Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 Agenda - September 5, 2024 at 6:00 P.M.

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Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 Agenda - September 5, 2024 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

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024, at 6:00 P.M.

Keʻelikōlani Middle School Library

1302 Queen Emma Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

AND VIA WEBEX

This meeting location is open to public participation.

Other available options including WebEx and phone-in instructions are as follows:

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m2eec5eabd07f32af605be6e0c6aac97b

Meeting Number / Access Code: 2490 552 4947

Password: NB13 (6213 from phones and video systems)

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

Meeting Materials Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1F4DdI9R8Er12TNf6Bl-yb4p4EW0-68vu

Rules of Speaking: Any audience member may raise their hand to speak on an agenda item at the announced time; when recognized by the Presiding Officer, questions/comments are limited to two (2) minutes. After the audience, Board members may raise their hand to speak with questions and comments limited to one (1) minute. Requests for follow-ups may or may not be granted by the Presiding Officer. Audience/Board members should refrain from interruptions and/or disruptive conduct. Any individual not following these rules may be ruled out of order.

Rules for Presentations/Reports: Presentation of materials are only permitted by individuals listed on the agenda (or by the Neighborhood Assistant/an Officer of the Board) during the listed presentation/report. Speakers are urged to keep their prepared remarks to under the allotted time on the agenda (unless otherwise authorized by the Chair/Presiding Officer). Subsequent responses during Q&A should be kept brief and direct (or may be addressed in private follow-ups).

Other Notes: The Board may vote upon any listed agenda item; items not listed cannot be voted upon unless allowed under HRS 92 (a.k.a. Sunshine Law). Matters raised during Public Concerns cannot be voted upon (but may be discussed by the Board at the discretion of the Presiding Officer). Members of the Board may not raise a matter not listed on the agenda during Public Concerns (but may request inclusion of an item on the agenda in advance of the meeting). Public testimony received in advance of the meeting may also be read aloud (during the listed agenda item or Public Concerns) at the discretion of the Chair.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. FILLING OF BOARD VACANCIES - Residents interested in filling a vacant board seat must bring current proof of residency to the board meeting or to Neighborhood Assistant Camilia Epa Gomes (camilia.epa@honolulu.gov) to verify residency in advance.

A. Downtown-Chinatown At-Large -- One (1) vacancy

III. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS (5 minutes each)

A. Honolulu Fire Department

B. Honolulu Police Department

IV. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION

V. PRESENTATIONS (10 minutes each)

A. Hawaiian Electric Follow up -- Brendan Bailey or his representative

B. Request for Temporary Road Closure for Children and Youth Day on Sunday, October 6, 2024 -- Allan Silva from CYD Planning Committee.

C. Dine, Art, Shop and Love (DASL) Honolulu Fest planned for Saturday, November 23, 2024, hosted by the City's Office of Economic Revitalization -- Guillaume Maman

D. Autumn Moon Festival on Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./ Quarterly Report. -- Lee Stack

E. Updates on Plans for Hallowbaloo 2024 on Saturday, October 26, 2024 -- Mark Tarone

VI. PUBLIC CONCERNS (2 minutes each regarding issues not listed on this agenda)

VII. NEW BUSINESS (5 minutes each)

A. Resolution 2024-04 Supporting Bill 46 (2024) to establish an Empty Homes Tax in Honolulu.

B. Resolution 2024-05 Urging additional government reforms recommended by the Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct.

VIII. ELECTED OFFICIALS (5 minutes each)

A. Congressman Ed Case's Representative

B. Governor Josh Green's Representative -- Steven Downes [stephen.downes@doh.hawaii.gov]

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

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

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

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

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

IX. QUARTERLY REPORTS (3 minutes each)

A. Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS)

B. Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division -- Casey Abe [casey.abe@hawaii.gov]

C. Maunakea Villages -- Greg Payton [gpayton@mhkhawaii.org]

D. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART)-Marissa Gonzales [Marissa.Gonzales@honolulu.gov]

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

F. Neighborhood Citizen Patrol -- Kevin Lye

X. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (1 minute in total)

A. Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record

B. Thursday, August 1, 2024, Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record

XI. CHAIRS REPORT (5 minutes)

A. Chair's decision on whether to include a non-specific "Board Member Concerns" recurring item to future agendas.

B. Chair's decision on whether the board needs a Chair-appointed position of a Parliamentarian.

XII. ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. The next Downtown--Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at Keʻelikōlani Middle School and virtually via Webex.

B. YouTube -- An archive of video recordings of Neighborhood Board meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@cityandcountyneighborhoodc2559

C. Rebroadcasts of Downtown--Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 meetings are scheduled on ʻŌlelo 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 <Downtown Chinatown>.

XIII. 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 Kapālama Hale, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 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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