Hawaii — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Hawaii during 2025.
Hawaii indexed 852 projects with decisions in 2025 across 3 counties, with 952 approved and 5 denied actions (99.5% approval rate). Hawaii County led with 593 projects (70% of the state), followed by Kauai County (248) and Maui County (11). Together those three counties accounted for 100% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Hawaii Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Hawaii.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.