Ho‘opili, the largest housing project to go before the Hono­lulu City Council in at least two decades, is one vote away from going to the mayor’s office for consideration.

The 11,750-home Ho‘o­pili project received a 5-0 nod from the Council Zoning and Planning Committee on Thursday, setting up a final vote Wednesday before the full Council.

Bill 3 seeks to rezone 1,554 acres of existing agricultural lands for a large-scale master-planned community between Maka­kilo, Kapo­lei, Ewa, Wai­pahu and Kunia.

As at previous meetings, there was passionate testimony by those for and against the project. Supporters of the contentious project say it will help fill an urgent demand for housing on Oahu and bring needed jobs to West Oahu. But opponents say the project takes away invaluable farmland and would worsen an already nightmarish commute for the region’s motorists.