{"id":163604,"date":"2022-08-17T12:50:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T22:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=163604"},"modified":"2022-08-17T12:50:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T22:50:01","slug":"new-vision-ala-wai-harbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/17\/new-vision-ala-wai-harbor\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> team presents new vision for Ala Wai Harbor"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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A reimagined Ala Wai Harbor is part of a new vision plan developed by the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Design Center<\/a> (UHCDC<\/abbr>). The proof-of-concept planning and design services offered by UHCDC<\/abbr> provided the State of Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR<\/abbr>) with concept options for the state\u2019s largest harbor for small boats located at the Ala Wai Canal between Waikīkī and Honolulu.<\/p>\n

The new design features a multi-modal promenade to connect the coast, watercraft access and community spaces—for recreation and education—that can be adapted for the projected sea-level rise due to climate change.<\/p>\n

Phoebe White<\/strong>, assistant professor of landscape architecture in the School of Architecture<\/a>, and Priyam Das<\/strong>, associate professor and chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning housed in the College of Social Sciences<\/a>, served as the faculty principal investigators and assembled a team.<\/p>\n

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The collaborative team included: Ariel Dungca<\/strong>, project designer at UHCDC<\/abbr>; Hana Fulghum<\/strong>, a master of landscape architecture student; Sukhyun Hong<\/strong>, a bachelor of environmental design student; and Sandy Jiyoon Kim<\/strong>, a PhD<\/abbr> student in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning.<\/p>\n

The vision plan includes harbor amenities such as a fuel dock, pump out, small watercraft storage, a convenience store, laundry area, cafe and lounge, public comfort stations and more. The team designed the space with the intention of making the harbor more inviting for its users.<\/p>\n

“The project demonstrates how the university can contribute to public interest projects, in this case, by envisioning culturally and ecologically resilient public spaces in anticipation of the effects of climate change such as sea-level rise,” said White.<\/p>\n