ALA MOANA – KAKA‘AKO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 11
Candidate Registration is
Now Open for 2025
Neighborhood Board Elections!
All current board members of the 2023-2025 Board term will need to register for the new term. Registration and candidate profile forms will not roll over from the previous Neighborhood Elections.
Important Dates:
• Friday, December 20, 2024 – Candidate and Voter Registration Begins
• Friday, February 21, 2025 – Candidate Filing and Voter Registration Deadline
• Friday, April 25, 2025 – Voting Begins
• Friday, May 16, 2025 – Voting Ends
For more information
Visit https://web5.hnl.info/nbe or https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/
Contact us at NCO@honolulu.gov or
Call 808-768-3710
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025 6:00 P.M.
Physical Location: Makiki Christian Church, 829 Pensacola Street
Virtual Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=mb7f6e1b40156ae36b78556e96eabf086
Meeting number / Access code: 2492 331 1577
Password: NB11 (6211 from phones and video systems)
Join by Phone: +1-408-418-9388
Board Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JHxLyEI1wm7cUgm9ayIl2Q6OLWSbPBCV
Board Meeting Recordings: http://www.youtube.com/@NeighborhoodCommissionOffice
Video-Teleconference: The Board will be making a good faith effort to provide the public with the opportunity to observe the meeting as it happens and an opportunity to provide oral testimony without a physical presence in the physical meeting room. Please ensure that your computer or phone is muted unless you are speaking.
Rules of Speaking: Please indicate a desire to speak by (1) using the “Raise Hand” button at the bottom of the control panel; (2) placing a comment in the chatbox; (3) activating your video camera and physically raising your hand; or (4) making a verbal request. When recognized by the Chair, please keep your comments relevant and under three (3) minutes.
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 added to the agenda. A two-thirds (2/3) vote (8) of this eleven (11)-member Board is needed to add an item to the agenda. Adding an item to the agenda, however, is not permitted if (1) the item to be added is of reasonably major importance and (2) action on the item by the board will affect a significant number of persons. Determination of whether a specific matter may be added to an agenda must be done on a case-by-case basis.
Meeting materials are available online at: https://tinyurl.com/nb11home
1. Call to Order: Chair Kathleen Lee
1.1 Roll call
2. Public Safety Reports
2.1 Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – submitted report via email
2.2 Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – Officer Aaron Ostachuk
3. Presentations
3.1 Korean Language Program Expansion Resolution – Jessica Lee, student
3.2 Police Week Kickoff – May 12, 2025 – Officer Joel Saniatan
3.3 Kakaʻako Makai/Senate Bill 534 – Ron Iwami, Friends of Kewalo
4. Board Business
4.1 Approval of the January 28, 2025 meeting minutes
4.2 Action Committee Report – Emma Davis, Action Committee Chair
4.3 Discussion on ICE encounters – Member Dale VanderBrink
5. Subdistrict Reports
6. Residents’ and Community Concerns (3 minutes per speaker)
7. Agency Reports (3 minutes each)
7.1 Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) – Francine Murray
7.2 Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART)
7.3 Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS)
8. Elected Official Reports (3 minutes each)
8.1 State Senator Sharon Moriwaki (District 12) or office representative
8.2 State Representative Ikaika Olds (District 23) or office representative
8.3 State Representative Adrian Tam (District 24) or office representative
8.4 State Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto (District 25) or office representative
8.5 City Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam (District 6) or office representative Robin Henski
8.6 City Councilmember Scott Nishimoto (District 5) or office representative
8.7 Mayor Rick Blangiardi or office representative Ben Sullivan
8.8 Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Ashton L. Stallings (DCCA)
8.9 U.S. Congressman Ed Case’s representative
9. Announcements
9.1 Upcoming events:
a. Free School Meals 4 All: A Community Forum, Saturday, March 15, 2025, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., McKinley High School Auditorium
b. Festa Italiana, Saturday, March 21 & 22, 2025 (www.festaitalianahawaii.com)
c. The Keiki Street Festival at Our Kakaʻako, Saturday, March 29, 2025
d. For more information on upcoming events/street closures, visit: https://www8.honolulu.gov/dts/2025-events/
9.2 2025 Neighborhood Board Elections: Voting begins Friday, April 25, 2025 and ends Friday, May 16, 2025. Please call the Neighborhood Commission Office for any assistance at 808-768-3710 or for more information visit: https://web5.hnl.info/nbe
9.3 NB11 social media accounts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlaMoanaKakaakoNB11; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alamoanakakaakonb11/
The next Action Committee meeting will be on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
The next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
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. 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
10. Adjournment
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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.
All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours, 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, Hawaii 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. Email: nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.
DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025 at 6:00 P.M.
MAKIKI CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 829 PENSACOLA STREET, HONOLULU, HI 96814
AND VIA WEBEX
Video Recording of Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJHbpckeIOM&list=PLfqRwVpRrookxrT5l_ZdEJ9dPjtT2p4AJ&index=1
Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JHxLyEI1wm7cUgm9ayIl2Q6OLWSbPBCV
1. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:08]: Chair Kathleen Lee called the Ala Moana-Kakaʻako Neighborhood Board No. 11 meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Quorum was established with 6 members present. Note: This 11-member Board requires six (6) members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action.
Board Members Present: Kathleen Lee, Emma Davis, Lynn Mariano, Rodney Chang, Lori Farinas, Dale Vanderbrink, and Caroline Faringer (7:00p.m.).
Board Member(s) Absent: Karen Cheung, Dyson Chee, and Jeanne Rice.
Guests: Fire Fighter A. Akiona (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Arnold Sagucio and Sergeant Aaron Ostachuk (Honolulu Police Department); Ross Isokane (Empty Homes Tax Coalition); Maribell Pabalan (Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART); Senator Sharon Moriwaki, Representative Ikaika Olds (House District 23); Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto and Colby Sameshina (House District 25); William Niheu (Governor Josh Green); Patrick Watson (HART contractor Frank Coluccio Construction Company, Inc.); William Nhieu (Governor’s Representative); Flora and Katie (Representative Tam’s Office); Bishop Reyn Y. Tsuru, Garrett Miyata, Takuya Salcusa (Shinson Mission); Rick Schneidor, Ronald Higa, Kathy Hancock, Patrick Watson, Robin Henski, Taylor Date, Summer Caster, Ross Isokane, Katie Ziemann, Representative Ikaika Olds, Quinn Hashimoto (Residents); and Spencer Johnson (Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO). Note: Name was not included if not legible. There were 35 total participants.
Member Mariano offered condolences to the Honolulu Fire Department, for the recent loss of Fire Fighter Jeffrey Fiala.
1.1 Roll Call – [0:01:35]: Chair Lee called for a roll call, which was conducted by Neighborhood Assistant Spencer Johnson.
2. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS – [0:02:10]
2.1 Honolulu Fire Department – [0:02:24]: Fire Fighter A. Akiona provided the December 2024 monthly statistics and safety tip for the month concerning electrical safety. For more information and resources: https://fire.honolulu.gov/.
2.2 Honolulu Police Department – [0:04:38]: Lieutenant Arnold Sagucio and Sergeant Aaron Ostachuk provided the December 2024 monthly statistics. Lieutenant Sagucio provided information about a case from Ala Moana Beach Park, and announced his promotion to Captain.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:09:17]
3. PRESENTATIONS – [0:19:35]
3.1 Empty Homes Tax Resolution Updates – [0:19:46]:– Ross Isokane, Empty Homes Tax Coalition & NB13 – Chinatown Member, presented information on the purpose of an Empty Homes Tax, and it’s progress through City Council, and the current status of postponed into 2025 pending a consultant’s report.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:22:57]
3.2 The Keiki Street Festival at Our Kakaʻako – [0:23:51]: Summer Caster Event Manager, Our Kakaʻako / Olomana Loomis ISC / Narrative Hawai’i presented information for the Keiki Street Festival on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:26:45]
3.3 Festa Italiana, Saturday, March 22, 2025 [0:35:25]: Rick Schneidor, Events International, presented information on the event and related road closures around Mother Waldron Park.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:38:00]
4. BOARD BUSINESS – [0:39:20]
4.1 Approval of the November 26, 2024 meeting minutes – [0:39:22]:
[0:39:30] Chang MOVED and Mariano SECONDED approval of the November 26, 2024 meeting minutes as written. Hearing no objections, the motion was ADOPTED; 6-0-0 (Aye: Lee, Davis, Mariano, Chang, Farinas, Vanderbrink; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [0:39:40]
4.2 Action Committee Report – Emma Davis, Action Committee Chair – [0:39:46]: Davis provided a recap of the Special
Meeting held in December. Discussion followed.
4.3 Discussion on Continuation of Action Committee Meetings for 2025 – [0:51:10]: Chair Lee described attendance at the
typical Action Committee Meeting. Discussion followed.
4.4 Attendance at other meetings – [0:53:15]: Chair Lee commented on Jeanne Rice’s ongoing discussion regarding Pickleball courts.
4.5 Board Recess Dates in 2025 – [0:53:45]: Chair Lee mentioned that in July 2025, the board will decide on a recess in
either November or December 2025.
4.6 Discussion on Condo/Property Insurance – [0:54:35]: Mariano opened discussion on condo/property insurance in relation to hurricanes. Discussion followed.
Faringer arrived at 7:00 p.m., seven members present.
5. SUBDISTRICT REPORTS – [1:14:15]
5.1 Subdistrict 1 Report – [1:14:16]: Chair Lee raised concerns regarding a nearby business’ closure resulted in their windows being vandalized with graffiti, and how it occurres commonly.
Subdistrict 3 Report – [1:15:38]: Chang announced that the re-occurring dead tree issue has been resolved.
6. RESIDENTS’ AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [1:16:11]: There were no concerns raised at this time.
7. AGENCY REPORTS – [1:16:25]
7.1 Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) – [2:16:30]: There was no representative present.
7.2 Honolulu Authority for Rapid [Transportation] (HART) – [1:16:43]: Maribell Pabalan of HART’s Public Information Department introduced Patrick Watson, and provided an update on the utility relocation progress. Patrick Watson provided brief updates and suggested subscribing to the weekly e-blast.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:21:00]
7.3 Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) – [1:26:34]: There was no representative present.
8. ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS – [1:26:40]: Chair Lee took the officials by in-person attendance first.
8.1 City Councilmember Scott Nishimoto (District 5) – [1:27:15]: Scott Nishimoto introduced his staff members, and announced the first full-council meeting would be tomorrow.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:29:45]
8.2 State Representative Ikaika Olds (District 23) – [1:31:17]: Representative Ikaika Olds introduced himself and mentioned bills that may interest to the Ala Moana/Kakaʻako residents.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:33:00]
8.3. State Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto (District 25) – [1:33:40]: Representative Iwamoto provided information on some of the bills being introduced this session.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:44:25]
8.4 State Senator Sharon Moriwaki (District 12) – [1:51:44]: Senator Moriwaki introduced her staff and gave a brief overview of some of the 1,600 bills introduced in the Senate.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:56:50]
8.5 City Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam (District 6) – [1:57:55]: There was no representative present.
8.6 Mayor Rick Blangiardi – [1:57:58]: There was no representative present.
8.7 State Representative Adrian Tam (District 24) – [1:58:00]: Katie introduced herself, and announced Representative Tam’s committee assignments.
8.8 Governor Josh Green’s Representative – [1:59:08]: William Niheu provided a report, highlighting the Governor’s State of the State Address.
Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [2:01:24]
8.9 U.S. Congressman Ed Case’s Representative – [2:02:25]: There was no representative present.
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [2:02:34]
9.1 2025 Neighborhood Board Elections: https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/neighborhood-board-elections/
Friday, February 21, 2025: Voter and Candidate Registration Deadlines
9.2 NB11 social media accounts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlaMoanaKakaakoNB11; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alamoanakakaakonb11/
9.3 The next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
9.4 The 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 www.youtube.com/@NeighborhoodCommissionOffice
XI. ADJOURNMENT – [2:03:25]: Chair Lee adjourned the meeting at 8:11 p.m.
Submitted by: Spencer Johnson, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Camilia Epa, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Finalized by:
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