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With Permission / Courtesy of: City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2024, 6:00 P.M.

MAKIKI CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND ON WEBEX

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmleCcpgYq8

Meeting materials are available online at: https://tinyurl.com/nb11home

I. CALL TO ORDER [0:00:00]: Chair Lee called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Quorum was established with 10 members present. Note: This 11-member Board requires six members to establish quorum and to take official Board action. Board members must be in-person or have video access.

Board Members Present: Kim Coco Iwamoto, Kathleen Lee, Lori Farinas, Dyson Chee, Jeanne Rice, Caroline Faringer, Lynn Mariano, Rodney Chang, Richard Webb, and Emma Davis.

Board Members Absent: None.

Guests: Firefighter Shanon Sison (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Arnold Sagucio (Honolulu Police Department); Ben Sullivan (Mayor Blangiardi's Representative); Director Andy Kawano, Chief Steven Takara, and Assistant Chief Stuart Peterson (Department of Budget and Fiscal Services); Councilmember Calvin Say and Pua Smith Kauhane, Robin Henski (Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam); Marissa Gonzales (Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit); Ashton Stallings (Governor Green's Representatives); State House Speaker Scott Saiki (District 26); State Senator Sharon Moriwaki (District 12); Bryan Mick (Disability and Communication Access Board); State Representative Scott Nishimoto and Taylor Date (District 21); Ronald Higa (Lliliha Neighborhood Board No. 14 Member); John Buckstead, Pat Stohfa, Stuart Peterson, Tiara Medira, Dacid Leialoha, Robert Nalbach, Naomikeala Moses-Dodorello, Rose Rombawa (HI Appleseed); Richard Ohisa, Ian Ross (Makiki Neighborhood Board No. 10 Chairman); Myoung Oh, Aura Reyes, Camilia Epa and Spencer Johnson (Neighborhood Commission Office - NCO). There were 35 total attendees. Note: Names are not included if not legible on the guest sheet.

II. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS [0:01:28]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:01:47]: Firefighter Sison reported the fire statistics and safety tips. The full report can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/nb11home or the HFD website: https://fire.honolulu.gov.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [0:04:08]

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:09:22]: Lieutenant Arnold Sagucio reported the crime statistics and HPD updates. For more information, visit: https://www.honolulupd.org.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [0:14:22]

III. BOARD BUSINESS [0:53:42]

Filling of Vacancies - One Vacancy - Subdistrict 1: There were no volunteers or nominations.

Approval of the Tuesday, April 23, 2024 meeting minutes [0:53:52]:

[0:54:55] Mariano Chang and Rice Seconded the Motion to approve the February 2024 regular meeting minutes as written. Hearing no objections, the Motion WAS ADOPTED 8-0-0 (AYE: Iwamoto, Lee, Farinas, Chee, Rice, Faringer. Mariano, Chang, Webb, Davis; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None.) [0:55:05]

Report From Action Committee Meeting [0:35:44]: Reports from Action committee meeting Chair Emma Davis reported information from the Action Committee meeting held on Thursday, May 9, 2024; Focused on efforts to finalizing Resolution to support integrating neighborhood safe zones; the Board will continue to finalize edits of the Resolution at the next action committee on Thursday, June 13th, 2024.

Attendance at other meetings [0:46:48]: No report.

IV. PRESENTATIONS [1:12:36]

BFS Real Property Tax Division Presentation: Director Andy Kawano, Chief Steven Takara, and Assistant Chief Stuart Peterson from the Real Property Tax Assessment Division held a great presentation on the Real Property Tax program. The presentation described how property tax assessments are created, and why it is important to provide your date of birth on the appraisal application. The full presentation can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/nb11home

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [1:25:20]

Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB) -- Two new information web pages [1:48:23]: Bryan Mick, Coordinator, Program & Policy Development, provided a brief presentation on changes to their website. Basically, residents can electronically request handicap placards or submit complaints about accessibility or misuse of handicap parking stalls. Resources: https://health.hawaii.gov/dcab/misuse-of-disability-parking-placards/

https://health.hawaii.gov/dcab/accessible-parking-space-inquiries/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [1:54:20]

Site visit at Hookahi Leo [1:58:39]: Resident Aura Reyes described a recent site visit to the Hookahi Leo Kauhale, which included some NB11 board members. Some of the Kauhale residents also attended and described how the Kauhale works, on-site job opportunities, and helpful common areas.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [2:02:25]

V. SUBDISTRICT REPORTS [2:09:32]: No reports.

VI. RESIDENTS' AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS [2:09:40]: No concerns.

VII. ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS [2:09:50]:

Mayor Rick Blangiardi [2:10:09]: Deputy Director Ben Sullivan, Office of Climate Change, Sustainability, and Resiliency reported the following.

• Newsletter: https://www.oneoahu.org/newsletter.

• Parking: HPD responded to the resident concern regarding illegal parking on Liona St. HPD issued five citations, and will continue to keep an eye on the area.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [2:13:22]

Councilmember Calvin Say [2:28:30]: Councilmember Say discussed Housing Challenges and affordable housing solutions with members. Newsletter: https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/district-5-say

Iwamoto left at 8:33 p.m., nine members present.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [2:36:50]

City Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam [2:40:51]: Office representative Robin Henski provided the report: Removal of the homeless encampment at Bus Stop number 954; Departments Request is still pending to extend the 7:00 p.m. closure of Kakaako Waterfront Park; Asked members for further recommendations on any off-leash dog parks.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [2:43:05]

State Representative Scott Nishimoto [2:44:18]: Representative Nishimoto and Taylor Date were present, technical difficulties resulted in no report provided.

State Representative Adrian Tam [2:44:38]: State Representative Tam shared his office will be partnering with Rotary to do a School Supply Drive for Jefferson Elementary School on Thursday, July 11, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Webb left at 8:45 p.m., eight members present.

State House Speaker Scott Saiki [2:46:00]: House Speaker Saiki shared highlights of Bills that were passed and approved in the 2024 Legislative session; Pedestrian Safety; Red Light Speed Cameras; authorizing DTS to lower speed limits in school zones; and SB 3202 increase housing accessory dwelling units (ADU) development in the State.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [2:51:20]

Senator Sharon Moriwaki [2:54:08]: Senator Moriwaki provided report; explained about Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) and the City's roles in improving community development district streets.

Due to time constraints, NA Johnson requested the board postpone the remainder of the agenda until the June 2024 regular meeting agenda.

[3:02:30] Member Mariano Moved and Rice Seconded Motion to move unfinished business to the next regular meeting. Hearing no objection, the Motion was adopted.

Governor Josh Green: This item was postponed due to lack of time.

Newsletter: https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsletter/

U.S. Congressman Ed Case: This item was postponed due to lack of time.

VIII. AGENCY REPORTS

Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA): This item was postponed due to lack of time.

Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART): This item was postponed due to lack of time.

Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS): This item was postponed due to lack of time.

IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Honolulu Night Market at Our Kakaʻako - Saturday, June 8, 2024, 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (presentation by Olomana Loomis ISC at April meeting)

• Liquor Commission public hearing: Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. https://www.honolulu.gov/liq/hearingsagenda.html

o Egghead Café, 1210 Dillingham Blvd.

o Remixx Bar & Grill, 1345 South King St.

o Waikiki House by Romer, 415 Nahua St.

• NB11 social media accounts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlaMoanaKakaakoNB11; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alamoanakakaakonb11/

• The Ala Moana-Kakaako Neighborhood Board's next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Makiki Christian Church and online via WebEx.

o The next Action Committee Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 13, 2024.

• ʻŌlelo Broadcasts: Recordings of the meetings are broadcast on ʻŌlelo 49 on the first and third Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m., and every second Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Upcoming broadcast will be on at 8:30 a.m. The full schedule is at https://olelo.org/tv-schedule/). Recordings may also be viewed at https://www.honolulu.gov/cms-nco-menu/site-nco-sitearticles/1657-board-meeting-video-archive.html

X. ADJOURNMENT [3:04:30]: Chair Lee adjourned the meeting at 9:05 p.m.

Submitted by: Camilia Epa, Neighborhood Assistant

Reviewed by: Spencer Johnson, Neighborhood Assistant

Finalized by: Kathleen Lee, Chair

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