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BILL 125
RELATING TO THE PĀHOA VILLAGE DESIGN DISTRICT
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 25-7-40, SECTION 25-7-41 AND SECTION 25-7-42, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED)(PL-CCI-2026-000014)
PRESENTED AT THE MAY 6, 2026 WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING
▪BILL 125 SEEKS TO AMEND CHAPTER 25 TO REVISE AND UPDATE ZONING CODE
SECTIONS RELATED TO THE PĀHOA VILLAGE DESIGN (PVD) DISTRICT, AS
FOLLOWS:
▪AMEND SECTION 25-7-40 TO CLARIFY THE PURPOSE, APPLICABILITY AND
BOUNDARIES OF THE PVD DISTRICT.
▪AMEND SECTION 25-7-41 TO BETTER ESTABLISH AND CLARIFY THE INTENT,
ADOPTION AND APPLICABILITY OF THE PVD GUIDELINES.
▪AMEND SECTION 25-7-42 TO CLARIFY THE PURPOSE AND PROCEDURES OF
THE PĀHOA DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE.
COUNTY COUNCIL’S REQUEST
▪AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 25-7-41 WILL CLARIFY REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE
PVD GUIDELINES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
▪THE GUIDELINES SHALL BE ADOPTED AND SUBJECT TO AMENDMENT BY
RESOLUTION.
▪THE DIRECTOR SHALL ADMINISTER, IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THE GUIDELINES,
AFTER GIVING CONSIDERATION TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PĀHOA
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE.
▪APPLICABILITY OF THE GUIDELINES IS REVISED TO INCLUDE RENOVATIONS OR
ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, IN ADDITION TO NEW
DEVELOPMENTS, WITHIN THE PVD DISTRICT.
BILL 125 IMPACT ANALYSIS
▪WITH A GOAL OF PROVIDING CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY, AMENDMENTS TO
SECTION 25-7-42 DIRECT THE PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION
COMMITTEE (CDP AC) TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THE FORMATION AND
PROCEDURES OF THE PĀHOA DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE. AS SUCH, THE CDP AC
SHALL DO THE FOLLOWING:
▪EVERY TWO YEARS - REVIEW, DISCUSS PUBLICLY AND DECIDE WHO IS SERVING
ON THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE.
▪EVERY TEN YEARS - INVITE ALL CURRENT AND FORMER ORGANIZATIONS AND
MEMBERS OF THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE PVD GUIDELINES
AND PVD DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS AND FORWARD
THEM THROUGH THE DIRECTOR TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR ITS
CONSIDERATION.
BILL 125 IMPACT ANALYSIS
DIRECTOR’S RECOMMENDATION
PROVIDE A FAVORABLE
RECOMMENDATION OF BILL
125 TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL.
▪THE WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION (WPC) IS REQUIRED TO
TAKE ACTION ON BILL 125 BY TRANSMITTING THEIR
RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL BY JUNE 4, 2026.
▪THE WPC SHALL RECOMMEND APPROVAL IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
WITH OR WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS, OR REJECTION OF THE PROPOSED
BILL, AND THE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE
COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION AND DECISION.
▪IN THE EVENT THE WPC FAILS TO ACT ON THE PROPOSED BILL BY THIS
DATE, SUCH INACTION SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS AN UNFAVORABLE
RECOMMENDATION BY THE WPC.
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