Kaka’ako Mauka Area Rule Update

Posted on Sep 18, 2025 in Main

Kaka’ako Mauka Area Rule Update

For location details please see the Notice of Public Hearings.

November 5, 2025 at 11 a.m. – Presentation Hearing

November 6, 2025 at 9 a.m. – Decision-Making Hearing

Staff Report
Attachment 1 – Summary Matrix of Proposed Mauka Area Rules
Attachment 2 – Mauka Area Rules, Ramseyer
Attachment 3 – Mauka Area Rules Proposed Amendments to Figure NZ.5
Attachment 4 – Mauka Area Ka Pa’akai Analysis
Attachment 5 – ORDINANCE-16-021 (2015)
Attachment 6 – BILL-61 (2025)

Description and Summary of Proposed Amendments

HCDA is proposing to amend Title 15, Chapter 217, Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules (“HAR”), Mauka Area Rules, relating to the Kakaʻako Mauka Community Development District, to revert the maximum allowable density in the Central Kakaʻako Neighborhood Zone from a floor area ratio (“FAR”) of 3.5 down to 1.5 until adequate infrastructure is provided in this area or as otherwise determined by the HCDA executive director. The proposed modifications include edits to HAR §15-217-57 (adequate infrastructure) and Figure NZ.5 (Central Kakaʻako Neighborhood Zone).