The Kakaako district was established by the legislature in 1976. As originally established, the district included that area bounded: by King Street; Piikoi Street from its intersection with King Street to Ala Moana Boulevard; Ala Moana Boulevard from Piikoi Street to its intersection with Punchbowl Street; and Punchbowl Street to its intersection with King Street. The legislature, during its 1982, 1987, and 1990 sessions, revised the district's boundary to include an area of approximately 221 acres makai of Ala Moana Boulevard, The district's present boundary is defined in section 206E-32, HRS, and is delineated on Exhibit 1 entitled "Makai Area Context Plan", dated September 2005, and attached at the end of this chapter.
Haw. Code R. § 15-23-7