The City Council gave final approval Wednesday to Kamehameha Schools’ plan to make improvements to Haleiwa town, despite lingering concerns about traffic in the area.

The $12.6 million plan calls for redevelopment of a 4-acre area around historic Matsumoto Shave Ice. It would include tearing down four of nine existing buildings, including ones that house Aoki’s Shave Ice and ‘Iwa Gallery. There would be three new buildings and two existing structures, including the one housing Matsu­moto, would stay in place and be restored, Kamehameha officials said.

The Aoki family announced last month that, contrary to what Kamehameha Schools had presented to the Council, it will not participate in the redevelopment plan and will instead focus its efforts on a new country store on land it owns across from Matsu­moto.

Some in the community have been worried about a proposed vehicle entrance planned for the middle of the Kamehameha Schools project. An original plan called for the entrance to be on land shared with Haleiwa Town Center, but the developer and shopping center manager reached an impasse in negotiations.

Jeff Overton, chief environmental planner for Group 70, Kamehameha Schools’ architectural and planning firm for the project, said the developers are continuing to work with the city and community about the concerns.

City officials and Council members, in general, said they support the plan, citing the need for a sidewalk and more parking.