HCDA staff outline Kalaeloa master plan and rule changes; public hearings set for Sept. 3 and Nov. 5

The Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority met Aug. 6 and heard an informational update from staff on proposed amendments to the 2006 Kalaeloa Master Plan and the 2012 Kalaeloa Community Development District rules (HAR chapter 15‑215).

Ryan Tan, HCDA director of planning and development, told the board the revisions include changes to land‑use transect zones, higher density allowances in designated urban areas and updates to the thoroughfare and infrastructure plans. Tan said the authority will hold a presentation hearing Sept. 3, accept public testimony through Sept. 17 and hold a decision‑making hearing Nov. 5, 2025.

The revisions use a form‑based, transit‑oriented approach that defines transect zones from natural areas (T0) through an urban center (T5). In the draft described to the board, the T5 urban center would allow up to 90‑foot building heights and the draft proposes increasing maximum floor‑area ratios (FAR) in the densest zone to 4.5 (from staff’s stated current level), and raising the FAR in mixed‑use T3 areas from about 1.25 to 1.5. The draft also…