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Committee sends Bill 183 to council to revert zoning for Waiakea South Hilo parcel
Summary
The committee forwarded Bill 183 to the full council with a favorable recommendation on July 23. The bill would revert a previously approved multifamily rezoning back to single‑family residential for a 0.9793‑acre parcel at 1623 Kinoole Street in Waiakea South Hilo; Planning Director Zendo Kern said the multifamily approval went stale due to infrastructure and cost issues.
On July 23 the Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Committee voted to forward Bill 183 to the full county council with a favorable recommendation. The bill would repeal Ordinance 12132 (which had amended section 25‑8‑33 of the Hawaii County Code) to return a parcel at 1623 Kinoole Street in Waiakea South Hilo (tax map key 223817) to its original single‑family residential designation (RS‑10) from a multifamily classification.
Planning Director Zendo Kern told the committee the rezoning had gone stale because applicants were unable to complete the project, primarily because of infrastructure constraints and the cost to provide required utilities. Kern said the applicant requested the reversion after multifamily entitlements could not proceed.
Committee members supported the reversion, noting that returning the parcel to its original zoning is consistent with neighboring uses and that the infrastructure costs made the multifamily option infeasible. The committee asked planning staff to contact the applicant and request that they appear at the council hearing. The motion to forward Bill 183 to council carried unanimously, 9 ayes.
Next step: Planning staff will attempt to contact the applicant to invite them to the council hearing; the bill will appear on the council agenda for final action.
