Monthly Progress Eight Years Grassroots Effort
July, August, 2008
Revisions continue to be made on Certificate of Need to meet requirements of State Health Development Planninig Agency.
June, 2008
Brian Hoyle and CON team hold technical assistance meeting with state agency and begin taking final steps to preparefor hearings WMIF anticipates will be to add State agency in deciding on merits of application
Foundation gets record $300,000 in donations last six months.
May, April , 2008
Revisions are being made to Certificate of Need application. |
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Brian Hoyle, developer, meets on site shortly before filing of Certificate of Need. |
March, 2008
State Health Development Planning Agency late this month responded to Certificate of Need Application and asks for additional date.
February, 2008
Feb. 28. A Day to Celebrate. Brian Hoyle of Newport Hospital Corporation culminates effort of West Maui IMprovement Foundation by filing Certificate of Need with State Health Planning Development Agency of Hawaii.
January, 2008
Design work underway for new medical center.
December , 2007
The Maui Health Care Task Force created by the legislature recommends a critical care hospital in West Maui as its top priority.
November , 2007
The Maui County Planning on November
13 gave unanimous approval for three zoning changes for
the proposed site of the West Maui Hospital adjacent to
the Lahaina Civic Center.
The important milestone is a preliminary step to securing
County Council approval and one of the final iniatives completed
preparatory to developing a state required Certificate of
Need.
October, 2007
Brian Hoyle of Southwest Health Group
presents case for hospital and details on plans before Maui
County Health Care Task Force.
S.eptember, 2007
Maui County Council to publish environmental
statement and send notices of a public hearing required
for a zoning change.
August , 2007
Planning Commission on August 28
reviewed final draft Environmental Assessment,
found medical facility adjacent to Lahaina Civic Center
would no significant impact on the environment and unamimously
passed on the report to the Maui County Council for action.
Maui Health Care Task Force convenes
July, 2007
County Departments providing feedback
to planning department on re- zoning request.
Mayor, State Legislators appoint
Maui Health Care Task Force members
June, 2007
Planning department at work on re-zoning
request
March, 2007
Maui County Council Land Use Commission
refers request for rezoning land set aside for hospital
to County Department of Planning for review. Planning department
has 120 days to make a recommendation to County Council
for action. Complete
Maui News Story
February, 2007
February 28 set by Council Chairman
Riki Hokama, and Land Use Commitee Chair Mike Molina.
Innovative Capital and Ameris hold
intense series of Maui meetings with key public officials
and health care providers to gain their support
January, 2007
Council Member Jo Anne Johnson introduced
zoning change request for land.
November 2006
Drainage study for land preparation
underway;
Mylar maps under development prepatory to planned December
submission for zoning change.
October 2006
Traffic impact study completedy
September 2006
Traffic impact study required to
gain county approvals underway
August 2006
West Maui Improvement Foundation
receives the $30,000 contribution from Florida foundation,
largest ever, and an additional $15,000 from another major
donor.
July 2006
Right Hospital, Wrong Place: Foundation
takes position on proposed hospital in Kihea
Funds for traffic impact study--last
of the environmental studies--become available
June 2006
Funds for traffic impact study--last
of the environmental studies--become available
April 2006
WMIF issues progress report.(pdf
file)
March 2006
On-going discussions continue to gain consensus on a West
Maui Hospital solution.
February 2006
Dr. Philip Fagan, a specialist in running acute care emergency
rooms, and Alan Richman
review progress in putting together a final agreement to
secure hospital financing.
See story on West Maui Taxpayers
Assn. Annual Meeting in Maui News.
January 2006
Environmental Assessment work underway at Lahaina Civic
Center site
for planned completion in April.
December 2005
Planners of West Maui Hospital begin to new outreach initiative
to gain support of Maui
medical community
October 2005
PUBLIC INVITED
TO TAKE OPINION POLL
A new opinion poll launched in September proves that more
than four of five residents of Maui as well as visitors
surveyed feel emergency health care in West Maui is inadequate
and support the building of a new hospital. First results
to be released shortly.
September 2005
EXCITING PLANS FOR HOSPITAL COMPLETED
WMIF unveils exciting exterior design and comprensive floor
plan for a 90,000 square foot
acute emergency care hospital. .
July 2005
PRELIMINARY SITE PLANS RELEASED
July 20--The West Maui Improvement Foundation today released
preliminary site plans for the West Maui Hospital. Click
Here.
CERTIFICATE OF NEED WORK UNDERWAY
Work is now well underway on development
of a Certificate of Need document to be presented to state
health authorities later this year. The document, which
will include detailed site plans and archiectural drawings,
is expected to be 80 percent complete within 30 days. Completion
of the document will represent another significant step
in bringing a new hospital to West Maui
GOLDEN HOUR NEWSLETTER DEBUTS
The West Maui Improvement Foundation
this month published The first Golden Hour Newsletter, mailing
copies to 3000 residents. The newsletter includes progress
updates and the Honor Roll of
Contributors. A special form encourages contributions.
June 2005
HOSPITAL DESIGN BEGINS
A team of architects, engineers,
surveyors and draftsmen in the offices of Maui architect
H.H. Uwe Schulz are in the process of completing architectural
drawings and design plans for the hospital.
Once design, floor plans, building
layouts and a site plan have been presented and approved
by the WMIF board , they will be submitted to County planning
department and the County Council. The Council must change
a zoning change to permit construction on land currently
designated agricultural use.
May/
2005
NEW WEB SITE DEBUTS
WMIF launches westmauihospital
.org to keep donors and the community informed
on new developments.
May/June 2005
NEW ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACT
WMIF signs contracts with Munekiyo
& Hiraga, Inc., Maui environmental engineers, to complete
an environmental assessment for required submission to the
Maui County Planning Department. The assessment will be
done by experts on landscape architecture, traffic engineering,
flora and fauna and archeology.
April 2005
THE CASE FOR A HOSPITAL
WMIF completes a 16-page summary
document detailing the need for a hospital to be provided
to potential major donors. Discussions begin with major
donors.
March 2005
GALA RAISES $80,000
The Golden Hour Hospital Fund Raising
Ball at the Sheraton Maui draws more than 250 guests, raises
$80,000.
March
2005.
COMMUNITY FORUM SPREADS THE WORD
WMIF holds a community forum to review
hospital plans.
February 2005
WMIF PRESENTS TESTIMONY
Officials of WMIF testify on hospital
needs before Sen. Roz Baker's health committee hearing in
Wailuku.
January 2005
WMIF REACHES OUT TO NEWS MEDIA
WMIF launches a new and continuing
communications initiative to keep the public and and government
officials informed on the issues and progress toward building
a West Maui Hospital. President Joe Pluta proposes a health
care summit among Maui health care providers to come to
a meeting of the minds on West Maui's hospital needs.
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