Oʻahu · City Council · meeting report
Zoning & Planning (Zon): Thursday, April 2, 2026
5 items taken up, from 9:01 a.m., at the City Council Chamber. Every action and vote below is as the council's own written summary records it.
Voting members: Esther Kiaʻāina, Chair; Tommy Waters, Vice Chair; Radiant Cordero; Val A. Okimoto; Andria Tupola. The council's video of this meeting · the written summary
1. RESOLUTION 26-56 – COMMITTEE REPORT 95(26)
9:05 a.m.APPOINTMENT OF DAVID BRITTIN TO SERVE ON THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS. Confirming the appointment of David Brittin to serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire on June 30, 2030. Councilmember Okimoto entered the Council Chamber. There was no public testimony. Resolution 26-56 amended to CD1 (OCS2026-0163/3/18/2026 9:12 AM) and reported out for adoption.
Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, OKIMOTO, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.
3. BILL 48 (2025)
9:10 a.m.PEDESTRIAN MALLS. Addressing pedestrian malls in the downtown Honolulu area.
What happened: Bill 48 (2025) postponed to a date and time to be determined by the Committee Chair.
Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, OKIMOTO, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.
Testimony: 1 in support. Residents who testify are counted here, never named.
2. RESOLUTION 26-43 – COMMITTEE REPORT 94(26)
9:18 a.m.68-631 AND 68-623 CROZIER DRIVE – WAIALUA (2025/SMA-98). Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to John A. and Kathleen H. Libby Trust to allow for the construction of four single-unit dwellings, one attached garage, a swimming pool with spa and reflection pool, various pavilions, and automobile and basketball courts; and installation of four individual wastewater systems and ancillary improvements on approximately 51,481-square-feet of land on two shoreline lots zoned R-7.5 Residential District, located at 68-631 and 68-623 Crozier Drive, and identified as Tax Map Keys 6-8-004: 003 and 6-8-004: 004. The Committee Chair called upon Jim Hayes from Planning Solutions, Inc., the Applic
Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, OKIMOTO, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.
4. BILL 21 (2026) – COMMITTEE REPORT 93(26)
9:32 a.m.RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. Addressing transit-oriented development. There was no public testimony. Bill 21 (2026) reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.
What happened: Bill 21 (2026) reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.
Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, OKIMOTO, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.
1. RESOLUTION 26-56 – COMMITTEE REPORT 95(26)
APPOINTMENT OF DAVID BRITTIN TO SERVE ON THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS. Confirming the appointment of David Brittin to serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire on June 30, 2030. (Note: Earlier in the meeting, Resolution 26-56 was amended to CD1 and reported out for adoption. See Page 2) The Committee Chair returned to the agenda order.
From the council's “Written Summary for Video Record” for this meeting (the document), read by script and not reviewed by a person. Measures, actions and roll-call votes are the council's own words; councilmembers are named as the record names them; residents who testified are counted, not named. Items are placed on area pages by any tax map key the summary prints.