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Aloha ,
The City Council Zoning & Planning Committee yesterday removed housing designations in the Laie-Malaekahana area from Bill 47 - the Ko'olauloa Sustainable Communities Plan (KSCP).
Bill 47 as currently amended now includes no housing designations in Malaekahana or Laie - including the 550 units previously sited behind BYU-Hawaii campus and the Laie sewage treatment facility. We are deeply disappointed and concerned about this development.
The hearing was attended by dozens of proponents and opponents of affordable housing at Malaekahana.
In spite of testimony by many local residents expressing a dire need for area housing, the zoning committee ultimately followed the recommendation of its chairman, Ikaika Anderson (Kaneohe-Kailua-Waimanalo), to remove the housing.
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Planning Director, George Atta, answers questions
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We appreciate the efforts of everyone who attended and testified in support of a more sustainable future for Ko'olauloa. Envision Laie supporters fought hard and are to be commended for their efforts.
It's not over yet, and there will be at least three more public hearings on Bill 47, possibly in April or sometime thereafter.
The Envision Laie leadership team is reviewing all options and we are hopeful that further amendment to Bill 47 will reincorporate much needed housing for our communities.
In the meantime, residents can e-mail and call the following City Council members to voice their concerns:
Ernest Y. Martin (District 2 Rep. and Council Chairman)
Phone: 808.768.5002
Email: emartin@honolulu.gov
Ikaika Anderson (Zoning & Planning Chairman)
Phone: 808.768.5003
Email: ianderson@honolulu.gov
Trevor Ozawa (Zoning & Planning Vice-Chair)
Phone: 808.768.5004
Email: tozawa@honolulu.gov
Joey Manahan (Zoning & Planning member)
Phone: 808.768.5007
Email: jmanahan@honolulu.gov
Carol Fukunaga (Zoning & Planning member)
Phone: 808.768.5006
Email: cafukunaga@honolulu.gov
Ann Kobayashi (Zoning & Planning member)
Phone: 808.768.5005
Email: akobayashi@honolulu.gov
Residents are also invited to set up a "cottage meeting" with family and friends to learn more. To do so, please contact Jane Toluono at 293-9201.
We encourage everyone to continue to participate in the process and express their opinion to decision makers.
Mahalo,
The Envision Lā'ie Team
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