Downtown Hilo Redevelopment Plan_Feb 1985

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III. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN A. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN STRATEGY The pattern of urban development in Hilo has been marked by the gradual transfer of downtown's traditional roles to areas outside of downtown. Examples of this include the relocation of State and County activities and some commercial activities to Kaiko'o, and the development of the Prince Kuhio Shopping Center. The Redevelopment Plan attempts to redefine the role of downtown Hilo by the development of Kamehameha Avenue and Keawe Street at a scale and intensity that will allow the Iocation of retail functions in a different setting from the shopping center competition, developing a new, expanded Mooheau Park facility to attract Islandwide users, the development of a people's open market, and the promotion of cultural and art activities. The Plan also attempts to assist this pattern by expanding on- and off - street parking, by recommending relocating some government functions back into the downtown area, by reinforcing the retail functions along Keawe Street, and by the possibility of a major retail or other activity anchor alternative in the Mamo Street block. In scheduling the proposed actions, the Redevelopment Plan separates the proposals into short-range major planning propo sals (1985 -1995) and iong- range redevelopment DOlicies beyond 1995. The short -range planning proposals are U necessary actions to set the legal basis of the plan, e.g. formal adoption of this Plan; (2) revitalization actions with lower costs, e.g. the development of public parking lots not requiring major land acquisition or relocation; (3) revitalization actions with moderate costs, e.g. the development of public parking lots requiring land acquisition but not requiring major relocation; (4) revitalization actions with high visibility that are catalysts to private development, e.g. the establishment of a Heritage Area; (5) actions that are needed to support the revitalization actions, e.g. specific traffic improvements; and (b) preparatory actions that are preludes to future redevelopment actions, e.g. development of housing relocation projects for persons displaced by anticipated future public projects. The long -range redevelopment policies consist of (1) revitalization actions with high land acquisition, relocation and capital improvement costs, e.g. development of a major activities center at the Ponahawai Street block; and (2) redevelopment actions where existing and anticipated short -range conditions will not support its implementation, e.g. a present lack of sufficient pedestrian volume and concentration of shops to make a pedestrian mail viable at this time. B. MAJOR PLANNING PROPOSALS The following major planning proposals would be implemented over the next ten (10) years (1985 -1995) by HRA and other public and private agencies. I. Implementation of a Revised Land Use Plan for the Redevelopment Area Changes to the existing land use plans are proposed as follows: -7