Koʻolauloa: the brief, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026

The City Council's zoning committee has on its Sept. 24 agenda a resolution granting a Special Management Area major permit for a new two-story home at 57-329 Pahipahiʻālua Street in Kahuku. [source: the Committee on Zoning and Planning's agenda, Sept. 24, 2026 (Resolution 26-183)]

The city's Department of Design and Construction is seeking a state land use district boundary amendment for 8.188 acres for its Lāʻie corporation yard and refuse convenience center. [source: DPP's public-input map, file 2025-DBA-18]

Six shoreline certifications along this coast have appeared in the Environmental Notice since July. [source: the Environmental Notice, July 23 to Sept. 8, 2026]

Basis. Written by the Ledger in a session on Sept. 19, 2026 from the records linked in each sentence; it says what was on the record that day, in plain words, and does not predict outcomes or take sides. What has happened since is on Koʻolauloa's page. Corrections: the corrections log.