Sense Of Place part 1

Karen Maurins
Ms. Stevens
Iss

ISS: Sense of Place


1. 1040 Koko Uka Place, 96825 Honolulu HI

2. District 4.

3. District 3 (Waimanlo, Kailua, Kaneohe) District 5 (Kaimuki, Kapahulu, etc.)

4. Approximate population: 27,657 a. Dominant age group: 42 years old

5. Dominant race: White. Others: African American, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and American Indian etc.

6. Hawaii Kai Church: 265 Lunalilo Home Rd, Honolulu, HI 96825,
Hawaii Kai Community Church: 189 Lunalilo Home Rd Honolulu, Hi 96825

7. Hurricane Shelter- Kamiloiki Elementary
Tsunami Shelter- Koko Head District Park
- Koko Crater Botanical Garden (Located in Koko Crater)
- Koko Crater Horse Stables (Located in Koko Crater)
- Sandy's
- Straub Clinic & Hospital (Located: 7192 Kalanianaole Hwy.)

8. Gene Ward; Vietnam Veteran, Chair of the Transportation Committee, Got a PH.D from U.H., Member of the Republican party, Likes jogging, learning new languages, Peace corps country director, etc.
Citation: "Hawaii State Legislature House of Representatives." http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/house/members/rep17.asp. 21 Oct. 2007 http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/house/members/rep17.asp.

9. The only issue I can possibly think of is that recently we've been having robberies. We had a board meeting that took place at my house to see if there was something we could do to prevent it from happening again. Our neighborhood board came up with the solution to start a neighborhood watch program. This means that everyone is on the lookout for one another. For example, if a strange car is parked outside with a suspicious looking person inside, we are to call the police. I asked two of my neighbors about this issue.
Don Hackman
Aubrey Au

10. Hawaii Kai was developed around the ancient Maunalua fishpond and wetlands. This area is known as Kuapa, which means "Fishpond Wall."

11. Hawaii Kai is the East Honolulu neighborhood of Kuli'ou'ou.
21 degrees 17' 33" N
157 degrees 40" 29"

12. My neighborhood that I live in is a subdivision called Koko Villas. To me, it's unique because it was only built three years ago and my family was the third family to move on the block. It lies right up against Koko Crater, and every day when I come home from school you can see the ocean as you drive down the street. Sandy's is in walking distance and so is the botanical garden, which lies inside of the Crater. My community is really close. At the beginning of every month a block party BBQ is usually held at the cul-de-sac. Hawaii kai is also unique because everything's really convenient. It's also safe, and a lot of people bike/walk to wherever they need to go. Koko Marina is a very popular hangout place where kids my age go during the weekends, to catch a movie, or get some dinner.


13. Before the 1960's, Hawaii Kai was mostly swamps and wetlands. Henry J. Kaiser mainly developed the area. Then, in 1961, Kaiser signed a lease agreement with the landowner Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate. The 521-acered fishpond was then developed into a residential area with marina channels. Other than that, Hawaii Kai has pretty much remained the same.

14. My neighborhood is pretty diverse as to where people came from. A couple families have moved here from the mainland, because they fell in love with Oahu and fell even more in love with the "Koko Villas." Other families have moved here from Guam, and another family I've met has moved here from India. All the other families are from all over Oahu. Most of them have lived in Hawaii kai and when the subdivision was being built, took the opportunity to live in it. Besides my specific neighborhood, Hawaii Kai is filled with "local whites." There are different communities, which make up Hawaii kai, like Haha'ione, Mariners Cove, Porlock, Mariners Ridge, and more.

15. Hawaii Kai's temperature is very dry. If you look at Koko Crater you will see that it's normally brownish because it hardly ever rains in Hawaii Kai. But if it does rain, you know for a fact its raining even harder anywhere else.