By Henry Curtis
Are you dense? Would you like to be denser? Imagine the future.
Let us assume that rail is successful.
The City and County of Honolulu wants to infill (“redevelop”) along the entire rail route with new multi-use buildings that have stores on the bottom floors, offices in the middle and residential units on top.
The Second City is able to expand with 200,000 more people in some length of time (short or long number of years).
Waikiki rises in elevation led by Kyo-sa, Ko Olina gets Walt Disney, Waikiki gets Donald Trump, the H1-H2 interchange gets Koa Ridge, Windward O`ahu become the Rural City, the Haleiwa Hotel is built.
The infill does not stop the expansion of Mililani Mauka to the Koolau Mountains since the County Council finds it difficult to reject proposed developments.
Koa Ridge Phase 1 and 2, at the intersection of H-1/H-2 become fact.
Whitmore Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area mauka of Whitmore Village, Wahiawa gets its second road (may already be approved). The new H-2/Whitmore intersection looks similar to the H-2/Paalaa Uka Pupukea Road intersection (the road which leads to the expanding Helemano Army Military Reservation).
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints convinces the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting to replace the community created Koolauloa Sustainable Communities Plan with one developed by the church called “Envision Laie”. The Envision Laie proposal includes several new developments and a mauka highway from Laie to Kahuku. The transformation of Laie, Kahuku, Malaekahana and Turtle Bay puts pressure on the coastal highway where in spots the ocean is already lapping against it. The mauka highway goes from 2 to 4 lanes.
Business is booming with the 200,000-500,000 new residents and 200,000-500,000 new tourists. People need to get away. They can drive to Sunset Beach to see the giant waves, or they can take the train to the last stop in Kapolei and take a beach bus to Waianae, which has replaced the homeless with tourists.
Imagine the slogan: “Come to the open sandy beaches of Waianae, the real Hawai`i.”
What do you think the carrying capacity of O`ahu is? How many people is just one too many?
Henry Curtis
ililani.media@gmail.com
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Are you dense? Would you like to be denser? Imagine the future.
Let us assume that rail is successful.
The City and County of Honolulu wants to infill (“redevelop”) along the entire rail route with new multi-use buildings that have stores on the bottom floors, offices in the middle and residential units on top.
The Second City is able to expand with 200,000 more people in some length of time (short or long number of years).
Waikiki rises in elevation led by Kyo-sa, Ko Olina gets Walt Disney, Waikiki gets Donald Trump, the H1-H2 interchange gets Koa Ridge, Windward O`ahu become the Rural City, the Haleiwa Hotel is built.
The infill does not stop the expansion of Mililani Mauka to the Koolau Mountains since the County Council finds it difficult to reject proposed developments.
Koa Ridge Phase 1 and 2, at the intersection of H-1/H-2 become fact.
Whitmore Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area mauka of Whitmore Village, Wahiawa gets its second road (may already be approved). The new H-2/Whitmore intersection looks similar to the H-2/Paalaa Uka Pupukea Road intersection (the road which leads to the expanding Helemano Army Military Reservation).
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints convinces the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting to replace the community created Koolauloa Sustainable Communities Plan with one developed by the church called “Envision Laie”. The Envision Laie proposal includes several new developments and a mauka highway from Laie to Kahuku. The transformation of Laie, Kahuku, Malaekahana and Turtle Bay puts pressure on the coastal highway where in spots the ocean is already lapping against it. The mauka highway goes from 2 to 4 lanes.
Business is booming with the 200,000-500,000 new residents and 200,000-500,000 new tourists. People need to get away. They can drive to Sunset Beach to see the giant waves, or they can take the train to the last stop in Kapolei and take a beach bus to Waianae, which has replaced the homeless with tourists.
Imagine the slogan: “Come to the open sandy beaches of Waianae, the real Hawai`i.”
What do you think the carrying capacity of O`ahu is? How many people is just one too many?
Henry Curtis
ililani.media@gmail.com
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