Stakeholder Engagement

Public Webpage => NewCentralMauiSchool.org 

Internal Stakeholder Engagement Matrix Worksheet = > NCMS Stakeholder Management.xlsx 

WCT Developer

Waikapu Country Town, Coach Mike Atherton, Jeffery Ueoka (legal), Albert Boyce (planning)

• 9/24/24,  1/3/25 (Unemori), 1/27/25 (Concept Design), 6/10/25 (Infrastructure, Land Purchase)

Tier I: DOE Leaders

Leadership Team

• Deputy Superintendent of Academics: Heidi Armstrong

• Deputy Superintendent of Strategy: Tammi Chun 

• Assistant Superintendent of OSIP: Elizabeth (Beth) Higashi

• Complex Area Superintendent: Lori Yatsushiro, (Michelle Larose)

• Office of Facilities and Operations, Facilities Development Branch: Jadine Urasaki, Brenda Lowrey, and Roy Ikeda

• Office of Strategy Innovation and Performance, Data Governance and Analysis: Sarah Allen, (Kendra Oishi)

• Office of Student Support Service: Helen-Jean Kaniho

Notable Feedback

• This will be a separately operated middle and elementary school on the same campus. It will not be a K-8 school. (Lori/Heidi)

• Must not design a school based on the outdated 2006 Ed Spec. Curriculum requirements and needs have changed. (Jesse)

• Leave enough space for future expansion. (Jesse)

• Initial capacity discussion with a separate group (Brenda, Roy, and Sarah)

• We should consider regional needs for calculating the Sped (Medically fragile) capacity (Helen)

• A covered assembly area is wanted,  consider converting a covered play court to a gym (Matt)

• Enough eating space, two separate eating areas, flexible outdoor covered eating (Matt, Chad)

• More consideration of shared space with time of use by MS and ES - Library, Administration, etc. (Helen)

• Good to have a meeting space for the May Day celebration - Halau?

• Concerns expressed around inadvertent mixing of MS students with ES students on site (Lori)

BOE Maui

• 5/27/25

Meeting Minutes

12/23/24 (Transcript), 12/23/24 (Video),  1/17/24 (with workgroup members, Transcript), 1/17/24 (Video), 2/12/25 (OSIP), 3/3/25 (OSIP). 5/7/25 (Community Engagement)

Bi-Weekly Meeting with DOE FDB Planning

Brenda Lowrey, DOE FDB Planning, Every other Friday, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Meeting Minutes

2/7/25 (Space Program), 2/14/25 (MS design reference), 3/7/25, 3/21/25, 4/4/25, 4/21/25, 5/2/25, 5/9/25, 5/30/25, 7/11/25, 7/25/25, 8/8/25

Tier II: Local DOE Working Group

CAS Yatsushiro

Principals

• • Pu'u Kukui ES: Principal Chad Okamoto

  • Pomaika'i ES: Principal Tim Shim

  • Iao IS: Principal Matt Dillon

  • Maui Waena IS: Principal Jacquelyn McCandless

  • Kulanihako'i HS: Principal Rosa Su and/or Vice Principal Peter Hansen (optional)

Administrative Service Assistant (ASA)

• • Ellen Gockan (Maui Complex)

  • Rachel Medeiros (Baldwin Complex )

  • Jesse Henderson (Kekaulike Complex) 

Users

• • Custodians, teachers, and registrars

  • SASA (Maui Waena) - program

Meeting Minutes

1/17/24 (Transcript), 1/17/25 (Video), 2/4/25, 5/1/25, 6/6/25, 6/13/25(CAS), 7/11/25(CAS),  8/8/25 (CAS)

Tier III: Subject Matter Experts & Local Government

Subject Matter Expert

1. Food Service: Iris Fujimoto, (CC Susan Kirchstein when she goes back to Maui)

   • 2/7/25 (Concept Design), 4/4/25 (Updated Concept), 8/5/25 (Remote Serving)

2. Security and Safety: Max Mendoza

   • 5/16/25

3. Enterprise Infrastructure Services Branch: Dean Horiuchi

   • Information shared on 1/21/25, 3/6/25 (MDF)

4. Student Transportation Services

   • Megan Omura -requested information (4/22/25)

5. Facilities Maintenance

   • Requested a project overview meeting

Local Government

1. County of Maui, Mr. Josiah Nishita, Managing Director

2. County of Maui planning division - Kate Blystone  (director)

   • Information shared on 1/21/25 (planning@)

   • 4/9/25 (Capacity, Infrastructures)

3. County of Maui, Civil - Nolly Yagin, Director Jordan Molina

   • 4/3/25 (Traffic)

4. Waiale Rd: public.works@co.maui.hi.us (County of Maui, Dept of Public Works), waialeroad@munekiyoshiraga.com (Planning Consultant)

   • Community Meeting Presentation 

5. County of Maui Emergency Management Agency: emergency.management@co.maui.hi.us, Planning Section Chief, Tara Sabado

   • Guideline (Oahu, HIEMA)

   • 3/14/25 (Initial inquiry) -> Waiting for a review by Tara

6. County of Maui BWS; Eric Nakagawa

   • 1/13/25 Inquiry of temporary capacity at Kahului WWTP

7. County of Maui, Dept of ʻOiwi Services (Kumu Kaponoʻai Molitau, Administrator)

8. Hawaii State DAGS Maui: Wade Shimabukuro (Manager, New); sharlene.a.hashimoto@hawaii.gov & eric.m.agena@hawaii.gov (Kauai)

   • Information shared on 1/21/25

   • DAGS Hawaii Engineer TA Maui schools?

9. Resilience Office 

Tier IV: Community Groups and Leaders

Goals

1. Engage local leaders to:

   1. Familiarize them with the project

   2. Understand the most effective ways / communication channels to reach their communities

   3. Identify key community members who can help advance the concept of the school as a resource to the community (in addition to Mo‘olelo’s recommendations)

2. Understand community needs and priorities, to inform SFA’s facility planning efforts. This may include:

   1. What are current or emerging activities and programs that are not sufficiently supported by facilities accessible to the community

   2. What are existing resources (facilities & programs) that the community does have access to, and are there areas where the school can help supplement or be more accessible

   3. What are community-based activities and programs that could be supported by the school campus?

   4. What facilities does the community need (e.g. what type of recreational facilities)

   5. Work through engagements to get at an understanding of what is more important - what are the priorities among the needs stated?

3. Explore opportunities and operational implications through a community lens, to inform SFA’s coordination with school stakeholders and operational planning.

   1. What does access need to look like? Discuss after-hours and weekend use.

   2. What contributions can the community make to stewardship of the site

   3. Discover opportunities for curriculum integration

   4. Who could be partners / collaborators / operators of specific spaces, e.g., local halau hula, ballet

Timeline, Todo

• Feb - Aug 2025: Reach out to leaders and gain support. Gather contact information. Keep it private. Attend local meetings and get familiar with the members. Gather public opinions and feelings about the new school. What are the needs and concerns? (Kainoa)

• June - July 2025: Present at public meetings

• Invite DOE to public meetings, share materials beforehand. CAS Lori shared that NCMS team is allowed to answer questions on behalf of DOE for items that are not yet resolved/addressed.

• September 2025: Targeted first Open House in Waikapu.

Community Groups

• Waikapu Community Association (Jordan Helle, President) 

  • Board meeting: 2nd  Monday of each month; 5/12/25

  • General meeting: March, June, September, and December; 6/9/25

• Kehalani Community Association (Scott Matsuura, President)

  • Board meeting: 6/24/25

• Wailuku Community Association (Kristin Holmes, President)

  • Board in July, Public in September - Reached out to Kristin and she recommends holding off for now. Not sure there is relevance to their area at this stage. (6/13/25)

• Maui Lani Community Association

  • Annual Meeting on 7/23/25 at 5:30 PM - To request to be included in their agenda, must mail a letter. Hold for now.

• Kaulana Mahina Apartments: No community meetings

• Hale Makana Apartments: No community meetings

• Waikapu Gardens - WCA Board member Glenn Adolpho invited to present. 

• Hui o Nā Wai ‘Ehā (Hokuao Pellegrino, President) and Earthjustice (Issac Moriwake)

  • Initial contact with Earthjustice on 1/2/25

• Hui Malama o Waikapū (Keahi Bustamente, President)

• Hawaii Farmers Union - Mauna Kahalawai Chapter (Kaiʻea Medeiros, President)

Ed Organizations and Clubs

1. Office of Hawaiian Education Kau'i Sang, Director

   • OHE tries to emphasize aloha 'aina in education, and a school's physical site and location are a large part of that.

2. Hawaii Afterschool Alliance (Heidi Armstrong is the champion) & Office of Wellness and Resilience . HAA may not be there yet - currently mainly present in at-risk schools (Title 1).

3. Hawaii State Teacher's Association, Maui Chapter, Mike Landes, President

4. Maui Nui Youth Council

5. Maui County 4H

6. Boys and Girls Clubs of Maui

7. Kimokeo Foundation (Hawaiian culture, immersion)

8. Kelea Foundation (Accessibility to outdoor recreation)

9. Living Pono Project (Aina-based education)

10. Resiliency Hub Collaborative 

11. UPLINK, REACH, After School Plus

12. YMCA A+

13. Sports clubs - Ballet, Hula Halau

    • Maui Academy of Performing Arts?, Halau Hula o Ka Hanu Lehua?

Local Leaders and Residents

Lineal descendants of Waikapu, Current residents of Waikapu, Native Hawaiian Educator (KS-Maui), Taro farmers in Waikapu, Recognized community/cultural leaders

• Bobby Pahia (influential farmer in Waikapu)

  • • Initial contact on 1/21/25

• Nohoana Farms; Hōkūao & Wallette Pellegrino

• Hokulani Holt, Kumu hula, Director of Kahokauala, Hawaiian Cutural Arts Institute at UH Maui College

• Mahi 'Ohana

• Alice Lee, Council Chair

• Troy Hashimoto, Waikapū Mauka Senator

• Tyson Miyake, Waikapū House Representative

• Justin Woodson, House Representative

• Angus McKelvey, Waikapū Senator

Notes

• Start with what is SFA in relation to DOE. Not many people know about SFA.

Reference

1. Collective Voice - A Framework 

2. Resilience Hub - Maui News Now 

3. How are communities involved in school design? 

4. Daniel K Inoue ES - Construction Blog