ReWailuku: A Call for Collective Creativity

ReWailuku image wall. Courtesy of ReWailuku.

By Sonia Isotov

Wailuku Town is reinventing itself and the Maui Redevelopment Agency is spearheading the effort with an innovative collaborative approach to community planning called ReWailuku.

ReWailuku is looking for the “collective creativity” of the Maui community that will provide direction for private investment, new partnerships, and capital improvement projects.

Maui Redevelopment Agency board member Bill Mitchell (left) and Alexa Betts Basinger, chair (right). Courtesy of ReWailuku.

The Maui Redevelopment Agency, a commission under the County of Maui’s Planning Department and the Wailuku Community Association have come together to sponsor this hands-on design workshop located at the corner of Market Street and Main Street in Wailuku.

ReWailuku Design Workshop is located in this building on the corner of Main and Market streets in Wailuku Town. Courtesy of ReWailuku.

The public is invited to come to 1980 Main Street in Wailuku Town between January 23 and February 9 and check out the plans and overview of the whole town. Visitors can view the creative photography, posters, and planning documents and post comments, questions, explore new design ideas, and general have input into what Wailuku Town will look like in the future.

For more information, call Erin Wade, County of Maui Planner, [email protected], or call 270-5517.

ReWailuku Schedule

Storefront Open House Hours

January 23      11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (lunch time walk-ins); 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

January 24      11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (lunch time walk-ins); 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

January 25      11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (lunch time walk-ins); 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

January 27      1:00 p.m. – Maui Redevelopment Agency Meeting, preliminary summary of open house attendance and results.

Storefront Opening Reception

February 3      5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Invitation only reception)

First Friday announcement of the project and storefront open to the public after 6:00 p.m.

Photo display board. Courtsy of ReWailuku.

Storefront Design Workshop Week

February 6      11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

February 7      11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

February 8      11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

February 8      8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – Walking Audit with Dan Burden

February 10    4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Closing Reception.

Presentation of Results

February 24    1:00 Maui Redevelopment Agency preliminary results and status of Design Workshop

March 28        6:00 p.m. at the Iao Theater Public Presentation of the reWailuku Project