The Committee on Zoning and Planning considered multiple land-use matters on Oct. 16 and reported several items out of committee as amended CD1s for adoption or to schedule hearings.

Bill 48 (2025) — Chaplain Lane pedestrian mall: Councilmember Dos Santos Tam introduced Bill 48 (2025) to convert approximately 230 feet of Chaplain Lane between Fourth Street Mall and Bethel Street into a pedestrian mall with limited vehicular exceptions. The Department of Transportation Services offered its support on the record. The chair recommended the bill be reported out after passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.

Resolution 25-253 CD1 — 66163 Waikanahele Road (Kai Kraut): The committee amended and reported the special management area major permit application for demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of a new three-story single-family dwelling with seven ground-level parking stalls, multiple lanais and an on-site wastewater system. The CD1 imposes several conditions, including compliance with R-5 district height and setback requirements, correction of floor-area-ratio calculations, consolidation of dual wings via interior connections so the building functions as a single dwelling, a reduction in impervious surface coverage from 75% to 50% (or use of pervious paving), archaeological monitoring protocols and a requirement that the applicant acknowledge responsibility for cleanup in the event of coastal-hazard-related property loss. The Department of Planning and Permitting supported the CD1. A nearby neighborhood board member testified with concerns about potential vacation-rental use, pool drainage, and consistency with other projects in the area.

Resolution 25-254 CD1 — 66348 Haleiwa Road (Jonathan Herold): The CD1 was amended and reported out for a new three-story single-family dwelling with covered lanais, ground-level parking for six vehicles, and an on-site wastewater system. The project includes a previously built concrete masonry unit wall that lacked a building permit; a notice of violation issued in December 2023 requires the applicant to obtain a building permit, which will not be issued until the SMA permit is approved. The State Historic Preservation Division recommended an archaeological inventory survey for this site; the CD1 requires submittal of the archaeological monitoring plan acceptance and compliance with mitigation protocols. The Department of Planning and Permitting supported the CD1.

Resolution 25-260 CD1 — 4547-05 Kahala Avenue (Jennifer Y. S. Kim Trust): The CD1 for a new two-story single-family dwelling with pool, spa and other site improvements was amended to require proof of access over an adjacent Kamehameha Schools parcel before a building permit may be issued, and to require an archaeological inventory survey and invasive-species protocols if structural fill is imported. DPP supported the CD1.

Resolution 25-269 CD1 — 6650 Kalanianaole Highway (Bank of Hawaii): The CD1 for demolition of an existing commercial building and construction of a new two-story Bank of Hawaii branch in the Hawaii Kai Town Center was amended to (1) identify the commercial space (delete the word “office”), (2) limit exterior project site work to daylight hours as requested by the applicant, and (3) list the Bank of Hawaii contact person. An environmental assessment was completed with a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on March 23, 2025. The Committee reported the CD1 out for adoption.

All of the above SMA permits were reported out for adoption or further processing as CD1 versions, with DPP indicating support for each amended CD1. Recorded amendments and conditions primarily address building height and setback compliance, archaeological monitoring or survey requirements requested by the State Historic Preservation Division, impervious-surface and stormwater treatment measures, and invasive-species safeguards for imported fill or landscaping materials.

Votes and formal roll-call tallies were not recorded in the committee transcript for these recommendations; each item was reported out after the chair’s recommendation and no objections were recorded during the meeting.