Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Use Planning topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council adopts revised Primary Urban Center Development Plan, including Aiea biocultural protections
Summary
The council adopted a revised Primary Urban Center Development Plan (Bill 24 CD2) after community engagement and amendments, including language and mapping changes requested by Aiea community groups to protect biocultural space.
The Honolulu City Council adopted Committee Report 119 and passed Bill 24 CD2 on third reading to adopt a revised Primary Urban Center Development Plan for Honolulu.
Supporters and community representatives said the plan reflects years of outreach and specific local requests. Kehaulani Lum, president of the Aliʻiʻpo‘oʻahi Hawaiian Civic Club, thanked council members and the Department of Planning and Permitting for including language and map changes to reflect community wishes, and she urged a few technical housekeeping amendments to align narrative text with mapped boundaries. Allison Yasuoka and other witnesses representing Aiea residents said they supported the bill, submitted petitions and asked the council to protect biocultural spaces for present and future generations.
Council members emphasized that the document is a nonbinding planning guide rather than a zoning law, and that future, site‑specific changes would require separate processes. Several members praised community engagement and the multiple committee hearings that informed amendments.
The clerk announced the roll call as eight ayes and one member absent. The adopted plan will serve as the updated guiding document for planning and public investments in the Primary Urban Center, and council members said they expect DPP and community stakeholders to continue technical corrections and implementation work following adoption.
