Final Presentation Scheduled For Ala Moana Regional Park Master Plan - January 29, 2018, 6 P.m

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Final Presentation Scheduled For Ala Moana Regional Park Master Plan - January 29, 2018, 6 P.m
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Final presentation scheduled for Ala Moana Regional Park Master Plan

Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice available online prior to presentation

Ala Moana -- The public is invited to the final meeting to discuss the Master Plan for Ala Moana Regional Park, scheduled for Monday, January 29, 2018, 6 p.m., at the McCoy Pavilion Auditorium.

This meeting includes a presentation of the Master Plan that was drafted following public forums in March 2015 and April 2016. During those forums, the public shared their vision of the park's future and how they would like to see the park improved, all while maintaining the park's current character. The public was also invited to provide feedback online at www.ouralamoanapark.com. Following this meeting, the Department of Parks and Recreation website, parks.honolulu.gov, will be the best location for further Ala Moana Regional Park information.

Prior to the presentation, the public is encouraged to view the Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice (EISPN), now available online.

"The community has embraced the need to update what President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called ‘The People's Park' when it was dedicated back in 1934", said Mayor Kirk Caldwell. "I???m pleased this process has generated so many exciting ideas to restore, revitalize and enhance this 119-acre jewel in the heart of urban Honolulu."

The purpose of the EISPN for the Master Plan is to outline a variety of short and long-term projects and park improvements to restore, revitalize, and enhance Ala Moana Regional Park, including ʻĀina Moana (Magic Island). Those include:

Sand replenishment and long-term beach nourishment
Reconfiguring parking layout without losing stalls
Repaving the Ala Moana Park Drive
Renovating McCoy Pavilion and the Banyan Courtyard
Widening pedestrian access over drainage canal at Pi‘ikoi and Queen streets
Improving the park road crossing to the canoe launch ramp near the Ala Wai Boat Harbor
Expansion of promenades along Ala Moana Park Drive and the Ala Wai Boat Harbor
Increasing access to the central, raised area
Improving and hardscaping pond edges
Incorporating a multi-use facility into the Lawn Bowling area

The draft Environmental Impact Statement is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2018.

While this Master Plan was being drafted, more immediate park improvements have been implemented through the Mayor's 9-Point Community Action Plan, all of which have been or are currently being addressed. They include:

Renovating the existing comfort stations

Ongoing Diamond Head Bathhouse renovations and future Ewa Bathhouse improvements
Improvements to the ʻĀina Moana comfort stations
Future outdoor shower improvements at ʻĀina Moana

Fixing the rocky areas of the beach

Staff and volunteer efforts to relocate rocks along shoreline October 2016
Sand pushing and cleaning efforts

Irrigating the Great Lawn and ʻĀina Moana

Completion of the new central-controlled irrigation system for the main 76-acre body of the park set for summer 2018
ʻĀina Moana irrigation improvements scheduled to begin March 2018

Improving or adding exercise facilities

Completion of the island's first designated sand volleyball courts
ʻĀina Moana pathway sealed and painted
Additional exercise equipment cluster to be installed.

Increasing park staff

14 permanent staff hired including groundskeepers and park caretakers

Beautifying the park

Planted 44 trees along Ala Moana Boulevard in Fall 2016
Installed new hooded steel trash receptacles through a private-public partnership in September 2017
PSA on dangers of improperly dumping coals

Building a playground

On-going process through a public-private partnership

Making the park safer

No vandalism reported at two bathhouse facilities following installation of security cameras
All existing lights at bathhouses, comfort stations, and concessions upgraded to brighter, energy-efficient LED lighting. Additional conversions planned
Additional park rangers monitoring park during afternoon hours
Security gates and screens added to comfort stations

Adding local vendors as a park amenity

Two L & L BBQ locations opened in summer 2015

As one of the state's oldest and busiest parks, dedicated in 1934 and currently seeing an estimated four million users every year, Ala Moana Regional Park has become an integral part of our island community. The city hopes this facility will continue to be a resource that the public treasures, all while hosting annual events, such as the Lantern Floating Hawaiʻi ceremony and Independence Day fireworks, and special occasions, such as the return of the Hōkūleʻa.

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