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Rebuild Lahaina Plan
Community Planning
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“Make it a community that residents and tourist can thrive in and be proud of, highlighting the Hawaiian culture from which it came - sharing Aloha always.”
Community Quote from Long-Term Planning Recovery Survey
Project Description
This project will be a comprehensive rebuild plan for Lahaina focusing on business centers, public lands, circulation and mobility, and Front Street. This plan will build upon the vision expressed in the West Maui Community Plan, incorporating the National Historic Landmark District (NHLD) guidelines, the West Maui Community Corridor Plan and West Maui Greenway Plan. The proposed project will be finer grained than previous plans, identifying specific areas for mixed-use, parks, housing, transit hubs, and public facilities. It would be completed over multiple phases and may include subordinate plans and visions for Front Street, and public lands and parks. The project will require extensive community engagement including direct coordination with landowners. Following the completion of the Rebuild Lahaina Plan, the County may take the lead on rezoning the area to match the intention of the community. It may also identify needed future projects and a timeline for those projects.
Purpose
The wildfire destroyed most of the structures in the commercial and historic core of Lahaina. This plan provides an opportunity to restore the Lahaina community and to correct aspects of organic evolution of the town that were not ideal for residents. It will evaluate alternative development scenarios, including re-envisioning the future of Front Street, programming for public lands, developing transit-oriented communities, re-purposing the shoreline area in the pre-disaster commercial area, planning for resilience and the long-term protection and enhancement of cultural resources.
Interdependencies and Roadblocks
This plan will require extensive financial and technical support to be completed. Assistance from philanthropic organizations and grant funding should be leveraged to complete this work.
Next Steps
- Develop a scope of work and request for proposal to obtain consultant assistance
- Identify project team members
- Secure funding source for plan development, technical studies and community engagement
- Define project boundary
Project Details
Cost Estimate:
$1-2 Million
Existing Funding Sources:
Project Lead:
- County Department of Planning
Potential Funding Sources:
- Philanthropy
- County/State funds
Project Partners:
- County Department of Public Works
- County Department of Parks & Recreation
- County Department of Human Concerns
- County Department of Transportation
- County Department of Housing
- County Office of Economic Development
- State of Hawai’i
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Philanthropic Organizations
Alignment with West Maui Community Plan (WMCP)
- Goal 2.1 Ready and resilient systems
- Goal 2.2 A complete, balanced and connected transportation network
- Goal 2.5 Safe, healthy, livable communities for all
- WMCP Action 2.05 Develop and implement a Lahaina Town Master Plan to integrate land use and multimodal transportation planning that includes a mobility and circulation study, considerations for relocation of the transit hub, and creation of a bus transit corridor on Honoapi’ilani Highway through Lahaina Town