Just your monthly reminder that:
Tomorrow (April 5th), the Honolulu City Council’s Budget Committee will be meeting at 9am to discuss, among other things, a proposed amendment from Council Chair Ernie Martin that would add to the city’s budget $3.84 million that would be used to reimburse the federal government for section 8 fees that were used to buy the ‘Aiea Sugar Mill property back in the early 200s.
By reimbursing the federal government, it would allow the site to be developed with a wider range of uses, some of which may include senior housing or rehabilitation services, a community recreation center, and other related uses that would serve the ‘Aiea community’s best interests.
We encourage you to please take some time to submit written testimony in support of this amendment. All you have to do is follow this link and fill out the form to express your support. Under the field that reads, “Council/PH Committee,” select budget; under “meeting date,” select April 5, 2016; and under bill item, type, “Bill 14.” For the testimony itself, you can use a format similar to below:
To: Budget Committee Chair Ann H. Kobayashi & Committee Members
Date: April 5, 2016
Re: Bill 14-Chair Martin’s proposed $3,840,000 amendment for the reimbursement of the purchase of Aiea Sugar Mill
I support Chair Martin’s proposed $3,840,000 amendment to Bill 14 for the reimbursement of the purchase of Aiea Sugar Mill to allow for expanded public purpose and uses. (Please state your personal reasons)
Thank you for the opportunity to testify in favor of this amendment to Bill 14.(Name)
(Address [optional])
(Phone number [optional])
If you would like to attend the budget committee meeting in person, the meeting agenda can be downloaded here. Please follow the instructions on the agenda to register as a speaker before 9am tomorrow.
Thank you very much to City Councilwoman Carol Fukunaga, who has been working closely with the ‘Aiea Community Association, the City & County of Honolulu, and the federal government to help navigate us thus far!
Governor David Ige will be the guest speaker at a town hall meeting scheduled for this Thursday, March 24th. The event is happening from 7:00 to 8:30pm at Pearl Ridge Elementary School’s cafeteria. This is an opportunity for residents to listen to the Governor speak about issues important to the ‘Aiea/Pearl City area.
For additional information, please contact Representative Gregg Takayama’s office at 808-586-6340.
This event is sponsored by the ‘Aiea/Pearl City area legislators, including: Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Senator Breene Harimoto, Senator Clarence Nishihara, Representative Aaron Ling Johanson, Representative Sam Satoru Kong, Representative Gregg Takayama, Representative Roy M. Takumi, Councilmember Brandon Elefante, and Councilmember Carol Fukunaga.
The next ACA meeting will be next Monday, February 15, 2016 (President’s Day), assuming everyone has recovered from the Great Aloha Run.
Please note that this is different from the day originally noted on our website.
The next ‘Aiea Neighborhood Board meeting will be this Monday, February 8th at 7:30pm at the ‘Aiea Public Library programming room.
The agenda for the meeting can be found online at the Neighborhood Commission Office in both HTML and PDF formats.
EDIT: The next ACA meeting is on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 7:30pm at ‘Aiea Library, NOT Feb. 22nd as originally reported.
Please be advised that this evening’s ACA meeting has been cancelled.
The next ACA meeting will be held on Monday, February 22 15, 2016 at 7:30pm at the Aiea Library meeting room. Note that this is the fourth Monday of the month, instead of the 3rd Monday.
Just three quick holiday related updates!
The Aiea High School PTSO will be holding its annual Craft Fair on Saturday, November 21 from 9am to 2pm at the Aiea High School cafeteria. This year’s craft fair will feature fabulous local handmade arts and crafts, fresh produce, and delicious food from more than 80 local vendors. They’re will also be games and activities for children.
Also, while you are at the craft fair, be sure to support the 2016 Project Grad by purchasing their delicious steak plate for only $10! Contact Wayne Suzuki at 225-5013 if you have any questions.
Our area legislators and the City & County of Honolulu are sponsoring a ‘Aiea/Pearl City Town Hall on the Pearl Harbor Historic Trail!
This will be a follow-up to the meeting that occurred this past August, and will focus on how the feedback from the August meeting is being incorporated into immediate and long-term plans for the trail. This meeting will continue the conversations needed to activate the trail and discuss where we go from here.
This event is sponsored by our ‘Aiea/Pearl City area legislators, including: Councilmember Brandon Elefante, Councilmember Carol Fukunaga, Senator Breene Harimoto, Senator Clarence Nishihara, Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Representative Aaron Ling Johanson, Representative Gregg Takayama, Representative Roy Takumi, Representative Sam Kong, and the City & County of Honolulu.
Good looking cars at the 2013 Christmas Parade. Photo courtesy of Asa Asato.
This year’s ‘Aiea Christmas Parade & Fun Fair will be held on Saturday, December 12th! This year’s parade will start at Pearlridge Elementary School at 9am, run east along Moanalua Road, then left onto Kaamilo Street, right onto Ulune Street, and end at the old ‘Aiea Sugar Mill site. (That is, this is the “old” route, not the same route that the parade ran last year.) The Fun Fair will run at the sugar mill site from 10am-2pm.
We are currently accepting applications from groups that want to either march in the parade or get a booth or entertain at the fun fair! If you are interested in participating in either the parade or the fun fair, please download the forms below and submit them to the email address or postal address listed on the form.
In addition, we still need volunteers for the parade to make sure everything runs smoothly! If you are interested in serving your community by volunteering, please send an email to aieaparade@yahoo.com.
We look forward to seeing you at the parade and fair!
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