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Oʻahu · City Council

Committee on Zoning and Planning, Thursday, April 2, 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, 7 pages). Testimony instructions are on the agenda.

For action: 4 items

1. RESOLUTION 26-56

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. (Transmitted by Communication MM-25[26]; public hearing held 3/25/26).

The measure in the council's system
RES26-056: CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID BRITTIN TO SERVE ON THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU. Introduced by TOMMY WATERS - By Request, March 5, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: April 15, 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 26-56 (Submitted by Councilmember Kiaʻāina) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0163/3/18/2026 9:12 AM) makes the following amendments: A. Amends the fifth WHEREAS clause and the BE IT RESOLVED clause to specify that the appointee's term will expire on June 30, 2029 (instead of June 30, 2030). B. Amends the fourth WHEREAS clause to refer to "Mayor's Message 25 (2026)" (instead of "Mayor's letter"). C. Amends the fifth WHEREAS clause to add the term expiration date for James Wataru (the appointee's predecessor). D. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.

2. RESOLUTION 26-43

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. (Applicants: John A. and Kathleen H. Libby Trust) (Transmitted by Communication D-92[26]) (Current Deadline: 4/21/26)

Tax map keys
(1) 6-8-004:003, (1) 6-8-004:004
The department's file
2025-SMA-98: 2025-SMA-98 - Libby Single-Unit Dwellings
The measure in the council's system
RES26-043: GRANTING A SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAJOR PERMIT 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 IN WAIALUA, OʻAHU. Introduced by TOMMY WATERS - By Request, Feb. 25, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: April 15, 2026. Committee report and Resolution as amended were adopted.
Applicant, as printed
John A. and Kathleen H. Libby Trust
Current deadline, as printed
4/21/26
Board area
North Shore
What else the agenda prints under this item

PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-43 (Submitted by Councilmember Kiaʻāina) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0170/3/27/2026 11:10 AM) 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 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 IN WAIALUA, OʻAHU." B. Amends the first WHEREAS clause to clarify the description of the Project. C. Adds a new second WHEREAS clause to provide that parcels 3 and 4 are adjacent zoning lots under the same ownership, and development of these parcels is being considered together under the resolution. D. Amends Condition A to clarify that development must be in general conformity with the Project as described in the DPP's findings and recommendation and the exhibits attached to the resolution, except as modified in the resolution. E. In Condition B, relating to minimizing the impacts of coastal hazards, designates the existing condition as Condition B.1, and adds a new Condition B.2 to require the use of pervious surface materials for the Project's driveways, automobile courts, and walkways. F. In Condition G, relating to minimizing impacts to archaeological, historical, and cultural resources that may be present on the Project site: 1. In Condition G.2, deletes the phrase "If any archaeological, historic, or cultural resources are discovered on the Project site" at the beginning of the condition; and 2. In Condition G.3, clarifies that if human burials, including iwi kūpuna (Native Hawaiian ancestral remains), are encountered during construction, the Applicant is required to stop work, protect the find from further disturbance, and contact the State Historic Preservation Division immediately. G. In Condition H.7, relating to the protection of the Hawaiian monk seal, green sea turtle, and hawksbill sea turtle, adds reference to the olive ridley sea turtle. H. In Condition K, relating to permits, requires that the applicant obtain a minor shoreline structure permit prior to the issuance of any Project construction permit or building permit. I. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.

3. BILL 48 (2025)

PEDESTRIAN MALLS. Addressing pedestrian malls in the downtown Honolulu area. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 11/5/25)

The measure in the council's system
BILL048(25): RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN MALLS. Introduced by TYLER DOS SANTOS-TAM, June 23, 2025
Last event, as the system prints it: April 2, 2026. Postponed to a date and time to be determined by the Committee Chair.
Board area
Downtown-Chinatown
What else the agenda prints under this item

PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 48 (2025) (Submitted by Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam) – The CD1 (OCS2026-0042/1/28/2026 1:34 PM) makes the following amendments: A. Deletes SECTION 2 of the bill and renumbers subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly. B. In renumbered SECTION 2 of the bill (which amends ROH Section 15-25.1): 1. Deletes proposed new subsection (d) of the bill which established a portion of Chaplain Lane as a pedestrian mall; and instead amends subsection (a) to expand Fort Street Mall to include the segment of South Pauahi Street beginning from the intersection of Fort Street and South Pauahi Street and ending at northwestern property line of the lot identified as tax map key 2-1-003:009 that abuts the lot identified as tax map key 2-1-003:010; and that segment of Chaplain Lane beginning from the intersection of Fort Street and Chaplain Lane and ending at the northwestern property line of the lot identified as tax map key 2-1-003:008 that abuts the lot identified as tax map key 2-1-003:010; 2. Amends subsection (b)(2)(H)(i) by allowing the use of a bicycle on Fort Street Mall at a speed no greater than 10 miles per hour and prohibiting engaging in dangerous behavior while on a bicycle on Fort Street Mall; and 3. Adds a new subsection (c)(6) that allows the use of a bicycle at a speed no greater than 10 miles per hour and prohibits engaging in dangerous behavior while on a bicycle on College Walk and River Street Malls. C. Amends the effective date in renumbered SECTION 4 of the bill to be July 1, 2026 (rather than December 1, 2025). D. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.

Tax map keys printed there: (1) 2-1-003:009, (1) 2-1-003:010, (1) 2-1-003:008.

4. BILL 21 (2026)

RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. Addressing transit-oriented development. (Transmitted by Communication D-110[26]; Bill passed first reading 3/25/26). 5. CC-60(26) – DRAFT COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 15, REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU 2021. The Committee will take action on a draft committee report making recommendations to the Council on whether the Charter provision(s) establishing the commission should be retained, amended, or repealed.

The measure in the council's system
BILL021(26): RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. Introduced by TOMMY WATERS - By Request, March 2, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: April 23, 2026. Second reading notice published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Board area
Not placed: the item prints no tax map key.
What else the agenda prints under this item

Related communication: D-57(26) Report submitted by the Planning Commission pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 15, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021.

Read by script from the agenda PDF (pipeline/auto_zon_agendas.py): the items were lifted by pattern, and the agenda was added only because every numbered line parsed; a person has not reviewed this page. Only the items under the agenda's “For action” headings are carried; briefings and presentations printed before them are not. Copied from the committee's agenda in the City Council's document system, read Sept. 19, 2026. Measure numbers, headings, names, figures and dates are the council's; page headers and page numbers were removed and nothing else was changed. An item is placed in a board area only by a tax map key it prints, checked against the State of Hawaiʻi's parcel layer, or by the map point of a department file it names. A place name alone does not place an item. The Ledger has not read the bills, resolutions or committee reports and takes no position.