Aloha ,
Summer is in full swing and we hope that you're enjoying the season! The Department of Planning & Permitting recently posted a survey about the Oahu General Plan as part of its plan update. The plan helps guide long-range planning and growth for our island. We encourage you to view the full story below and take the City survey. Also in this edition, we take a look at the design of the Envision Laie logo. The story appeared in our very first newsletter back in July of last year, so we thought it might be of interest to recent subscribers. Your opinion matters. Be part of the process that shapes our community and our future - visit us on our Envision Laie Facebook page and at www.envisionlaie.com.
Mahalo,
The Envision Lā'ie Team
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Oahu General Plan Survey
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City polls residents on various issues, including sustainability and housing
The City & County of Honolulu's Department of Planning & Permitting (DPP) recently posted an online survey about the Oahu General Plan as part of its project to update the plan. The plan helps guide long-range planning and growth for Oahu, while the Ko'olau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan focuses on our region.
The DPP survey polls residents on a number of topics relevant to our communities, such as: where housing and growth should occur on Oahu, sustainability, the need for visitor services and accommodations island-wide, ways to improve the economy and affordable housing situation, etc.
The findings from the DPP survey will provide insight about issues being considered as part of the City's effort to update the plan, and will also be used to focus discussion at the first community meeting for the project, to be held on Thursday, July 7, 2011. We'll provide more detail on that meeting as the date approaches. The anonymous survey is designed to take about 10 minutes and we encourage everyone to participate. Here's the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RFVMYFZ.
Remember, your opinion matters and every voice counts!
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The Envision Lā'ie logo | |
 Hukilau connection
Our logo was designed to reflect the unity and values of our community. It draws inspiration from the hukilau - an important part of Laie's history.
A hukilau is a method of fishing created by ancient Hawaiians. A group of people work together casting a net from shore and pulling it back in. Huki means pull and lau means leaves. Lā'ie's hukilau was started as a community fund raising activity for a new chapel, when the I Hemolele chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints burned down in 1940. The hukilau became a popular event where working together, aloha and the sharing of cultures (and food!) were celebrated. It gave rise to the world famous "Hukilau Song" and was a forerunner of sorts for the Polynesian Cultural Center.
The logo image depicts coconut fronds woven together, getting tighter and closer towards the center. It is meant to visually depict the many cultures and races that live in harmony and peace in this special place, and the unity and momentum of our community working toward a better future. It also suggests the strands of social, environmental and economic priorities as we work together towards true sustainability for present and future generations.
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