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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, APRIL 2, 2026, 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 thirty (30) seconds. 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). Public testimony received in advance of the meeting may also be read aloud (during the listed agenda item or Public Concerns). 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. PRESENTATIONS (including discussion on board/community inquiries; 5 minutes each)

3.1 Hong Kong Festival -- Updates and Reports of the inaugural 2026 Honolulu-Hong Kong Festival held on Fort Street Mall between Hotel and King Street -- Barinna Poon [barinnap@gmail.com]

3.2 Garden Art Presentation -- Garden Art Project Introduction and Special District Permit Application by Evan Wright, Project Development Manager, and Keola Cheng, Wilson Okamoto Corporation -- [evanw@chihulygardenandglass.com]

3.3 St. Patrick Day Celebration -- (1) Updates and Reports of St. Patricks Day Celebration held on Fort Street Mall between Hotel and King Street. (2) Cinco De Mayo Street Festival to be held on Fort Street Mall between Hotel and King Street. The event is on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. It will feature food, entertainment, and beverage stations. All alcohol purchasers must present identification to receive a wristband. At this time, there are no plans to charge for wristbands. -- Ed Korybski [ed@fortsbid.org]

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

5. BOARD BUSINESS

5.1 Board Member Three Absence Letter -- Consideration to vacate seat

5.2 Neighborhood Board Clean up with the Chinatown Lions. Saturday, April 18, 2026. Meet up at Sun Yet-San Park at 10:00 a.m.

6. ELECTED OFFICIALS -- Priority to be given to elected officials/representatives that are physically present at the meeting (including discussion on board/community inquiries; 3 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (1 minute)

8.1 Approval of Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record (Thursday, March 5, 2025)

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS

9.1 The next Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2026, 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 https://olelo.org/olelonet/ by searching on .

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 as soon as possible, preferably at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. If a request is received with fewer than three (3) business days remaining before the meeting, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but it may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

2026 Mayor Blangiardi Town Hall Meeting Schedule:

Nānākuli, Waiʻanae, Māili, Mākaha

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Waiʻanae District Park

ʻEwa, Kapolei, Makakilo

Date: April 16, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: U.H. West Oʻahu C208 Multi-Purpose Room

Kāneʻohe, Kailua, Waimānalo, Maunawili

Date: April 23, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Waimānalo District Park Gymnasium

Waipahu, Kunia, Wapiʻo, Mililani, Mililani-Mauka, Wahiawā, Pearl City, ʻAiea

Date: April 30, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Kanoelani Elementary School's Rainbow Pavilion

Waialua, Haleʻiwa, Sunset, Pūpūkea, Kahuku, Lāʻie

Date: May 7, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Waialua High School Cafeteria

Kalihi, Chinatown, Pālama, Kakaʻako, Downtown, Salt Lake

Date: May 14, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Mission Memorial Auditorium

McCully, Mōʻiliʻili, Mānoa, Kāhala, ʻĀina Haina, Pālolo, Waikīkī

Date: May 21, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Ala Wai Golf Course Ballroom

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