Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 Agenda - JUNE 5, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.

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Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 Agenda - JUNE 5, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
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With Permission / Courtesy of: City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office

DOWNTOWN - CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 13

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.

Keʻelikōlani Middle School Library

1302 Queen Emma Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

AND VIA WEBEX

This meeting location is open to public participation.

Other available options including WebEx and phone-in instructions are as follows:

Meeting Link: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m2eec5eabd07f32af605be6e0c6aac97b

Meeting Number / Access Code: 2490 552 4947

Password: NB13 (6213 from phones and video systems)

Join by phone: +1(408) 418-9388 [United States toll]

Meeting Materials Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1F4DdI9R8Er12TNf6Bl-yb4p4EW0-68vu

Video Recordings: http://www.youtube.com/@NeighborhoodCommissionOffice

Rules of Speaking: Any audience member may raise their hand to speak on an agenda item at the announced time; when recognized by the Presiding Officer, questions/comments are limited to two (2) minutes. After the audience, Board members may raise their hand to speak with questions and comments limited to one (1) minute. Requests for follow-ups may or may not be granted by the Presiding Officer. Audience/Board members should refrain from interruptions and/or disruptive conduct. Any individual not following these rules may be ruled out of order.

Rules for Presentations/Reports: Presentation of materials are only permitted by individuals listed on the agenda (or by the Neighborhood Assistant/an Officer of the Board) during the listed presentation/report. Speakers are urged to keep their prepared remarks to under the allotted time on the agenda (unless otherwise authorized by the Chair/Presiding Officer). Subsequent responses during Q&A should be kept brief and direct (or may be addressed in private follow-ups).

Other Notes: The Board may vote upon any listed agenda item; items not listed cannot be voted upon unless allowed under HRS 92 (a.k.a. Sunshine Law). Matters raised during Public Concerns cannot be voted upon (but may be discussed by the Board at the discretion of the Presiding Officer). Members of the Board may not raise a matter not listed on the agenda during Public Concerns (but may request the inclusion of an item on the agenda in advance of the meeting). Public testimony received in advance of the meeting may also be read aloud (during the listed agenda item or Public Concerns) at the discretion of the Chair.

1. CALL TO ORDER

1.1 Roll Call

2. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS (including discussion on board/community inquiries; 5 minutes each)

2.1 Honolulu Fire Department

2.2 Honolulu Police Department

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (1 minute)

3.1 Board action to approve draft Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record (Thursday, May 1, 2025)

4. PRESENTATIONS (including discussion on board/community inquiries; 10 minutes each)

4.1 Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Chinatown 808: Notifications on 2025-2026 events (Mid-Autumn Festival and Parade to Lunar New Years) -- Leonard Kam [leonard@chinatown808.com]

• October 4, 2025: Mid-Autumn Festival & Parade presented by Chinatown 808

• February 13, 2026: Chinatown Open House (Choy Cheng) presented by Chinese Chamber of Commerce

• February 13 & 14, 2026: Chinatown New Year Celebration presented by Chinese Chamber of Commerce

• February 14, 2026: Chinatown Festival & Parade presented by Chinatown 808

4.2 Fort Street Mall Business Improvement District (BID) and Downtown Art Center: Introduction of future community events on Fort Street Mall and Wilcox Park area -- Ed Korybski [ed@fortsbid.org], Sandra Pohl [executivedirector@downtownarthi.org]

• Fort Street Mall BID plans for future events including monthly night markets ("Last Fridays") and larger events

• Downtown Art Center's "Hospitality Fest: 200 Years of Hospitality in Hawai‘i" celebrating our rich legacy of hospitality in the islands over two days:

o Friday, September 26 from 4pm to 7pm: On Fort Street Mall by the Wilcox statue and Pickles at Forte, the area will come alive as a "town square" with food and creative vendors, live music, and a Historic Downtown Scavenger Hunt.

o Saturday, September 27 from 11am to 4pm: at Downtown Art Center, featuring live music, make-and-take art experiences, a Historic Downtown Scavenger Hunt, and a DAC QuickDraw one-day plein air (outdoors) painting competition throughout the Downtown/Chinatown neighborhood.

4.3 Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation: Dog friendly park proposal and ask for community feedback (suggestions, questions, and recommendations) -- Nathan Serota [nathan.serota@honolulu.gov]

4.4 Early Evictions Mediation Program -- A neutral program to help both landlords and tenants reach mutually beneficial solutions prior to entering eviction proceedings. - Roberta Hickey-Gomez [Roberta@mediatehawaii.org]

5. PUBLIC CONCERNS (2 minutes each regarding issues not listed on the agenda)

6. ELECTED OFFICIALS -- Priority to be given to elected officials/representatives that are physically present at the meeting (including discussion on board/community inquiries; 5 minutes each)

6.1 Congressman Ed Case's Representative

6.2 Governor Josh Green's Representative -- Stephen Downes [stephen.downes@doh.hawaii.gov]

6.3 Mayor Rick Blangiardi's Representative -- Ian Santee [isantee@honolulu.gov]

6.4 City Council (District 6) -- Tyler Dos Santos-Tam [tdossantos-tam@honolulu.gov]

6.5 State Senate (District 13) -- Karl Rhoads [senrhoads@capitol.hawaii.gov]

6.6 State House (District 25) -- Kim Coco Iwamoto [repiwamoto@capitol.hawaii.gov]

6.7 State House (District 28) -- Daniel Holt [repholt@capitol.hawaii.gov]

7. QUARTERLY REPORTS (including discussion on board/community inquiries; 3 minutes each)

7.1 Honolulu Authority Rapid Transit (HART) -- Harry Cho [harry.cho@honolulu.gov]

8. CHAIR'S REPORT ON UPCOMING EVENTS AND INITIATIVES

8.1 King Kamehameha Day Parade (Oʻahu) Saturday, June 14, 2025

Lei Draping (Oʻahu) Friday, June 13, 2025

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS

9.1 The next Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at Keʻelikōlani Middle School and virtually via WebEx.

9.2 Rebroadcasts of Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 meetings are scheduled on ʻŌlelo channel 49 for every third Thursday at 9:00 p.m., as well as 9:00 a.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month. An archive of past meetings may be found on http://olelo.org/olelonet/ by searching on <Downtown>.

10. 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, Hawai‘i 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 https://www8.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, 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.

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