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HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL KE KANIHELA O KE KALANA O HONOLULU CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
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COMMITTEE ON ZONING & PLANNING |
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Voting Members: Esther Kiaʻāina, Chair Tommy Waters, Vice Chair Radiant Cordero Val A. Okimoto Andria Tupola |
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025
9:00 A.M.
Remote and in-person oral testimony will be permitted on all items on the agenda when each agenda item is taken up. Each speaker may not have anyone else read their statement and is limited to a one‑minute presentation.
As both English and Hawaiian are official languages of the State of Hawaiʻi, pursuant to Article XV, Section 4 of the Hawaiʻi State Constitution and Section 1-13 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, members of the public may testify in either language. For oral testimonies offered in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, additional time as may be necessary will be allowed for the testifier to provide an English translation of their testimony.
Remote Testimony
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Although remote oral testimony is being permitted, this is a regular meeting and not a remote meeting by interactive conference technology under HRS Section 92-3.7. Therefore, the meeting will continue notwithstanding loss of audiovisual communication with remote testifiers or loss of the public broadcast of the meeting.
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FOR ACTION
1. RESOLUTION 25-155 – 53-424, 53-428, 53-432, 53-437, 53-438, 53-440, 53-450, 53-452, AND 53-458 KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY – HAUʻULA (2024/SMA-138). Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to Robert W Harding; Cary J Belluomini Trustee; Carol A Haines; Nishal Brahmbhatt; Shawn Nicholson; Janet L Clark Trustee; Alec/Johnny Wang Trustee; Shannon A Oba; Jonathan Nguyen; and Kahena Wai Estates LLC to allow for the construction of four new single-family dwellings, individual wastewater systems, additions to existing dwellings, and accessory agricultural structures on an approximately 207,457-square-foot lot in the R-5 Residential District and AG-2 General Agricultural District, located at 53-424, 53-428, 53-432, 53-437, 53-438, 53-440, 53-450, 53-452, and 53-458 Kamehameha Highway, and identified as Tax Map Key 5-3-005: 070. (Applicants: Robert W Harding; Cary J Belluomini Trustee; Carol A Haines; Nishal Brahmbhatt; Shawn Nicholson; Janet L Clark Trustee; Alec/Johnny Wang Trustee; Shannon A Oba; Jonathan Nguyen; and Kahena Wai Estates LLC) (Transmitted by Communication D-360) (Current Deadline: 7/18/25)
CC-181(25) WATERS - List of Assignments of Items Pending Before the Council. CCM.
D-0360(25) PLANNING AND PERMITTING - Draft Resolution for SMA Major Permit Kahena Wai Estates Major Permit Kahena Wai Estates 53-424, 53-428, 53-432, 53-437, 53-438, 53-440, 53-450, 53-452, and 53-458 Kamehameha Highway - Hauʻula Tax Map Key 5-3-005: 070. Supersedes D-357.
M-0351(25) HAWAII ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.- Presentation on RES25-155 for June 26, 2025 @ 09:00 AM ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
062625 Committee on Zoning & Planning Written Summary for Video Record
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 25-155 (Submitted by Councilmember Kiaʻāina) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0514/6/19/2025 12:44 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the title to read as follows:
"GRANTING A SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAJOR PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR SINGLE-UNIT DWELLINGS, ADDITIONS TO THREE EXISTING DWELLINGS, NEW INDIVIDUAL WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, AND NEW ACCESSORY AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES IN HAUʻULA, OʻAHU."
B. Amends the first WHEREAS clause, and adds new second, third, and fourth WHEREAS clauses to clarify the description of the Project.
C. Amends the second WHEREAS clause (now the fifth WHEREAS clause, due to the new WHEREAS clauses added pursuant to B., above) to delete reference to the type of public testimony offered at the public hearing.
D. Amends the third WHEREAS clause (now the sixth WHEREAS clause, due to the new WHEREAS clauses added pursuant to B., above) to change "56 working days" to "56 calendar days" and add language stating that the Applicant agreed to an extension of the 45-calendar-day administrative deadline to process the application.
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E. Amends Condition D.2, the landowner acknowledgement regarding coastal hazards, to clarify that portions of the Project zoning lot are within the 60-foot shoreline setback area and may be adversely impacted by coastal hazards.
F. In the BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED clause, clarifies that Kahena Wai Estates LLC is the owner of condominium Units 10 and 11.
G. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
2. RESOLUTION 25-168 – 146 SOUTH KALĀHEO AVENUE – KAILUA (2025/SMA-12). Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to Shinichi and Yasuko Fujimoto to allow for the addition of a second story to an existing single-family dwelling and the installation of an in-ground hot tub on an approximately 25,115-square-foot shoreline lot zoned R-10 Residential District, located at 146 South Kalāheo Avenue, and identified as Tax Map Key 4‑3‑012: 026. (Applicants: Shinichi and Yasuko Fujimoto) (Transmitted by Communication D-396) (Current Deadline: 7/26/25)
CC-181(25) WATERS - List of Assignments of Items Pending Before the Council. CCM.
D-0396(25) PLANNING AND PERMITTING - Draft Resolution for Special Management Area (SMA) Major Permit Fujimoto Single-Family Dwellings Alterations and Additions 146 South Kalāheo Avenue — Kailua Tax Map Key 4-3-012: 026.
M-0348(25) ETHOS ARCHITECTS LLC - Presentation on RES25-168 for June 26, 2025 @ 09:00 AM ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
062625 Committee on Zoning & Planning Written Summary for Video Record
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 25-168 (Submitted by Councilmember Kiaʻāina) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0513/6/19/2025 2:22 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the title of the resolution to read:
"GRANTING A SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAJOR PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND-STORY ADDITION TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-UNIT DWELLING AND THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW IN-GROUND HOT TUB IN KAILUA, OʻAHU."
B. Amends the first WHEREAS clause and adds new second and third WHEREAS clauses to clarify the description of the Project.
C. Amends the third WHEREAS clause (now the fifth WHEREAS clause, due to the new WHEREAS clauses added pursuant to B., above) to state that DPP's report and findings were transmitted within 46 calendar days (instead of "within 45 working days") after the close of the public hearing and add language stating that the Applicant agreed to an extension of the 45‑calendar-day administrative deadline to process the application.
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D. Deletes Condition G.1, relating to the State Historic Preservation District ("SHPD") determination letter, and replaces it with a new Condition G.1 requiring that prior to the issuance of any construction permit or building permit for the Project, the Applicant is required to prepare and submit to SHPD an archaeological monitoring plan ("AMP") that meets the requirements of Chapter 13-279, Hawaii Administrative Rules, and provide the DPP with a copy of SHPD's written acceptance of the AMP.
E. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
3. RESOLUTION 25-78 – KA‘IWA RIDGE TRAIL – LANIKAI (2024/SMA‑128). Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to the State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife to allow for the construction of physical improvements to the Ka‘iwa Ridge Trail, as well as, the implementation of a strategic management plan on approximately 4.6 acres of land covering portions of five lots zoned R‑5 Residential District, R‑10 Residential District, and P-1 Restricted Preservation District, located at Ka‘elepulu Drive in Lanikai, and identified as Tax Map Keys 4‑2‑002: 016 (portion), 017, 048 (portion) and 4-3-007: 018 (portion), and 077 (portion). (Applicant: State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and
Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife) (Transmitted by Communication D‑155) (Current Deadline: 8/1/25)
CC-181(25) WATERS - List of Assignments of Items Pending Before the Council. CCM.
D-0155(25) PLANNING AND PERMITTING - Special Management Area (SMA) Major Permit Kaʻiwa Ridge Trail Improvements Kaʻelepulu Drive — Lanikai Tax Map Keys 4-2-002: 016 (portion), 017, 048 (portion) and 4-3-007: 018 (portion) and 077 (portion).
M-0187(25) PBR HAWAII & ASSOCIATES, INC. - Request for Time Extension Kaʻiwa Ridge Trail Improvements Special Management Area Use Permit File No. 2024/SMA-128(CK) TMKs: 4-2-002:016 (POR), 017, 048 (POR) and 4-3-007:018 (POR) and 077 (POR).
M-0353(25) PBR HAWAII & ASSOCIATES, INC. - Testimony on RES25-78 for Jun 26, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0350(25) PBR HAWAII & ASSOCIATES, INC.- Presentation on RES25-78 for June 26, 2025 @ 09:00 AM ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0346(25) Testimony on RES25-078 for Jun 26, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
040325 Committee on Zoning Written Summary for Video Record
062625 Committee on Zoning & Planning Written Summary for Video Record
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 25-78 (Submitted by Councilmember Kiaʻāina) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0531/6/20/2025 11:25 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the title of the resolution to read as follows:
"GRANTING A SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAJOR PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE ACQUISITION OF AN ADDITIONAL EASEMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLAN AT THE KA‘IWA RIDGE TRAIL IN LANIKAI, OʻAHU."
B. Amends the first WHEREAS clause, and adds new second, third, and fourth WHEREAS clauses to clarify the description of the Project.
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C. Amends the second WHEREAS clause (now the fifth WHEREAS clause, due to the new WHEREAS clauses added pursuant to B., above) to remove the reference to public testimony and additional agenda items being discussed at the January 15, 2025 public hearing for the Project.
D. Adds a new Condition E to require the Applicant to establish and implement a community-based stewardship program with a nonprofit community organization to assist with implementing visitor management measures, to be outlined in a management plan that includes the preservation and perpetuation of Native Hawaiian cultural resources and traditional and customary practices, used or conducted by established Native Hawaiian practitioners and organizations in the vicinity of the Kaʻiwa Ridge Trail. Visitor management measures must include a trail scheduling and reservation system that limits trail hours and the number of visitors at any given time, and trail closure times when access would only be available to verified Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners for specific and appropriate purposes, including the practice of hula.
E. Adds a new Condition F to provide that the community-based stewardship program must also include the implementation of strategies to:
1. Increase the presence of volunteers and staff at the trailhead to help direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic, inform visitors about appropriate places to park (such as parking at Kailua Beach Park and walking to the trailhead), advise trail users on ways to limit impacts to the surrounding residents, and enforce trail hour limitations and assist with permitted access; and
2. Implement outreach and educational efforts to notify potential hikers of the limited parking availability and encourage visitors to use TheBus to get to the trailhead, and to alert potential hikers of the lack of restrooms at the trailhead.
Re-letters subsequent condition.
F. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
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4. BILL 37 (2025) – AMENDING THE STATE LAND USE DISTRICT BOUNDARY MAP (HALE‘IWA QUADRANGLE). Amending portions (7.292 Acres) of the State Land Use District Boundary Map (Hale‘iwa Quadrangle) from the Agricultural District to the Urban District for certain lands situated in the Hale‘iwa Special District, Hale‘iwa, O‘ahu, Hawaii. (Transmitted by Communication D-242; Bill passed first reading on 4/16/25)
BILL037(25), CD1- 06-26-25 ZON
BILL037(25), PROPOSED CD1 - EK1
BILL037(25), PROPOSED CD1 - EK2
CC-181(25) WATERS - List of Assignments of Items Pending Before the Council. CCM.
D-0242(25) PLANNING COMMISSION - Draft Bill Requesting for State Land Use District Boundary Amendment (SLUDBA) for Haleʻiwa Backyards Mixed-Use Development Portion of Tax Map Key 6-2-005: 002.
D-0284(25) NORTH SHORE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 27- Testimony on BILL037(25) for Apr 16, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
D-0481(25) NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD - NORTH SHORE BOARD NO. 27 - Testimony on BILL037(25) for Jun 26, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0220(25) Testimony on BILL037(25) for Apr 16, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0305(25) PLANNING SOLUTIONS, INC. - Presentation on Bill 37 (2025) for May 29, 2025 @ 09:00 AM ZONING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0299(25) Testimony on BILL037(25) for May 29, 2025 @ 09:00 AM ZONING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0342(25) PLANNING SOLUTIONS, INC. - Presentation on Bill 37 (2025) for June 17, 2025 @ 06:00 PM ZONING (ZON) Special Meeting.
M-0341(25) Testimony on BILL037(25) for Jun 17, 2025 @ 06:00 PM ZONING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0347(25) PLANNING SOLUTIONS, INC. - Presentation on Bill 37 (2025) for June 26, 2025 @ 09:00 AM ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0344(25) Testimony on BILL037(25) for Jun 26, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
041625 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 05/14/25
052925 Committee on Zoning Written Summary for Video Record
061725 Committee on Zoning Special Meeting Written Summary for Video Record
062625 Committee on Zoning & Planning Written Summary for Video Record
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 37 (2025) (Submitted by Councilmember Kiaʻāina) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0530/6/20/2025 11:41 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. Separates SECTION 1 of the bill into two separate bill SECTIONS, with SECTION 1 of the bill covering the bill purpose and Council findings, and SECTION 2 of the bill setting forth the amendment to the State Land Use District Boundary Map (Hale‘iwa Quadrangle). Renumbers subsequent bill SECTIONS.
B. In SECTION 1 of the bill:
1. Clarifies the purpose of the bill (but does NOT change the original purpose and intent of the bill).
2. Adds Council findings relating to the standards and criteria for the approval of a petition for a State Land Use District boundary amendment ("SLUDBA") under ROH § 23-1.6.
C. In new SECTION 2 of the bill, clarifies that the State Land Use District Boundary Map (Hale‘iwa Quadrangle) is amended by reclassifying 7.292 acres of land located within the Hale‘iwa Special District and identified as a portion of Tax Map Key 6-2-005:002 (the "Petition Area"), from the State Land Use Agricultural District to the State Land Use Urban District. Adds that the reclassification is subject to the conditions in SECTION 3 of the ordinance.
D. In renumbered SECTION 3 of the bill:
1. Amends Condition A to require Basin Project, Inc. to satisfy the requirements in HRS § 205-3.5(a)(1).
2. Amends Condition B to require Basin Project, Inc. to satisfy the requirements in HRS § 205-3.5(a)(2).
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3. Removes Condition C (relating to affordable housing), Condition D (relating to traffic impact), Condition E (relating to access), Condition F (relating to wastewater), and Condition G (relating to endangered species). These conditions are not considerations for SLUDBAs under State or City law, and are more appropriately considered and addressed at a later date under other required approvals and permits, such as a zone change approval, when more project details are available.
4. Removes Condition H (relating to annual reports) because there are only two conditions of approval, both of which are already required under State law.
E. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
INFORMATION BRIEFING
5. SHORT-TERM RENTAL UPDATE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING, INCLUDING ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS INVOLVING RENTALS OF LESS THAN 30 DAYS VERSUS LESS THAN 90 DAYS; HOSTING PLATFORM COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF ROH CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE 2A; AND THE DEPARTMENT’S SHORT-TERM RENTAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO IDENTIFY LEGAL VERSUS ILLEGAL SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
M-0345(25) Testimony on SHORT-TERM RENTAL UPDATE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING for Jun 26, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
6. UPDATE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING ON ITS BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS BACKLOG, INCLUDING THE STATUS OF BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR BILL 7 (AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING) PROJECTS.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
If the need arises with respect to any item on this agenda, then pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Sections 92-4 and 92-5(a)(4), the Committee may consult in a closed meeting with its attorneys in executive session on questions and issues pertaining to the Council’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities and/or liabilities relating to that item.
ESTHER KIAʻĀINA, Chair
Committee on Zoning & Planning