ROH §24-6.2
What the Koolau Poko plan covers and its purpose
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section defines the Koolau Poko area on Oahu's windward side and explains that the Sustainable Communities Plan is a guide, not a law. It aims to manage growth in rural and urban fringe areas to prevent sprawl, and it helps shape public spending and zoning decisions.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Applicability and intent
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) The Koolau Poko SCP area encompasses the windward coastal and valley areas of Oahu from Makapuu Point to Kaoio Point at the northern end of Kaneohe Bay, and is bound by the Koolau mountain range and the sea. It includes the rural communities of Waiahole, Waikane, Kahaluu, Heeia, and Waimanalo and the urban fringe communities of Ahuimanu, Kaneohe, and Kailua.
(b) The Koolau Poko SCP is intended to provide a guide for orderly and coordinated public and private sector development in a manner that is consistent with applicable general plan provisions, recognizing the region’s urban fringe and rural areas as areas where growth will be managed to prevent an undesirable spreading of development.
(c) This article and the Koolau Poko SCP 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 Koolau Poko. This article will guide public investment in infrastructure, zoning, and other regulatory procedures, and the preparation of the city’s annual capital improvement program budget.
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