ROH §24-9.4
Old zoning approvals and applications stay valid
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section protects projects and permits that were approved or started before March 2, 2012. Those approvals keep working under the old rules, even though the Waianae plan changed. New applications must follow the new rules.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Existing zoning and subdivision ordinances, approvals, and applications
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) All existing subdivisions and zoning approved before March 2, 2012* for projects, including but not limited to those subject to unilateral agreements, shall continue to remain in effect following the enactment of this ordinance.
(b) Subdivision and zoning ordinances applicable to the Waianae SCP area enacted before March 2, 2012* shall continue to regulate the use of land within demarcated zones of the Waianae SCP area until such time as the subdivision and zoning ordinances may be amended to be consistent with the revised Waianae SCP.
(c) Notwithstanding adoption of the revised Waianae SCP, applications for subdivision actions and land use permits accepted by the department for processing before March 2, 2012* shall continue to be subject only to applicable ordinances and rules in effect when the application is accepted for processing.
Editor’s note:
* “ March 2, 2012” is substituted for “the effective date of this ordinance.”
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