Just got word that the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled for 12:30 p.m. today has been canceled because the board can’t make quorum.

The ZBA has five members, so only three are needed for a quorum. But the board’s been unable to take up the controversial Kyo-ya hotel redevelopment issue for the better part of a year now because conflict of interest questions have been raised about a number of current and past members.

We covered the conflicts and the delays in detail last May: Waikiki Hotel Plan Caught In Honolulu’s Tangled Web

With only a bare quorum even available to hear the issue, meetings hang by a thread, and can be canceled if any member gets sick or has something come up last minute.

No immediate word from the Department of Planning and Permitting about what caused the last-minute cancellation or whether the meeting has been rescheduled.

More details when we get them.