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Council approves 8‑story Aiea affordable housing SMA despite community concerns about water, cultural resources
Summary
The City Council adopted Resolution 25‑23 CD1, granting a Special Management Area (SMA) major permit for an eight‑story affordable rental project in Aiea after extensive public testimony about groundwater, cultural sites and construction impacts; DPP said it issued a Finding of No Significant Impact based on studies submitted by the applicant.
The Honolulu City Council adopted Committee Report 12 and Resolution 25‑23 CD1, authorizing a Special Management Area major permit for an eight‑story multimember affordable rental housing project in Aiea, Oahu.
Why it matters: The project generated extended public comment and debate at the council meeting. Community organizations, kūpuna and cultural practitioners warned the council that the development is close to historic fishponds and traditional shoreline systems, sits above the Waimalu aquifer and may affect groundwater and cultural resources. Supporters argued the project addresses acute affordable‑housing needs.
Community concerns: Claire Tamamoto, representing the Aiea Community Association and Friends of the Pearl Harbor Historic Trail, said the project site lies near a historic pond complex attributed to Moiwahine Kalani Manu'ia and that the development could…
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