Committee backs state land-use boundary amendment for 7.29 acres in Haleiwa; public opposition prominent

The Zoning and Planning Committee on July 28 reported Bill 37 (CD1) out for passage on third reading. The bill would amend the State Land Use Boundary Map for the Haleiwa Quadrangle to reclassify an approximately 7.292-acre petition area of a 7.525-acre zoning lot (TMK 6-2-005-002) from the State Agricultural District to the State Urban District.

Committee materials describe the boundary amendment as the initial step in a multi-stage entitlement process that would allow future zone-change and project-specific review if the land becomes classified urban. The applicant’s conceptual plan presented 150–156 low-rise rental apartment units, roughly 30,000 square feet of neighborhood commercial space, parking and wastewater management, but committee chair and staff repeatedly noted the boundary…