Master Plan for Kailua Kona Complete (2)

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1.4 MASTER PLAN PREPARATION PROCESS During the period January to April 1992, the planning consultants undertook an inventory and analysis of the important characteristics of the project area. The analysis was focused on the identification of important opportunities and constraints for the Kailua Village area. The Kailua -Kona Master Plan Task Force established by Hawaii County Mayor in May 1991, has been assisting the County in identifying preliminary community issues and concerns. As part of the master plan development process a two -day long community workshop, co- sponsored by the Kailua Village Improvement Association and the County of Hawaii Planning Department, was conducted to generate public interest as well as planning ideas for Kailua -Kona. Residents and business representatives were invited to attend this workshop held March 13 and 14, 1992. Working intensively together over the two -day period, participants contributed more than 650 "person hours" of energy and creativity to their community. A summary of the workshop proceedings may be found in the appendix. Utilizing the information from the workshop and ongoing comments provided by the Kailua - Kona Master Plan Task Force and the County, the consultant prepared alternative plans and traffic engineering approaches to the plan, looking at land use patterns and specific proposals for the entire planning area and the Village core area. A preliminary concept plan was prepared that consolidated a number of ideas from the alternatives. These plans were used for discussion purposes at a public information meeting (October 1992) to receive community comments and suggestions. Additional technical studies combined with review of comments from the public, the Task Force and the County were used to revise the concept plans and develop a preliminary master plan. { The preliminary master plan was reviewed by the Master Plan Task Force and presented at a public meeting in November 1993. 1 -3