South Kohala: the brief, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026
The County Council has before it a change of zone in Puʻukapu, Waimea, from 40-acre agricultural to one-acre family agricultural, so the owners can create two lots; the Leeward Planning Commission recommended it. [source: the Hawaiʻi County Council's agenda, Sept. 16, 2026 (Bill 185)]
Waikoloa Development Company has applied to the Planning Department for a shoreline-area assessment to build 243 multiple-family homes on 11 acres at the mauka end of Keana Place. [source: the Planning Department's notice of applications accepted, June 2026]
The state's final environmental assessment for Kawaihae Commercial Harbor's cargo yard found no significant impact. [source: the Environmental Notice, Aug. 8, 2026]
Basis. Written by the Ledger in a session on Sept. 19, 2026 from the records linked in each sentence; it says what was on the record that day, in plain words, and does not predict outcomes or take sides. What has happened since is on South Kohala's page. Corrections: the corrections log.