Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board Meeting NOVEMBER 2026 Agenda

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Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board Meeting NOVEMBER 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, NOVEMBER 5, 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=m29663bc8b7c3125302f5b0b3c65581ad
Meeting Number / Access Code: 2499 510 6332
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 one (1) minute. 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). 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 (HFD)
2.2 Honolulu Police Department (HPD)

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

4. PRESENTATIONS (10 minutes max per presentation; with board/community inquiries to follow)
4.1 C.O.R.E. Update Part II -- Jeff Zuckernick - Assistant Chief, City And County of Honolulu EMS
4.2 Concrete Roadway Repairs, King Street and Hotel Street -- Scott Ishikawa o/b/o Department of Design and Construction (DDC)
5. MONTHLY REPORTS (3 minutes on reports with board/community inquiries to follow)
5.1 Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) -- Iris Oda [IODA@hbws.org]
5.2 Hawaiian Electric (HECO) -- Ricky Honma [ricky.honma@hawaiianelectric.com]
5.3 Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) -- Harry Cho [harry.cho@honolulu.gov]
5.4 Downtown Honolulu Business Improvement District -- Brooke Klejnot [brooke@dohobid.com]
5.5 Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Highways Division (HDOT) -- Robert Stellmacher [robert.stellmacher@hawaii.gov]
5.6 Chinatown Business Community Association (CBCA) -- Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock [clskwock@gmail.com]
5.7 Neighborhood Citizen Patrol -- Kevin Lye [kevinlye@gmail.com]
5.8 Oʻahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OʻahuMPO) Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) -- Nicole Shintani [nshintani11@gmail.com]

6. ELECTED OFFICIALS -- (5 minutes each; including discussion on board/community inquiries)
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) -- Michael Cov Ratcliffe [repratcliffe@capitol.hawaii.gov]

7. BOARD BUSINESS
7.1 Board to consider neighborhood concerns and vote on a recommendation to the Honolulu Liquor Commission on Scarlet Honolulu, Inc. (80 S. Pauahi Street) application for a Special General Liquor License permitting daily operations from 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m., covering ~220 days (Application Nos. 27-00762-1 through 27-00762-74).
7.2 Board consideration of Board Member Kevin Lye's agenda item request to be included on the December 3, 2026 meeting agenda, pursuant to Neighborhood Plan § 2-14-111(c): Discussion regarding the failure of the Board Chair to timely present or distribute to all members of NB 13 the official notices, appeal submittals, and correspondence as required by the State Office of Information Practices appurtenant to the following active Sunshine Law appeals:
• S APPEAL 27-02 (Notice of Appeal dated 26 August 2026, concerning meeting notice, board packet, and minutes compliance for the 6 August 2026 meeting of NB 13);
• S APPEAL 27-04 (Notice of Appeal dated 16 September 2026, concerning off-meeting multi-member email caucusing); and
• S APPEAL 27-06 (Notice of Appeal dated 15 October 2026, concerning the unagendized creation of a committee during the 3 September 2026 meeting of NB 13).
7.3 Board consideration of Board Member Kevin Lye's agenda item request to be included on the December 3, 2026 meeting agenda, pursuant to Neighborhood Plan § 2-14-111(c): Motion to censure the Chair of Neighborhood Board No. 13 for failing to comply with official directives of the State Office of Information Practices, failing to perform mandatory administrative duties under Neighborhood Plan §2-14-123(b)(11), and withholding vital official communications from members of Neighborhood Board No. 13.
7.4 Board vote to approve draft written summary of the regular meeting video record for Thursday, October 1, 2026.

8. ANNOUNCEMENTS
8.1 Honolulu City Lights Parade Board Participation: Board members who are interested in walking at this year's annual holiday parade on Saturday, December 5, 2026, please notify the board's neighborhood assistant by Friday, November 13, 2026.
8.2 Neighborhood Boards Toys for Tots Drive 2026: From now through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 you can donate new, unwrapped toys for local keiki during the holiday season. Please drop off at tonight's meeting with the board's neighborhood assistant, or at the Neighborhood Commission Office (Kapālama Hale, 925 Dillingham Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96817).

8.3 The next Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board No. 13 regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 3, 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 .

9. 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/

Written testimony is encouraged to be received by the Neighborhood Commission Office at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to allow adequate time for review by the Board and the public. Testimony received after that time, including written and/or oral testimony at the meeting, will still be accepted. 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 complete the form https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/board-testimony/.

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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