Ala Moana Park Master Plan-combined online and workshop report

1. Summary of Public Input
Combined Workshop & Online Results
Ala Moana Park
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2. COMMUNITY WORKSHOP RESULTS

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Where$than$346$people$par9cipated$in$a$brainstorming$workshop$to$generate$ideas$for$the$
future$of$Ala$Moana$Beach$Park.$People$came$from$as$far$as$40$miles$away$to$par9cipate$in$this$
ini9al$workshop$focusing$on$iden9fying$what$people$loved$about$Ala$Moana$park.$
Par9cipants$worked$in$teams$at$21$tables$to$iden9fy$sugges9ons$for$improvements$and$discuss$
and$priori9ze$new$ideas$for$the$park.$
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Mayor$Caldwell$outlined$some$ini9al$ideas$for$early$improvements$to$the$park$including$
replenishing$the$sand,$improving$the$frontage$along$Ala$Moana$Boulevard,$greening$the$park$
and$new$trees$and$plan9ngs,$bathroom$improvements,$and$improvements$to$the$path$around$
Magic$Island.$$
Workshop Overview

4. ?Workshop Exercise #1
Identify & Discuss Areas of Improvement

5. Summary
TEAM EXERCISE #1 - Areas of Improvement
Restore & Green Up Park [40 Teams]
Maintain & Clean Facilities, Bathrooms & Trash [24 Teams]
Address Parking & Circulation [14 Teams]
Enhance Beach & Sand [8 Teams]
Enhance Bike/Ped Circulation –Paths [6 Teams]
Improve Safety & Security [9 Teams]
Plan New & Improved Facilities [12 Teams]
Improve Overall Management & Event Coordination [7 Teams]
Other Ideas [6 Teams]

6. ?Workshop Exercise #2
Identify & Discuss Enhancements & New Ideas

7. Summary
TEAM EXERCISE #2 – Enhancements & New Ideas
Enhance Environment
• Protect monk seal
• Preserve marine eco system
• Plant more trees
• Clean up shoreline
Address Parking & Circulation [14 Teams]
Improve Circulation & Access
• Keep parking free
• Add more p car entrances/ exits for vehicular access
• Widen bike lanes
Improve Overall Park Management
• Keep Affordable (free) & a focus on Locals & Families
• Need to coordinate planning across entire waterfront & improve connections
• Design activity areas to minimize crowding when busy & during events
• Proceed when funding is available
• Start a non profit to help manage park & events
• Enforce the park rules

8. Summary
TEAM EXERCISE #2 – Enhancements & New Ideas
Plan new & Improved Facilities
• Keep restrooms clean
• Add bike racks
• Improve lighting in the park
Other Ideas
• Sand replenishment in order to make beaches less rocky
• Enhance security
• Have more shaded areas

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VISION
One participant at the workshop
was asked if the park was being
loved to death, and she responded
that we “want to love it to LIFE.”

10. Workshop Summary
2. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Maintain sand, grass, & buildings
Enforce existing rules
Parking
Maintain special use, open space and
green areas
Create a spacious wilderness
2. Top 3 Enhancements
Protect monk seal
1. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
More parking
Clean up the ponds & canal
Bathrooms need maintenance &
cleaning, more stalls & lockers
Allow more activities, especially, for
nonprofit organizations without charging
too much.
1. Top 3 Enhancements
Covered Pavilions

11. Workshop Summary
4A. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Overall park maintenance
Landscaping upkeep
Curb homelessness
Create paths in orerder to make access
throughout park safer and smoother
Increase open and picnic areas
4A. Top 3 Enhancements
Ocean, swimming and surfing
3. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Fix issues addressed by Mayor
San is too rocky

12. Workshop Summary
6. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
No building, more green
Bathrooms
Better use of existing venues
Pacific Island theater Festival at
Magic Island. Outdoor theater
under full moon and staff
Start non profit to manage park
6. Top 3 Enhancements
Restore habitat
4B. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Maintain it as a treasure
Improve festival management & maintenance
Keep Banyon Court, maintain grass
Valuable land is being used for parking
Keep lawn bowling
4B. Top 3 Enhancements
Don’t create crowded spaces

13. Workshop Summary
9. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Add sand and remove rocks
Improve restrooms
Improve grass, more trees
9. Top 3 Enhancements
8. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Safety
Maintenance
Homelessness and crime
Free parking
Enhanced police presence
8. Top 3 Enhancements
Improve lighting, signing & markings

14. Workshop Summary
12. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Clean the bathrooms
Water in canal needs to be dredged
Sand replenishment
Enhance botanical aspects
12. Top 3 Enhancements
Widen canal and add art deco bridges
11. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Preserve marine life
Maintain the Ala Canal
Control homelessness
Proceed with enhancements only as long
as there is funding
Keep free parking
11. Top 3 Enhancements
Overall maintenance

15. Workshop Summary
14A. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Landscaping
Bathrooms
Wide bike paths
Add more recreational areas including
volleyball courts and kids playgrounds.
Enhance security
14A. Top 3 Enhancements
Add bike racks
13. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Clean the restrooms
Keep up with maintenance
No commercial vending
Beach is to rocky. Would like more sandy
beaches
No dog park
13. Top 3 Enhancements
Never charge for parking

16. Workshop Summary
15. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Open non comercial concession stands
No parking meters
Sand replenishment
Clean shoreline
Improve water quality
15. Top 3 Enhancements
Improve handicap access
14B. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Park maintenace
Water quality in swin channel
Reduce homeless issues
Coordinate waterfront planning,
state park planning-Magic Island-
Ala Moana-Kewalo
Wider bike paths
14B. Top 3 Enhancements
Add beach volleyball courts

17. Workshop Summary
17. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Park facility maintenance
Coordinate collaborative efforts between
interest groups and government
Make sure the park remains viable
during improvements/ reconstruction
17. Top 3 Enhancements
16. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Keep free parking
No more commercialization
Keep open spaces
Improve sprinklers and grass
Sand replenishment
16. Top 3 Enhancements
Improve showers and bathrooms

18. Workshop Summary
19. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
More green grass
Clean bathrooms more regularly
Create more car entrances/exits
Replace Park Road with and make part of
the park. Consider converting it into a
bike path.
More shade trees, shaded seating
19. Top 3 Enhancements
More park lighting
18. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Better concession facilities
More parking
Maintain free parking
18. Top 3 Enhancements

19. Workshop Summary
20. Top 3 Areas of Improvement
Better recycling
Restroom renovation and upkeep
Preserve opens space and lakes.
Improve, repair walking paths
20. Top 3 Enhancements

20. Our Ala Moana Park: 1st Report
Monday, March 30, 2015

22. Project Updates 03.30.15
Highlights
• Over 27,000 interactions
• 350 ideas + 195 comments
• 2,806 poll responses
• 7,193 thumbs up
• Overwhelming public participation

23. Map Statistics
OurAlaMoanaPark.com

24. 2806 Poll Responses

25. Top Comments

26. OurAlaMoanaPark.com

27. Community Priorities
www.OurAlaMoanaPark.com

28. www.AlaMoanaPark.com
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