Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 2, 1 February 2015 — Tūtū Pukuʻi: ʻNānā I Mua, Nānā I Hopeʻ [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Tūtū Pukuʻi: ʻNānā I Mua, Nānā I Hopeʻ

Eōenā 'ōiwi 'ōlino, nā pulapula a Hāloa, mai Hawai'i a Ni'ihau, puni ke ao mālamalama. Aloha e nā kūpuna kahiko, nāna e ho'oulu mai nei, iā kākou e holopono, a loa'a e ka lei lanakila. TheLegislatureoftheStateofHawai'i enacted Act 15 effective July 1, 2012. Act 15 conveyed certain parcels of land located in the area of Honolulu, known as "Kaka'ako Makai" to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; "(1) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (portion), and 9 of File Plan 247 1 flled at the Bureau of Conveyances, State of Hawai'i,

on February 23, 2010, (2) TMK (1) 2-1-15-61, and 3) TMK (1) 2-1-15-51." The OHA Board of Trustees, administration and staff have worked to investigate and identify strategies to advance the discussion about Kaka'ako Makai lands and set policy to guide current and future development of the Kaka'ako Makai parcels. In November 2013, OHA completed its Kaka 'ako Makai Framework Plan, whieh included a Cultural Landscape and Ancestral Connectivity Analysis; Char-

rette Vision and Strategic Priorities; Market Assessment and Land Value Analysis; Market Baseline Infrastructure Review and Master Baseline Development Strategy that culminated in a Strategic Action Plan. From the Framework Plan, the Trustees approved three themes intended to guide the futureplanning anddevelopmentof theKaka 'ako Makai lands and agreed to pursue land uses that have potential to generate annual incomes eonsistent with the $200 million land investment. Three themes agreed to included: 1) Create a Kīpuka where Hawaiian national identity flourishes; 2) Support a hālau ola that invests in native intellectual capital and innovation; and 3) Integrate a planned community that embraces the live, work and play ideal. On the threshold of February 2015, OHA has selected a Conceptual Master Plan team that is engaging a collaborative approach - KUHIKUHI PU'UONE. Their methodology addresses the 'ōlelo no'eau of Tūtū Puku'i," Nānā I Mua, Nānā I Hope" - Looking Back, Looking Forward, and expresses Tomorrow's Urban Ahupua'a in the following: "Tomorrow's Ahupua'a will leam from the traditions, values, and aspirations of

our culture to develop an approach to sustainability whieh celebrates the proper halanee of its environment, social-political, and eeonomie resources. We will look to the wisdom of the past to build a bright new future." The KUHIKUHI PU 'UONE eollahorative includes the Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation (Dr. Pualani Kanahele), WCIT Architecture (Robert Iopa, AIA, LEED AP), DLT (Mālia Ka'aihue Ph.D., Lehua Ka'uhane), and PBR HAWAI'I (Frank Brandt). At this phase of work, beginning February 2015, a crucial next step

will be to encourage up-front community participation. OHA outreach teams are coming to your community, and we seek your input. (In the weeks ahead, speciflc meeting dates will appear in Ka Wai Ola). We encourage you to join us to hear more about our planning and expected steps to implementation. The focus on this Conceptual Master Plan will cover a three- to four-quarter period of time in 2015 and include: conceptual land-use scenarios, phasing strategy and development schedule, private funding flnancing tools, development road map, background analysis, land-use theme refinement, market analysis, additional community engagement, financial assessment, development guidelines and a round two presentation of the Kaka'ako Master Plan to beneflciaries. February 2015 will be a month of high priority; the flrst, second and third quarters of 2015 as well. Follow the methodology of the mo'o as we address the mo'okū'auhau (the lineage of generations of knowledge), the mo'olelo (the lineage of generations of tales), the mo'oka'i (the lineage of generations of journeys) and the mo'owaiwai (the lineage of the generations of valued practices). 26/48 ■

Haunani Apnlinna, MSW TrustEE, At-largE

An aerial shot of Kaka'ako Makai. - Courtesy: Google Earth