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Building Resilience Incentives

participation

Inform

Complexity

Medium

Cost

TBD

Phase

Planning

Kuleana

County

State

County & State

Private

timing

1-2 years

6+ years

3-5 years

Estimated
completion

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

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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