Currently zoned as Resort, Bill 87 would’ve rezoned 1.795 acres of land to Industrial Limited, which would’ve allowed Aloha Kia to purchase the property and relocate to 92 Kalaniana‘ole Street, which is across the street from Reed’s Bay Ice Ponds.
The planned facility by the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics that would listen for fast radio bursts recently got a boost, receiving a favorable recommendation from Hawai‘i County Windward Planning Commission for a special use permit.