HPP New District Park

Aloha and welcome to the Hawaiian Paradise Park (HPP) New District Park Project Website hosted by the County of Hawai'i Department of Parks and Recreation.

Please scroll through the page to learn more about the project and share your mana'o.

We look forward to hearing your feedback on the project. Mahalo!

The County of Hawai'i Department of Parks and Recreation is proposing to develop a new public park on an approximately 20 acre parcel in the Hawaiian Paradise Park (HPP) community of Puna, Hawai'i Island.

The new park would be located on a County-owned, 20-acre parcel bordered by Kaloli Drive, 25th Avenue, and 26th Avenue.

This park would serve the HPP subdivision to support and encourage healthy lifestyles and healthy communities!

A public meeting was conducted on October 2nd to discuss the ongoing Environmental Review process and gather feedback on the design and amenities to be offered at the new HPP District Park.The presentation slides are viewable below. Mahalo for your participation!

The interactive image below is the final design plan that came about through the previous HPP District Park Master Plan effort.

Comments on the project website are not being monitored at this time but are archived here for your reference. Please contact the project team directly to provide any further thoughts or feedback.

The proposed action includes numerous recreational amenities, as identified in the HPP District Park Master Plan. These amenities could include:

Park Features

A Baseball/Softball Field
Approximately 270-feet-wide to accommodate youth baseball and adult softball. Would include bleachers near the first and third bases, a scoreboard, and nighttime lighting fixtures. May include lighting fixtures.
Football/Soccer Field
Approximately 80 x 120 yards in size to accommodate high school football and soccer. This field would also include bleachers, a scoreboard, and nighttime lighting fixtures. May include lighting fixtures.
Two Tennis Courts
Would include nighttime lighting fixtures.
Three Pickleball Courts
Would include nighttime lighting fixtures.
Covered Playcourt
Approximately 24,120 square feet. Would include two regulation basketball/volleyball courts, bleachers, storage room, staff recreation office, and restrooms.
Community Pool and Pool Building
Approximately 9,600 square feet and 3,760 square feet, respectively. Would include fencing and pavement surrounding the pool, and restrooms.
Skate Park
Approximately 15,000 square feet. May include lighting fixtures.
Two Covered Playground Areas
Approximately 2,600 square feet for younger kids (2-5 years), 5,600 square feet for older kids (5-12 years).
Picnic Areas
Perimeter pathway
Approximately 10 feet wide, intended for leisure walking.
Dog Park

Background

A Hawaiian Paradise Park Community Master Plan (Master Plan) was prepared in 1997 by the Hawaiian Paradise Park Owners Association (HPPOA) and adopted by County Resolution No. 184-97. Section IV of the master plan refers to developing a new 20-acre community park and recreational facility that "could include a ballfield, swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, picnic areas, tot lots and related facilities."

In 2015, the HPPOA Community Action Committee updated the 1997 Master Plan with Data Amendments adopted by County Resolution 284-15. As part of the update, a survey to solicit feedback on the community's needs was completed by more than 400 HPP residents which indicated that recreational facilities (i.e., parks and recreational opportunities and sports fields) was the highest priority for the community. The park and recreational amenities desired by the community included a park, walking and biking trails, swimming pool, gymnasium, sports fields, community hall, theater, library, after school center, senior center, dog park, skateboard park, tennis courts, and playgrounds.

Download the Hawaiian Paradise Park Community Master Plan here!

Public Outreach and Community Involvement

In 2018, the latest update of the Hawaiian Paradise Park Community Master Plan (Master Plan) was developed by the County of Hawai‘i through intentional community outreach efforts. It was initially informed by an additional survey in 2016 to identify community park and recreational needs. In late 2017 and early 2018 a series of stakeholder meetings and public meetings were conducted to further these efforts. The stakeholder meetings provided opportunities to gather feedback from key community stakeholders, in addition to councilmembers, the Planning Department, and DPR’s Elderly Activities, Maintenance and Recreation divisions. The public meetings provided an opportunity to vet the proposed alternative plans, vision, and overarching design features with affected and interested community members.

Share Your Mana'o [Thoughts]!

Your opinion is critical as we envision the future HPP New District Park... we look forward to hearing from you! There are several ways to participate and provide input:

Sign up for the Project Mailing list to...
- Receive a notification when the Environmental Assessment for the project is published and available for public review
- Recieve updates as HPP District Park Mast Plan efforts grogress and are finalized
Participate in the upcoming Community Meeting on October 2 at the HPP Community Center!
The publication of the Draft Envitronmental Assessment will be followed by a 30-day comment period. In the meantime, submit your thoughts and comments to the Project Team at any time using the Contact Us form below.

Contact Us

Get in touch with any questions or feedback you may have about the project by contacting the Project Team:

Jeffrey Ochi
County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation
Email: jeffrey.ochi@hawaiicounty.gov

Jennifer Scheffel
SSFM International
Phone: (808) 356.1273
Email: jscheffel@ssfm.com