BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Pacific/Honolulu X-WR-TIMEZONE:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53-16006@honolulu.gov DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250127T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250127T210000 DTSTAMP:20250121T220523Z URL:https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/events/neighborhood-commission-2025-01-27 / SUMMARY:Neighborhood Commission Regular Meeting DESCRIPTION:NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nREGUL AR MEETING AGENDA\nMONDAY\, JANUARY 27\, 2025 at 6:00 P.M.\nKapālama Hale – Room 260\n925 Dillingham Boulevard\, Honolulu\, HI 96817\nAND VIA WEB EX\n\nThis meeting location is open to public participation.\nOther availa ble options include participating by computer\, phone or by video system. \nWebEx and phone-in instructions are as follows:\n\nMeeting Link: https:/ /cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m4ed0ce4c5871978ea94a35efd24063d1 \nMeet ing Number / Access Code: 2482 418 5050\nPassword: NC00 (6200 from phones and video systems)\nJoin by Phone: +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll\n\nR ecordings of Commission meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UC1DZJTKor6TTNYiqx5U-P2w\n\nGoogle Drive: https://drive.google.com /drive/folders/1LS8mfBOkIKp5hqr6Fwr5Kn1HCYCURUu0\n\nRules of Speaking: Any one wishing to speak is asked to raise his or her hand\, and when recogniz ed by the Chair\, to address comments to the Chair. Speakers are to keep t heir comments under two (2) minutes. Public testimony taken on each agenda item. Please silence all electronic devices.\n\nNote: The Commission may take action on any agenda item. As required by the State Sunshine Law (Haw aiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 92)\, specific issues not noted on this age nda cannot be voted on\, unless properly added to the agenda.\n\nI. CALL T O ORDER BY PRESIDING OFFICER\nA. Roll Call of Commissioners\, Establishmen t of Quorum\n\nII. PUBLIC CONCERNS – Limited to 2 minutes for items not on the agenda\n\nIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES\nA. Thursday\, October 17\, 2024 Special Meeting Written Summary for Video Record\nB. Monday\, November 25 \, 2024 Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record\n\nIV. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S REPORT\nA. NCO Survey to Board members – distribution\, ti meline\n\nV. COMMITTEE REPORTS\nA. Elections Committee – Chair Claire Ta mamoto. Members: Bill Clark and Richard Oshiro (Ex-Officio)\nB. Survey Com mittee – Chair Steven Melendrez. Members: Mahealani Bernal\, Claire Tama moto\, Larry Veray and Richard Oshiro (Ex-Officio)\nC. Neighborhood Plan C ommittee – Chair Patrick Smith. Members: Mahealani Bernal\, Steven Melen drez\, Larry Veray and Richard Oshiro (Ex-Officio)\n\nVI. ANNOUNCEMENTS\nA . Next Meetings: The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday\, Februa ry 24\, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. on Webex\, and at Kapālama Hale.\nB. Neighborho od Board Elections: Candidate Registration for 2025 Neighborhood Board Ele ctions Now Open until Friday\, February 21\, 2025. All current board membe rs of the 2023-2025 Board term will need to register for the new term. Reg istration and candidate profile forms will not roll over from the previous Neighborhood Elections. Please visit https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/ for m ore details or contact the Neighborhood Commission Office at NCO@honolulu. gov or call (808) 768-3710.\n\nVII. ADJOURNMENT OF SUNSHINE LAW MEETING\n\ nVIII. ADJUDICATORY MATTERS – The Commission will exercise its adjudicat ory functions in accordance with HRS § 92-6.\nA. 2024-23 Finley v. Misaki an\nB. 2024-28 Tanaka v. Wood\nC. 2024-29 Misakian v. D. Jacob\nD. 2024-30 Suarez v. Watson\nE. 2024-31 Misakian v. Finley\n\nA mailing list is main tained for interested persons and agencies to receive this board’s agend a 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\, by telephone on (808) 768-3710\, fax (808) 768-3711\, or e-mailing nco@hon olulu.gov. Agenda documents and minutes are also available online at http: //www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.html\n\nAll written testimony must be receiv ed 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 sub mitted directly to the Board at the meeting. If submitting written testimo ny\, please note the Board and agenda item(s) your testimony concerns. Sen d to: Neighborhood Commission Office\, 925 Dillingham Boulevard\, Suite 16 0\, Honolulu\, HI 96817\, fax (808) 768-3711\, or email nbtestimony@honolu lu.gov.\n\nIf you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a language other than English\, ple ase 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 fu lfill requests received after this date.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nDRAFT RE GULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD\nMONDAY\, NOVEMBER 25\, 202 4 – 6:00 P.M.\nKAPĀLAMA HALE CONFERENCE ROOM 260 – 925 DILLINGHAM BOU LEVARD\, HONOLULU\, HI 96817\nAND VIA WEBEX TELECONFERENCING\n\nVideo reco rding of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-L _e1MEiVM\n\nMeeting materials (Google Drive) can be found at:\nhttps://dri ve.google.com/drive/folders/1LS8mfBOkIKp5hqr6Fwr5Kn1HCYCURUu0\n\nI. CALL T O ORDER – [0:00:08]: Chair Oshiro called the meeting to order at 6:03 p. m. Quorum was established with 6 members present. Note – This 9-member c ommission requires 5 members present to establish quorum and to take offic ial commission action.\n\nMembers Present: Mahealani Bernal\, Bill Clark\, Steven Melendrez\, Richard Oshiro\, Patrick Smith\, Larry Veray\, and Cla ire Tamamoto (6:05 p.m.).\n\nMembers Absent: Jon Ching and James Logue.\n\ nGuests: Representative Diamond Garcia\; Representative Julie Reyes Oda\; Greg Misakian (Waikīkī Neighborhood Board No.09)\; Chuck Lee (Makiki Nei ghborhood Board No. 10)\; Kevin Lye (Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No.13)\; Donald Sakamoto (Kāneʻohe Neighborhood Board No.30)\; Germaine Meyers (Nānākuli-Māʻili Neighborhood Board No.36)\; Brian Black\, Jac ob Wiencek\, Tom Heinrich (Residents)\; Executive Secretary (ES) Lloyd Yon enaka\, Dylan Whitsell\, Travis Saito and Dylan Buck (Neighborhood Commiss ion Office – NCO). There were 22 total attendees. Name not included if n ot legible on sign-in sheet\, not signed in and/or not participated in dis cussion.\n\nChair Oshiro requested a moment of silence for Connie Herolaga \, Waipahu Neighborhood Board No. 22\, as she recently passed away. Herola ga served as the Chairperson and longtime member of the Board.\n\nII. PUBL IC CONCERNS – [0:01:43]\n\nBoard Member Participation – [0:02:10]: Tom Heinrich reported that after meeting with multiple Chairs of Neighborhood Boards there were discussions on Board Member participation. Most meeting s accommodate both in-person and virtual participation\, and the question raised is if Board Members should be directed to attend meetings in-person .\n\nTamamoto joined at 6:05 p.m.\; 7 Commissioners present.\n\nVarious Co ncerns – [0:03:56]: Kevin Lye raised the following concerns: (1) the Com mission has not posted their approved written summaries for public review on their website since July 2024\; (2) request for the Commission to publi sh multiple Findings of Fact regarding complaints to their website for pub lic review\; and (3) inquired if the new NCO website was proposed\, design ed and managed by the City and County of Honolulu or through a city-paid c onsultancy.\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:05:30]\ n\nIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – [0:06:11]\n\nMonday\, October 28\, 2024 Re gular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record – [0:06:11]: Kevin Lye pr oposed amendments. [0:08:44] – Melendrez MOVED and Smith SECONDED to app rove the October 28\, 2024 Written Summary for Video Record as written. He aring no objections\, the motion was ADOPTED\; 7-0-0 (Aye: Bernal\, Clark\ , Melendrez\, Oshiro\, Smith\, Tamamoto\, Veray\; Nay: None\; Abstain: Non e) – [0:09:02]\n\nIV. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S REPORT – [0:09:10]\n\nRe cap of briefing with Chairs/Vice Chairs regarding agenda setting guidance from the Office of Information Practices (OIP) – [0:09:10]: Executive Se cretary (ES) Yonenaka reported that he has a meeting scheduled for Monday\ , November 4\, 2024 with all the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the Neighborhoo d Boards regarding the Office of Information Practices (OIP) opinion that was sent to ES Yonenaka on Monday\, September 30\, 2024. ES Yonenaka annou nced the following topics that will be basis of discussion at the meeting: (1) Board Members cannot discuss an item at the meeting that is not liste d on the agenda unless a member of the public talks about it first\, and n o vote can be had at that same meeting\; (2) requirements for adding items to the agenda during the meeting\; (3) according to OIP\, Board Members c annot ask questions or discuss matters that are not clearly listed on the agenda\; (4) reminder for Chairs to submit their agendas at least 7 days p rior to the meeting\; and (5) receive any feedback from the Chairs and Vic e Chairs.\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:15:51]\n\ nV. NEW BUSINESS – [0:30:18]\n\nKuliʻouʻou-Kalani Iki Neighbohrood Boa rd No.02 – Request to temporarily reduce the number of seats from 17 to 13 for the remainder of the 2023-2025 term to achieve quorum by removing 1 seat from the following subdistricts (SD): SD5 (Wailupe Peninsula)\; SD6 (Aina Haina)\; SD7 (Niu Valley)\; and SD8 (Kuliʻouʻou) – [0:30:18]: Ch air Oshiro introduced the topic and opened the floor for discussion. [0:31 :45] – Tamamoto MOVED and Smith SECONDED to approve the request as prese nted. Discussion followed. Hearing no objections\, the motion was ADOPTED\ ; 7-0-0 (Aye: Bernal\, Clark\, Melendrez\, Oshiro\, Smith\, Tamamoto\, Ver ay\; Nay: None\; Abstain: None) – [0:35:13]\n\nʻAiea Neighborhood Board No.20 – Request to temporarily change the designation of 1 subdistrict 4 seat to an at-large seat for the remainder of the 2023-2025 term to reso lve the issue of filling the vacant seat – [0:35:23]: Chair Oshiro intro duced the topic and opened the floor for discussion. [0:35:54] – Clark M OVED and Smith SECONDED to approve the request as presented. Hearing no ob jections\, the motion was ADOPTED\; 7-0-0 (Aye: Bernal\, Clark\, Melendrez \, Oshiro\, Smith\, Tamamoto\, Veray\; Nay: None\; Abstain: None) – [0:3 6:20]\n\nResolution requesting that the Hawaiʻi State Legislature Amend S unshine Law requirements for Neighborhood Boards Discussion and Allow Neig hborhood Commission to Govern Sunshine Application for the Neighborhood Bo ards – [0:36:36]: Chair Oshiro introduced the topic and turned to Vice C hair Smith to further discuss the draft resolution. Vice Chair Smith prese nted the resolution and highlighted that this is a generalized recommendat ion to the legislature and is not intended to serve as verbatim statutory language.\n• Draft Resolution: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yGrXG8i6 dxVSqRm19hlcHymc9cdaCFGM/view?usp=drive_link\n\n[0:38:13] – Smith MOVED and Clark SECONDED to amend the resolution by striking “from first respo nders\, other city or departments such as Board of Water\, elected officia ls\, and members attending other nonboard events\,” and replacing with “from third party entities\,”. Discussion followed. Hearing no objecti ons\, the motion to amend the resolution was ADOPTED\; 7-0-0 (Aye: Bernal\ , Clark\, Melendrez\, Oshiro\, Smith\, Tamamoto\, Veray\; Nay: None\; Abst ain: None) – [0:41:34]\n\nVice Chair Smith clarified that there are 2 in tentions with this resolution: (1) allow the Board Members to participate and initiate discussion from third party reports\; and (2) allow the Neigh borhood Commission to administer the Sunshine Law as it affects Neighborho od Boards instead of the Office of Information Practices (OIP).\n\nQuestio ns\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:44:43]\n\n[1:15:13] – Smith MOVED and Melendrez SECONDED to adopt the resolution as amended. Hearing no objections\, the motion was ADOPTED\; 7-0-0 (Aye: Bernal\, Clark\, Mele ndrez\, Oshiro\, Smith\, Tamamoto\, Veray\; Nay: None\; Abstain: None) – [1:15:24]\n\nVI. COMMITTEE REPORTS – [1:20:03]\n\nElections Committee – [1:20:03]: Committee Chair Tamamoto reported that a flyer has been dis tributed using various channels which announces that the 2025 Neighborhood Board Election will be open for registration between Friday\, December 20 \, 2024 through Friday\, February 21\, 2025. Committee Chair Tamamoto adde d that the flyer includes a timeline of significant deadlines.\n\nSurvey C ommittee – [1:20:55]: Committee Chair Melendrez reported that the previo us meeting was successful in deciding how to divide the work across the co mmittee in order to analyze the testimony received from Board Members in r egards to the draft survey. Committee Chair Melendrez noted the committee will not establish a Permitted Interaction Group. The next meeting is sche duled for Thursday\, January 23\, 2025.\n\nQuestions\, comments and concer ns followed – [1:23:02]\n\nNeighborhood Plan Committee – [1:25:00]: Co mmittee Chair Smith provided the report and highlighted that progress is b eing made on amending the proposed version section by section. The committ ee is considering prioritizing the complaint process and putting a hold on the rest of the Neighborhood Plan review process. The next committee meet ing date has yet to be determined.\n• Unofficial Website: https://n-plan .org/\n\nQuestions\, comments and concerns followed – [1:26:30]\n\nVII. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [1:28:57]\n\nNext Meetings – [1:28:57]: All Neighborho od Commission meetings will recess in December 2024. The next regular meet ing is scheduled for Monday\, January 27\, 2025\, at 6:00 p.m. on WebEx an d at Kapālama Hale.\n\nVIII. ADJOURNMENT – [1:29:25]: The meeting was a djourned at 7:32 p.m.\n\nSubmitted by: Dylan Buck\, Community Relations Sp ecialist\, NCO\nReviewed by: Dylan Whitsell\, Deputy\, NCO\nFinalized by:\ n\n \;\n\nDRAFT SPECIAL MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD\nTHUR SDAY\, OCTOBER 17\, 2024 – 6:00 P.M.\nKAPĀLAMA HALE CONFERENCE ROOM 260 – 925 DILLINGHAM BOULEVARD\, HONOLULU\, HI 96817\nAND VIA WEBEX TELECON FERENCING\n\nVideo recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=NaoUl80EHn8\n\nMeeting materials (Google Drive) can be found at:\nhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LS8mfBOkIKp5hqr6Fwr5Kn 1HCYCURUu0\n\nI. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:01]: Chair Oshiro called the meet ing to order at 6:10 p.m. Quorum was not established with 4 members presen t. Note – This 9-member commission requires 5 members present to establi sh quorum and to take official commission action.\n\nMembers Present: Mahe alani Bernal\, James Logue\, Richard Oshiro\, Larry Veray\, and Patrick Sm ith (6:13 p.m.).\n\nMembers Absent: Jon Ching\, Bill Clark\, Steven Melend rez\, and Claire Tamamoto.\n\nGuests: Margaret Murchie\, Michelle Matson ( Diamond Head Neighborhood Board No.05)\; Kathryn Henski\, Sarah Worth\, Gr eg Misakian\, Daniel Jacob\, Ken Jacob\, Robert Finely\, Jeff Merz (Waikī kī Neighborhood Board No.09)\; Robert Armstrong\, Ernest Caravalho\, Kevi n Lye (Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No.13)\; Adrian Tam (State Re presentative District 24)\; Jacob Wiencek\, Gerard Garcia\, George Lee\, D avid Becker\, Natasa Petrovic\, Melissa Filek\, Amanda Zepeda\, Stephanie Easley (Residents)\; Executive Secretary (ES) Lloyd Yonenaka\, Dylan Whits ell\, Travis Saito and Dylan Buck (Neighborhood Commission Office – NCO) . There were 38 total attendees. Name not included if not legible on sign- in sheet\, not signed in and/or not participated in discussion.\n\nII. PUB LIC CONCERNS – [0:02:14]\n\nTestimony on behalf of Greg Misakian – [0: 02:45]: Antonio Vierra provided testimony on behalf of Greg Misakian relat ing to the petition to recall Misakian from the Waikīkī Neighborhood Boa rd.\n\nSmith joined at 6:13 p.m.\; 5 members present. Quorum was establish ed.\n\nRequest for Guidance – [0:05:10]: Sarah Worth explained her histo ry of requesting guidance from the Neighborhood Commission and Executive S ecretary of the Neighborhood Commission Office\, Lloyd Yonenaka. Worth exp ressed her frustration that the recommended avenue for her to receive an o fficial opinion regarding her inquiries was to file a complaint.\n\nConcer ns regarding the Waikīkī NB – [0:08:50]: Greg Misakian spoke in favor of Worth’s testimony and further noted concerns he shares with the opera tions of the Waikīkī Neighborhood Board.\n\nIII. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S REPORT – [0:11:58]\n\nChairs meeting scheduled for Monday\, November 4\ , 2024 – [0:11:58]: Executive Secretary (ES) Yonenaka reported that he h as scheduled a meeting with the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the Neighborhood Boards to discuss the contents of a recent letter from the Office of Info rmation Practices (OIP)\, and how that information will affect current Nei ghborhood Board meeting operations. ES Yonenaka highlighted that the forma l opinion from OIP is centered around how the agendas are worded and what guidelines the Board Members should follow.\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concerns followed – [0:16:20]\n\nIV. NEW BUSINESS – [0:24:17]\n\nPetit ion to recall a Waikīkī Neighborhood Board Member – Greg Misakian – [0:24:17]: Chair Oshiro introduced the topic and asked ES Yonenaka to prov ide his report on this matter after reviewing the petition in comparison t o the requirements for such\, which are outlined in the Neighborhood Plan 2-17-404 Recall of a Board Member. ES Yonenaka summarized the requirements for a petition to recall a Board Member\, and noted that in this specific case the minimum requirement for signatures of residents within the parti cular sub-district is 86. ES Yonenaka noted that the NCO was able to verif y 42 names/signatures\, and provided a few examples which could explain th e discrepancies.\n• Petition: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UGqiZXqiz nV7agCohUKAgAvJoLG_su_T/view?usp=drive_link\n\n[0:31:12] – Veray MOVED a nd Smith SECONDED to reject the petition. Hearing no objections\, the moti on was ADOPTED\; 5-0-0 (Aye: Bernal\, Logue\, Oshiro\, Smith\, Veray\; Nay : None\; Abstain: None) – [0:31:44]\n\nQuestions\, comments\, and concer ns followed – [0:32:10]\n\nV. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [0:49:37]\n\nNext Meetin gs – [0:49:37]: The next Neighborhood Plan Committee meeting is schedule d for Monday\, October 21\, 2024\, at 6:00 p.m. on WebEx and at Kapālama Hale. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday\, October 28\, 2024 \, at 6:00 p.m. on WebEx and at Kapālama Hale.\n\nVI. ADJOURNMENT – [0: 50:03]: The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.\n\nSubmitted by: Dylan Buck \, Community Relations Specialist\, NCO\nReviewed by: Dylan Whitsell\, Dep uty\, NCO\nFinalized by:\n\nTo view agenda and minutes\, visit our board website.\n\nEvent shows physical location\; however\, other options of par ticipation may also include WebEx and phone.  If available\, instructions for WebEx and phone can be found at the top of the agenda. 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