Aloha ,
After waiting for more than two years, we are excited to announce that the city's Ko'olau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan (KSCP) amendment is moving forward!
The city Planning Commission will hold a hearing on the proposed plan amendment on Wednesday, March 6th, 1:30-6:30 p.m., at Windward Community College. The last public hearing on the plan was held in December of 2010.
A number of Envision Laie proposals are included in the draft amendment released last year by the city Department of Planning & Permitting, such as additional housing in Malaekahana, growth for BYU-Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center, and an alternate access road.
Over the past few years residents have indicated strong support for growth in our region via several community meetings, public planning workshops, two large scientific surveys, and a petition of 1300+ residents.
The KSCP is one of eight community-oriented plans designed to help guide land use policy at the local level. "Continuing community input and participation is important at this stage," said Pane Meatoga, Laie Community Association president. "The Planning Commission and other decision makers need to hear the voice of our residents."
Please save the date to attend this important community meeting. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail us at contactus@envisionlaie.com.
Polynesian Cultural Center's Hawaiian Village Renovated The PCC's Hawaiian Village has undergone a complete makeover, and reopened in January 2013. The nine month construction renovation began in March of last year. Raymond Mokiao, Hawaii Islands Manager, noted that most of the major hale or buildings are still in their same places, but all have been expanded and upgraded. "The whole village, which was built in 1976, needed to be redone." 
Mokiao explained that the Hawaiian Islands staff was involved in planning the makeover, coming up with developing a "micro-ahupua'a" - the traditional Hawaiian land division usually stretching from the mountains to the sea that provided the people with all the natural resources they needed. "We used the waterfall feature as the 'center of the island,' and the stream that flows into the lagoon. Then we moved the lo'i or taro patches [from near the lagoon] along the stream so the water can flow through them and back into the stream, and we added a loko i'a or traditional Hawaiian fish pond that connects to the lagoon." Mokiao added that an appropriate Hawaiian celebration for the "new" village will probably take place sometime this Spring. Mahalo,
The Envision Lā'ie Team | 
