Hāna Community Plan: 2023 Implementation Status

Status at a Glance

Status by Department and Agency

• 1. Emergency Management0 of 1 action complete
  • 1Maintain a civil defense coordinator position for Hana and establish emergency evacuation centers for remote centers of the region.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
• 2. Environmental Management0 of 2 actions complete
  • 2Incorporate the use of gray water, including household recycling, in the County's wastewater reuse strategy.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 3Prepare a wastewater system master plan for the Hana region.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
• 3. Housing & Human Concerns0 of 5 actions complete
  • 4Provide programs including, but not limited to, home ownership counseling and self-help housing to enhance home ownership opportunities for residents.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 5Establish a housing rehabilitation program, including loans, grants and/or technical assistance and community outreach.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 6Develop and maintain a "meals-on-wheels" program and a transportation program for senior citizens residing in the Hana region.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 7Seek government funds to assist community-based housing groups, in developing housing projects and housing rehabilitation programs.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 8Develop housing units to be used by government personnel who reside in Hana only to fulfil their professional responsibilities.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
• 4. Mayor's Office1 of 3 actions complete
  • 9Pursue creative regulatory solutions to provide better government services.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 10Seek government funds to promote economic diversification, community-based economic development, and economic self-sufficiency of the Hana District.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 11Develop a satellite government center for the Hana region with scheduled days for different government agencies.Reported as “Completed”Completed
• 5. Parks0 of 8 actions complete
  • 12Establish and maintain passive parks and regional recreation parks throughout the Hana region.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 13Establish and maintain an area for canoes and other similar recreational type boats at Hana Bay.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 14Regulate commercial tour operator use of Hana Bay in order to allow greater resident use.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 15Provide water safety officers for Hana Bay.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 16Establish traffic management programs to protect participants and spectators at the Hana Ball Park and Hana Bay Beach Park.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 17Prepare a recreational management plan for Hana Bay to identify compatible and conflicting uses and to establish regulations.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 18Improve and maintain Ke'anae Community Park.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 19Develop a larger multi-purpose facility in order to meet the social activity needs of an expanding residential population.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
• 6. Personnel1 of 1 action complete
  • 20Develop recruitment - incentive program to attract Hana region residents into positions within the Fire and Police Departments, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and the National Parks Service.Reported as “Completed”Completed
• 7. Planning3 of 12 actions complete
  • 21Require development projects to identify and mitigate all cultural resources within or adjacent to the project area as part of the development review process.Reported as “Completed”Completed
  • 22Initiate legislation to limit building height to two stories or thirty-five feet above grade throughout the region.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 23Protect view corridors through covenants, easements, and other planning tools.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 24Identify and inventory exceptional open space resources and viewsheds for protection via covenants, easements, and other planning tools.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 25Establish zoning standards with varying minimum lot sizes for lands within the agricultural district.Reported as “Completed”Completed
  • 26Establish new land use standards designations that recognize and preserve the unique natural and cultural characteristics of Hana.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 27Conduct an inventory and study of existing non-conforming uses, including vacation rentals, and identify solutions to non-conforming use issues.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 28Update the County's socio-economic forecast model at least once a year to provide an on-going basis for evaluating socio-economic issues in Hana.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 29Update the Cultural Resource Management Plan to identify cultural resources and recommendations for preservation specific to the Hana region.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 30Develop and implement regulations to protect lo'i kalo (taro terraces).Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 31Prepare "county town" design guidelines for Hana Town which enhance the natural beauty and Hawaiian character of the region.Reported as “Completed”Completed
  • 32Compile special plans and studies necessary to implement the recommendations of the Community Plan.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
• 8. Public Works1 of 10 actions complete
  • 33Limit the height of man-made walls to avoid visual obstruction of coastal areas and scenic mauka areas.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 34Review and modify, as appropriate, the existing Maui County building code and subdivision code, to promote reduction in home construction costs.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 35Develop and implement appropriate "rural standards" for public facilities and privately sponsored building improvements, roadways and subdivisions.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 36Improve sidewalks and roads within residential areas to ensure safe passage for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 37Develop appropriate and achievable rural standards for infrastructural improvements.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 38Provide a back-up electrical generator which will provide power to the Hana region during periods of electrical power outages.Reported as “Completed”Completed
  • 39Provide energy services to Kipahulu.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 40Prepare a Pi'ilani Highway management plan which identifies: (1) features to be preserved; (2) signage requirements; (3) maintenance requirements; and (4) traffic management.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 41Improve Hana Highway to allow safe passage of two-way vehicular traffic.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 42Improve Pi'ilani Highway as an alternative route to Hana while protecting and preserving the integrity of natural landforms and historic structures in remote areas.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
• 9. Water0 of 2 actions complete
  • 43Provide municipal water service to Kipahulu and Upper Nahiku.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 44Prepare a domestic water system master plan for the Hana region.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
• 10. State, Federal, Other3 of 26 actions complete
  • 45Develop and maintain a groundwater and surface water resources monitoring program to define and monitor water levels to meet the current and furture demands.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 46Establish and maintain an aquatic resources management and monitoring program.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 47Establish and maintain feral animal control programs, and programs which control invasive alien plant species.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 48Conduct a native language oral history program to record the knowledge of the kapuna, as it relates to cultural practices and values.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 49Establish programs to rejuvenate and exhibit the various cultural practices, and to reorient youth and adults with their cultural heritage.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 50Develop and implement regulations to protect taro lo'i.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 51Regulate commercial tour operator use of Wai'anapanapa, Pua'a Ka'a, and Kaumahina State Parks in order to allow greater resident use.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 52Establish an enforcement officer's position to enforce rules and regulations within State parks, beach areas, and conservation lands.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 53Prohibit dry docking of boats within the Hana Bay except during storm and/or high surf conditions.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 54Prepare watershed management plans for the Hana District to protect the district's surface, ground and coastals waters.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 55Conduct a regional assessment to identify areas suitable for revegetation with native plants and the re-establishment (of) indigenous fauna and avifauna.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 56Monitor the selection and application of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, and develop incentives to reduce their use.Reported as “Ongoing”Ongoing
  • 57Establish a Hawaiian language immersion program in Hana.Reported as “Completed”Completed
  • 58Offer programs in Hawaiian language and culture for all age groups.Reported as “Completed”Completed
  • 59Establish additional counselor positions to meet the students' needs at the Hana High and Elementary School.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 60Develop incentives to reduce teacher turnover at schools within the Hana region.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 61Conduct a native language oral history program to record the knowledge of the kapuna, as it relates to cultural practices and values.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun
  • 62Establish programs to rejuvenate and exhibit the various cultural practices, and to reorient youth and adults with their cultural heritage.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 63Improve Hana Highway to allow safe passage of two-way vehicular traffic.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 64Improve Pi'ilani Highway as an alternative route to Hana while protecting and preserving the integrity of natural landforms and historic structures in remote areas.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 65Prepare a Hana Highway and Pi'ilani Highway roadway management plan which identifies: (1) significant features to be preserved; (2) signage requirements; (3) roadway maintenance requirements; and (4) a traffic management system.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 66Prepare a Hana Airport master plan.Reported as “Completed”Completed
  • 67Establish full-time mental health and elderly services case management positions to meet the needs of the Hana region.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 68Maintain the Hana Health Advisory Committee to assist in developing programs to meet the future medical services needs of the Hana District.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 69Seek funding to expand skybridge and other community education and telecommunication programs.Reported as “In progress”In Progress
  • 70Conduct a native language oral history program to record the knowledge of the kapuna, as it relates to cultural practices and values.Reported as “Not Begun”Not Begun