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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 SOCIoNEEi <br /> Community Zip Code Index Community Zip Code Index <br /> Pahoa 96778 Kapaau 96755 3 <br /> Pahala 96777 Volcano 96785 3 1 <br /> Kurtistown 96760 Paauilo 96776 3 <br /> Honokaa96727 3 Z <br /> Naalehu 96772 -------------- ---------- <br /> Papaaloa 96780 Holualoa 96725 2 3 <br /> Ookala 96774 Hilo 96720 2 <br /> Hawi 96719 2 <br /> Mountain View 96771 ■ 4 <br /> 2 <br /> ---------------- Hakalau 96710 <br /> Captain Cook 96704 Honomu 96728 2 ■ 5 Greater <br /> Pepeekeo 96783 Kailua Kona 96740 2 Need <br /> Keaau 96749 Kealakekua 96750 1 (highest index <br /> Laupahoehoe 96764 Kamuela 96743 1 values are estimated <br /> Papaikou 96781 Waikoloa 96738 1 to have the highest <br /> socioeconomic need) <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 /> J <br /> r <br /> -- I <br /> r <br /> .a <br /> .til t •, ;a <br /> t• � <br /> r <br /> 1.https://www.transportation.gov/transportation-policy/environmental-justice/environmental-justice-strategy <br /> 7 <br />