Source: https://planning.hawaii.gov/czm/special-management-area-permits/
Timestamp: 2019-04-18 22:46:12+00:00

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The Office of Planning (OP) administers Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 205A, the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) law. The purpose of HRS Chapter 205A is to “provide for the effective management, beneficial use, protection, and development of the Coastal Zone.” L. 1977, c188 §1. Special Management Area (SMA) permitting system is part of the CZM Program approved by Federal and State agencies.
. . . special controls on developments within an area along the shoreline are necessary to avoid permanent losses of valuable resources and the foreclosure of management options, and to ensure that adequate access, by dedication or other means, to public owned or used beaches, recreation areas, and natural reserves is provided.
The legislature further found and declared that it is state policy to preserve, protect, and where possible, to restore the natural resources of the coastal zone of Hawai‘i. Pursuant to HRS § 205A-5, all state and county agencies shall enforce the CZM objectives and policies defined in HRS § 205A-2.
The SMA permit regulates permissible land uses that are already allowed by land use policies including zoning designations, county general plans, and community development plans.
The SMA permit is a management tool to assure that uses, activities, or operations on land or in or under water within an SMA are designed and carried out in compliance with the CZM objectives and policies, and SMA guidelines.
The authority may amend its county SMA boundaries as necessary provided that any contraction of the SMA boundaries shall be subject to OP’s review and determination.
Detailed information regarding filing requirements for proposals should be directed to planning department of the county where the proposed activities are located.
Errata Sheet to the Participant’s Guide | Errata sheet contains edits to graphics on page 3 of the Guide.
Pursuant to HRS § 206E-8.5, all requests for developments within a special management area and shoreline setback variances for developments within a community development district, for which a community development plan has been developed and approved in accordance with HRS § 206E-5, shall be submitted to and reviewed by the OP.
Kaka‘ako within urban Honolulu, and Kalaeloa at Barbers Point, Oahu, are two designated community development districts. The Hawai‘i Community Development Authority (HCDA ) has planning and zoning jurisdiction over these two community development districts.
No development is allowed in the SMA of Kaka‘ako and Kalaeloa unless the OP first issues an SMA use approval. “Development” is defined in HRS § 205A-22, as amended.
Detailed information regarding filing requirements and instructions for proposals within Kaka‘ako and Kalaeloa are available. Contact Shichao Li at 808-587-2841 or shichao.li@hawaii.gov for more information.

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