KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 31
PLANNING, ZONING, AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
7:00 to 9:00 pm
In-person at the Kailua District Park Multipurpose Room or District Meeting Room
Chair: Donna Wong. Members: Jennifer Barra, Kelli Ann Kobayashi, Levani Lipton, Kalama Souza, Steve Trecker, and Gary Weller.
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Announcements
4. Resident and Community Concerns
5. Kihapai Hale https://www.hawaiicdc.com/projects/kihapai-hale-kailua-oahu
a. Does the city need to develop a tsunami evacuation plan?
6. 330 Kuulei Rd. (Kuulei LLC) apartments – 60-foot building; in Koolaupoko Sustainable Communities Plan 40-foot commercial zoning height limit. Being constructed.
7. Kalaheo Hillside
8. Kawainui-Hamakua Master Plan Project
9. Marine Corps Base Hawaii
10. Dog park at Hamakua
a. DLNR is conducting an Environmental Site Assessment of the property
11. Ka’iwa Ridge (“Lanikai Pillbox”) Trail
12. Adventist Health Castle
13. Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant and Ocean Outfall
14. Kailua public schools land transferred from City and County to State DOE
15. New landfill location
a. At Mayor Blangiardi’s Windward Town Hall 5/8/25 meeting the Mayor said that the next landfill will not be at either of the 2 quarry sites
16. Manuiwa o ka Malanai proposed Fisheries Management Plan
17. Iwi kupuna Kailua
18. Kailua municipal parking lot changes
a. Archaeological study begins March 2026
b. Will excavate 15 test sites
c. Eight parking stalls will be closed at a time
19. Building permit application in Kaopa silt basin
20. Charter amendment # 148
a. Amending the Charter to add historic preservation as an allowable use of monies in the Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund and rename the fund Land, Natural Resources, and Historic Preservation Fund to better reflect the purpose of the fund.
21. Kinai`Eha programs at the Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center Campus
22. Bill 17 allows for affordable housing to be the lesser maximum height for the underlying zoning district or special district
23. Blackstone
24. New Business
a. 60 Kaapuni Drive TMK 4-3-01:033 SMA Major
b. Bill 44 – Relating to Affordable Rental Housing
(1) Adds business zoning district where affordable rental housing projects are permitted
c. Bill 53 Relating to Affordable Housing
(1) Requires a new affordable rental housing project to provide one parking stall for every two units within the project
(2) Requires all project developers to make a presentation to the relevant neighborhood board
d. Bill 72 Relating to Affordable Housing
(1) Adds the business zoning districts as a zoning district in which affordable rental housing projects are permitted
e. Bill 18 Relating to Affordable Housing
(1) Amends the maximum building height to 60 feet or the maximum height for the underlying zoning district or special whichever is greater district
f. Active Bill 7 projects in Kailua are: 330 Kuulei Road, 528 Wailepo Street, 56 Kihapai Street, and 614 Wailepo Street
25. Adjournment
Planning, Zoning & Environment (PZ&E) Committee
March 2026 Meeting Report
Chair, Donna Wong
1. A committee meeting was held in-person on March 17, 2026, chaired by Donna Wong, and attended by committee members Jennifer Barra, Levani Lipton, Steve Trecker, and Gary Weller.
2. Members discussed questions and answers on the Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center Master Plan and will contact the Youth Facility Administrator and Corrections Program Specialist to request answers that more directly answer the questions.
3. Members discussed the collapsed wall in Lanikai. Records show that KNB did not have notice of an SMAP application that was approved by the Department of Planning and Permitting in 2023.
To view agenda and minutes, visit our board website.
Event shows physical location; however, other options of participation may also include WebEx and phone. If available, instructions for WebEx and phone can be found at the top of the agenda.