MAKIKI – LOWER PUNCHBOWL – TANTALUS NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 10

NICE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 AT 2:00 P.M.
HAWAII STATE REPRESENTATIVE KIM COCO IWAMOTO’S OFFICE (HAWAII STATE CAPITOL ROOM 327)
415 SOUTH BERETANIA STREET, HONOLULU, HI 96813
AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX

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Committee Chair: Harris Nakamoto (junfour@gmail.com)
Committee Members: Nathaniel Char, Chuck Lee, Bronson Silva, Ian Ross, Claire Santos, Kahanu Chan, and Nancy Depicolzuane

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Committee Minutes: Monday, August 25, 2025
3. Committee Concerns from Previous Regular Board Meeting
a. Bill 7 & Bill 53 Update Discussions and Meetings – Chuck Lee
b. Resilience Hub Update (Thursday, September 4, 2025 meeting with HoMA)

4. Resident and Community Concerns not listed on the agenda

5. Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Makiki/Lower Punchbowl/Tantalus Neighborhood Board No. 10 Nice Neighborhoods Committee is scheduled to be held on Monday, October 27, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. online via Webex and in person at the office of House Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto at State Capitol Room 327.

6. Adjournment

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NICE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2025 AT 2:00 P.M.
HAWAII STATE REPRESENTATIVE KIM COCO IWAMOTO, STATE CAPITOL ROOM 327
415 SOUTH BERETANIA HONOLULU, HI 96813 AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX

Members Present: Harris Nakamoto, Chuck Lee, Nancy Depicolzuane, and Kahanu Chan.

Members Absent: Nathan Char.

Guests: State Representative Della Au Belatti and State Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto.

1. Call to Order at 2:04 pm

2. Approval of 7/28/25 Meeting Minutes: APPROVED

3. Committee Concerns from Previous Meeting
a. Bill 7 Amendments Update and Discussion, Chuck Lee shared updates on CM Tupola Housing Committee
testimonies, and upcoming meeting with Gavin Thornton. We are getting lots of visibility.

4. Follow-up Items
a. Resilience Hub. Harris confirmed his initial meeting with Lucy Ann at HoMA on September 4th. First step will
be to have a Community Hub event for neighboring building home residents to share vision of Resilience Hub.
Will keep committee, Rep Belatti-Au and Rep. Iwamoto informed to assist with mail invites, etc.

5. Resident and Community Concerns not listed on the agenda
a. The committee had open discussion on updates of Tipsy Pig II media coverage and Makiki Park resolutions
regarding dog park and additional lighting.

6. Next Meeting: Monday, September 29, 2025, 2 PM online via WebEx and in-person location to be at Hawaii State
House Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto’s office at the Hawaii State Capitol Room 327 (415 South Beretania,
Honolulu, HI 96813)

7. Meeting adjourned at 2:44 pm.

To view agenda and minutes, visit our board website.

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