Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board Meeting JUNE 2026 Agenda

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Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board Meeting JUNE 2026 Agenda
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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 4, 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 the Agenda: The Chair prepares the agenda and includes agenda items based on the Chair's discretion. Board members may make written request for the inclusion of a proposed agenda item to the Chair in advance of the agenda's publication. Once published, proposals to change the agenda (e.g., proposed additions or changes in priority) should be made by written request to the Chair in advance of (and not during) the meeting.

Rules of the Meeting: The Presiding Officer ("PO") is responsible for running the meeting to maintain order and efficiency. When the PO opens discussion for a listed agenda item, audience members are limited to (2) minutes and Board Members are limited to one (1) minute (with possible leeway or follow-ups granted based on the PO's discretion). Requests for follow-ups should be made to the PO. For any proposed board actions not listed on the published agenda (i.e., proposed by a member during the meeting), the PO may or may not allow discussion/votes on such proposals based on the PO's discretion and judgment. Further, the PO may call votes on any listed board actions or allowed proposals in the order the PO believes is most efficient for the agenda item and meeting (or may defer any item based on the PO's discretion)

Rules of Presentations/Reports/Public Concerns: Presentation of materials is only permitted by individuals/organizations listed for the agenda item (or as otherwise allowed by the PO). Board members may not raise a matter during Public Concerns. Discussion on matters raised during Public Concern may or may not be allowed based on the PO's discretion.

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. MEMBERSHIP VACANCY (5 minutes)
3.1 Board vote to appoint an individual of requisite qualifications to fill vacancy to serve remainder of the board's current term ending in June 2027 -- Residents interested in filling a vacant board seat must bring current proof of residency to the board meeting or contact Neighborhood Assistant Camilia Epa Gomes [camilia.epa@honolulu.gov] to verify residency in advance. Map: https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards-and-sub-district-boundary-descriptions/

4. CHAIR ELECTION (5 minutes)
4.1 Board vote to elect Chair and Vice-Chair successors to serve remainder of officer term ending in June 2026

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (1 minute)
5.1 Board vote to approve minutes and NCO draft Regular Meeting Written Summary for Video Record (Thursday, May 7, 2026)

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) -- Cov Ratcliffe [repratcliffe@capitol.hawaii.gov]

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

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

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS
9.1 The next Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 2, 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 Board>.

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, HI 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.

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