Public Comment on Hawai‘i’s Land Use System

In the Spring, the Land Use Division in Hawaii’s Office of Planning will release a report on the state’s Land Use System.  In particular they are focusing on the Land Use Commission’s process for changing the designation of land between urban, agriculture, and conservation.  

As part of this report, the LUD staff formed a task force and are seeking public comment.  Here is a link to the website for the task force.  Public comments should be directed to: 


 Rodney Funakoshi at Rodney.Y.Funakoshi(at)dbedt.hawaii.gov or by phone at (808) 587-2885.

For our part, TOC is recommending that the Legislature commission a study of Hawaii’s Land Use System -- not just the Land Use Commission proceedings, but the entire system for protecting and using land in Hawaii.  This includes the State Plan, the county plans, the Land Use Commission and all of its processes, and the county zoning processes.  What works well and what doesn’t?  With this information, objectively collected and reported, we will know what changes -- if any -- are needed to meet the best interests of our communities.

There is no hard deadline for public comments, but the sooner you jump in, the better.

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