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EQUITY <br />Equity is a commitment to acknowledging, evaluating and repairing the disparate impact of <br />historic oppression and exclusion on vulnerable communities. This plan acknowledges that <br />streets and highway investments have not always been multimodal and that some investments <br />have resulted in disproportionately adverse effects on minority and low-income communities'. <br />Vision Zero principles recognize the right of all people to access safe, healthy, sustainable <br />transportation, and the need to address inequities through prioritizing the needs of vulnerable <br />populations. To facilitate this, the DOH provided the following list (see Figure 3) of Hawai' i island <br />"Communities of Concern" based on household income, language, unemployment, and <br />education. The highest ranked communities are those with the greatest socioeconomic <br />disparities, as identified in the Hawaii Island SocioNeeds Index, and therefore should be <br />prioritized in addressing identified inequities in the COH system and transportation network. <br />FIGURE 3. HAWAII ISLAND COMMUNITY SOCIONEEDS INDEX <br />Community <br />Zip Code <br />Inde <br />Community <br />Zip Cade <br />Indic <br />Pahoa <br />96778 <br />Kaaau <br />96755 <br />Pahala <br />96777 <br />Volcano <br />96785 <br />Kurtitown <br />96760 <br />Paauilo <br />96776 <br />Naalehu <br />96772 <br />____Honok _______ <br />wWW_wWW' <br />9677 <br />_____________ <br />_�_ _, <br />PapaaI oa <br />96780 <br />Holualoa <br />96725 <br />Okla <br />96774 <br />Hillo <br />96720 <br />Hawi <br />96719 <br />foun�ainVe� '_--96771 <br />----_ <br />----- <br />Halalau <br />96710 <br />Captain Cook <br />96704 <br />Hnrnu <br />96728 <br />Pepeekeo <br />96783 <br />Kailua Kona <br />96740 <br />Keaau <br />96749 <br />Keallakekua <br />96750 <br />1 <br />Laupaho hoe <br />96764 <br />Kamuela <br />96743 <br />. <br />Papaik u <br />96781 <br />Waik oloa <br />96738 <br />1 <br />Source: 2019 SocioNeeds Index, Hawaii Department of Health <br />Retrieved from http://www.17owai healthroatters.org/index php?moduie=indicotors controtter=index&action=socioneeds <br />1 1 <br />3 <br />4 <br />Greater <br />Need <br />(highest index <br />values are estimated <br />to have the highest <br />socioeconomic need) <br />14 ft '%+ """l"'° <br />1. https://www.transportation.gov/transportation-policy/environmental-justice/environmental-justice-strategy <br />N <br />