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Haiku Community Association Maui
Island Plan (MIP) Haiku-Paia Map Comments
Mahalo to Director Spence for
attending our May Forum on the Maui Island
Plan.
HCA wishes to follow upon that meeting
by offering comments on the proposed
Directed Growth Maps for the
Pa’ia-Ha’iku area. It is unfortunate that the
Planning Department’s revised
maps for Pa’ia-Ha’iku were only made publicly
available today. There are a number of
proposed changes to the Pa’ia-Hai’ku
maps that would really benefit from
direct public input. With a hearing date
set for 1 short week away, gathering
that input presents a real challenge
for a volunteer community organization.
As far as the over 500 acres of
existing Ag land IN PA’IA-HA’IKU that is
proposed to be converted into a RURAL
GROWTH BOUNDARY:
HA’IKU COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION recommends against
enclosing any existing Upcountry
agricultural subdivision with a Rural
Growth Boundary. We recommend
that this decision be considered during the
community plan update process. This
will allow more property owners to be
informed about the implications of
such a conversion and allow them to
participate with adequate notice of
proposed changes and at meeting held at
times more convenient for working
people.
Based upon past input we have
gathered, HCA wishes to go on record in
support of the following concepts in
the Directed Growth Maps for the
Pa’ia-Ha’iku planning
region
1. Show Parks, Preserves and Greenways
on Directed Growth Map:
• Haiku community
supports Parks shown in the Haiku-Paia Community Plan
and greenways proposed in the
Upcountry Greenway Master Plan being shown on
the MIP maps as well as all
Conservation zoned lands.
• Map N-2 needs to show all
the Conservation zone lands along the pali edge
between Maliko Gulch and Opana Pt to
the East as “Preserve” or “Open Space.”
• Greenways span several
community planning districts and should be part of
a long range view shown on our Maui
island plan, not wait for pieces to be
shown in separate community
plans. A greenway area along Kokomo Rd was
shown on the GPAC version of Map N-2.
It has disappeared.
• Puu Kauhikoa
“Giggle Hill” is shown as designated Park in the
Pa’ia-Ha’iku community
Plan. It is an important cultural and recreational
resource and ties in with the
Upcountry Greenway Master Plan. It should be
added to the Map N-2
• Kuiaha Bay is an
important cultural site and restoration project. It
should have preservation standing on
the Map.
• Other MIP maps show
future open space/parks: Haiku-Paia maps should too.
2. We support Haiku Town Center
area being shown as a “Small Town”
• This area has a mix
of Light Industrial, Rural Light Industrial,
Business, Rural residential, Single
Family and Ag and is a traditional small
town. Thank you for giving it that
designation on Map N-2
• We are concerned
that there has been no community discussion whether the
Pauwela Village area on West Kuiaha
Road which has Light industrial,
Business and Single Family land
designations should also be part of the
Haiku Small Town boundary? As a Rural
Growth Boundary area, will there be
limitations on the business and light
manufacturing uses already
established?
3. Identify Ag Park location as
recommended in Pa’ia-Ha’iku Community Plan
• Haiku Community Plan
calls for a Ag park to be established in the Ha’iku
area.
• Citizens support
identifying such Ag land in the Directed Growth Maps.
• Potential sites: unused
portion of the future Haiku Fire Station site,
• Unused agricultural
parcel behind Haiku Post Office, which is the subject
of a community proposal to A&B.
• An Ag Park would allow
farm incubator training programs, dedicated
community agricultural activities and
related, value-added businesses, all
of which are compatible with
Ha’iku community character.
4. Explain the purpose of Ag to
Rural conversion proposed for over 500 acres
• Haiku residents confused by the
move to convert existing ag subdivisions
to “Rural” community plan
designation.
• What are short and long
term implications with density, infrastructure,
taxes?
• Have property owners been
contacted in the subdivisions proposed for AG
to RURAL conversion to agree that this
is what the majority desires?
• Can property owners
“opt out” of being redesignated as Rural. If so how?
• Will “Rural”
allow 2 ac lots to be divided into 1 ac or 1/2 ac lots?
• Will structures
permitted under Ag rules be nonconforming if converted
to Rural?
• Will Rural designation
allow larger area of residential structures on
same size lot?
• How would this affect he
upcountry water meter list? Local road capacity.
Local schools?
5. In general, as stated above
HCA supports existing “Ag subdivisions” being
left as “Ag” unless there
is a compelling reason to change that status,
which can be discussed during the
Community Plan update process.
• Subdivisions may not be
commercial “farms” but they produce food and
fruit that supports our school
Farmer’s Market as well as food distribution
programs like “Waste Not Want
Not”
• Ag designation recognizes
Ha’iku’s tradition of subsistence farming.
• Haiku already has a
sizable amount of Rural designated lands. Leave Ag
lands for balance.
• If Rural is
approved for undeveloped lots, landowners would not be
encouraged to grow anything. This
policy would seem short-sighted.
Mahalo for considering or
community’s desires for the General Plan Committee
hearing.
Communities that have a clear vision for their future are getting
respect in the Council Planning Process.
Your ideas are important!
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