Are there examples of current developments that you like?
Where are they located and what do you like about them?
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This example illustrates how a sewer easement was used to create a mauka-makai pathway at the northern boundary of the Ali`i Cove Condominium development in the early 2000s. The purpose of the path is to enable people to walk to Hon'ls Beach Park (Wai`aha) from surrounding residences without having to use their car to get to the beach. The pathway can be locked at night and extends from Walua Road down to Ali`i Drive. See TMK 7-5-018:008. The sewer easement continues mauka to Kuakini Hwy. on TMK 7-5-018:095. Ultimately, the mauka-makai pathway is intended to extend all the way to Kuakini Hwy. enabling pedestrian access to the beach park for many more residents and minimizing the need to drive to the beach. This is a perfect example of a walk-able alternative in an urban setting. The potential of continuing this pathway across parcel 95's sewer easement can easily be overlooked. Currently the sewer easement over that undeveloped property is overgrown, and a truck is being parked in it (or it is an abandoned vehicle).
DChang
Wed, 11/09/2022 - 5:17am
I have not lived here very long, but from being from another resort area; BUILD HOUSING FOR THE EMPLOYEES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND TAKE CARE OF THE LOCALS, impacted by decades of greed. And then MANAGE IT WELL !!!!!!!!
Sheila
Sat, 10/29/2022 - 4:59pm
I think the infrastructure is not keeping up with the developments and the most obvious is traffic.
I also think it’s very important to maintain zoning especially when developers are trying to re-zone lots from agriculture to residential that are next to homeowners who purchased their homes BECAUSE they were zoned agriculture. If they were zoned residential we would not have purchased our home and many others feel the same way. We live in Ali’i Heights.
Annie B
Sat, 10/29/2022 - 11:24am
I would look at city/village/communities that have a vibrant mix of business and residential and are highly walkable. Vienna Austria is well know for being on the cutting edge with its social housing approach. These spaces should support the full spectrum of income levels and not just accommodate the wealthy.
Paul Normann
Fri, 10/28/2022 - 11:05am
Current housing developments need to have some commercial businesses; such as: SMALL MALLS for grocery stores, cleaners, restaurants, small local parks for basketball, children's playgrounds, shaded areas, paved walkways through the green space that does not inhibit the fly-ways, etc. Preservation of native species by maintaining fly-ways for birds, bats, etc. in greenspace. Floodplains and retention ponds to refill our aquifers need to be included in the greenspace to prevent flooding on lots
AND refill the aquifers. Park areas should be part of the greenspace - no skimping here!
Brenda Ford
Sun, 10/23/2022 - 10:50am
preserving our heritage corridors, character of our island home-
Pualani Estates, well laid, sidewalks, flow, style
Really like Waimea Parkside- beautiful Waimea older homes -
Mattson C. Davis
Sat, 10/22/2022 - 6:17pm