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Zoning & Planning (Zon): Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026

9 items taken up, from 9:02 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

IPD-T PROJECT FOR 1588 ALA MOANA DEVELOPMENT (2026-PDP-1). Approving a conceptual plan for an Interim Planned Development-Transit (IPD-T) permit to redevelop 187,174 square feet of land zoned BMX-3 Community Business Mixed-Use District within the Ala Moana Neighborhood Transit-Oriented Development Plan area with a mixed-use development project, located at 1450 Ala Moana Boulevard, and identified as Tax Map Key 2-3-038: 041.

What happened: Resolution 26-171 granted a 90-day extension of time pursuant to the written request from the Applicant in Communication M-344(26).

Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, OKIMOTO, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.

Testimony: 1 in support. Residents who testify are counted here, never named.

LAND USE ORDINANCE RELATING TO LARGE DETACHED DWELLINGS. Proposing an amendment to Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 (The Land Use Ordinance), relating to large detached dwellings. There was no public testimony. Resolution 26-150 reported out for adoption.

What happened: Resolution 26-150 reported out for adoption.

Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, OKIMOTO*, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against. One member voted aye with reservations.

REZONE LAND SITUATED AT KAILUA, O‘AHU. Proposing an amendment to Zoning Map No. 23 (Kailua-Lanikai-Keolu), Ordinance 86-124, to rezone land situated at Kailua, O‘ahu.

What happened: Resolution 26-188 reported out for adoption.

Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, OKIMOTO, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.

Testimony: 1 in support. Residents who testify are counted here, never named.

87-1818 FARRINGTON HIGHWAY, NĀNĀKULI (2026/SMA-20). Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to Kyung Chul Shin and Soon Ae Shin to allow for the construction of a new two-story commercial building with a parking lot, caretaker dwelling, and associated improvements on a 19,737-square-foot non-shoreline lot zoned B-1 Neighborhood Business District, located at 87-1818 Farrington Highway, and identified as Tax Map Key 8-7-035: 005. The Committee Chair called upon Jim Hayes from Planning Solutions, Inc. to provide a brief presentation of the project to the Committee. (M-363[26]) There was no public testimony. 1. Resolution 26-168 amended to CD1 (OCS2026-0542/8/28/2026 1:08 PM) and reporte

Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, OKIMOTO, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.

In Nānākuli-Māʻili.

AMENDING THE STATE LAND USE DISTRICT BOUNDARY MAPS (SCHOFIELD QUADRANGLE AND ‘EWA QUADRANGLE). Amending portions (approximately 14.837 acres) of the State Land Use District Boundary Maps (Schofield Quadrangle and ‘Ewa Quadrangle) from the Agricultural District to the Urban District for certain lands situated at Kapolei and Honouliuli in ‘Ewa, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i.

RELATING TO THE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL DISTRICT. Expanding the transit-oriented development (“TOD”) special district to include three additional Skyline rail transit station areas and to incorporate land use standards and guidelines for those areas based on the recommendations in the East Kapolei Neighborhood TOD Plan. Thursday, August 27, 2026

REZONE LAND SITUATED AT KAPOLEI AND HONOULIULI IN ‘EWA, O‘AHU. To rezone land situated near the Kualaka‘i Parkway and Keahumoa Parkway intersection (Kualaka‘i/East Kapolei rail station area), the Kualaka‘i Parkway and Ho‘omohala Avenue intersection (Keone‘ae/University of Hawai‘i West-O‘ahu rail station area), and the Lalahiwa Street and Kamāile Mua Street intersection (Honouliuli/Ho‘opili rail station area) in ‘Ewa, from A-2 Medium-density Apartment, AG-1 Restricted Agricultural, AMX-2 Medium-density Apartment Mixed-Use, B-1 Neighborhood Business, B-2 Community Business, BMX-3 Community Business Mixed-Use, IMX-1 Industrial-Commercial Mixed-Use, P-2 General Preservation, R-3.5 Residential, a

What happened: Bill 37 (2026) reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.

Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, OKIMOTO, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.

Testimony: 1 in support. Residents who testify are counted here, never named.

AMENDING THE STATE LAND USE DISTRICT BOUNDARY MAP (KAHUKU QUADRANGLE). Amending a portion of the State Land Use District Boundary Map (Kahuku Quadrangle) from the Agricultural District to the Urban District for certain lands situated in the Ko‘olau Loa Development Plan Area, Lā‘ie, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Committee Chair Kiaʻāina exited the Council Chamber. Committee Chair Kiaʻāina entered the Council Chamber. The Committee Chair called upon Greg Nakai from PBR Hawaii and Associates, Inc. to provide a brief presentation of the project to the Committee. (M-368[26]) There was no public testimony. Bill 42 (2026) amended to CD1 (OCS2026-0497/8/18/2026 2:21 PM) and reported out for passage on second read

Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, OKIMOTO, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.

REZONE LAND SITUATED AT PA‘ALA‘A KAI, WAIALUA, O‘AHU. To rezone land situated at Pa‘ala‘a Kai, Waialua from the Country District to the R-5 Residential District and identified as Tax Map Key 6-6-018: 024. Councilmember Cordero exited the Council Chamber. Councilmember Cordero entered the Council Chamber. The Committee Chair called upon Jim Hayes from Planning Solutions, Inc. to provide a brief presentation of the project to the Committee. (M-364[26]) There was no public testimony. Bill 43 (2026) amended to CD1 (OCS2026-0498/8/18/2026 3:32 PM) and reported out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.

Vote: ayes 5 — CORDERO, KIAʻĀINA, OKIMOTO, TUPOLA, WATERS, none against.

In North Shore.

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.