The Hawaiʻi Ledger Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026

Open land-use applications · Major SMA Permits · Nānākuli-Māʻili

2026-SMA-20

Before the City Council: RESOLUTION 26-168, Committee on Zoning and Planning, Aug. 27, 2026.

DPP file
2026-SMA-20
DPP lists it under
Major SMA Permits
Board area
Nānākuli-Māʻili (Neighborhood Board No. 36)
On the Ledger's watch since
Sept. 19, 2026 (already on DPP's map when the Ledger first read it)

DPP's notice, in DPP's words

FILE NO.: 2026-SMA-20(SF)

PROJECT NAME: New Commercial Building

OWNER: Kyung Chul Shin and Soon Ae Shin

APPLICANT/AGENT: Planning Solutions, Inc. (James T. Hayes and Makena White)

LOCATION: 87-1818 Farrington Highway – Nanakuli

TAX MAP KEY: 8-7-035: 005

ZONING: B-1 Neighborhood Business District

REQUEST: Special Management Area Major Permit to allow the construction of a new commercial building with a parking lot, caretaker dwelling, and associated improvements on a non-shoreline lot.

ACCEPTED DATE: April 21, 2026

PUBLIC HEARING DATE: June 5, 2026 (10:00 a.m.; In-person and Remote Meeting at Fasi Municipal Building, 6th Floor DIT Conference Room, 650 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 [see Notice below])

APPLICATION MATERIALS: 2026-SMA-20 Application Form: https://honolulu.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/a5000001ExEA/a/cx00…

2026-SMA-20 Exhibits: https://honolulu.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/a5000001ExEA/a/cx00…

2026-SMA-20 Plans: https://honolulu.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/a5000001ExEA/a/cx00…

2026-SMA-20 Notice of Application and Public Hearing: https://honolulu.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#a5000001ExEA/a/cx0…

2026 FEA and FONSI: https://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/erp/Other_TEN_Publications/20…

Copied from the “Individual Projects” map on DPP's public-input page as it stood Sept. 20, 2026. The wording, names and dates are the department's. The Ledger has not reviewed the application materials and takes no position on the application. To comment, follow DPP's instructions on that page.