Our vision for Hāli‘imaile is one that grows from the agricultural roots of the community. Honoring Hāli‘imaile's legacy is important and serves as a guiding principle in realizing our future.
We recognize the responsibility that comes with our role as major landholders and employers on Maui. In keeping pace with the changing needs of the community, we want to ensure that the growth of Hāli‘imaile embraces the true essence of the land and its people.
Please join us for a series of hands-on community workshops for residents of the area. Each of the interactive and informative workshops will focus on a range of topics such as Traditional Neighborhood Design, New Urbanism, and Cradle to Cradle.
Traditional Neighborhood Design allows us to revisit the past by understanding the way traditional communities were built. Communities once encouraged pedestrian activity, allowed for mixed-use of space, and committed themselves to street alignment to allow multiple connections between them. Can you imagine walking everywhere you need to be?
New Urbanism is an approach to community design that encompasses Traditional Neighborhood Design and Smart Growth, a method of growth that protects open spaces and agricultural land, and utilizes modern technologies while maintaining the unique characteristics of the community and its people. Can you imagine picking your vegetables for dinner at your community garden?
What is Cradle to Cradle? Time magazine called it "a unified philosophy that – in demonstrable and practical ways – is changing the design of the world." Instead of designing cradle-to-grave products, dumped in landfills at the end of their 'life,' this approach creates products for cradle-to-cradle cycles. Materials are continually circulated in closed loops to maximize their material value without damaging ecosystems. An example of a cradle-to-cradle design is Shaw Carpet, McDonough Collection, which at the end of its life can be reused to become new carpet.
What is Livable Transportation? People who live in communities designed for livable transportation drive their cars less and have access to a wider range of transportation options. Rather than always having to rely on your car to get from here to there, livable transportation accommodates walking, biking and public transportation as practical ways to get around. |
