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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 SOCIoNEE, <br />Community <br />Zip Code <br />Pahoa <br />96778 <br />Pahala <br />96777 <br />Kurtistown <br />96760 <br />Naalehu <br />96772 <br />Papaaloa <br />96780 <br />Ookala <br />96774 <br />Mountain View <br />--------------------------------- <br />96771 <br />Captain Cook <br />96704 <br />Pepeekeo <br />96783 <br />Keaau <br />96749 <br />Laupahoehoe <br />96764 <br />Papaikou <br />96781 <br />I ndex <br />Community Zip Code <br />Kapaau <br />96755 <br />Volcano <br />96785 <br />Paauilo <br />96776 <br />Honokaa96727 <br />Holualoa <br />96725 <br />Hilo <br />96720 <br />Hawi <br />96719 <br />Hakalau <br />96710 <br />Honomu <br />96728 <br />Kailua Kona <br />96740 <br />---------------------- <br />Kealakekua <br />--------- ---' <br />96750 <br />Kamuela <br />96743 <br />Waikoloa <br />96738 <br />Source: 2019 SocioNeeds Index, Hawaii Department of Health <br />Retrieved from htfp://www.howoiihealthmotters.org/index.php?module=indicators&controller=index&action=socioneeds <br />Index <br />3 <br />3 <br />3 <br />3 Z <br />2 <br />3 <br />2 <br />2 ■ <br />4 <br />2 <br />2 ■ 5 Greater <br />2 Need <br />1 (highest index <br />1 values are estimated <br />1 to have the highest <br />socioeconomic need) <br />1. https://www.transportation.gov/transportation-policy/environmental-justice/environmental-justice-strategy <br />rA <br />