12th September 2011
Posted in Updates

After four previous public input meetings, including two City Council Zoning Committee meetings, and a full Honolulu City Council hearing last month, the council will hold what many expect will be the final hearing on a permit application for the Laie hotel. If approved, the hotel project should finally be able to move forward towards groundbreaking.

The meeting is set for this Friday, September 16th, 10 a.m. in the City Council Chamber at Honolulu Hale. Even if you don’t testify, your attendance in support is important and makes a difference. Opposing voices have been working hard to prevent opportunities for needed growth and jobs, and will be at the hearing to voice their opinions.

Although the site is already zoned for hotel and business use, a Special Management Area permit is needed due to the site’s proximity to the shoreline. The goal is to have the hotel open for the PCC’s 50th Anniversary in 2013. For more info on the hotel and SMA permit application, please see our February 18, 2011 post.

To see the City Council agenda for the September 16th hearing, please click here.  To submit written testimony, please go to: http://www.honolulu.gov/council/emailccl.htm

Our collective support is critical to our community’s future.