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October 15, 2010 Edition Update
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Koolau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan up for Review
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This is to update information in the earlier edition of our October 15 newsletter. For a working link to the entire Ko'olau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan (KSCP), please click here.

Send your written comments to:

Helber Hastert & Fee Planners
733 Bishop Street, Suite 2590
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
 
E-mail: [email protected]
 
Fax: 808-545-2050

Mahalo,

The Envision Lā'ie Team
Envision Lā'ie ideas included in KSCP draft  Lā'ie

Laie from abovePublic comments due by December 15

A number of Envision Lā'ie proposals are included in the city's latest Ko'olau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan (KSCP)--growth of BYU-Hawaii, additional housing in Malaekahana, and an alternate access road.
 
The KSCP is one of eight community-oriented plans set up more than a decade ago by the city to help guide public policy at the local level. Its vision statement focuses on enhancing the region's ability to sustain its unique character, current population, growing families, lifestyle and economic livelihood.
 
"Continuing community input and participation is very important at this stage," said Pane Meatoga, Lā'ie Community Association president. "People can still be heard. There will be a number of opportunities for the community."
 
The deadline for public comment on the KSCP is December 15 (see info below).
 
"We need to find solutions that work for the community as a whole," said Eric Beaver, Hawaii Reserves, Inc. president. "While Envision Lā'ie's proposals were scaled down in the city's draft, we appreciate the difficult task the DPP staff had before them and believe they have heard the community."
 
Last year, more than a thousand Ko'olau Loa residents signed a petition to support amending the city's plans to preserve growth options for BYU-Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center and to relocate housing designations to Malaekahana. The petition followed on the heels of Envision Lā'ie community workshops of hundreds of people, who expressed support for workforce housing, job opportunities, better public education, and a community design that supported the people who live there.
 
The Lā'ie and Kahuku Community Associations submitted letters in support of Envision Lā'ie's proposals, and the Ko'olau Loa Neighborhood Board voted in support.
 
Community feedback mirrors a scientific survey conducted with nearly 700 Oahu and area residents by nationally recognized Heart + Mind Strategies in conjunction with the Hawai'i-based OmniTrak Group, Inc. That survey identified affordable housing, schools and transportation as urgent needs.
 
Recognizing the voice of community residents, nine Ko'olau Loa Planning Advisory Committee members wrote letters to the Department of Planning and Permitting requesting that Envision Lā'ie growth proposals be included in the new city plan.
 
Once the KSCP is adopted, the plan will form the foundation for planning for the Ko'olau Loa region until 2035.
 
We invite you to read and comment on the entire Public Review Draft. Please click here.
 
The public comment period ends December 15. Comments should be sent to:

Helber Hastert & Fee Planners
733 Bishop Street, Suite 2590
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
 
E-mail: [email protected]
 
Fax: 808-545-2050


     Envision Lā'ie represents a diverse group of residents and stakeholders of Ko'olau Loa working together to study Lā'ie and plan for its future possibilities, a future that protects quality of life and emphasizes the values of the people who live in the Ko'olau Loa region.
     For more information, visit:
www.envisionlaie.com