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Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 Agenda - NOVEMBER 2, 2023 at 6:00 P.M.
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With Permission / Courtesy of: City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office

DOWNTOWN-CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 13

November 2023 Agenda

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2023, at 6:00 P.M.

Ke'elikolani Middle School Library

1302 Queen Emma Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

AND VIA WEBEX

This meeting location is open to public participation.

Other available options include participating by computer, phone or by video system.

WebEx and phone-in instructions are as follows:

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m374ccf99101101b25591c0950acc0a09

Meeting Number / Access Code: 2488 333 4322

Password: NB13 (6213 from phones and video systems)

Join by phone: +1(408) 418-9388 [United States toll]

Meeting Materials: Find a monthly archive of handouts and referenced materials concerning to the Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No.13 at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1F4DdI9R8Er12TNf6Bl-yb4p4EW0-68vu

Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise their hand, and when recognized by the Chair, to address comments to the Chair. All dialogue at the meeting will be conducted by use of the microphone. Those joining the meeting on WebEx are reminded to mute their speakers until they wish to be recognized by the Chair. Anyone not following these rules will be ruled out of order by the Chair. Those providing presentations to the Board are encouraged to do so via a PowerPoint presentation, with a projector and provide handouts for the Board and the community. To permit sufficient time for questions, those giving reports are urged to keep their presentations under three (3) minutes unless otherwise advised. The public concerns, questions, and comments are limited to two (2) minutes each. The Board questions and comments are limited to one (1) minute each.

Note: The Board may take action on any agenda item. As required by the State Sunshine Law (HRS 92), specific issues not noted on this agenda cannot be voted on, unless allowed for under HRS 92. A majority vote (5) of this 9-member Board is required to meet quorum requirements.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS (5 minutes each)

A. Honolulu Fire Department

B. Honolulu Police Department

III. PRESENTATIONS (15 minutes each)

A. A ala Park Proof of Concept Design - Emily Perry and Lea Hong

B. State Department of Health (DOH) Adult Mental Health Division Iwilei Resource Center: Opening Target Date is January 2024 - Chad Koyanagi

IV. PUBLIC CONCERNS (20 minutes; two minutes for each speaker for issues not on the agenda)

V. ELECTED OFFICIALS (five (5) minutes each)

A. Governor Josh Green's Representative - Shawn Hamamoto [shawn.hamamoto@doh.hawaii.gov]

B. Mayor Rick Blangiardi's Representative - Ian Santee [isantee@honolulu.gov]

C. City Council (District 6) - Tyler Dos Santos-Tam [tdossantos-tam@honolulu.gov]

D. State Senate (District 13) - Karl Rhoads [senrhoads@capitol.hawaii.gov]

E. State House (District 26) - Scott Saiki [repsaiki@capitol.hawaii.gov]

F. State House (District 28) - Daniel Holt [repholt@capitol.hawaii.gov]

VI. MONTHLY REPORTS

A. Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS)

B. Safe Haven - Greg Payton [gpayton@mhkhawaii.org]

C. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART)

D. Chinatown Improvement District - Lee Stack [chinatownimprovementdistrict@gmail.com]

E. Neighborhood Citizen Patrol - Kevin Lye

F. Chinatown Business Community Association (CBCA) - Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock

VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A. Thursday, October 5, 2023, Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record

VIII. NEW BUSINESS

A. Determination of Board Recess Schedule

B. Board Concerns:

i. Hallowbaloo and all other events in Downtown-Chinatown, which will require a Street Liquor permit. Discussions on how to approach this for all events.

C. Community Walk: A walk around Downtown-Chinatown with the community and local politicians on a weekend to visit areas of high concerns, as well as areas of interest to the history of this community.

IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. The next Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No.13 regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at Ke'elikolani Middle School and virtually via Webex.

B. Rebroadcasts of Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No.13 meetings are scheduled on lelo channel 49 for every third Thursday at 9:00 p.m., as well as 9:00 a.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month. An archive of past meetings may be found on http://olelo.org/olelonet/ by searching on .

X. ADJOURNMENT

A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive this board's agenda and minutes. Additions, corrections, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) at Kap lama Hale, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711, or e-mailing nco@honolulu.gov. Agenda documents and minutes are also available online at http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.html

All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours of the meeting, written and/or oral testimony may be submitted directly to the Board at the meeting. If submitting written testimony, please note the Board and agenda item(s) your testimony concerns. Send to: Neighborhood Commission Office, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, HI 96817, fax (808) 768-3711, or email nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a language other than English, please call the Neighborhood Commission Office at (808) 768-3710 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or send an email to nco@honolulu.gov at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. It may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

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