Posts from August, 2009
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Aug2What does it mean to “Keep the Country, Country?”
As part of the Envision Lā‘ie process, residents were surveyed to determine their values, priorities, wants and needs. The 20-minute online survey was administered by Heart + Mind Strategies to 696 residents of Oahu. This included 174 in Ko‘olau Loa, 71 of them from Lā‘ie. The survey touched on the local slogan “Keep the Country, [...]
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Aug1Lā’ie Traffic: Looking Ahead
Traffic is on the minds of many from Ko‘olau Loa. Leading traffic engineers have been engaged, and the community is looking at a number of ways to improve our quality of life while getting to where we need to go. A few things to consider when looking at transportation: Car ownership on BYU-Hawaii’s campus is [...]
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Aug2Majority Supports Envision Lā’ie
The voice of the majority was heard at the Ko’olauloa Neighborhood Board Meeting on July 30, 2009. A motion to support Envision Lā’ie’s plans to preserve land for BYU-Hawaii to grow passed by a 7-4 vote and the majority of residents in attendance voiced strong, positive support. According to Koolauloa News, “Hundreds of community residents [...]
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Aug0Envision Lā’ie in the News
Envision Lā’ie has been in the news the last few days, culminating with the 7-4 vote Thursday July 30 by the Ko’olauloa Neighborhood Board to endorse the proposed amendment to the Ko’olauloa Sustainable Communities Plan (KSCP). Here are a few highlights: The vote came at the end of the 3 1/2-hour community meeting attended by [...]
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