HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD Revised Recommendation (PL-CCI-2026-000016)RevisedRBill147 – 6.30.2026
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I PLANNING DEPARTMENT
REVISED RECOMMENDATION
COUNTY COUNCIL INITIATED BILL NO. 147
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 2 AND CHAPTER 25 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE
1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO TRANSIENT
ACCOMMODATIONS
Recommendations #7 and #8 have been revised based on the discussion at the
June 30, 2026, Leeward Planning Commission meeting and testimony received
during the public review process.
Recommendation #7: Clarify permitted locations of Bed and Breakfast
Establishments as follows:
“Section 25-4- . Bed and breakfasts; where permitted.
A B&B is permitted in the following zoning districts:
(1) RS, RD, RM, RCX, RA, V, CN, CG, CV, CDH, and PD; and
(2) Any agricultural district, other than IA, that is wholly situated within:
(A) The State land use urban or rural district; or
(B) The State land use agricultural district, provided that:
i. Where the B&B is located in a farm dwelling, as defined in
Chapter 205 Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, and the dwelling is also
the principal home of the host;
ii. The dwelling is not an additional farm dwelling or farm
employee housing; and
iii. A special permit is obtained[.], as defined in Chapter 205,
Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes.”
Reason: This amendment clarifies the eligibility requirements for Bed and
Breakfast Establishments by removing unnecessary restrictions regarding the
type of dwelling occupied by the host. The amendment maintains the
requirement that the host reside on the property while providing greater flexibility
for existing residential configurations that continue to satisfy the intent of the
regulations.
Recommendation #8: Clarify STVR Zoning Applicability and Limitation of STVRs
to One Per Building Site as follows:
Section 25-4- . Short-term vacation rentals; where permitted;
nonconforming use certificate.
(a) An STVR is permitted in the following zoning districts:
(1) [RM,] V, CG, [CN,] CV, and CDH;
(2) [Any residential district, other than RM,] RS, RD, RM, RCX zoning
districts that [is] are wholly situated within any of the following:
(A) A Resort or Resort Node area, as designated in the General
Plan; or
(B) An area designated as Open in the General Plan that is
adjacent to an area identified in subparagraph (A) and that is
located along the shoreline[; and].
(3) A project district where consistent with the uses allowed in the
underlying zoning district.
(b) [An STVR is not permitted in a multiple-family dwelling, unless the
dwelling is defined and governed as a condominium property regime
under the Hawai'i Revised Statutes. chapter 514B.] STVRs are limited
to one per building site, unless the dwelling is defined and governed as
a condominium property regime under the Hawai'i Revised Statutes,
chapter 514B.
Reason: The recommendation is consistent with the discussion at the Leeward
Planning Commission meeting held on June 30, 2026, and testimony received by
the Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee expressing concerns
regarding the compatibility of new STVRs within those zoning districts.