Windward Oʻahu Tourism Assessment
Phase I – Kailua and Waimānalo
Principle Investigator: Dolan Eversole
Co-Investigators: Darren Lerner, Brian Szuster
Project Contact Information: eversole@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-9780
Final Reports
Presentations
Public Outreach Virtual (Zoom) Meetings
Kailua/Lanikai, Waimānalo Residential Survey Results
Meetings shared survey results and public insights about various proposed solutions to tourism-related problems in the Windward districts. Meeting participants registered in advance and were encouraged to share registration links with friends and family. The same meeting material was repeated on both of the following days:
- Monday, November 30th, 5pm-6:30pm (2020)
- Thursday, December 3rd, 5pm-6:30pm (2020)
Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome and project team introductions (5 mins)
2. Project background and scope (10 mins)
3. Kailua resident and visitor survey results (10 mins)
4. Kailua Beach park survey results (15 Mins)
5. Waimānalo resident and visitor survey results (10 mins)
6. Windward Tourism study conclusions and recommendations (10 mins)
7. Group discussion, questions, and comments. (30 mins)
Meeting host: Dolan Eversole, eversole@hawaii.edu
PROJECT OVERVIEW
The City and County of Honolulu has requested assistance from the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Program (Hawaiʻi Sea Grant) to develop a societal impact analysis to calculate visitor impacts, distinct from area residents’ impacts, on selected Windward Oʻahu beach areas. The initial project scope calls for the development of modeling and assessment techniques that are transferable to other high-priority locations. The initial phase of the study includes the Windward Oʻahu towns of Kailua and Waimānalo as pilot areas for the development of the assessment model. The intent is to scale the research effort to include additional windward areas and eventually a broader Oʻahu assessment.
PROJECT SCOPE
For the purpose of this initial Windward Oʻahu Phase I Assessment, the geographic scope is limited to Kailua and Waimānalo, Oʻahu. Subsequent phases potentially include the windward towns of Kāneʻohe, Kualoa, and the Windward coast to Ka‘a‘awa. The visitor impacts assessment will have a broad approach to societal, economic, and environmental impacts, but consists of a primary focus on the following sectors: public societal/tradition impacts, transportation assets, infrastructure, environmental, and economic.
GOALS
➢ Assess societal, economic, and ecosystem visitor impacts for Windward Oʻahu.
➢ Evaluate and prioritize potential options to address priority issues.
➢ Implement additional assessments for selected populations island-wide.
➢ Provide comprehensive outreach and education for impacted groups.
STRATEGIES
➢ Provide a baseline estimate of visitors to representative Windward areas.
➢ Assess visitor impacts to transportation, infrastructure, and recreation systems.
➢ Evaluate public perception related to tourism benefits and impacts.
➢ Conduct a comparative analysis of existing data, plans, studies, and public surveys that help illuminate the challenges and benefits associated with tourism.
➢ Develop visitor impact recommendations and implementation strategies.
Please read more in the complete project summary (November 2020)
Learn more about the Sustainable Coastal Tourism.
Center for Sustainable Coastal Tourism
2525 Correa Road, HIG 238
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7031
Director
Denise Eby Konan, Ph.D.
konan@hawaii.edu
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