Outreach, Support for Projects
We believe that outreach and support efforts are important activities. We work to include differing constituencies by first helping them to understand what the project is and then receiving their support for the project.
Following are summaries of outreach activities, as well as awards to projects we have been involved with:
The ʻĀina Mauna Legacy Program was unanimously approved by the Hawaiian Homes Commission. In addition to the support noted below, an Advisory Group, selected and administered by Hoʻokuleana LLC, provided support and feedback for the ʻĀina Mauna Legacy Program. Letters and Statements of Support for the ʻĀina Mauna Legacy Program were received from:
Native Hawaiian Entities:
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Aliʻi Chapter
Kahea Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance
Kuakini Hawaiian Civic Club of Kona
Bishop Museum
Environmental:
The Nature Conservancy
Hawaiʻi Audubon Society
Conservation Council for Hawaiʻi
The Trust for Public Lands
Big Island Invasive Species Committee
Federal:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Army – Pōhakuloa Training Area
Land Trusts:
Kamehameha Schools
Queen Liliʻuokalani Trust
Queen Emma Land Company
Business:
Hawaiʻi Island Economic Development Board
Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce
Hawaiʻi Forest Industry Association
University:
University of Hawaiʻi, CTAHR
University of Hawaiʻi, NREM
University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo-CAFNRM
We are working with Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association (NaHHA) with the Waikīkī – Kauhale O Hoʻokipa Scenic Byway (recognizing ‘roads that tell stories.”) Although many of the sites and structures of Waikīkī from the ancient times are long gone, many of these pre-contact Hawaiian places, environment, people, history and culture still convey the sense of earlier importance through continued use of original place names for areas, streets, surf sites, symbols, etc and other references to these people, places and times. Though gone, they are not forgotten and continue to express the ways of the past. Letters and Statements of Support for the ʻĀina Mauna Legacy Program were received from:
Native Hawaiian Entities:
Queen Emma Land
Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust
Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust Board
‘Iolani Palace
Government:
State Senate & House Resolution
C&C Council Resolution
State Dept. of Transportation
C&C Transportation Services
Waikiki Neighborhood Board
Associations:
Waikiki Improvement Association
Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association
Visitor Industry:
Starwood Hotels
Pleasant Holidays
Chaminade University
E Noa Corporation
Alaska Airlines
Avis Budget Group
Ilima Hotel
Mauna Lani Resort
Royal Footsteps Along The Kona Coast
Royal Footsteps Along The Kona Coast was designated the state’s second Hawaiʻi Scenic Byway. A Local Byway Committee was involved in the review and recommendations for the Royal Footsteps Along The Kona Coast. Letters and Statements of Support for the Royal Footsteps Along The Kona Coast were received from:
Government:
Commendation from Mayor Billy Kenoi
Department of Research & Development
Native Hawaiian Entities:
Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Moku O Kona
Betty C. Kanuha Foundation, Inc.
Ahuʻena Heiau, Inc.
Kamehameha Investment Corporation
Community Groups:
Local Byway Committee
Kona Outdoor Circle
Daughters of Hawaiʻi
Business:
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton Keauhou Resort
King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel
Destination Kona Coast
The Thirty Meter Telescope permitting process includes an Environmental Impact Statement and Conservation District Use Permit processing. The following is a summary of some of the individuals and organizations, among many, that provided statements of support for the Thirty Meter Telescope:
Native Hawaiian Entities:
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
State Assn. of Hawaiian Civic Clubs
Kahu Ku Mauna
Numerous Individuals
Labor:
Hawaiʻi Carpenters Union, Local 745
Hawaiʻi Operating Engineers Local 3
Plumbers and Fitters, Local 675
Hawaiʻi Local Labor Union #368
Community:
Numerous from across the State
Government:
Mayor Billy Kenoi
Department of Research & Development
Business:
Pacific Resource Partnership
Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce
Hawaiʻi Island Economic Development Board
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
Japanese Chamber of Commerce
University:
University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa
University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo
Office of Mauna Kea Management
American Planning Association-Hawaiʻi Chapter awarded PBR Hawaiʻi and ʻOʻoma Beachside Village with the 2009 Outstanding Planning Award. Community outreach included working with the ʻOʻoma Beachside Village Citizen Advisory Committee, the broader community and Hui O Na Kupuna (a native Hawaiian cultural group.) The following is a summary of Letters and Statements of Support received from:
Native Hawaiian Entities:
Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Moku O Hawaiʻi
Kuakini Hawaiian Civic Club-Kona
Bobby Lindsey (OHA Trustee)
Several Lineal Descendents
Labor:
Hawaii Operating Engineers Local 3, District 17
Hawaii Local Labor Union #368
Community:
Numerous individuals from the community
ʻOʻoma Citizen Advisory Committee
Government:
Hawaiʻi County Planning Department
Office of Planning
Former Mayor Harry Kim
Business:
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce
Hawaiʻi Island Economic Development Board
Japanese Chamber of Commerce
University:
Hawaiʻi-Sea Grant College Program
Center for Smart Building & Community Design
