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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, DECEMBER 4, 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. 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: Those providing presentations to the Board are encouraged to do so via PowerPoint presentation, and to submit the presentation to the Chair at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. To permit sufficient time for questions, those giving presentations/reports are urged to finish within the allotted time on the agenda. Subsequent responses during Q&A should be kept brief and direct (or may be addressed in private follow-ups).

Other Notes: 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). A majority vote (5) of this 9-member Board is required to meet quorum requirements.

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 vote to approve NCO draft Regular Meeting Written Summaries for Video Record (Thursday, November 6, 2025)

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

4.1 The inaugural 2026 Honolulu-Hong Kong Festival -- Saturday, January 31 (3-9 pm): HK Temple Street Night Market Celebration at Fort St Mall -- food, culture, entertainment, family friendly, and admission FREE event -- Sunday, February 1 (5:30-9 pm): HK Milk Tea Heritage Dinner at the Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant -- Sundays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 (8:30 am-1pm): HK Traditional Lifestyle Tour in Chinatown -- featuring Tai Chi, Feng Shui, Chinese Tea and HK Dim Sum while revisiting Honolulu Chinatown. (Daily) February 1-28: HK At Your Doorstep Promotion: Eat Your Way Month in February -- Dine at participating restaurants in Honolulu and Chinatown to WIN a trip to Hong Kong -- Friday, February 27 (12:30-5pm): Export Day, Trade Fair, Industry Talks & Networking at the Hawaii Foreign Trade Zone FTZ-9 -- Sunday, March 1 (5-9:30 pm): HKBAH 30th Anniversary Spring Gala at the Waialae Country Club -- Barinna Poon [barinnap@gmail.com]

4.2 Lions Dance on Fort Street Mall Friday February 13 from 10:am to 2pm. - Mardi Gras, Fort Street Mall Tuesday February 17 from 4pm to 10pm. -- Ed Korybski [ed@fortstbid.org]

4.3 Kamalii Park Update - Pacific Housing, Lanakila Pacific, and WRNS Studio -- Nathan Hokama [nhokama@scsolutions-hi.com]

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

6. BOARD BUSINESS (including discussion on board/community inquiries; 5 minutes each)

6.1 State DOT Traffic Summit -- Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock

7. 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)

7.1 Congressman Ed Case's Representative

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. MONTHLY REPORTS (including discussion on board/community inquiries; 3 minutes each)

8.1 Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) -- Iris Oda [IODA@hbws.org]

8.2 Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) Harry Cho [harry.cho@honolulu.gov]

8.3 Chinatown Improvement District -- Lee Stack [chinatownimprovementdistrict@gmail.com]

8.4 Chinatown Business Community Association (CBCA) -- Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock [clskwock@gmail.com]

8.5 Neighborhood Citizen Patrol -- Kevin Lye [kevinlye@gmail.com]

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS

9.1 Opening of new Distillery. Royal Hawaiian Spirits (RHS) 36 N. King Street, Honolulu, HI, 96817

9.2 The Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 will recess in January 2026. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at Keʻelikōlani Middle School and virtually via WebEx. 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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