Zoning Districts – What you can use your land for

KEY:

Ac = Special accessory use subject to standards in Article 5
Cm = Conditional Use Permit-minor subject to standards in Article 5; no public hearing required (see Article 2 for exceptions)
C = Conditional Use Permit-major subject to standards in Article 5; public hearing required
P = Permitted use
P/c = Permitted use subject to standards in Article 5
PRU = Plan Review Use

Zoning  AG-1

Agriculture 

  • Agribusiness activities = Cm
  • Agricultural products processing, minor = P/c
  • Agricultural products processing, major = C
  • Aquaculture = P
  • Centralized bulk collection, storage, and distribution of agricultural products to wholesale and retail markets = P/c
  • Composting, major = C
  • Composting, minor = P/c
  • Crop production = P
  • Forestry = P
  • Open land = P
  • Roadside stands, accessory = Ac
  • Sale and service of machinery used in agricultural production = P/c
  • Sawmills = P/c
  • Storage and sale of seed, feed, fertilizer, and other products essential to agricultural production = P/c

Animals

  • Livestock grazing = P
  • Livestock production, minor = P
  • Livestock production, major P/c
  • Livestock veterinary services = P

Commerce and Business 

  • Home occupations = Ac
  • Neighborhood grocery stores = Cm
  • Plant nurseries = P/c
  • Trade or convention center PRU

Dwellings and Lodgings

  • Farm dwellings P/c
  • Group living facilities = C

Industrial

  • Biofuel processing facilities = C
  • Resource extraction = C

Social and Civil Service

  • Hospitals = PRU
  • Prisons = PRU
  • Public uses and structures = P
  • Universities, colleges = PRU

Transportation and Parking

  • Helistops = C

Utilities and Communications 

  • Antennas, broadcasting = Cm
  • Antennas, receive -only
  • Utility installations, Type A = P/c
  • Utility installations, Type B = Cm
  • Wind machines up to 100 Kw = Cm|Ac
  • Wind machines over 100 Kw = C

Miscellaneous 

  • Historic structures, use of = Cm
  • Joint development = Cm

Zoning AG-2

Agriculture 

  • Agribusiness activities = Cm
  • Agricultural products processing, minor = P/c
  • Agricultural products processing, major = C
  • Aquaculture = P
  • Centralized bulk collection,  storage and distribution of agricultural products to wholesale and retail markets = P/c
  • Composting, major = C
  • Composting, minor = P/c
  • Crop production = P
  • Forestry = P
  • Open land = P
  • Roadside stands, accessory = Ac
  • Sale and service of machinery used in agricultural production = P/c
  • Sawmills = P/c
  • Storage and sale of seed, feed, fertilizer, and other products essential to agricultural production = P/c

Animals

  • Game preserves = P
  • Kennels, commercial = P/c
  • Livestock grazing = P
  • Livestock production, minor = P
  • Livestock production, major = P/c
  • Livestock veterinary services = P
  • Zoos = C

Commerce and Business 

  • Home occupations = Ac
  • Neighborhood grocery stores = Cm
  • Plant nurseries = P/c
  • Trade or convention center = PRU

Dwellings and Lodgings

  • Dwelling for cemetery caretakers = Ac
  • Farm dwellings = P/c
  • Group living facilities = C

Industrial

  • Biofuel processing facilities = C
  • Resource extraction= C
  • Waste disposal and processing = C

Outdoor Recreation

  • Recreation facilities, outdoor = Cm

Social and Civil Service

  • Cemeteries and columbaria = Cm
  • Daycare facilities = C
  • Hospitals = PRU
  • Meeting facilities = Cm
  • Prisons = PRU
  • Public use and structures = P
  • Schools, Elementary, intermediate, and high = Cm
  • Schools, language = P/c
  • Universities, colleges = PRU

Transportation and Parking

  • Airports = PRU
  • Helistops = C

Utilities and Communications 

  • Antennas, broadcasting = Cm
  • Antennas, receive only = Ac
  • Utility installations, Type A = P/c
  • Utility installations, Type B = Cm
  • Wind machines up to 100 Kw = Cm | Ac
  • Wind machines over 100 Kw = C

Miscellaneous 

  • Historic structures, use of = Cm
  • Joint development = Cm

Zoning P-2

Agriculture 

  • Aquaculture = P
  • Compositing, major = C
  • Composting, minor = P/c
  • Crop production = P
  • Forestry = P

Animals

  • Game preserves = P
  • Livestock grazing = P
  • Zoos = C

Commerce and Business 

  • Amusement and recreation
    facilities, indoor = C
  • Trade or convention center = PRU

Dwellings and Lodgings

  • Dwellings for cemetery caretakers = Ac
  • Vacation cabins = C

Industrial

  • Biofuel processing facilities = C
  • Resource extraction = C
  • Waste disposal and processing = C

Outdoor Recreation

  • Golf courses = PRU|P/c
  • Marina accessories = Cm
  • Recreational facilities, outdoor = Cm

Social and Civil Service

  • Cemeteries and columbaria = P
  • Hospitals = PRU
  • Prisons = PRU
  • Public uses and structures = P
  • Universities, colleges = PRU
  • Airports = PRU

Utilities and Communications 

  • Antennas, broadcasting = Cm
  • Antennas, receive-only = Ac
  • Utility installations, Type A = P/c
  • Utility installations, Type B = Cm

Miscellaneous 

  • Historic structures, use of = Cm
  • Joint development = Cm

Zoning 

Agriculture 

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Animals

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Commerce and Business 

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Dwellings and Lodgings

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Industrial

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Outdoor Recreation

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Social and Civil Service

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Transportation and Parking

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Utilities and Communications 

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Miscellaneous 

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What are map designations?

Different Zoning Districts

Preservation

  • Restricted: P-1
  • Military and federal: F-1
  • General: P-2

Agricultural

  • Restricted: AG-1
  • General: AG-2

Country: C

Residential

  • R-3.5
  • R-5
  • R-7.5
  • R-10
  • R-20

Apartment

  • Low Density: A-1
  • Medium Density: A-2
  • High Density: A-3

Apartment Mixed Use

  • Low Density: AMX-1
  • Medium Density: AMX-2
  • High Density: AMX-3

Business

  • Neighborhood: B-1
  • Community: B-2

Business Mixed Use

  • Community: BMX-3
  • Central BMX-4

Industrial

  • Limited: I-1
  • Intensive: I-2
  • Waterfront: I-3

Industrial-Commercial Mixed Use: IMX-1

Revised February 6, 2023

This information is from the Honolulu government land use ordinance. This document was revised on February 6, 2023.