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Aloha ,
The City Council Zoning & Planning Committee hearing on the Ko'olau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan (KSCP) is tomorrow. Time to stand up and be counted:
- Tuesday, Oct. 8th, 6-9 p.m.
- Kahuku High Cafeteria
A number of needed growth proposals for our community are included in the KSCP (see Basic Facts below). However, some oppose the plan.
The committee's decision will be based largely on the voices at this meeting. As Thomas Jefferson observed, in America we do not have government by the majority, but "by the majority who participate."
We encourage you to attend, participate, and wear your blue Envision Laie t-shirt to show your support! Contact Jane Toluono at 293-6467 to request your free t-shirt.
Some Basic Facts about the KSCP
The KSCP is a land use plan created by the City & County of Honolulu for the region.
- KSCP is a 25-year, conceptual planning guide for land use in our region. It does NOT grant zoning rights to build.
- It includes community proposals for more jobs and housing in the area, including growth options for: workforce housing at Malaekahana, BYU-Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center.
- It calls for a minimum of 50% of the housing units to be affordable, and that they should first meet the needs of those who live and work in the region.
- Workforce housing at Malaekahana is intended to address pent-up demand for those who already live here; therefore, a low to moderate population increase is expected.
- KSCP keeps the region "country" by leaving 94.1% of Ko'olau Loa land undeveloped; the developed area increases by less than 1.5%.
- About 2/3 of the Malaekahana land - essentially the land between Gunstock Ranch and Kahuku bridge - remains as is, in Agriculture.
- KSCP promotes a model of live-work-shop-play in the same area, where residents don't need to commute to town.
- Ko'olau Loa's peak traffic is mostly caused by weekend and visitor activities, such as high surf and turtle watching, not the number of local area residents.
To see the plan, go to the City Department of Planning & Permitting website, or click here.
Make Your Voice Heard - Send A Written Comment
Residents have another opportunity to make their views known, and we hope you will participate in the input process.
Comments need not be lengthy to be effective - a simple statement regarding your support for the plan is fine. Include your name and an address. Testimony should be sent via web e-mail to: http://www1.honolulu.gov/council/emailzp.htm or by fax to (808)768-3827. Reference Bill 47 (Ko'olau Loa SCP).
Encourage your household members, family and friends to send in their comments too - every opinion matters and every voice counts!
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
Mahalo,
The Envision Lā'ie Team
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