Everyone needs daily inspiration…here’s ours as we reImagine Wailuku! Green energy generated by working out? We love it!
ReWAILUKU continues moving forward
(From left to right) THE REWAILUKU TEAM – David Yamashita: Maui County Planner, Saedene Ota: Wailuku Community Association Board Member, Erin Wade: Maui County Planning Department, Kathleen Kern: Maui County Planner, Ashley Takitani: Wailuku Community Association Board Member (photo: Matthew Thayer, Maui News)
ReWAILUKU continues its forward movement. After taking comments and suggestions from the community in the ReWAILUKU workshop, the information was compiled, presented and now we’re putting it to action. Read the full Maui News article here.
Mahalo Maui Time
We want to throw a huge shaka and a mahalo out to Maui Time for doing such a great write-up on reWAILUKU during the workshop! Click here to read the full story. How cool is this cover artwork too?! You guys rock!
reWAILUKU presentation
Thanks to everyone who attended the reWAILUKU Presentation on Monday evening! We had a great crowd and we were very excited to present our findings from our workshop and walking tours! If you missed it, click the link below to view the whole presentation and feel free to comment with any questions or any ideas!
Attached also is the image of the Wailuku Town Square sketch!
And a big thank you to Susan for the write-up in Maui Now!
Please stay tuned here for upcoming schedule of events and Wailuku news.
Presentation date moved to April 9th
Aloha Wailuku lovers! Thank you all for your on-going participation and investment in reWailuku! Our final presentation was planned for March 28th at Iao Theater. However, the Theater has a wonderful opportunity (which we hope to be able to share more about later) and we will be moving the presentation.
The new date is:
Monday, April 9, 2012
Good Shepard Church, Parish Hall
2140 Main Street, Wailuku
6:00 PM
We have lots of exciting ideas and opportunities to share with you. See you there!
Placemaking in Wailuku
The reWAILUKU Project continues as the team is pulling together a presentation for March 28th. In the meantime we wanted to share some insights we gained through the process and encourage everyone to give us more feedback via this site. We know many of you caught the “placemaking” bug since we saw people return again and again with new and more fully developed ideas for Wailuku.
What everyone that walked into the workshop understood instinctively is that it is not enough to have a single use dominate a particular space – you need an array of activities for people. Its not enough to have just one great place in a neighborhood – you need a number of them to create a truly lively community. This is placemaking.
Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. PPS director Fred Kent describes a scenario, “It really comes down to offering a variety of things to do in one spot — making a place more than the sum of its parts. A park is good. A park with a fountain, playground, and popcorn vendor is better. A library across the street is even better, more so if they feature storytelling hours for kids and exhibits on local history. If there’s a sidewalk café nearby, a bus stop, a bike trail, and an ice cream parlor, then you have what most people would consider a great place.”
We encourage you to utilize the incredible library of photography on the Project for Public Spaces website and send us links to the ones illustrating spaces you would like to see “Mauified” and cultivated in Wailuku Town. http://www.pps.org/
The Governor visits reWAILUKU
“I just think this is tremendous. I did not comprehend when I came, that it would be this exciting, and this comprehensive, and this original in terms of attracting people’s attention. You certainly got mine,” said Governor Neil Abercrombie during his visit to the reWAILUKU workshop yesterday (which coincidentally used to be his Maui headquarters).
Dave Yamashita explains the reWAILUKU concept to the Governor.
“I think it’s a beautiful combination of trying to comprehend and understand and utilize existing density without being discouraged by it,” said Gov. Abercrombie.
Governor Neil Abercrombie puts dot stickers on the images that he thinks would be a good fit for Wailuku Town.
The wonderful community that has made this workshop possible!
Opening Reception
At February’s First Friday we had a great opening reception for reWAILUKU. Great food, personalized cupcakes and live music brought the community together to share ideas!
Join us for a walking audit with Dan Burden
If you have never been joined Dan Burden on a walking audit…its time you did. Walking with Dan is an experience you will never forget, and in fact will probably cause you to be more interested and aware of your surroundings forever afterward.
Dan Burden: the man Time Magazine called “one of the six most important civic innovators in the world.” Dan Burden’s story is one of an acclaimed National Geographic photographer who realized through his travels that the best cities are designed for people; not cars.
Dan will be hosting walking audits through Wailuku town on February 8th, 9th and 10th. Please see the attached map for the routes and more information on walking audits. Hope you can join us.
February 8, 2012 8:00 AM – Route to start at the ReWailuku Workshop at 1980 Main St.
February 9, 2012 8:00 AM – Route to start at Vineyard Food Company 1951 Vineyard St
February 10, 2012 8:00 AM – Route to start at the County Campus, meet out in front of Kalana O Maui building at 200 S. High Street
Wailuku Sketch
Here is an image that we’re using as a starting point for discussion. Come to reWAILUKU to input your own creative ideas.
(Click to enlarge)
Just a reminder, we’ll be open on Tuesday and Wednesday this week: 11am – 2pm, 4pm – 6pm. Also open to the public at Wailuku First Friday this Friday after 6pm.
