6th May 2009
Posted in Community Workshops, Updates
Tagged in: Community Workshops, envision laie, kaleo

The online news site Kaleo covering Hauula, Lā‘ie and Kahuku has posted a story by Mike Foley on the Envision Lā’ie Community Workshops held last week. The article includes preliminary results of the instant polling from the 450 local residents who voted during the workshops:

• 71 percent were from Laie.
• Affordable housing was the most important concern.
• Residents “like what we have, but you’re also concerned about protecting the future.”
• Nearly 80 percent said the lack of growth potential is a critical issue.
• Approximately 70 percent said family members have left the area due to a lack of opportunities here.
• The majority wants to keep the country, country, but that doesn’t mean no growth.
• There was a preference for mixed-use housing.
• The majority of those voting wanted about 60 housing units added each year over the next 20 years.
• BYU-Hawaii’s future is extremely important to the region.
• 91 percent agreed that the City’s Koolau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan should be amended.
• 67 percent felt most of the new housing should go in Malaekahana

At these workshops, we invited residents to take an online survey so more people could be involved in the Envision Lā‘ie process. Please click here to take the survey! Mahalo for joining us as we Envision Lā‘ie together.