1. Who May Submit A Request For Revision

Any person may request the Director of Planning and Permitting or City Council to initiate a revision on their behalf. Revisions may be submitted for consideration by an interested party through the filing of a completed application with the Department of Planning and Permitting through the HNL Build portal. Interested parties are defined as City departments or agencies, and any resident or organization with a property interest in the land.

Any revision of a public infrastructure map may be proposed by the director of planning and permitting or by the City Council. Upon introduction of a council-proposed resolution to revise a public infrastructure map, the city clerk shall transmit a copy of the resolution to the Director of Planning and Permitting.

Applicants should review this entire document, as well as the attached application form and process diagram. Any questions or concerns may be directed to the Policy Planning Branch at 768-8055.

2. General Statement of Policy

Each application for revision of the public infrastructure map shall be reviewed for its contribution to the well-being of the people of O‘ahu and its support for the implementation of the applicable Development Plan and/or Sustainable Communities Plan. All phases of a project shall be considered when determining whether the project meets the public infrastructure map applicability criteria.

3. General Procedural Requirements

A. The public infrastructure map is adopted by resolution of the City Council, and revised by resolution in accordance with Section 4-8.1, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu as amended, and with the procedures set forth in the Administrative Rules of the Department of Planning and Permitting.

B. The public infrastructure map shall include symbols showing the general locations of those major proposed municipal facilities included in the categories listed in subsection (c) below. Major proposed municipal facilities must first be placed on the public infrastructure map prior to the appropriation of land acquisition or construction funds.

C. The following types of projects shall be shown on the public infrastructure map:

1. Corporation yard;
2. Desalination plant;
3. Drainage way (open channel);
4. Fire station;
5. Government building;
6. Golf course (municipal);
7. Park (includes: neighborhood, urban, community, district and regional parks, beach/shoreline parks, dog parks, nature parks and preserves, zoos and botanical gardens, and stream green belts);
8. Police station:
9. Parking facility;
10. Water reservoir;
11. Sewage treatment plant;
12. Solid waste facility;
13. Rapid transit corridor;
14. Transit station (includes: park and rides, bus transit centers, and rapid transit stations);
15. Major collector or arterial roadway;
16. Sewage pump station; and
17. Potable water well.

The alignment of linear facilities and the location of project boundaries shall be considered approximate and conceptual.

4. Applicability Criteria

“Major public infrastructure” means any public improvement project in the categories listed in subsection (c) above, which is funded by the City for land acquisition or construction, and that meets any one of the following criteria under ROH 4-8.4:

A. It has a significant impact on surrounding land uses or the natural environment;

B. It establishes a new facility;

C. It substantially changes the function of an existing facility; or

D. It involves modification (replacement or renovation) of existing facilities which would permit significant new development or redevelopment.

5. Required Application Contents

Applications for revisions of the public infrastructure map shall include:

A. A description of the project;

B. The project size and function;

C. Anticipated timeline of project, including the various phases;

D. General location of the project;

E. How the project implements and/or supports the applicable Development Plan and/or Sustainable Communities Plan;

F. Anticipated community and/or environmental impacts;

G. Written evidence of notifications and presentations to the public; and

H. The public issue, need or problem addressed by the proposed

The completed application must be submitted with payment of the required application fee of $600 for private projects. The application fee is waived for City agencies.

6. Review of Accepted Application

Upon acceptance of a completed application, the Director of Planning and Permitting shall submit those proposed revisions to appropriate governmental and community organizations for review and comment.

7. Required Notifications

The applicant shall notify community organizations, including the neighborhood board(s) in the area and all owners, lessees, sub-lessees, and residents of the affected property and each abutting parcel, and shall make presentations as requested. The applicant shall provide the Department of Planning and Permitting with written evidence of such notification and presentation(s) at the time of application.

8. Report and Draft Resolution

Upon timely receipt of responses from governmental and community organizations, the Director of Planning and Permitting shall prepare a report and draft resolution, as appropriate, to be forwarded to the City Council within ninety (90) days of the acceptance of the application for processing.

9. Deletion of Public Infrastructure Map Symbols

Any public infrastructure map symbol for a completed project may be administratively deleted by the Department of Planning and Permitting. Once the improvement and/or land acquisition is completed, the applicant shall inform the Department of Planning and Permitting that the project has been completed. The Director of Planning and Permitting shall notify the City Council of any such completed project, the public infrastructure symbol for which is being considered for deletion.

Any public infrastructure map symbol may be deleted upon request of the original proponent of the symbol. Application for deletion of any symbol shall be as described above.

Please submit a PIM amendment application on the HNL Build portal. For further assistance or information on completing the application, please call DPP at 768-8055.