Zoning LUO Information
The purpose of the Land Use Ordinance (LUO) is to regulate land use in a manner that will encourage orderly development in
accordance with adopted land use policies, including the Oahu general plan and development plans, and to
promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare by, more particularly:
- Minimizing adverse effects resulting from the inappropriate location, use or design of sites and
structures;
- Conserving the city's natural, historic and scenic resources and encouraging design which
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enhances the physical form of the city; and
- Assisting the public in identifying and understanding regulations affecting the development and
use of land.
For the rules and regs, please refer to Chapter 21 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu at http://www.honolulu.gov/refs/roh/
or access the online LUO (pdf).
Zoning Code |
Description |
A-1 |
A-1 Apartment Low-density |
A-2 |
A-2 Apartment Medium-density |
A-3 |
A-3 Apartment High-density |
AG-1 |
AG-1 Restricted Agriculture |
AG-2 |
AG-2 General Agriculture |
Aloha |
Aloha Tower Project |
AMX-1 |
AMX-1 Apartment Mixed Use Low-density |
AMX-2 |
AMX-2 Apartment Mixed Use Medium-density |
AMX-3 |
AMX-3 Apartment Mixed Use High-density |
Apart |
Apartment Precinct |
ApartMix |
Apartment Mixed Use Subprecinct |
B-1 |
B-1 Neighborhood Business |
B-2 |
B-2 Community Business |
BMX-3 |
BMX-3 Community Business Mixed Use |
BMX-4 |
BMX-4 Central Business Mixed Use |
C |
C Country |
F-1 |
F-1 Federal and Military Preservation |
I-1 |
I-1 Limited Industrial |
I-2 |
I-2 Intensive Industrial |
I-3 |
I-3 Waterfront Industrial |
IMX-1 |
IMX-1 Industrial Mixed Use |
IS |
Industrial Service Precinct |
Kak |
Kakaako Community Development District |
Marine |
Marine Precinct |
MU |
Mixed Use Precinct |
P-1 |
P-1 Restricted Preservation |
P-2 |
P-2 General Preservation |
Pub |
Public Precinct |
PU |
Public Use Precinct |
R-20 |
R-20 Residential |
R-10 |
R-10 Residential |
R-7.5 |
R-7.5 Residential |
R-5 |
R-5 Residential |
R-3.5 |
R-3.5 Residential |
ResCom |
Resort Commercial Precinct |
ResMix |
Resort Mixed Use Precinct |
Resort |
Resort |
WI |
Waterfront Industrial Precinct |
Note: Kakaako Community Development District The Kakaako Community Development District is handled by the State of Hawaii and not the City & County of Honolulu.
Please refer to the website below for the rules and regulations and maps of that community district:
http://hcdaweb.org/kakaako/plans-rules/. The FAQs are also very helpful.
The imagery captured below is the old Fort Armstrong site which is the only portion that comes under the City.
In the online LUO, Click on the Kakaako Special Design District in Chapter 21. The rules only apply to the area controlled by the City.
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