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II. PROJECT LOCATION <br /> As noted earlier, the subject property is located off Mohouli Street <br /> approximately 1,600 feet southwest of its intersection with Komohana Street, <br /> Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii (Figure 1). <br /> III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> A. The Pocket Neighborhood Concept <br /> Pocket Neighborhoods grew out of the work of Ross Chapin and his colleagues, but the <br /> idea is beyond any one person or style. It is pattern of housing that fosters a strong <br /> sense of community among nearby neighbors, while preserving their need for privacy. <br /> Examples can be found across t-ie spectrum, from small towns, to suburbs to urban <br /> areas. <br /> Pocket neighborhoods are clustered groups of neighboring houses or apartments <br /> gathered around a shared open space —a garden courtyard, a pedestrian street, a <br /> series of joined backyards, or a reclaimed alley — all of which have a clear sense of <br /> territory and shared stewardship. They can be in urban, suburban or rural areas. <br /> These are settings where nearby neighbors can easily know one another, where empty <br /> nesters and single householders with far-flung families can find friendship or a helping <br /> hand nearby, and where children can have shirttail aunties and uncles just beyond their <br /> front gate. <br /> For this project the clusters will be arranged around a central community area where <br /> gathering spaces, mail pick up, and service opportunities will be housed. Also <br /> included will be an open recreational space and a covered space modeled on the <br /> Cooper Center in Volcano. See Figure 2. <br /> 5 <br />