Ewa Development Plan: What it covers and what it means

(a) The Ewa Development Plan area encompasses the coral plain which stretches from the northeastern end of Kunia Road down to Waipahu and Pearl Harbor, and around the southwestern corner of Oahu along the shoreline up to Nanakuli where the coral plain meets the moderately steep slopes of the southerly end of the Waianae Mountain range, which form Ewa’s mauka sector. (b) It is the intent of the Ewa Development Plan to provide a guide for orderly and coordinated public and private sector development in a manner that is consistent with applicable general plan provisions, including the designation of Ewa as the secondary urban center for Oahu and the Ewa urban fringe areas as one of the principal areas for residential development. (c) The provisions of this article and the Ewa Development Plan are not regulatory. Rather, they are established with the explicit intent of providing a coherent vision to guide all new public and private sector development within Ewa. This article shall guide development for Ewa, public investment in infrastructure, zoning and other regulatory procedures, and the preparation of the city’s annual capital improvement program budget.