NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION

NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025 at 6:00 P.M.
Kapālama Hale – Room 260
925 Dillingham Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96817
AND VIA WEBEX

This meeting location is open to public participation.
Other available options include participating by computer, phone or by video system.
WebEx and phone-in instructions are as follows:

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Recordings of Board meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1DZJTKor6TTNYiqx5U-P2w

Meeting Materials can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LS8mfBOkIKp5hqr6Fwr5Kn1HCYCURUu0

Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise his or her hand, and when recognized by the Chair, to address comments to the Chair. Speakers are to keep their comments under two (2) minutes. Public testimony taken on each agenda item. Please silence all electronic devices.

Note: The Commission may take action on any agenda item. As required by the State Sunshine Law (Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 92), specific issues not noted on this agenda cannot be voted on, unless properly added to the agenda.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PUBLIC CONCERNS – Limited to two (2) minutes; for items not on the agenda

III. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE MINUTES
A. Monday, January 13, 2025 Written Summary for Video Record

IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discussion of Complaints Provisions Overview
B. Review of Complaint Provisions (Proposed §3-2-101 – §3-2-105; Plan §2-18-101 – §2-18-105)
1. §3-2-101 Complaints. (Plan 2019 §2-18-101)
2. §3-2-102 Hearings initiated by the executive secretary or the commission. (Plan 2019 §2-18-102)
3. §3-2-103 Hearings initiated by a board, board member, or the public. (Plan 2019 §2-18-103)
4. §3-2-104 Sanctions. (Plan 2019 §2-18-104)
5. §3-2-105 Contested case process. (Plan 2019 §2-18-105)

V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Next Meeting: The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. on Webex, and at Kapālama Hale.

VI. ADJOURNMENT

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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.

DRAFT NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025 – 6:00 P.M.
KAPĀLAMA HALE CONFERENCE ROOM 260 – 925 DILLINGHAM BOULEVARD, HONOLULU, HI 96817
AND VIA WEBEX TELECONFERENCING

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFMt7K0bF_8

Meeting materials can be found at:
• Committee’s Unofficial Website: https://n-plan.org/
• Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LS8mfBOkIKp5hqr6Fwr5Kn1HCYCURUu0

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:03]: Committee Chair Smith called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.

Committee Members Present: Kathleen Elliott-Pahinui, Richard Oshiro, Patrick Smith, Larry Veray, and Lloyd Yonenaka.

Committee Members Absent: Mahealani Bernal and Steven Melendrez.

Guests: Greg Misakian (Waikiki Neighborhood Board No.09); Kevin Lye (Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No.13); Tom Heinrich (Residents); Lloyd Yonenaka, Dylan Whitsell, Travis Saito and Dylan Buck (Neighborhood Commission Office – NCO). There were 12 total attendees. Name not included if not legible on sign-in sheet, not signed in and/or not participated in discussion.

II. PUBLIC CONCERNS – [0:00:33]: No discussion.

III. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE MINUTES – [0:01:29]

Monday, November 18, 2024 Written Summary for Video Record – [0:00:43]: Hearing no corrections or objections, the Written Summary for Video Record was approved as written; 4-0-0 (AYE: Elliott-Pahinui, Smith, Veray, Yonenaka; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None) – [0:01:05]

IV. NEW BUSINESS – [0:01:26]

Discussion of Review Process Direction – [0:01:26]: Committee Chair Smith announced that the sentiment of the Committee at the previous meeting was to consider a proposal, if one is prepared by the next meeting, which would result in a pause of the comprehensive review of the Neighborhood Plan in order to focus on reviewing the complaint process.

Review of Complaint Provisions (Proposed §3-2-101 – §3-2-105; Plan §2-18-101 – §2-18-105) – [0:02:21]: Committee Chair Smith introduced the topic and gave the floor to Deputy Whitsell (NCO) to present the proposed amendments to the complaint process. Deputy Whitsell explained the purpose of this meeting is to understand a general direction of where this Committee would like the complaint process to go. Deputy Whitsell highlighted the following amendments to the current process: (1) increase efficiency regarding deadlines; (2) less formal; and (3) turn this into a team effort rather than singling out members
• Proposed Amendments:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZXGGGCKnWKrDXeG_aweawUmgOq67wYQ9/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:04:39]. Following discussion, the sentiment of the Committee was to review the proposed amendments and come prepared to the next meeting for a potential vote.

§3-2-101 – Complaints. (Plan 2019 §2-18-101): Postponed to next meeting.

§3-2-102 – Hearings initiated by the executive secretary or the commission. (Plan 2019 §2-18-102): Postponed to next meeting.

§3-2-103 – Hearings initiated by a board, board member, or the public. (Plan 2019 §2-18-103): Postponed to next meeting.

§3-2-104 – Sanctions. (Plan 2019 §2-18-104): Postponed to next meeting.

§3-2-105 – Contested case process. (Plan 2019 §2-18-105): Postponed to next meeting.

V. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [1:16:40]

Next Meeting: The next Committee meeting is tentatively scheduled for Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Kapālama Hale and virtually via WebEx.

Neighborhood Board Elections: Candidate Registration for 2025 Neighborhood Board Elections Now Open until Friday, February 21, 2025. 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. Please visit https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/ for more details or contact the Neighborhood Commission Office at NCO@honolulu.gov or call (808) 768-3710.

VI. ADJOURNMENT – [1:18:42]: The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

Submitted by: Dylan Buck, Community Relations Specialist, NCO
Reviewed by: Dylan Whitsell, Deputy, NCO
Finalized by:

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