Building Resilience Incentives
Inform
Medium
TBD
Planning
County
State
County & State
Private
First Home Rebuild in Lahaina Impact Zone
“Resilience needs to be pre-planned; it needs to begin as people rebuild.”
Community Quote, LTRP Feedback
Purpose
This project seeks to encourage the implementation of higher (more stringent) building codes than those currently in place, which would result in development more resilient to future hazards.
Project Description
This project would promote the implementation of higher building codes for rebuilt residential and commercial buildings. The initial incentive would be the increased resilience from the current codes to the higher ones. This project will showcase that, for each hazard type, higher codes increase resilience and reduce hazard vulnerability. Additional incentives would be developed by appropriate partners. This project is distinct from the “mitigation fund for homeowners.”
Interdependencies and Roadblocks
Implementation would require the coordination between various agencies including the Department of Finance, Department of Public Works and County Council. Project needs to be further developed and discussed with appropriate partners.
Next Steps
- Project scope needs to be developed
Latest Updates
Lahaina Royal Complex Master Plan
The County of Maui Department of ʻŌiwi Resources is currently working with Group 70 International, Inc. (G70) to develop the Lahaina Royal Complex Master Plan. The project scope includes hydrology and water policy; wildfire resiliency and risk planning; biological and ecological assessment; cultural landscape architecture; community engagement protocol; transportation circulation planning; topographical survey; cultural and archaeological studies; soils and geotechnical studies; and boundary mapping.
Provide your comments on the draft Action Plan online, by mail or in-person at the Lahaina Resource Center or Kāko‘o Maui Relief & Aid Services Center.
Contact
Project Details
Cost Estimate:
TBD
Existing Funding Sources:
Project Lead:
- State Disaster Recovery Coordinator
Potential Funding Sources:
TBD
Project Partners:
- State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
- County Department of Finance
- County Department of Public Works
Alignment with West Maui Community Plan (WMCP)
- Goal 2.1 Goal 2.1 Ready and Resilient Systems
- Action 1.12 Propose amendments to the building, fire, and zoning codes that promote resilient structures and communities
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