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Committee on Zoning and Planning, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 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
The council's document
Agenda (PDF, 9 pages). Testimony instructions are on the agenda.

For action: 10 items

1. RESOLUTION 26-231

84-909 MOUA STREET - WAIʻANAE (2026/SMA-41). Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to James and Stacey Chang, Reid and Stephanie Shigemasa, Randall Yuen, and Allison Shinn-Yuen to allow for the construction of a new single-unit dwelling on approximately 9,503 square feet of land on a shoreline lot zoned R-10 Residential District, located at 84-909 Moua Street, and identified as Tax Map Key 8-4-005: 008. (Applicants: James and Stacey Chang, Reid and Stephanie Shigemasa, Randall Yuen, and Allison Shinn-Yuen) (Transmitted by Communication D-634[26]) (Current Deadline: 12/8/26)

Tax map key
(1) 8-4-005:008
The department's file
2026-SMA-41: 2026-SMA-41 Yuen Single-Unit Dwelling
The measure in the council's system
RES26-231: GRANTING A SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAJOR PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE-UNIT DWELLING IN WAIʻANAE, OʻAHU. Introduced by TOMMY WATERS - By Request, Oct. 14, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: Oct. 14, 2026. Introduced.
Applicant, as printed
James and Stacey Chang, Reid and Stephanie Shigemasa, Randall Yuen, and Allison Shinn-Yuen
Current deadline, as printed
12/8/26
Board area
Waiʻanae Coast
What else the agenda prints under this item

PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-231 (Submitted by Councilmember Kia‘āina) – The CD1 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 SINGLE-UNIT DWELLING AND CONCRETE DRIVEWAY IN WAIʻANAE, OʻAHU." B. Amends the first WHEREAS clause to clarify the description of the Project. C. Amends Condition B to clarify that since approximately 90 percent of the Project site is anticipated to be impacted by 3.2 feet of sea level rise by the year 2100, to address potential adverse impacts due to coastal hazards, for all Project structures proposed within the 3.2-foot sea level rise exposure area ("SLR-XA"), the Applicant is required to incorporate a foundation or other adaptation or design measures into the Project's construction permit plans and building permit plans, and all plans must be stamped by a civil or structural engineer licensed by the State of Hawaiʻi. D. Amends Condition G to include reference to iwi kūpuna (Native Hawaiian ancestral remains). E. Amends Condition J.6, relating to the coconut rhinoceros beetle ("CRB") to require the Applicant to remove from the Project site the five existing coconut palm trees that have been infested by the CRB, and require that any replacement trees be of an appropriate species not susceptible to damage by the CRB. F. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.

2. RESOLUTION 26-232

235 KULAMANU PLACE - KAʻALĀWAI (2026/SMA-38). Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to Hideyasu Kizaki to allow for the construction of a new, two-story single-unit dwelling with a detached garage, jacuzzi, Individual Wastewater System, and terrace improvements on approximately 13,664 square feet of land on a shoreline lot zoned R-7.5 Residential District, located at 235 Kulamanu Place, and identified as Tax Map Key 3-1-040: 002. (Applicant: Hideyasu Kizaki) (Transmitted by Communication D-635[26]) (Current Deadline: 12/11/26)

Tax map key
(1) 3-1-040:002
The department's file
2026-SMA-38: 2026-SMA-38 - 235 Kulamanu Place Residence Project
The measure in the council's system
RES26-232: GRANTING A SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAJOR PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE-UNIT DWELLING WITH A DETACHED GARAGE, A JACUZZI, A NEW INDIVIDUAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM, AND TERRACE IMPROVEMENTS IN KAHALA, OʻAHU. Introduced by TOMMY WATERS - By Request, Oct. 14, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: Oct. 14, 2026. Introduced.
Applicant, as printed
Hideyasu Kizaki
Current deadline, as printed
12/11/26
Board area
Waiʻalae-Kāhala
What else the agenda prints under this item

PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-232 (Submitted by Councilmember Kia‘āina) – The CD1 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 SINGLE-UNIT DWELLING, DETACHED GARAGE, AND EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS; AND INSTALLATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM IN KĀHALA, OʻAHU." B. Amends the first WHEREAS clause to clarify the description of the Project. C. Amends Condition B.2, relating to landowner acknowledgements of coastal hazards, to: 1. Clarify that the Project site is a shoreline lot and may be adversely impacted by coastal hazards; and 2. To remove the last sentence. D. Amends Condition H.1 to add that no importation of structural fill material is proposed. E. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.

3. RESOLUTION 26-246

LAND USE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT RELATING TO LARGE DWELLING UNITS. Proposing an amendment to Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 2021 (the Land Use Ordinance), relating to large dwelling units.

The measure in the council's system
RES26-246: PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 21, REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU 2021 (THE LAND USE ORDINANCE), RELATING TO LARGE DWELLING UNITS. Introduced by SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Oct. 27, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: Oct. 27, 2026. Introduced.
Board area
Not placed: the item prints no tax map key.
What else the agenda prints under this item

Related communication: CC-180(26) Office of the City Clerk, notifying the Department of Planning and Permitting of the introduction of the Resolution.

4. RESOLUTION 26-237

AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT AT 1615 ALA WAI BOULEVARD, HONOLULU, OʻAHU. Authorizing the Mayor or the Mayor's designee to enter into a Pre-Development Agreement between the City and County of Honolulu and Centre Urban Real Estate Hawaiʻi, LLC and enter into a ground lease between the City and County of Honolulu and Cardinal Ala Wai LLC to develop an Affordable Rental Housing project at 1615 Ala Wai Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96815, and identified as Tax Map Keys (1) 2-6-011:033 and 036 (por.). (Transmitted by Communication D-647[26])

Tax map key
(1) 2-6-011:033
The measure in the council's system
RES26-237: AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR THE MAYOR'S DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A PRE-DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU AND CENTRE URBAN REAL ESTATE HAWAIʻI, LLC AND ENTER INTO A GROUND LEASE BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU AND CARDINAL ALA WAI LLC TO DEVELOP AN AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT AT 1615 ALA WAI BOULEVARD, HONOLULU, OʻAHU, HAWAIʻI 96815, AND IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEYS (1) 2-6-011:033 AND 036 (por.). Introduced by TOMMY WATERS - By Request, Oct. 16, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: Oct. 16, 2026. Introduced.
Board area
Waikīkī
What else the agenda prints under this item

PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-237 (Submitted by Councilmember Kia‘āina) – The CD1 makes the following amendments: A. Amends the sixth WHEREAS clause to provide that Centre Urban intends to establish (instead of already established) a single-purpose entity, Cardinal Ala Wai LLC, to serve as the Lessee. B. Amends the seventh WHEREAS clause to provide that the City and Centre Urban have negotiated and agreed to the terms of the Pre-Development Agreement and the Ground Lease (instead of the City and the Lessee negotiating and agreeing to the terms of the Ground Lease). C. Amends the ninth WHEREAS clause to provide that the Project's affordable rental units will remain affordable for a minimum of 75 years, and to clarify the affordability of the Project's rental units as follows: 1. For the first 15 years following Project completion, 16 dwelling units will be rented to households earning 60 percent or below of the AMI, and 24 dwelling units will be rented to households earning between 61 percent and 100 percent of the AMI; and 2. For years 16 to 75 following Project completion, 16 dwelling units will be rented to households earning 60 percent or below of the AMI, and 24 dwelling units will be rented to households earning between 61 percent and 120 percent of AMI. D. Amends the 10th WHEREAS clause to provide that under the Ground Lease, the base rent varies during the lease term as follows: 1. Prior to the rent commencement date (as defined in the Ground Lease), the annual rent is $1.00; 2. After the rent commencement date, the annual rent is $195,000; and 3. Beginning on the 15th anniversary of the rent commencement date, the current base rent amount will increase by five percent every five years. E. Amends the 11th WHEREAS clause to provide that after the rent commencement date, the Lessee may be eligible for an annual affordable rent credit that reduces the base rent to a nominal amount if the Lessee maintains an average annual occupancy of at least 85 percent of the Project's affordable rental units, and remains in full compliance with applicable affordable housing program requirements of its funding sources. F. Moves the former last WHEREAS clause to be the 12th WHEREAS clause. G. Adds a new 13th WHEREAS clause to provide that the Director of Housing and Land Management determined that the Project serves the public interest, as defined in Charter Section 6-1803.2. H. Adds a new last WHEREAS clause to provide that the Council desires to accept and approve the Pre-Development Agreement and the Ground Lease. I. Amends the BE IF FINALLY RESOLVED clause to add Martin M.Q. Nguyen as the contact at Centre Uran Real Estate Hawaiʻi, LLC. J. Replaces Attachment 1 with a new Pre-Development Agreement that incorporates indemnification provisions and makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments. K. Replaces the Attachment 2 with a new Ground Lease that amends the base rent and rent commencement date provisions, clarifies the affordable rent credit provisions, includes the formation of the lessee entity a condition of execution of the Ground Lease, includes hold harmless provisions, and makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments. L. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.

5. RESOLUTION 26-273

EXTENDING DEADLINE TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION OF HALE MOENA AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT IN KAPOLEI. Amending Resolution 16-11, CD1, as amended by Resolution 17-320, as further amended by Resolution 24-273, CD1, to extend the deadline to commence construction of the Hale Moena Affordable Rental Housing Project, to be developed on approximately 3.036 acres of land, zoned B-2 Community Business District, located at 1020 Wakea Street in Kapolei, and identified as Tax Map Key 9-1-088:021. (Applicant: Highridge Costa Development Company, LLC and Form Partners, LLC)

Tax map key
(1) 9-1-088:021
The measure in the council's system
RES26-273: AMENDING RESOLUTION 16-11, CD1, AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 17-320, AS FURTHER AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 24-273, CD1, TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HALE MOENA AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT IN KAPOLEI, OʻAHU. Introduced by ESTHER KIAʻĀINA - By Request, Nov. 12, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: Nov. 12, 2026. Introduced.
Applicant, as printed
Highridge Costa Development Company, LLC and Form Partners, LLC
Board area
Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale

6. RESOLUTION 26-272

EXTENDING DEADLINE TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION OF KEAWALAU AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT IN WAIPAHU. Amending Resolution 22-291, CD1, FD1, to extend the deadline to commence construction of the Keawalau Affordable Rental Housing Project, to be developed on approximately 3.84 acres of land owned by the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, zoned BMX-3 Community Business Mixed Use zoning district, located on Hikimoe Street at the intersections with Waipahu Depot Road and Kahuailani Street in Waipahu, and identified as Tax Map Keys 9-4-013:046 and 9-4-014:005, 014, 058 through 067, and 075. (Applicant: Highridge Costa Development Company, LLC)

Tax map keys
(1) 9-4-013:046, (1) 9-4-014:005 (not in the state's parcel layer: (1) 9-4-013:046)
The measure in the council's system
RES26-272: AMENDING RESOLUTION 22-291, CD1, FD1, TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION OF THE KEAWALAU AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT IN WAIPAHU, OʻAHU. Introduced by ESTHER KIAʻĀINA - By Request, Nov. 12, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: Nov. 12, 2026. Introduced.
Applicant, as printed
Highridge Costa Development Company, LLC
Board area
Waipahu

7. RESOLUTION 26-271

EXTENDING DEADLINE TO OBTAIN SUBDIVISION APPROVAL FOR NANAIKEOLA SELF-HELP HOUSING PROJECT IN WAIʻANAE. Amending Resolution 22-260, CD1, as amended by Resolution 24-236, CD1, to extend the deadline to obtain subdivision approval for the Nanaikeola Self-Help Housing project on approximately 12.38 acres of undeveloped land zoned R-5 Residential District, located at the mauka end of Nanaikeola Street in Waiʻanae, and identified as Tax Map Key 8-7-008:076. (Applicant: Self-Help Housing Corporation of Hawaiʻi)

Tax map key
(1) 8-7-008:076
The measure in the council's system
RES26-271: AMENDING RESOLUTION 22-260, CD1, AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 24-236, CD1, TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO OBTAIN SUBDIVISION APPROVAL FOR THE NANAIKEOLA SELF-HELP HOUSING PROJECT IN WAIʻANAE, OʻAHU. Introduced by ESTHER KIAʻĀINA - By Request, Nov. 12, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: Nov. 12, 2026. Introduced.
Applicant, as printed
Self-Help Housing Corporation of Hawaiʻi
Board area
Nānākuli-Māʻili

8. RESOLUTION 26-270

KŪMELEWAI HALE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING 201H PROJECT IN MILILANI. Authorizing, pursuant to HRS Section 201H-38, exemptions from certain City application fees, infrastructure, or public works fees and charges, and development standards for the development of Kūmelewai Hale, an affordable rental housing project consisting of two four-story residential wings above an at-grade parking loop connected by a bridge (total of five stories), with one freestanding single-story amenity structure in the central courtyard on 1.975 acres of land zoned R-5 Residential District, located at 95-1200 Meheula Parkway in Mililani, and identified as Tax Map Key (1) 9-5-001:017 and 054. (Applicant: Pacific Housing Assistance Corporation) (Transmitted by Communication M-471[26]) (Current Deadline: 12/27/26)

Tax map key
(1) 9-5-001:017
The measure in the council's system
RES26-270: AUTHORIZING EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE KŪMELEWAI HALE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT IN MILILANI, O’AHU. Introduced by TOMMY WATERS - By Request, Nov. 12, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: Nov. 12, 2026. Introduced.
Applicant, as printed
Pacific Housing Assistance Corporation
Current deadline, as printed
12/27/26
Board area
Mililani-Waipiʻo

9. RESOLUTION 26-268

2027 HAWAIʻI STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE. Approving the 2027 Hawaiʻi State Association of Counties’ legislative package.

The measure in the council's system
RES26-268: RELATING TO THE 2027 HAWAIʻI STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE. Introduced by MATT WEYER, Nov. 9, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: Nov. 9, 2026. Introduced.
Board area
Not placed: the item prints no tax map key.

10. BILL 55 (2026), CD1

REZONE LAND SITUATED AT WAIKĪKĪ, HONOLULU, OʻAHU. To rezone land situated at 401 Atkinson Drive, Waikīkī, Honolulu from the AMX-3 High Density Apartment Mixed Use District with a height limit of 350 feet and BMX-3 Community Business Mixed Use District with a height limit of 350 feet; to the A-2 Medium Density Apartment District with a height limit of 150 feet and identified as Tax Map Key 2-3-036:005. (Applicant: YMCA of Honolulu) (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 11/5/26) (Current Deadline: 2/7/27)

Tax map key
(1) 2-3-036:005
The measure in the council's system
BILL055(26): TO REZONE LAND SITUATED AT WAIKĪKĪ, HONOLULU, OʻAHU, HAWAIʻI. Introduced by TOMMY WATERS - By Request, Aug. 13, 2026
Last event, as the system prints it: Nov. 5, 2026. Committee report adopted. Bill passed second reading as amended, public hearing closed and referred to committee.
Applicant, as printed
YMCA of Honolulu
Current deadline, as printed
2/7/27
Board area
Ala Moana-Kakaʻako

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.

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