ensure that as we enter into this upcoming legislative year, our
community’s voice continues to be heard.
2016 District 1 Budget Amendments include:
MAKAKILO DRIVE EXTENSION
$1,500,000 for designing a second access roadway from Makakilo Drive to the H-1 Freeway.
KAPOLEI REGIONAL PARK EXPANSION
$1,000,000 for planning, designing and construction of master plan for skate park and lighting
improvements throughout the park for improved safety.
REHABILITATION OF STREETS
$135,000,000 for designing, constructing, and
inspecting streets and related improvements throughout
Oahu, including streets in Kapolei, Ewa Beach,
Nanakuli, Makaha and Waianae.
.
HONOULIULI WASTEWATER BASIN ODOR
CONTROL
$1,501,000 for design, construction and inspection of
odor control improvements.
RECREATION DISTRICT NO.3 IMPROVEMENTS
$1,500,000 for planning, designing, construction,
inspection, and providing related equipment for park
improvements.
LEEWARD COAST PARKS IMPROVEMENTS
$1,350,000 for designing and constructing
improvements to parks in Nanakuli and other
neighborhoods along Leeward Coast.
Councilmember Pine and Kapolei Skateboarders, who
showed up to the June Full Council Meeting to testify in
support of the budget amendment to allocate funding
toward improving Kapolei Regional Park and the skate
park.
INCREASING LIFEGUARD COVERAGE HOURS
$975,000 for the first of the five year plan to fund increased coverage at beaches throughout Oahu and
to purchase new lifesaving equipment including new rescue personal watercraft.
If you have any questions regarding the status of projects in our district, or projects you would
like to see, feel free to reach me at kmpine@honolulu.gov or 768-5001. With your
participation, we can continue to work together to
improve the quality of life in our district!
Mahalo,
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What’s Happening at Honolulu Hale?
Councilmember’s Community Column
‘Hire Leeward’ connects job seekers
with information and awareness of
employment opportunities, trade apprenticeships, training seminars for entrepreneurs and career development.
Assistant Manager—Ka Makana Alii
(Kapolei)
Description
Accountable to delivering sales plan
through effective management/delegation
of store and operational tasks and execute
tasks as assigned and leadership tasks as
delegated by the store manager.Building
High Performing Teams:
Qualifications
•Proven ability to drive sales results
•Strong communication and ability to
foster a customer focused selling culture
•Able to provide in the moment coaching
to associates
•Availability for varied weekly shifts
including weekend, closing and peak shifts
•Prior sales management experience
To apply: http://careers.lb.com/jobs/bbwassistant-manager-ka-makana-alii-jobkapolei-hawaii-6601428
City and County of Honolulu
Check out the City’s latest
job vacancies by visiting:
www.honolulu.gov/hr
Click on ‘Job Opportunities’
for more information.
Councilmember Pine provides guidance and assistance to
community members when they have general questions or need
help with City services.
Go to www.councilmemberpine.com and fill out the
Request Help With a City Service form with your concern!
Retail Administrative Support Team - Ka
Makana Alii (Kapolei)
Makakilo Resident Finds Job
Closer to Home
City Council and Committee Meetings
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Full Council Meeting | 10:00 a.m. | UH West Oahu
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Public Health, Safety & Welfare | 9:00 a.m.
Parks, Community & Customer Services | 10:30 a.m.
Executive Matters & Legal Affairs Committee | 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Budget Committee | 9:00 a.m.
Longtime Makakilo Resident and Hotel Executive Leslie Cho is no
Public Works, Infrastructure & Sustainability Committee |
stranger to Westside traffic— she has been commuting to town
1:00 p.m.
and back for work for the past 17 years. As a Hotel Sales
Manager, she would wake up at 3:00 a.m., and be on the road by
Thursday, July 21, 2016
5:30 a.m. to beat the morning rush— regardless, there were
Zoning & Planning Committee | 9:00 a.m.
times Leslie was still stuck in gridlock traffic.
Transportation | 1:00 p.m.
The Support Team Associate is responsible
for the Merchandising, Fulfillment and BOPS
process as well as achieving sales plan by
ensuring proper product placement and flow
of new receipts. They create an enhanced
shopping experience and support the selling
process by leveraging relationship
throughout the store in order to attend to
the customer. Other operational duties
include floor moves, replenishment,
inventory; shortage control, stockroom
organization, and merchandising. Performs
other duties as assigned.
Looking to spend more time with her family and grow her career,
Leslie found and recently obtained the position of Director of
Sales for the new Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Oahu-Kapolei
—expected to open in the Ka Makana Alii Shopping Center this
September 2016. Now she will be working directly out of Kapolei,
decreasing her commute from 2 hours to 15 minutes.
Business, Economic Development &
Tourism Committee | 2:30 p.m.
Ka Makana Alii is the presenting sponsor of the 4th Annual Hire
Leeward Job & Career Fair this year. They will have a presence
at the job fair— in which they are seeking to fill 30 full-time
positions for their new hotel.
To apply : https://macys.taleo.net/
careersection/
macys_retail_jsa_career_section/
jobdetail.ftl?job=1510592&src=JB-10420
Makakilo Drive Extension Update
Councilmember Pine with Wade Gesteuyala, GM of Hampton Inn &
Suites by Hilton Oahu on KHON2’s Wake Up 2day, talking about
In the FY17 Budget, $1,500,000 has been allocated toward
the upcoming job fair. If you are looking for a job closer to home,
the designing and development of a second access roadway visit the 4th Annual Hire Leeward Job Fair on June 25, 2016 .
from Makakilo Drive to the H-1 Freeway. This is the second
installment of funds for design of the roadway. R.M Towill
Corporation has been working on a new design that significantly
reduces the initial construction costs— by altering the previous
design which included plans of a bridge, and replacing it with
embankments that would be filled to provide a similar capacity,
slope, and route to the road that will still be equipped with two lanes
in each direction.
Visit CouncilmemberPine.com
and click on ‘jobs’ to access
Councilmember Pine’s job
engine with the latest Leeward
job openings in Leeward Oahu.
Useful City and County Contact Information
Refuse Collection – 455-9644
Humane Society – 946-2187
Planning & Permitting — 768-8117
Park Maintenance – 671-0561
Abandoned Vehicles – 733-2530
Pothole Hotline – 768-7777
Cracked Sidewalks – 768-8159
Bus and HandiVan Inquiries – 768-8300
Vehicle Registration – 532-4324
Honolulu City Council · 530 South King Street · Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813 · Phone: 768-5001 · Fax: 768-1217
New design details included rerouting the extension which eliminate
several lengths that were to be elevated. Additionally, the project
has been value engineered to not incorporate other elements like
extra wide sidewalks, medians with planters, and bike lanes.
Together, these changes will significantly reduce the “Complete
Street” projects costs.
Additionally, this year’s CIP for $1.5 million compliments the
$3 million already allocated in the prior fiscal years for
Map that illustrates the Makakilo Drive Project. Courtesy of
design. In the next fiscal year, there will be one more allocation of
Google Maps
$1.5 million to fund the final phase of design estimating design costs
to total about $6 million. This will ideally prepare construction