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

ALA MOANA - KAKA‘AKO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 11

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD

TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2024, 6:00 P.M.

MAKIKI CHRISTIAN CHURCH -- 829 PENSACOLA STREET, HONOLULU, HI 96814

IN-PERSON AND ON WEBEX

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

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

I. CALL TO ORDER [0:00:00]: Chair Pro-Tem Lee called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Quorum was established with 8 members present. Note: This 11-member Board requires 6 members to establish quorum and to take official Board action. Board members must be in-person or have video access.

Due to technical difficulties, the recording's audio was muted during the Call to Order section and was resolved during roll call for attendance.

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

Board Members Absent: Rodney Chang and Richard Webb.

Guests: Firefighter Representative (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Arnold Sagucio (Honolulu Police Department); Kent Yang (DTS); Council Member Calvin Say (Council District 5), Pua Smith-Kauhane (CM Say's Office); State House Speaker Scott Saiki (District 25); Senator Sharon Moriwaki (District 12); Representative Scott Nishimoto (House District 23), Taylor Date (Rep Nishimoto's Office); Representative Adrian Tam (House District 24); Ronald Higa (Liliha Neighborhood Board No. 14 Member); Ian Ross (Candidate for House District 23); Patt McCain (Candidate for House District 23); Kim Coco Iwamoto (Candidate for House District 25); Shotaro Dabbs (Candidate for Senate District 12); Brendan Schultz (Candidate for Council District 5); Ikaika Olds (Candidate for House District 23); Janel Denny, Frank Rogozienski, Brandon C., Teri Pan, Shanon Sison (Residents); Camilia Epa (Neighborhood Commission Office - NCO). There were 51 total attendees. Note: Names are not included if not legible on the guest sheet.

II. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS [0:02:30]

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:02:50]: A representative from the Pawaa Fire Station provided information previously requested and highlighted the following: HFD's role in Hawaiian Electric's Public Safety Power Shutoff Program; fire safety and evacuation planning for high-rise occupancies; monthly incident statistics for June 2024; fire safety tip for the month regarding heat safety.

• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pbDgqpHxCrM1RB8wOPpskiBeBxiK36dt/view?usp=drive_link

• To submit a request online for HFD's Fire and Life Safety presentations and trainings for high rise occupancies: https://fire.honolulu.gov

• HFD website: https://fire.honolulu.gov.

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:02:36]: Lieutenant Arnold Sagucio provided the report and highlighted the following; the monthly crime statistics for June 2024; substantial decrease in car breakings and motor vehicle thefts in the area last month in the area; Major Paul Okimoto started an initiative of higher concentrated patrols for the area due to community concerns and Lt. Sagucio shared Major Paul Okamoto's appreciation for the community for coming out to his, ‘Meet the Major Coffee Hour' at Ward Villages; safety tip for the month regarding checking the back seats of our vehicles.

• For more information, visit: https://www.honolulupd.org

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [0:09:50]

III. BOARD BUSINESS [0:15:10]

Filling of Vacancies - One Vacancy - Subdistrict 1: No volunteers at this time.

• Board and Sub-District Boundaries: https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/boards-and-sub-district-boundary-descriptions/

Elections of Officers -- Chair -- [0:15:44]: [0:15:50] -- Iwamoto nominated Lee for Board Chair. Hearing no objections, Lee was elected Chair; 8-0-0 (Aye: Dyson Chee, Lori Farinas, Kathleen Lee, Jeanne Rice, Lynn Mariano, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Emma Davis, Caroline Faringer; Nay: None; Abstain: None) -- [0:16:20]

Elections of Officers -- First Vice Chair -- [0:16:28]: [0:16:30] -- Iwamoto nominated Chee for First Vice Chair. Hearing no objections, Chee was elected First Vice Chair; 8-0-0 (Aye: Dyson Chee, Lori Farinas, Kathleen Lee, Jeanne Rice, Lynn Mariano, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Emma Davis, Caroline Faringer; Nay: None; Abstain: None) -- [0:16:50]

Elections of Officers -- Second Vice Chair -- [0:17:00]: [0:16:30] -- Faringer nominated Rice for Second Vice Chair. Hearing no objections, Rice was elected Second Vice Chair; 8-0-0 (Aye: Dyson Chee, Lori Farinas, Kathleen Lee, Jeanne Rice, Lynn Mariano, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Emma Davis, Caroline Faringer; Nay: None; Abstain: None) -- [0:17:32]

Elections of Officers -- Secretary -- [0:17:38]: [0:17:50] -- Rice nominated Davis for Secretary. Hearing no objections, Davis was elected secretary; 8-0-0 (Aye: Dyson Chee, Lori Farinas, Kathleen Lee, Jeanne Rice, Lynn Mariano, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Emma Davis, Caroline Faringer; Nay: None; Abstain: None) -- [0:18:10]

Elections of Officers -- Treasurer -- [0:18:12]: [0:18:15] -- Iwamoto nominated Farinas for Treasurer. Farinas declined nomination. [0:18:45] -- Rice nominated Mariano for Treasurer. Hearing no objections, Mariano was elected Treasurer; 8-0-0 (Aye: Dyson Chee, Lori Farinas, Kathleen Lee, Jeanne Rice, Lynn Mariano, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Emma Davis, Caroline Faringer; Nay: None; Abstain: None) -- [0:19:19]

Approval of the Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes [0:19:28]: [0:19:38] -- Rice MOVED and Farinas SECONDED to approve the June 2024 regular meeting minutes as written. Hearing no objections, the Motion WAS ADOPTED; 8-0-0 (AYE: Chang, Chee, Farinas, Iwamoto, Mariano, Rice, Webb, Lee; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) -- [0:19:48]

Report from June 13, 2024 Action Committee Meeting [0:20:00]: Member Chee shared the draft Resolution regarding establishing a comprehensive community support initiative has been finalized and read it to everyone.

• Draft Resolution: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-N7o71047QngHp1Jz6Xhhg63B9sS96A6/edit

[0:25:36] -- Mariano MOVED and Iwamoto SECONDED to adopt the Resolution regarding establishing a comprehensive community support initiative as written. Discussion followed. Hearing no further discussion, the Board conducted a roll call vote. The motion was ADOPTED; 8-0-0 (AYE: Chang, Chee, Farinas, Iwamoto, Mariano, Rice, Webb, Lee; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) -- [0:28:44]

Determination of Recess Schedule for August 2024 -- June 2025 [0:28:50]: [0:29:10] -- Davis MOVED and Rice SECONDED to recess their Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 24, 2024. Hearing no objections, the motion WAS ADOPTED; 8-0-0 (AYE: Chang, Chee, Farinas, Iwamoto, Mariano, Rice, Webb, Lee; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) -- [0:29:30]

Attendance At Other Meetings -- [0:29:30]: No reports.

IV. RESIDENTS' AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS: No concerns.

V. AGENCY REPORTS & ELECTED OFFICIALS' REPORTS: In light of the scheduled candidate forum, agency reports and elected officials' reports will be made available online under meeting materials.

VI. CANDIDATE FORUM -- [0:29:48]

Chair Lee called a recess at 6:32 p.m. to start the candidate forum.

Chair Lee called the meeting back to order at 8:36 p.m.

VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS [2:33:20]

NB11 social media accounts -- [2:33:24]:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlaMoanaKakaakoNB11

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alamoanakakaakonb11/

Next Regular Meeting -- [2:33:30]: The Ala Moana-Kakaako Neighborhood Board's next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Makiki Christian Church and online via WebEx.

Next Action Committee Meeting -- [2:33:33]: Scheduled for Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Makiki Christian Church and online via Zoom.

ʻŌlelo Broadcasts -- [2:33:40]: Videotaping of the board 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.

• The full schedule is at: https://olelo.org/tv-schedule/

• Recordings may also be viewed at: https://olelo.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=20

VIII. ADJOURNMENT [2:34:00]: Chair Lee adjourned the meeting at 8:36 p.m.

Submitted by: Camilia Epa, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO

Reviewed by: Dylan Buck, Community Relations Specialist, NCO

Finalized by: Emma Davis, Secretary, Neighborhood Board No. 11

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