NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2024 at 6:00 P.M.
Kapālama Hale – Room 153
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:

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m4ed0ce4c5871978ea94a35efd24063d1
Meeting Number / Access Code: 2482 418 5050
Password: NC00 (6200 from phones and video systems)
Join by Phone: +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll

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

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 (Hawaiʻi 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 BY PRESIDING OFFICER
A. Roll Call of Commissioners, Establishment of Quorum

II. PUBLIC CONCERNS – Limited to 2 minutes for items not on the agenda

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Monday, July 22, 2024 Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record

IV. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S REPORT
A. Neighborhood Commission Office Survey
1. Gauge public participation including knowledge of and value of Neighborhood Boards
2. Supports direction for outreach and participation

V. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Elections Committee – Chair Claire Tamamoto. Members: Bill Clark and Richard Oshiro (Ex-Officio)
B. Survey Committee – Chair Steven Melendrez. Members: Jon Ching, Mahealani Bernal, Claire Tamamoto and Richard Oshiro (Ex-Officio)
C. Neighborhood Plan Committee – Chair Patrick Smith. Members: Mahealani Bernal, Steven Melendrez, Larry Veray and Richard Oshiro (Ex-Officio)

VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Next Meetings: The next Neighborhood Plan Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. on Webex and at Kapālama Hale. The next regular meeting of the Neighborhood Commission is scheduled for Monday, September 23, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. on Webex, and at Kapālama Hale.

VII. ADJOURNMENT OF SUNSHINE LAW MEETING

VIII. ADJUDICATORY MATTERS – The Commission will exercise its adjudicatory functions in accordance with HRS § 92-6.
A. 2024-09 Misakian v. Finley, Henski
B. 2024-10 Misakian v. Finley
C. 2024-11 Misakian v. Finley, Henski
D. 2024-12 Misakian v. Finley
E. 2024-13 Worth v. Finley
F. 2024-14 Fehn v. DeCorte

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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 REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024 – 6:00 P.M.
KAPĀLAMA HALE CONFERENCE ROOM 153 – 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=MfBEQ6YIWDw

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:01]: 6:00 p.m.

Chair Pro Tem Oshiro called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Quorum was established with 8 members present. Note – This 9-member commission requires 5 members present to establish quorum and to take official commission action.

Members Present: Mahealani Bernal, Bill Clark, James Logue, Steven Melendrez, Richard Oshiro, Patrick Smith, Claire Tamamoto and Larry Veray.

Members Absent: Jon Ching.

Guests: Michelle Matson (Diamond Head Neighborhood Board No.05); Greg Misakian, Sarah Worth (Waikiki Neighborhood Board No.09); Kevin Lye (Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No.13); Deborah King, Jacob Wiencek (Residents); Executive Secretary (ES) Lloyd Yonenaka, Dylan Whitsell, Travis Saito and Dylan Buck (Neighborhood Commission Office – NCO). There were 18 total attendees. Name not included if not legible on sign-in sheet, not signed in and/or not participated in discussion.

II. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND CONFIRMATION OF BOARD DETAILS – [0:01:57]

Election of Officers – Chair – [0:02:08]: [0:03:06] – Smith nominated Oshiro for Chair. Hearing no objections, Oshiro was elected as Chair; 8-0 (Oshiro: Bernal, Clark, Logue, Melendrez, Oshiro, Smith, Tamamoto, Veray; Abstain: None) – [0:03:35]

Election of Officers – Vice Chair – [0:04:00]: [0:04:14] – Veray nominated Melendrez for Vice Chair. [0:04:40] – Tamamoto nominated Smith for Vice Chair. Hearing no other nominations, the Board conducted a roll call vote. Smith was elected as Vice Chair; 5-3 (Smith: Bernal, Logue, Oshiro, Smith, Tamamoto; Melendrez: Clark, Melendrez, Veray) – [0:05:36]

Election of Officers – Secretary – [0:06:41]: [0:08:20] – Veray nominated Bernal for Secretary. Hearing no objections, Bernal was elected as Secretary; 8-0 (Bernal: Bernal, Clark, Logue, Melendrez, Oshiro, Smith, Tamamoto, Veray; Abstain: None) – [0:08:33]

Election of Officers – Treasurer – [0:08:49]: [0:09:15] – Smith nominated Clark for Treasurer. Hearing no objections, Clark was elected as Treasurer; 8-0 (Clark: Bernal, Clark, Logue, Melendrez, Oshiro, Smith, Tamamoto, Veray; Abstain: None) – [0:09:25]

Meeting Date, Time, Location and Format – [0:09:50]: [0:10:15] – Veray MOVED and Smith SECONDED to retain the same meeting date/time/place/format of the fourth Monday/ 6:00 p.m./ Kapālama Hale/ and virtually via WebEx. Hearing no objections or abstentions, the motion was ADOPTED; 8-0-0 (Aye: Bernal, Clark, Logue, Melendrez, Oshiro, Smith, Tamamoto, Veray; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [0:10:44]

Determination of Recess Schedule – [0:11:01]: [0:11:49] – Veray MOVED and Melendrez SECONDED to recess in December 2024 and June 2025. Hearing no objections or abstentions, the motion was ADOPTED; 8-0-0 (Aye: Bernal, Clark, Logue, Melendrez, Oshiro, Smith, Tamamoto, Veray; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [0:13:12]

Adoption of Oral Testimony Rules – [0:13:34]: [0:14:04] – Hearing no objections, the oral testimony rules will remain the same; 8-0-0 (Aye: Bernal, Clark, Logue, Melendrez, Oshiro, Smith, Tamamoto, Veray; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [0:14:11]

III. PUBLIC CONCERNS – [0:14:27]

Ethics and Guidance – [0:14:41]: Sarah Worth (NB09) cited NP 2-11-108 to inquire if the Commission was willing to forward Worth’s questions to Corporation Counsel for an official opinion. This is in regards to a question from last year about NB09 receiving free tickets (allegedly worth $200) for a political dinner. The Commission told Worth last year that if she has a complaint, she can file one with the NCO.

Office of Information Practices (OIP) Complaints – [0:20:12]: Deborah King asked if complainants remain anonymous when they file a complaint through OIP, and Deputy Whitsell (NCO) responded that he cannot answer that but believes that they do remain anonymous to the general public.

Various Complaints – [0:22:31]: Kevin Lye (NB13) raised the following concerns: confirmation that the minutes belong to the Boards; request to reinstate the PDF attachment to the NCO e-blasts for agendas/minutes; confirmation that the NCO does not typically print documents in color; and confirmation that NB agendas are duly noticed on City or State calendars.

Waikiki Neighborhood Board Meetings – [0:28:38]: Jacob Wiencek raised the following concerns: spoke in opposition to OIP’s recent opinions of the Waikiki agenda; is concerned with the devolving conduct by members at the Waikiki meetings; and inquired about the process for recalling a member. Greg Misakian (NB09) alleges that NB09 members have violated Sunshine Law and the Neighborhood Plan. Misakian is also concerned with retaliation by his fellow NB09 members.

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – [0:37:50]

Monday, June 24, 2024 Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record – [0:37:50]: [0:38:14] – Melendrez MOVED and Clark SECONDED to approve the June 2024 Written Summary for Video Record as written. Hearing no objections, the motion was ADOPTED; 8-0-0 (Aye: Bernal, Clark, Logue, Melendrez, Oshiro, Smith, Tamamoto, Veray; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [0:38:22]

V. COMMITTEE REPORTS – [0:38:30]

Elections Committee – [0:38:30]: No report.

Survey Committee – [0:38:46]: Committee Chair Melendrez reported that the committee last met on Monday, June 10, 2024, to continue editing the draft survey before proposing it to the Neighborhood Commission for consideration. As the NCO provided feedback, another committee meeting will be scheduled. Committee Chair Melendrez noted that he intends to email the Neighbohrood Board Members to extend an invitation for them to propose any questions they would like to see included in the survey.

Neighborhood Plan Committee – [0:39:27]: Committee Chair Smith reported that the next committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 29, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at Kapālama Hale and virtually via Webex. Committee Chair Smith noted that he disagrees with any concerns that Veray, who was recently appointed as a commissioner, would need to be reappointed to the Neighborhood Plan Committee in his new capacity.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:40:24]

[0:41:11] – Chair Oshiro removed Ching from the Neighborhood Plan Committee and appointed Veray.

VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [0:42:33]

Next Meeting – [0:42:33]: The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 26, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at Kapālama Hale Conference Room 153 and virtually via Webex.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT – [0:42:54]: The meeting was adjourned at 6:44 p.m.

Submitted by: Dylan Buck, Community Relations Specialist, NCO
Reviewed by: Spencer Johnson, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Finalized by: Mahealani Bernal, Secretary, Neighborhood Commission

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