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NEWS Wahiawa Groups Invited to Post Meetings on Wahiawatown.org If you are a member of a Wahiawa community group or organization, we welcome you to send us your event or meeting information. E-mail us with your group's name, contact phone, date, time, and brief desciption of the event/meeting.
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Members List:
Links Section
President:
Marcia Sumile
Past - President:
Jack Kampfer
1st Vice President:
Dan Nakasone
2nd Vice PresidentDirector:
Libby Smithe
Treasurer:
Barbara Awo
Secretary:
Roberta Rivera
Director:
Wendy Atabay
Glenn Brasher
David Chee
Gordon Kanemaru
Shawn Murray
Harrison Peters
Martha Peterson
Chris Price
Bill Putre
Stacie Sasagawa
HONOLULU POLICE DEPT. HISTORY OF WAHIAWA CITY DATA RESOURCES WAHIAWA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD
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Message From the President
The Wahiawa Community and Business Association (WCBA)was established in 1935. Originally called the Wahiawa Community Association, the WCBA is the most prominent representative of Wahiawa residents and businesses.The WCBA has forged very solid relationships with all levels of federal, state and city government and with the community. All of our members have in one way or another benefited from their involvement with our association over the years.
We continue to be the strongest voice for upgrading the Kamehameha Highway store fronts to present to visitors and the community a wholesome country atmosphere. We continually work with all elements of Wahiawa to enhance the economic, environmental, and cultural climate of our community. We earnestly and diligently champion the preservation of the Wahiawa view-plane toward Waialua and Haleiwa, and have been working closely with our state legislators to preserve this land in agriculture. Wahiawa is the "Gateway to the Country".
Our WCBA continues to provide leadership to 1)the Community Strengthening Program, which seeks economic development opportunities, 2)to Malama O Wahiawa, our non-profit arm that fosters volunteer activity, graffiti eradication, and better security to residents through its the Neighborhood Security Watch Program.
The WCBA is honored to have a dedicated Board of Directors, some of whom have given years of volunteer service and leadership to the community.
Marcia Sumile
W.C.B.A. President
Make A Difference Day Wahiawa!
When: Saturday, October 24
Where: Anywhere in the Wahiawa area.
What: Pick a project that you or your group can do to benefit those in need or the community in general. For example, collect food for the needy, pick up trash, coordinate a visit to the sick or elderly at Wahiawa General Hospital. Use your imagination!
Why?: If we care about our community, we should be willing to spend a few hours of service to help improve it.
Let Us Know Your Project: Email us your plans for the day. We'll send you a form so that you can report the result of your efforts.
MAHALO!
Wahiawa Lions 64th Annual Veterans Day Parade
When: Wednesday, November 11, 10:00 A.M.
Where: California Avenue, from Ka`ala Elementary School to Fred Wright District Park.
What: Over eighty-five marching units are expected. A joint service color guard and the Royal Hawaiian Band will lead marchers up California Avenue at 10:00 A. M. Grand Marshal for the parade is Army Colonel (Ret.) Bert Nishimura, a veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The theme of this year's parade is "Welcome our Veterans.” General Robert L. Caslen, Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division, will be the featured speaker at the program at the district park following the parade. The program includes a flag-raising ceremony, a massing of the colors, and military equipment displays.
To Participate or for More Information: Call Lion donald Sagara at 621-0115.
Santa Claus will be coming to town – Wahiawa town - on Monday evening, December 7, starting at 6:30 p.m. for the Wahiawa Community and Business Association’s (WCBA) annual Santa Claus Parade. Over thirty floats and units, including the Leilehua High School Band, will be on hand to escort Santa Claus up California Avenue through the heart of Wahiawa to the Wahiawa Shopping Center.
Come on out to welcome Santa and get in the Christmas spirit!
In their May 18 issue, the Pacific Business News announced that New York based Cushman & Wakefield in partnership with Sofos Reality Corporation will be marketing former pineapple lands once owned by the George Galbraith Trust. The privately owned company services commercial, industrial, resort, hotel, golf course, retail, office and multifamily properties.
The Wahiawa Community and Business Association will oppose any development plan that fall under their scope of real estate activities because of what’s at stake.
For more information about this compelling challenge to the Wahiawa Community Download THIS MS Word file EVENT: Wahiawa Bus Tour No Longer Conducted
DATE: NO TOURS SCHEDULED
WHY: The free tours conducted in 2008 have ceased. They were funded with a grant from the Hawaii Tourism Authority, and the funds have run out. >
Neighborhood Watch: Guided by the Honolulu Police Department, residents of Wahiawa meet together to work on strategies to reduce crime and drug activities in their own neighborhoods. Several neighborhoods in Wahiawa, with the support of the W.C.B.A. and Malama O Wahiawa have already scheduled meetings. You are welcome to attend these meetings and/or have one on your own street. Community Strengthening Program (CSP): The WCBA became involved in the CSP to work through its neighborhood planning process that aimed at development of economic revitalization strategies for our town. The CSP was a partnership with Empower Oahu, the City and County of Honolulu, the state, and the Honolulu office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The planning group drafted revitalization strategies and met with community groups to seek their support and held community meetings. The Wahiawa plan has been completed and submitted to the City for review and approval of a Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area designation. The CSP has now been transformed into a Community Based Development Organization. See below for a recap of the WCBA's involvement.
W.C.B.A. 2009 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
For over seventy years, our community has looked to the WCBA to provide leadership in building a better community in which to live and do business. We also support oher organizations designed to directly benefit our town. As a member of the WCBA, not only do you become a part of this longstanding tradition, but you have the opportunity to contribute your talents, time and/or resources to strengthening our community and improving our area's quality of life.
The WCBA has consistently provided support for local businesses and residents by sponsoring and supporting projects such as:
The WCBA also testifies at City and State hearings on issues that are pertinent to our community and is currentlly working on several projects that can use your help. Your participation will help the WCBA to continue to secure civic, recreational, educational, social and business improvement.
To join please fill out the following Membership Form.
Membership Form 2009
Name:___________________________________________________________
Business(if applicable):________________________________________
Adress:_________________________________________________________
Email:_____________________________________
Work PH:__________________________________
Home PH:__________________________________
Areas of interest where you would like to help our community:______________________________________________________
download THIS MS Word file
Businesses - $30.00; Individual - $10.00; Clubs or Organizations - $15.00
WCBA Helps Move Revitalization of Wahiawa Forward
We invite you to become a Wahiawa Community and Business Association (WCBA) member.
Wahiawa Neighborhood Security Watch Programs
Malama O Wahiawa (formerly known as Weed & Seed)
Helping the Homeless
Annual Santa Claus Parade
Improvements to Lake Wilson including water supply & game fish habitat
Annual Pineapple Festival
Sunset at the Park
Website of Community Events, Issues and Meetings: www.WahiawaTown.org
Civic Improvement Awards for Property Improvements
Wahiawa Restaurant Guide Publication
25th Infantry Division Discount Program
Adopt-A-Highway periodic cleanups
Yellow Ribbon Welcome Home Campaign
Make a Difference Day
Graffiti Eradication with Wahiawa Lions & others
Please print, complete form and mail with your remittance to: WCBA, P.O. Box 861408, Wahiawa, HI 96786
Mahalo!
The more than five-year involvement of the Wahiawa Community and Business Association (WCBA) with Empower Oahu reached a significant milestone on May 11 with the submission to the City and County of Honolulu of an application for designation of a major portion of Wahiawa as a Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA). If approved, the NRSA designation puts Wahiawa on the fast track for receipt of U. S. Housing and Urban Development funds administered by the city.
The WCBA’s Community Strengthening Program, chaired by WCBA Past President Jack Kampfer, and composed of Ben Acohido, Yuki Kitagawa and WCBA Board members Bill Putre, Jack Smith, and Libby Smithe, with assistance from Empower Oahu, spearheaded this community development project from its inception. The CSP group analyzed community assets, conducted research, formed visions of a better Wahiawa, and held community meetings beginning in 2006. This effort culminated in the recent NRSA application and the establishment of a Community Based Development Organization (CBDO) that will implement the goals, objectives and activities described in the application. With the exception of Jack Smith, all of the CSP group have continued their involvement as members of the CBDO. Other WCBA Board members participating in the CBDO are David Chee and Martha Peterson.
The application identifies three main goals:
1. Build resident capacity. (That is, involve all strata of the community in building Wahiawa’s future and build up community leadership.)
2. Support Economic and Job Development (Provide local opportunities for job creation and resources for job seekers.)
3. Improve Social Well-Being (Maintain a safe community, and preserve its small town atmosphere and plantation heritage.)
In addition to the formation of a CBDO, some of the objectives proposed include establishment of a community center as a gathering place for community events, creation of a business incubator and market place, increasing opportunities for youth, reducing crime, improving traffic flow and community aesthetics, and enhancing opportunities for development of agricultural and natural resource-related activities.
It’s not too late to get involved. If you are interested in contributing your time and energy to this important effort, please call Jack Kampfer at 621-5109, ext. 226.
