Committee on Zoning and Planning, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026

As the agenda prints it: COMMITTEE ON ZONING & PLANNING · REGULAR MEETING · CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER · 9:00 A.M.
Voting members, as printed: Esther Kiaʻāina, Chair; Tommy Waters, Vice Chair; Radiant Cordero; Val A. Okimoto; Andria Tupola
The council's document: Agenda (PDF, 5 pages). Testimony instructions are on the agenda.

For action: 2 items

2. RESOLUTION 25-320

REAPPOINTMENT OF GEENA THIELEN TO SERVE ON THE BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS. Confirming the reappointment of Geena Thielen to serve on the Building Board of Appeals of the City and County of Honolulu for a term to expire on December 31, 2030. (Transmitted by Communication MM-172[25]; public hearing held 12/3/25)

The measure in the council's system: RES25-320: CONFIRMING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF GEENA THIELEN TO SERVE ON THE BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU. Introduced by TOMMY WATERS - By Request, Nov. 19, 2025
Last event, as the system prints it: Jan. 28, 2026. Committee report and Resolution as amended were adopted.
Board area: Not placed: the item prints no tax map key.

What else the agenda prints under this item

PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 25-320 (Submitted by Councilmember Kiaʻāina) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0966/12/30/2025 12:26 PM) makes the following amendments: A. In the fourth WHEREAS clause, changes the Charter reference from "Section 13-103(a)" to "Section 13-103.1(a)." B. In the fifth WHEREAS clause, adds a reference to Mayor's Message 172 (2025), dated November 18, 2025. C. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.

3. RESOLUTION 25-299

430-D NORTH KALĀHEO AVENUE – KAILUA (2025/SMA-54). Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to Margaret Taylor to allow for the construction of a new single-unit dwelling with an attached eight-car garage and an internal above-grade swimming pool on an approximately 23,256-square-foot lot with an existing single-unit dwelling in the R-10 Residential District, located at 430-D North Kalāheo Avenue and identified as Tax Map Key 4-3-017:019. (Applicant: Margaret Taylor) (Committee postponed action 11/20/25) (Current Deadline: 3/16/26)

Tax map key: (1) 4-3-017:019
The measure in the council's system: RES25-299: GRANTING A SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAJOR PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STORY SINGLE-UNIT DWELLING WITH ATTACHED EIGHT-CAR GARAGE AND INTERNAL ABOVE-GRADE SWIMMING POOL IN KAILUA, OʻAHU. Introduced by TOMMY WATERS - By Request, Oct. 21, 2025
Last event, as the system prints it: Jan. 28, 2026. Committee report and Resolution as amended were adopted.
Applicant, as printed: Margaret Taylor
Current deadline, as printed: 3/16/26
Board area: Kailua

What else the agenda prints under this item

PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 25-299 (Submitted by Councilmember Kiaʻāina) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0879/11/13/2025 12:30 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 NEW TWO-STORY SINGLE-UNIT DWELLING WITH ATTACHED EIGHT-CAR GARAGE AND INTERNAL ABOVE-GRADE SWIMMING POOL IN KAILUA, OʻAHU." B. Amends the first WHEREAS clause to clarify the description of the Project. C. Amends Condition B to clarify that prior to the issuance of any construction permit or building permit for the Project, the Applicant is required to submit to the DPP revised Project plans that comply with Land Use Ordinance development standards and requirements for the residential zoning district, and show that the new single-unit dwelling includes only one kitchen, only one laundry room, and a maximum of four bathrooms. D. Amends Condition H, relating to minimizing impacts to endangered, threatened, or protected avian fauna that may frequent or traverse the vicinity of the Project site, by: 1. Adding a new Condition H.8.d to provide that if there is a delay of three or more workdays during the active Project construction period, a subsequent survey must be conducted by the qualified biologist before work may resume; 2. Adding a new Condition H.8.e to provide that prior to the commencement of any ground-disturbing or construction activities, and upon the arrival of any new workers to the Project site, the Applicant (or the Applicant's designated representative) is required to instruct all onsite Project workers to review seabird protection information provided by the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife; and 3. Redesignating former Condition H.8.d as Condition H.9. E. Amends Condition J.6, relating to the coconut rhinoceros beetle ("CRB"), to delete the last sentence (which would have required existing palm trees that become damaged or killed by the CRB to be replaced with an appropriate species that is not susceptible to the CRB). F. For clarity and readability, replaces Exhibits C-1 through C-11 attached to the resolution with higher resolution versions of the original exhibits. G. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments. Related communication: M-1(26) Presentation submitted by Whale Environmental Services, LLC.

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