WAIKĪKĪ NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 9

REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M.
Waikīkī Community Center
310 Paoakalani Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815
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Meeting Materials: Find an archive of handouts and referenced materials for Neighborhood Board No.9 at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U5LqhO7cjTWUAsZeSiesn99MJa87ouZE

Recordings of Board Meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@cityandcountyneighborhoodc2559

Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise their hand, and when recognized by the Chair, to address comments to the Chair. Speakers are allowed two and one half (2.5) minutes, and those giving reports are urged to keep their reports under three (3) minutes. Please silence all electronic devices.

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.

Privacy: This meeting is being recorded for future telecast. Comments made will be part of the video presentation.

I. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Robert Finley

II. CITY MONTHLY REPORTS – City Presenters will provide written reports as well as verbal updates
a. Honolulu Fire Department – Waikiki Captain
b. Honolulu Police Department – Duty Officer
c. Board of Water Supply – Dominic Dias

III. CITIZENS CONCERNS NOT COVERED IN REGULAR AGENDA

IV. PUBLIC EVENTS: Times are for street closure
a. Friday, Nov 29, 6:30-9: 30 p.m., Waikiki Holiday Parade
b. Sunday, Dec 1, 10:30-Noon, Street Bikers United-Toys for Tots Caravan
c. Saturday, Dec 7, 5:30-8:30 a.m., Annual Kalakaua Merrie Mile Run
d. Saturday, Dec 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Pearl Harbor Memorial Annual Parade
e. Sunday, Dec 8, 2;30a.m.-4:00 p.m., Honolulu Marathon, East Oahu ending in Kapiolani park
f. Monday, Jan 20, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade
g. Other January events not posted yet

V. APPLICATIONS FOR LIQUOR LICENSES
a. Awiwi Hawaiian Grill LP, 1910 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 2. Beer and Wine Cat 1

VI. ELECTED OFFICIALS OR OFFICIALS’ REPRESENTATIVES
Officials will provide a briefing on current events that impact the Waikiki Neighborhood, Board will not vote on any presentation.
a. Mayor’s Representative – NOLA MIYASAKI
b. Council Member – TOMMY WATERS
c. Senator – SHARON MORIWAKI
d. Representative – ADRIAN TAM
e. Governors Representative – YVONNE HUNTER

VII. WAIKĪKĪ IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION – RICK EGGED
Presentation to update Waikiki Neighborhood on Commercial Events that impact the community. The board will not vote on the presentation.

VIII. NEW BOARD BUSINESS
a. Waikiki Business Improvement District Association (WBIDA) Waikiki Update/Safe and Sound Update – Trevor Abarzua and City Prosecutor Steve Alm, this presentation may take at least 30 minutes with questions and answers from board and residents.
b. Honolulu City Council, Bill 50, reducing the number of street festivals held on Kalakaua Avenue.
c. The Sunshine Law, as it applies to the Neighborhood Boards. Request for public input and discussion on a proposal to exempt the Neighborhood Boards from the Sunshine Law –Misakian

IX. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Corrections to Draft Minutes (unless minor spelling) need to be sent to board members 48 hours prior to the November 12 meeting.
a. Tuesday, October 8, 2024
b. Tuesday, August 14, 2024
c. Tuesday, September 10, 2024

X. REPORTS (Limited to three (3) minutes each
a. Sub district 1 Report – Murz
b. Sub district 2 Report – Anderson
c. Sub district 3 Report – Henski
d. Chair Report
e. Announcements

The Waikīkī Neighborhood Board will recess in December 2024

The next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, January 14, at 6:00p.m.

XI. ADJOURNMENT

View this meeting on Olelo Channel 49 at 9:00 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday each month, and at 6:00 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. View on line at: http://olelo.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=30

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, Hawaiʻi 96817; Telephone (808) 768-3710 Fax (808) 768-3711; or call (808) 768-3710 or e-mail nco@honolulu.gov . Agendas and minutes are also available on the internet at www.honolulu.gov/nco.

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, Hawaiʻi 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. 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.