Hawaiʻi DOE Wahiawā Capital Improvement Share Out

WAHIAWĀ CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SHARE OUT

Purpose

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (DOE) is hosting this walk-thru exhibit to share out information and to gather feedback and perspectives on three capital improvement projects that will serve the community and region in and around Wahiawā.

DOE asked the University of Hawaiʻi Community Design Center to assist with this event to share information and to collect feedback on three projects in Wahiawā.

The projects featured in this exhibit are: Center for Workforce Excellence/ Wahiawā Public Library

• High Core/ Storefront Permanent Facility

• Centralized Kitchen

As you move through this exhibit, we encourage you to ask questions to state agency representatives who are located near their respective exhibits or to UHCDC staff. We also welcome your comments on the provided sticky notes and comment cards. All feedback will be documented and forwarded to DOE and future consultant teams.

Relocation Plan

Summary of Projects

CENTER FOR WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE

Overview: The Center will service Wahiawā and surrounding areas by modernizing the library space, consolidating DOE’s Leilehua-MililaniWaialua Complex Area offices, and housing modern classroom facilities for University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges.

Proposed Location: 820 California Avenue, Wahiawā, HI 96786

Agencies:

• Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

• Hawaiʻi State Public Library System University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges

Benefits: Community spaces

• Access to technology and other media

• Educational support facilities Classroom spaces

HIGH CORE PERMANENT FACILITY

Overview: A permanent facility for the High Core Program/ Storefront School will support DOE’s alternative education program which supports at-promise youth from Wahiawā, Whitmore, Waialua, and Mililani.

Proposed Location: 1136 California Avenue, Wahiawā, HI 96786

Agencies:

• Hawaiʻi State Department of Education High Core Program

Benefits:

• A permanent home for the facilities currently located within aging portable buildings.

• Upgraded learning spaces tailored to the High Core Program.

Overview: A centralized kitchen that produces lunches served at Hawaiʻi public schools. A centralized location from which meals would be distributed to all public schools within the district.

Proposed Location: 1002 Whitmore Avenue, Wahiawā, HI 96786

Agencies: Hawaiʻi State Department of Education Benefits: Streamlined process of cooking and serving meals across Oʻahu.

• Increase of local produce in DOE meals.

CENTRALIZED KITCHEN

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Genealogy Overview Tenant Spaces

Location: 820 California Avenue, Wahiawā, HI 96786

First Floor

2018

The University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges contracts UHCDC to produce proof of concept study to explore agency needs.

2021

State Legislature appropriates $42.5M for planning, design, and construction of the Center for Workforce Excellence. Funds have yet to be released.

The Department of Education contracts UHCDC to develop an update to the 2018 study to address agency program requirements.

2022-2023

Department of Education to hire a professional team to provide planning, design, and construction services for the project.

TBD

Environmental Impact Study including Cultural, Archaeological, Traffic, Engineering, and other assessments and public notices required for the project.

TBD Design, Permitting, Construction

Tenants:

• Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (DOE)

• Hawaiʻi State Public Library System (HSPLS)

• University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges (UHCC)

Overall Objectives:

• Develop economic synergies with neighboring educational, occupational, and community entities.

• Modernize the library by improving the space, technology and resources available to the community.

• Consolidate services to maximize efficiency.

• Provide ample floor area for all desired programs for the three stakeholders: Wahiawā Public Library, DOE, and UHCC.

• Meet on-site parking requirements for visitors and staff.

• Address varying access and security requirements as desired by the three stakeholders.

• Incorporate public health and safety considerations for the site both indoors and outdoors.

Wahiawā Public Library Second Floor Department of Education Third Floor

University of Hawaiʻi Community College

PROJECT SITE

Wahiawā District Park

Wahiawā Transit Center

Wahiawā General Hospital

Wahiawā Civic Center

Value-Added Product Development Center (Leeward Community College)

Wahiawā Shopping Center

Center for Workforce Excellence

First Hawaiian Bank

TEMPORARY RELOCATION PLANS

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI COMMUNITY COLLEGES

1136 California Avenue DOE ANNEX TO KAʻALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOE ANNEX TO CFWE

WAHIAWĀ PUBLIC LIBRARY TEMPORARY LOCATION TBD

ahiawā Public Library Department of Education University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges

During the construction of the Center for Workforce Excellence, the Hawaii State Public Library System will operate a temporary location to provide library services to the community. This location has not yet been determined, and will rely on the availability of leasable space at the time of move out. Upon completion, the library will occupy the first floor of the Center for Workforce Excellence located on the same property as the existing library building.

DOE Annex employees will be temporarily moved to spaces at Kaʻala Elementary School. These employees and other DOE staff located throughout the Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area will then be permanently located on the second floor of the Center for Workforce Excellence.

UH Community Colleges will provide closeto-home classroom facilities for university programs. The location of the future Center will provide UHCC with close proximity to Leeward Community College’s Value-Added Product Development Center across California Avenue. The facility also has an opportunity to tie into technical programs taught at Leilehua High School and into occupational opportunities at the Mililani Tech Park and First Responder Technology Campus.

Ka ʻ ala Elementary School

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PROPOSED USES AND PARKING

A Multi-use Facility Parking

The project anticipates each agency occupying separate floors in a three story facility with structured parking.

Third floor: University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges

The third floor will house programs for the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges. This facility will act as a satellite location for general classrooms, computer labs, and meeting space for students and faculty across all Oʻahu UHCC campuses. The facility will house a sensory lab that will support UHCC’s value-added product development center.

Second floor: State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education

The second floor will consolidate DOE offices for the Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area into one location and provide space for DOE staff currently working in temporary offices.

First floor: Hawaiʻi State Public Library System

The ground floor will house a modernized Wahiawā Public Library. It will provide community spaces for meetings, classes, and activities. Services will include access to public computers, broadband access and printing.

The project anticipates a joint-use parking agreement between Wahiawā Public Library, Department of Education, and UH Community Colleges. This diagram shows a stall count that would meet typical parking requirements by Zoning Code. Future design teams will need to negotiate a final parking count with the Department of Permitting and Planning.

Third Floor

Proposed parking stalls: 37 stalls designated for DOE and UHCC

Second Floor

Proposed parking stalls: 38 stalls designated for DOE and UHCC

First Floor

Proposed parking stalls: 35 stalls designated for Wahiawā Public Library. An increase from 20 parking spaces that serve the existing facility.

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HAWAIʻI STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

Goals and Objectives

The goals for the Wahiawā Public Library include:

• Modernizing the current library facility by improving the space, technology and resources available to the community.

• Supporting the community by providing access to community meeting spaces.

• Maintaining safety and security throughout the library.

Space Requirements

Friends of the Library: A storefront for previously-owned books in support of the Friends of the Wahiawā Library.

Multi-purpose community room: Space for program, community meetings and activities.

Program Overview

The first floor of the Center for Workforce Excellence will house an expanded Wahiawā Public Library. The new library will continue to provide community spaces for classes, meetings, and other activities. Technology upgrades will include updated computer stations, printing area, and broadband access to the internet throughout the library. Books and other media will continue to be accessible to the public.

The parking structure will provide covered parking for library users. The current library parking lot has 20 stalls including two handicap stalls. The current proposal includes 35 stalls designated for library users, an increase of 15 stalls.

Space Comparison

The existing library is 8,850 square feet in area. The proposed project may provide up to 14,400 square feet in floor area.

Stacks: Rows of books for browsing and borrowing.

Study area: A quiet space with tables for individual or group studying.

Technology lab: Accessible computer work stations for internet access. This area will also include a print station.

Children’s area: A dedicated section of the library with ageappropriate books and furniture for children.

Staff Work Area: Space for receiving deliveries, processing library books and materials for circulation.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Goals and Objectives

The goals for the Department of Education include:

• Supporting DOE employees who are currently working in temporary offices which include overcrowded spaces in schools.

• Consolidating the Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area offices to one central location.

• Provide centrally located meeting and training facilities for DOE’s Central O’ahu and north shore faculty and administrators.

For the first time in the modern era of our educational system our Complex Area Office staff will be housed in the same building. This single action will lead to greater efficiency and effectiveness when working with our 20 schools.

Program Overview

The second floor of the Center for Workforce Excellence will become the new office for DOE’s Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua (LMW) Complex Area offices. DOE staff in this complex area are currently located in offices in various DOE facilities throughout Central Oʻahu and north shore. The new facility will provide permanent offices for these staff in temporary and makeshift office spaces.

Space Comparison

It is estimated that current administrators in the LMW Complex Area currently use 9,660 square feet of space in classrooms, and other spaces in DOE facilities. The proposed project may provide up to 9,700 square feet in floor area and will allow these makeshift offices to return to their original intended use.

We will be more accessible to our stakeholders as all Complex Area Educational Officers will be in one location instead of spread across various buildings and offices around the schools.

— DOE LMW Complex Area staffer

CENTERFOR EXCELLENCEWORKFORCE

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Goals and Objectives

The goals for the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges include:

• Augment synergies between the fully-equipped Sensory Lab at the Center for Workforce Excellence and Leeward Community College’s Value-Added Product Development Center.

• Promote student learning by providing satellite classrooms, computer labs, and meeting spaces to support Leeward Community College and other UHCC campuses as needed.

• Support students’ technological needs through flexible and accessible spaces.

Educational Benefits

Program Overview

The third floor of the Center for Workforce Excellence will become a satellite location for the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges (UHCC). The educational facilities on this floor will include a Sensory Lab that will work in tandem with the Leeward Community College Value-Added Product Development Center located across California Avenue. Culinary and agricultural programs, and future programs will reinforce workforce development opportunities aligned with regional economics and businesses. A list of proposed programs to support the functions for the UHCC facility is listed in “Educational Benefits.”

New Educational Spaces

The new programs and classrooms proposed for the new facility will augment currently offered classes and programs through the UHCC system. The new facility may provide up to 11,900 square feet of program space.

Sensory Lab: The sensory lab will support UHCC’s culinary studies and work in conjunction with UHCC’s Value-Added Product Development Center. The sensory lab will include Community Colleges’ test kitchen, preparation and staging room, testing booths, and a discussion room.

General purpose classrooms: Spaces furnished with typical classroom equipment for classes of 20-30 people.

Study areas: Rooms of varying sizes to accommodate group and individual study.

Computer lab: Rooms equipped with individual workstations for shared computer use.

Private offices: Offices for administrative and managerial staff.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Overview Genealogy

Proposed Location:

1967

Storefront School was founded by Ed Tonaki who ran the program out of his home in Mililani.

1969 Storefront School moves to Wahiawā town.

1970 Storefront School moves into portable buildings on a parcel at Center Street.

2020 A fire in 2020 destroyed the original portables, and Storefront School moved into the portables where it is today.

2021

UH Mānoa School of Architecture class partners with High Core/ Storefront to envision a new facility.

$250,000 is appropriated for proof of concept, planning and design.

2022

State legislature appropriates $13M for plans, design, and construction for a new facility.

DOE contracts UHCDC to assist with a Proof-of-Concept study and engagement.

2023

DOE to contract a professional team for the professional planning and design of the proposed facility.

1136 California Ave, Wahiawā, HI 96786

Client:

High Core Program/Storefront School

Project Description:

This project will provide a permanent home for the High Core/ Storefront school after multiple relocations and operating out of portable buildings. These portable buildings will need to be removed for the proposed construction of the Center for Workforce Excellence building. The new High Core Permanent Facility will be designed to meet the unique needs of the program and to accommodate future growth.

The current DOE Annex site at 1136 California Avenue will be the new location for the High Core Permanent Facility. DOE employees currently at the DOE Annex will be relocated to the new Center for Workforce Excellence building upon the building’s completion. High Core/Storefront administrators also felt that the site will provide students with easy pedestrian and bus access. The location also provides the program with relative privacy with minimal impact to the nearby residential neighborhood.

Goals and Objectives:

• Provide a permanent home for the High Core Program/Storefront School.

• Provide space for the current student population and for future growth.

• Provide a facility designed to meet the needs of High Core students, teachers, and staff.

3,960 sf Existing High Core/Storefront 300% floor area increase

12,000 sf Proposed High Core Permanent Facility

For 55 years, High Core has helped students to gain academic, social, and emotional skills to be contributing members of their communities without a permanent facility. This project is critical to the program’s ability to continue to serve students in need of these services from across the Central Oʻahu and North Shore region.

“ ” — DOE High Core staffer

Existing to proposed space comparison:

Temporary Relocation

The High Core Program/ Storefront School will be relocated from their current location adjacent to the Wahiawā Public Library at 820 California Avenue to 1002 Whitmore Avenue prior to the construction of the Center for Workforce Excellence.

The current DOE Annex, located at 1136 California Avenue, will be vacated for redevelopment into the High Core Permanent Facility.

The High Core program will move into its new permanent facility at 1136 California Avenue upon its completion.

SITE CONSIDERATIONS

Adjacency to the park offers privacy and reduces impacts to neighbors. 1

Open space next to the building can provide additional parking and act as a safe drop-off area.

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Bus Stop

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Bus Stop

Existing parking stalls are reserved for staff members.

Bus stops immediately in front of the facility provide transportation access.

View of existing DOE Annex building.

View looking north. The building sits between a ravine that borders the park and California Avenue.

The site supports easy access from public transportation. 1 2 3

HIGH CORE/STOREFRONT PERMANENT FACILITY

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Genealogy

2019

A Master Plan and Environmental Assessment completed for the Whitmore Food Hub Complex renamed to the Central Oʻahu Agriculture and Food Hub.

2021 State legislature appropriates $28 million for Central Oʻahu Agriculture and Food Hub infrastructure.

2022

State legislature appropriates $35M for plans, design, and construction of a new facility.

DOE contracts UHCDC to develop a proof of concept study for a centralized kitchen to be sited at the food hub complex.

2023

DOE to contract a professional planning and design team for a new centralized kitchen facility.

Project Description

The DOE envisions a new 30,000 sf kitchen facility to house food aggregation, preparation, cooking, and distribution to allow for more efficient production of school lunches as well as increase the procurement of locally sourced ingredients.

TBD Design and construction

This centralized facility will improve quality management, increase local use of farm products, and will reduce costs to renovate aging facilities distributed across school campuses.

Proposed Location:

1002 Whitmore Avenue, Wahiawā, HI 96786

Project Objectives:

• Improve student health through healthy and nutritious food that meets USDA standards

• Develop an educated agricultural workforce

• Enrich the local food system through the support and increase in local food procurement

• Accelerate farm-based education for public school students

• Expand relationships between public schools and agricultural communities

WHAT IS A CENTRALIZED KITCHEN?

What is a Centralized Kitchen?

A central kitchen is a cooking space where food can be prepared in bulk and distributed to other foodservice locations. The DOE can centralize the purchasing of local food products from the adjacent farms, create new nutritious menu items, and distribute them from a central location.

The consolidation of processing, cooking, and packing from a single site will increase efficiency, food safety, and quality control.

Building a centralized kitchen in close proximity to Oʻahu’s agricultural corridor will provide DOE better access to fresh produce grown on adjacent farms. This concentration of agricultural aggregation is intended to increase the procurement of local products, and the cost savings can be invested into creating new nutritious menu items.

Additionally, the shared investments in the kitchen will address the problem of aging cafeterias and equipment across DOE campuses in a way that will benefit more schools and students.

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Community Benefits

State of Hawaiʻi Goals

1 Improve Student Health:

Provide students with healthy and nutritious school lunches using fresh, locally grown ingredients.

Employment Opportunities:

The types of jobs include food production staff, chefs, drivers, logistics, sanitation, purchasing and operation assistants.

The DOE is responsible for implementing initiatives to meet Governor Ige’s goal of doubling food production as established by HRS 302A-405.6 and HRS 27-8.

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Support our Local Food System: Increase the procurement of locally grown agricultural products.

On-Site Educational Visits:

Facility visits and other educational programs will allow students to learn from DOE’s farm to school initiatives.

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Emergency Relief:

During times of emergency or natural disaster, the kitchen can be used for emergency food production.

HRS 302A-405.6

By 2030, the department shall meet the local farm to school meal goal that 30% of food served in public schools shall consist of locally sourced products.

HRS 27-8

By 2050, fresh local agricultural products and local value-added, processed, agricultural, or food products shall constitute a minimum of 50% of the total produce purchased by the department each calendar year.

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Next steps for Center for Workforce Excellence and High Core:

Procure professional planning and design teams

Next steps for Centralized Kitchen:

Design and construction Permitting

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