BETTER BLOCK HAWAII PARTNERED WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND ARTISTS TO COMPLETE A WIDE RANGE OF IMPROVEMENTS, IN LIHUE, KAUAI BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN RICE STREET CORRIDOR CREATED THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS WORK INCLUDED STREET TREES, COMMUNITY GARDENS, BUS SHELTERS AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS. MOST OF THESE WERE IMPLEMENTED BY VOLUNTEERS. BETTER BLOCK HAWAII ALSO COMPLETED STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND MURALS IN WAIPAHU AND HONOLULU.