DOWNTOWN – CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 13

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 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:

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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).

Note: The Board may act 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. BOARD BUSINESS – UNFINISHED (5 minutes)
A. Election of Treasurer – To serve from July 2024 to June 30, 2025
B. Adoption of Oral Testimony Rules
IV. PRESENTATIONS (10 minutes each)
A. Hawaiian Electric Follow up – Brendan Bailey
B. Upcoming Chinatown Events – Leonard Kam
i. Mid-Autumn Festival on Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
ii. Chinatown Open House on Friday, January 24, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m.
iii. Night in Chinatown Festival on Friday, January 24, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
iv. Night in Chinatown Parade on Saturday, January 25, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
C. Request for Temporary Road Closure for Children and Youth Day on Sunday, October 6, 2024 – Allan Silva from CYD Planning Committee.
D. Out of the Darkness Walk on Saturday, September 14, 2024 – Cat Logan (AFSP)
E. Hallowbaloo 2024 on Saturday, October 26, 2024 – Rick Schneider, President and CEO of Events International, Inc.
V. PUBLIC CONCERNS (2 minutes each regarding issues not listed on this agenda)
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (1 minute)
A. Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record
VII. 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]
VIII. MONTHLY REPORTS (3 minutes each)
A. Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS)
B. Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division – Blaine Kawamura
C. Maunakea Villages – Greg Payton [gpayton@mhkhawaii.org]
D. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART)
E. Chinatown Improvement District – Lee Stack [chinatownimprovementdistrict@gmail.com]
F. Chinatown Business Community Association (CBCA) – Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock
G. Neighborhood Citizen Patrol – Kevin Lye
IX. CHAIRS REPORT
A. Discussion of whether we need a Parliamentarian. This is an appointment by the Chair if he decides to. Let’s have an open and good discussion on the Pros and Cons of this appointment.
X. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. The next Downtown–Chinatown Neighborhood Board No.13 regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 5, 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>.
XI. 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, 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.