MAKIKI-LOWER PUNCHBOWL-TANTALUS NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 10

NICE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
Monday, March 30, 2026 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Hawaiʻi State Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto’s Office at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol Room 327
415 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
AND ONLINE VIA ZOOM

Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81219488559?pwd=Jn6azceXn1qka5a5G6c83y5kN0sbVX.1
Meeting ID: 812 1948 8559
Passcode: 894275

Chair: Harris Nakamoto (junfour@gmail.com)
Members: Nathaniel Char, Chuck Lee, Ian Ross, Claire Santos, Nancy Depicolzuane

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes: Monday, February 23, 2026
(Committee Minutes: https://www4.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-12765)

3. Committee Concerns from Previous Regular Board Meeting
Kinau Community Hub Event: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at HoMA (Honolulu Museum of Art)

4. Follow-Up Items

5. Resident and Community Concerns not listed on the agenda

6. Next Meeting: The Makiki/Lower Punchbowl/Tantalus Neighborhood Board No. 10 Nice Neighborhoods Committee is scheduled to meet next on Monday, April 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in person at State House Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto’s office at State Capitol Room 327.

7. 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, HI 96817, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711, or emailing nco@honolulu.gov. Agenda documents and minutes are also available online at http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.

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, email nbtestimony@honolulu.gov, or complete the form on https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/testimony.

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 as soon as possible, preferably at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. If a request is received with fewer than three (3) business days remaining before the meeting, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but it may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

NICE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026 AT 2:00 P.M.
Hawaii State Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto, State Capitol Rm 327, 415 South Beretania Honolulu, HI 96813 AND ONLINE VIA ZOOM

Members Present: Harris Nakamoto and Nathan Char.

Members Absent: Chuck Lee, Nancy Depicolzuane, Ian Ross, and Claire Santos.

Guests: Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto and Morgan Lee (Rep. Belatti).

1. Call to Order at 2:05 pm

2. Approval of 1/26/26 Meeting Minutes: APPROVED

3. Committee Concerns from Previous Meeting
a. Kinau Community Hub Event scheduled for Tuesday, 4/7/26, 4 pm to 6 pm at Honolulu Museum of Art HoMA) Luce Court. Save the Date Postcard sent in late December. Postcard with registration info to be mailed out by 3/6/26. Program will take place in the Doris Duke Theater from 4:15 pm. Following program, food (donated by Domino’s, Chick-Fil-A and McDonalds) and drinks (donated by Safeway Stores) will be provided in the Luce Court. Welcome by HoMA, Updates from Neighborhood Board, HPD, HFD, and Nice Neighborhoods, wrapping up with kickoff of Resilience Hub Planning Committee for Kinau Rectangle Area bordered by Alapai, Kinau, Piikoi and King Streets. We also discussed inviting City Department of Transportation.

4. Resident and Community Concerns not listed on the agenda: NONE

5. Next Meeting: Monday, March 30, 2026, 2 PM, via ZOOM or 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 Street, Honolulu, HI 96813).

6. Meeting adjourned at 2:38 pm.

To view agenda and minutes, visit our board website.

Event shows physical location; however, other options of participation may also include WebEx and phone.  If available, instructions for WebEx and phone can be found at the top of the agenda.