Who's in charge of what?

Neighborhood level: Easiest way for everyday citizens to be involved

Local Community Associations — Residents in neighborhoods such as Olomana and Lanikai have banded together to form associations which aren’t technically a part of the local government but can influence in policy decisions.

Kailua Neighborhood Board — Meets on the first Thursday of every month, both online and in-person at Kailua District park. Local lawmakers and decision makers attend these meetings to hear from the community and report on the work they're doing. Neighborhood board meetings are all open to the public.

Pollution Of Kailua Waterways And Beaches Committee Meetings
Meeting minutes and agendas for upcoming meetings. Meets on the second Thursday of every month, both online and in-person at Kailua District park. Motions for the general neighborhood board meetings are created at committee meetings. There are also presentations and important, focused discussions on the challenges facing our waterways.

City Level

Kailua, like all of Oahu, is part of the City and County of Honolulu. There are many divisions within the city that manage different parts of our community. They all work together to care for our waters.

Councilmember Esther Kia‘āina -- Our city councilmember. You can contact her directly about concerns. She often attends the neighborhood board meetings as well.

Report an issue to the city -- You can use the Honolulu 311 app or this website to report an issue. 

DPR — Department of Parks and Recreation — Includes management of Kailua beach park. Many of our parks also serve as important drainage and flood control for our neighborhoods.

DFM — Department of Facilities Maintenance — Clean up of streams and roadways. Includes the Stormwater Quality Division.

ENV — Department of Environmental Services — Waste and wasterwater

Mayor Rick Blangiardi -- In charge of all core city services on Oahu. A representative often attends neighborhood board meetings.

State Level

DLNR — Department of Land and Nature Resources — Learn about all the different divisions and their kuleana on their website or by watching these informational videos.

Board of Water Supply — Water quality, conservation, and resources. In particular, read the Watershed Management Plan which is a long-term evaluation of resources.

Hawaii State Department of Health — Includes the Clean Water Branch, Safe Drinking Water Branch, and Wastewater Branch

• Water Quality Advisories: Sign up to receive notifications when a beach advisory, beach notification, brown water advisory, sewage spill or permit exceedance is issued, or any water quality advisory is canceled.

• Kailua Water Quality data

• Marine Corps Base Hawaii Wastewater Discharge

Find your state legislator

• Representative Mike Lee.

• Representative Scot Matayoshi.

• Representative Lisa Marten.

• Senator Chris Lee.

• Senator Jarrett Keohokalole.

Governor Josh Green 

National

U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda

Senators -- Senator Brian Schatz and Senator Mazie K. Hirono 

NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — Ocean, weather, and fisheries

EPA — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Manages clean up and management agreements between companies and other governmental agencies.

• MCBH stormwater

• MCBH Superfund site

• Kailua wastewater