When

May 28, 2024

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Where

Makiki Christian Church
829 Pensacola Street, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 96814

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ALA MOANA – KAKA‘AKO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 11

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2024 6:00 P.M.
MAKIKI CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 829 PENSACOLA STREET
AND ON WEBEX

Virtual Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=mfeed1827c1a523f100d68fcf484a35fc
Meeting number / Access code: 249 870 45676
Password: NB11 (6211 from phones and video systems)
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Video-Teleconference: The Board will be making a good faith effort to provide the public with the opportunity to observe the meeting as it happens and an opportunity to provide oral testimony without a physical presence in the physical meeting room. Please ensure that your computer or phone is muted unless you are speaking.
Rules of Speaking: Please indicate a desire to speak by (1) using the “Raise Hand” button at the bottom of the control panel; (2) placing a comment in the chatbox; (3) activating your video camera and physically raising your hand; or (4) making a verbal request. When recognized by the Chair, please keep your comments relevant and under three (3) minutes.
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. A two-thirds (2/3) vote (8) of this eleven (11)-member Board is needed to add an item to the agenda. Adding an item to the agenda, however, is not permitted if (1) the item to be added is of reasonably major importance and (2) action on the item by the board will affect a significant number of persons. Determination of whether a specific matter may be added to an agenda must be done on a case-by-case basis.
Meeting materials are available online at: https://tinyurl.com/nb11home

1. Call to Order: Chair Kathleen Lee (6:00 p.m.)
1.1 Roll call

2. Public Safety Reports
2.1 Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – submitted report via email
2.2 Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – Lt. Arnold Sagucio

3. Board Business
3.1 Nominations and election to fill current vacancy
a. Subdistrict 1
3.2 Approval of the April 23, 2024 meeting minutes
3.3 Report from May 9, 2024 Action committee meeting
a. Committee Chair Emma Davis
b. Discussion on continuing action committee meetings every second Thursday through the end of 2024
3.4 Discussion on holding Candidate Forum/s for this election year
3.5 Attendance at other meetings

4. Presentations (6:30 p.m.)
4.1 BFS- Real Property Tax Division Presentation – Anites R. Lagpacan (or BFS representative)
4.2 Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB) – new information web pages – Bryan Mick, Coordinator, Program& Policy Development
a. https://health.hawaii.gov/dcab/misuse-of-disability-parking-placards/
b. https://health.hawaii.gov/dcab/accessible-parking-space-inquiries/
4.3 Site visit at Hookahi Leo (community member Aura Reyes)

5. Subdistrict Reports

6. Residents’ and Community Concerns (3 minutes per speaker) (7:30 p.m.)

7. Elected Official Reports (3 minutes each)
7.1 Mayor Rick Blangiardi or office representative Ben Sullivan
7.2 City Councilmember Calvin Say (District 5) or office representative Pualani Smith-Kauhane
7.3 City Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam (District 6) or office representative Robin Henski
7.4 State Representative Scott Nishimoto (District 21) or office representative Taylor Date
7.5 State Representative Adrian Tam (District 22)
7.6 State House Speaker Scott Saiki (District 26) or office representative Frank Rogozienski
7.7 State Senator Sharon Moriwaki (District 12) or office representative Charles Izumoto
7.8 Governor Josh Green’s Representative – DCCA Team
7.9 U.S. Congressman Ed Case’s representative

8. Agency Reports (3 minutes each)
8.1 Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) – Francine Murray
8.2 Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) – Marissa Gonzales
8.3 Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS)

9. Announcements
9.1 The Honolulu Night Market at Our Kakaʻako – Saturday, June 8, 2024, 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. (presentation by Olomana Loomis ISC at April meeting)
9.2 Liquor Commission public hearing: Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. ( https://www.honolulu.gov/liq/hearingsagenda.html )
a. Egghead Café, 1210 Dillingham Blvd.
b. Remixx Bar & Grill, 1345 South King St.
c. Waikiki House by Romer, 415 Nahua St.
9.3 NB11 social media accounts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlaMoanaKakaakoNB11; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alamoanakakaakonb11/
9.4 The Ala Moana-Kakaako Neighborhood Board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Makiki Christian Church and online via WebEx.
The next Action Committee Meeting is sc heduled for Thursday, June 13, 2024.
9.5 ʻŌlelo Broadcasts: Recordings of the meetings are broadcast on ʻŌlelo 49 on the first and third Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m., and every second Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Upcoming broadcast will be on at 8:30 a.m. The full schedule is at https://olelo.org/tv-schedule/). Recordings may also be viewed at https://www.honolulu.gov/cms-nco-menu/site-nco-sitearticles/1657-board-meeting-video-archive.html

10. Adjournment (8:00 p.m.)

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.

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024, 6:00 P.M.
MAKIKI CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND ON WEBEX

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5TdHbzj2Q4

Meeting materials are available online at: https://tinyurl.com/nb11home

I. CALL TO ORDER [0:00:00]: Chair Lee called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Quorum was established with six members present. Note: This 11-member Board requires six members to establish quorum and to take official Board action. Board members must be in-person or have video access.

Board Members Present: Kim Coco Iwamoto, Kathleen Lee, Lori Farinas, Dyson Chee, Jeanne Rice, Caroline Faringer. Lynn Mariano (arrived at 6:03 p.m.); and Rodney Chang (arrived at 6:12 p.m.).

Board Members Absent: Richard Webb and Emma Davis.

Guests: Captain Debo (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Arnold Sagucio, Ben Sullivan (Mayor Blangiardi’s Representative); Pua Smith Kauhane (Councilmember Say); Robin Henski (Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam); Marissa Gonzales (HART); Ashton Stallings (Governor Green’s Representatives); Watase San, Daniel Simonich, Megan Chinn, Todd Boulanger (Biki); Jacob Wiencek, Isaiah Sato (R.M. Towill); Ted Wen, Kaloa Robinson, Marissa Gonzales, Myoung Oh, Stephen Nakasine, Kent Walther, Ronald Higa (Lliliha Neighborhood Board No. 14 Member); Pat Stolfa, Chris Fong, J. Buckstead, A. Reyes, Robert Nalback, Muanice Ala Moses, Rose Rombana, Christy MacDherson and Arjuna Kim (HI Appleseed); Franklin Chung, (Residents and Guests); and Dylan Buck (Neighborhood Commission Office – NCO). There were 32 total attendees. Note: Names are not included if not legible on the guest sheet.

II. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS [0:00:53]
Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) [0:01:10]: Captain Debo reported the fire statistics and safety tips. The full report can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/nb11home or the HFD website: https://fire.honolulu.gov.

Mariano arrived at 6:03 p.m., seven members present.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [0:04:08]

Chang arrived at 6:12 p.m., eight members present.

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) [0:15:43]: Lieutenant Arnold Sagucio reported the crime statistics and HPD updates. For more information, visit: https://www.honolulupd.org.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [0:18:26]

III. BOARD BUSINESS [0:35:00]
Filling of Vacancies – One Vacancy – Subdistrict 1: There were no volunteers or nominations.

Approval of the Tuesday, February 27, 2024 meeting minutes [0:35:24]:

[0:35:34] Mariano Moved and Chee Seconded the Motion to approve the February 2024 regular meeting minutes as written. Hearing no objections, the Motion WAS ADOPTED 8-0-0 (AYE: Iwamoto, Lee, Farinas, Chee, Rice, Faringer. Mariano, Chang; NAY: None; ABSTAIN: None.) [0:35:39]

Report From Action Committee Meeting [0:35:44]: Reports from Action committee meetings Chee reported information from the Action Committee meeting held on Thursday, March 14, 2024 and Tuesday, April 16, 2024; including drafting a resolution supporting neighborhood integrated safe zones.

Attendance at other meetings [0:46:48]: No report.

Social Event Idea [0:46:54]: Member Lynn Mariano presented an idea to meet with members of the public to track resident concerns.

IV. PRESENTATIONS [0:49:00]
Biki Updates: Todd Boulanger, Executive Director, Bikeshare Hawaii/Biki, presented information and statistics following 7 years of service. The full presentation can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J5k4gRQYlCkaQPhU-rHZrYDqtm0OPgIU/view?usp=sharing or https://tinyurl.com/nb11home

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [0:52:33]

The Honolulu Night Market at Our Kakaʻako [0:58:33]: Megan Chinn, Director of Marketing Communications, Olomana Loomis ISC, presented the Honolulu Night Market on Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. The presentation can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-2k4HkdLed-ZqShOrMrneQWXlFhw-bNJ/view?usp=sharing

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [1:05:53]

Update on 1500 Kapiolani Project [1:06:08]: Isaiah Sato, R. M. Towill Corporation presented the following. 1500 Kapiolani is an approved mixed-use project consisting of 109 affordable rental units for kupuna and one manager’s unit; 444 condo-hotel units, six residential units, and 8,500 square feet of commercial space. Graphs, photos, and renderings were provided.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [1:15:00]

Affordable Rental Project [1:40:20]: Chris Fong, Tradewind Capital presented the following. The location for the affordable rental project is on the corner of Piikoi and Young Street. The proposal is for 247 rental units, 23 stories, including studios, one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms, and three-bedrooms. There will be 245 parking stalls with the parking structure at 7.5 stories. Rent will be at 60% average median income (AMI) and below.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [1:52:19]

Homeless/houseless Discussion [1:57:03]: Anton Krucky, Director, City & County of Honolulu Department of Community Services, presented the following. The point-in-time count was conducted on the night of Sunday, January 22, 2023, where 4,028 individuals were found to be experiencing homelessness. The full presentation can be found at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/154c2AsZIEF-eJK45-WGWpxw4qegPYMc9/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102485690849917628054&rtpof=true&sd=true

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [2:11:14]

V. SUBDISTRICT REPORTS [2:34:28]: Chang reported City crews trimmed the dead tree, and replaced parking meters – ongoing concerns raised at previous meetings. Mariano raised concerns with the lane striping on Pensacola Street. Mariano raised concerns with flattened bike lane delineators. Chee raised concerns with no parking on Liona Street, near Cedar Street.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [1:40:00]

VI. RESIDENTS’ AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS [2:38:15]: Mariano raised concerns with the “no right turn on red” island-wide.

VII. ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS [2:39:19]:
Mayor Rick Blangiardi [2:39:25]: Deputy Director Ben Sullivan, Office of Climate Change, Sustainability, and Resiliency reported the following.
• Newsletter: https://www.oneoahu.org/newsletter.
• Right Turn Near Whole Foods at 388 Kamakee Street: The Department of Transportation Services (DTS) will perform an investigation which will include research, a site inspection/assessment, and review of the area’s traffic collision history, and take appropriate action as warranted by their analysis. DTS will inform the board of their findings upon completion of the investigation.
• Auto Perfection LLC: From March 8 to April 14, 2024, District 1 (Central Honolulu) officers checked 1052 Kawaiahaʻo Street to address the complaint of an auto dealership parking customers’ vehicles on the street daily. During the checks, officers observed no violations, and nothing obstructed motorists’ view of oncoming traffic. Officers spoke to an employee of Auto Perfection and Ceramic Pro, LLC, and mentioned the concerns. The employee said that they would be more mindful of the parking situation in the future.
• Paradise Pedals: Field investigation on 3-12-2024 revealed no observable activity related to the requestor’s complaint of the business (Paradise Pedals) allegedly stopping in the street to pick up their customers at / or near the corner of Queen and Kamakee Street. The Land Use Ordinance of Honolulu does not regulate the picking up or dropping off of passengers of any vehicle, be it private or business.

Councilmember Calvin Say [2:42:41]: Councilmember Say shared his monthly newsletter.
• Newsletter: https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/district-5-say or https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6098c5bb75e480679bd2fab3/t/660c710a7736eb563f25402f/1712091410785/April+2024+Newsletter.pdf
• Kauhea Street Stabilization Project: http://www8.honolulu.gov/ddc/kauhea-street-area-stabilization-project
• Ala Wai Watershed Project: https://www.honolulu.gov/alawai
• US Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District Civil Works Projects: https://www.poh.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Civil-Works-Projects/Ala-Wai-Food-Risk-Management-Project/
• Complete Streets Annual Report: https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dts/FY23_CS_Annual_Report_FINAL.pdf
• Homeowners Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6098c5bb75e480679bd2fab3/t/65c2805b6b1c566fa66df36e/1707245668491/Hawaii-Homeowners-Handbook-Fourth-Ed.final-web.pdf
• Feral Chicken Flyer: http://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/csd/Feral_Chicken_Info_Sheet.pdf
• FY25 Proposed Budget. https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/budget

City Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam [2:15:02]: Robin Henski reported the following. Newsletter: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6098c5bb75e480679bd2fab3/t/660f3dd91d767e602c6cea3f/1712274921165/2024.04+Newsletter.pdf

State Representative Scott Nishimoto [2:43:18]: No representative present.

State Representative Adrian Tam [2:43:25]: No representative present.

State House Speaker Scott Saiki [2:43:31]: No representative present.

Senator Sharon Moriwaki [2:43:45]: No representative present.

Governor Josh Green [2:43:54]: Ashton Stallings, Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA), reported the following. Newsletter: https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsletter/
• Teachers Certification: All teacher candidates from the Philippines must have completed education requirements and at least two years of prior experience.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed. [2:05:50]

U.S. Congressman Ed Case [2:45:09]: No representative was present.

VIII. AGENCY REPORTS [2:45:12]
Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA): No representative present.

Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART) [2:45:16]: Marissa Gonzales provided a brief update.

Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) [2:47:16]: No representative was present; a report was submitted.

IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS [2:47:21]
• 45th Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk on Saturday, May 4, 2024, starting at 7:00 a.m. (https://www.charitywalkhawaii.org)
• Police Week March on May 13, 2024 – presentation by HPD in February 2024 meeting
• Liquor Commission public hearing: Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. (https://www.honolulu.gov/liq/hearingsagenda.html )
o Egghead Café, 1210 Dillingham Blvd.
o Remixx Bar & Grill, 1345 South King St.
o Waikiki House by Romer, 415 Nahua St.
• NB11 social media accounts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlaMoanaKakaakoNB11; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alamoanakakaakonb11/
• The Ala Moana-Kakaako Neighborhood Board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Makiki Christian Church and online via WebEx. The next Action Committee Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2024.
• ʻŌlelo Broadcasts: Recordings of the meetings are broadcast on ʻŌlelo 49 on the first and third Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m., and every second Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Upcoming broadcast will be on at 8:30 a.m. The full schedule is at https://olelo.org/tv-schedule/). Recordings may also be viewed at https://www.honolulu.gov/cms-nco-menu/site-nco-sitearticles/1657-board-meeting-video-archive.html

X. ADJOURNMENT [2:47:51]: As there was no further business, Chair Lee adjourned the meeting at 8:23 p.m.

Submitted by: Spencer Johnson, Neighborhood Assistant
Reviewed by: Dylan Whitsell, Deputy
Finalized by: Kathleen Lee, Chair

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.