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Aloha ,
As announced, the City Council Zoning & Planning Committee hearing is tomorrow morning at Honolulu Hale. Time to stand up and be counted:
- Thursday, March 5th, 10 a.m.
- Honolulu Hale, Conference Committee Room
- If you need a ride, round-trip buses leave BYU-Hawaii admin parking lot at 8 a.m.
Some Envision Laie proposals are in the KSCP, such as affordable housing at Malaekahana, and growth for BYU-Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Opponents and zoning committee chair, Ikaika Anderson, are calling for housing in the Laie-Malaekahana area to be removed from the KSCP.
The decision of the committee will be based largely on the voices heard at this meeting.
We encourage you to attend and wear your blue Envision Laie t-shirt to show your support! Contact Jane Toluono at 293-6467 to request your free shirt.
Some Basic Facts about the KSCP
As a refresher, 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 (the current City requirement is 30%), and that they should first meet the needs of those who live and work in the region.
- The median home price on Oahu is $720,000 (as of Dec. 2014). A unique workforce housing program could cut home prices roughly in half of what's typical in the market, provide a housing preference for the local workforce, and help stabilize the community and its institutions.
- 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
We have another opportunity to make our 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. Testimony can be submitted by going to the City's website at: http://www.honolulu.gov/ccl-testimony-form.html. The agenda item is Bill 47 (KSCP).
Encourage your household members, family and friends to send in their comments too - every opinion matters and every voice counts!
Our community's future depends on our combined support - our participation is critical. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
Mahalo,
The Envision Lā'ie Team
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