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Asset Building and Financial Empowerment: Examples from Hawai‘i County’s Ka‘ū
Community Development Plan
Ron WhitmoreLong Range PlannerHawai‘i County Planning DepartmentJune 29, 2012
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Overview
Context: Community Planning County of Hawai‘i Community
Development Plans (CDPs) Ka‘ū CDP Types of Strategies Prospects for Asset Building and
Financial Empowerment
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Community Planning Scale: between comprehensive (e.g., General Plan)
and site-specific (e.g., master plans) Stakeholders: residents, community
organizations, landowners, businesses, agencies, etc.
Scope: comprehensive but focused by community priorities
Process: participatory with appropriate roles Outcome: create conditions for asset building and
financial empowerment
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County of Hawai‘i Community Development Plans (CDPs) Translate the goals of the
County General Plan into specific actions for geographical regions around the island
Create a forum for community input into land-use and delivery of government services
Adopted by ordinance
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Ka‘ū CDP
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Majestic Ka‘ū
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Lessons Learned and Applied in Ka‘ū
Solid planning foundations: Community Values & Vision + Community Profile = Community Goals
Explicit focus on community-based economic development (CBED)
Right expertise: local and outside
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Lessons Learned and Applied in Ka‘ū Ensure that it’s implementable
Feasible:LegalFinancialCapacity
Different audiences:Planners (policy) Investors (reverse RFP)Community (action & finance plans)
Include capacity building strategies
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Types of Strategies Policy
Land use policy mapOther policies in
County jurisdiction Advocacy: policy
outside County jurisdiction
Community-Based, Collaborative Action
Public and Private Reserves
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Prospects for Asset Building andFinancial Empowerment
Preserve a range of assets: natural, cultural, community, economic Policies and policy maps:
Protect the shoreline, watershed, forests, and cultural sites
Protect access, particularly for nā ‘ohana economy
Preserve village/town integrity & character
Acquire vulnerable assets
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Prospects for Asset Building andFinancial Empowerment
Enhance a range of assets Policy
Increase access Establish mixed-use districts Establish appropriate visitor “nodes” Improve public facilities: recreational, safety,
transportation Community-based, collaborative initiatives
Manage ecosystems, cultural sites, and access Establish trail corridors Document the rich history Prepare interpretive resources to share Ka‘ū as a cultural
center/network
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Prospects for Asset Building andFinancial Empowerment
Grow economic opportunity grounded in assets and regional identity Community-based, collaborative initiatives
Expand agriculture and local food production Home, community, school Value chain
Use natural resources sustainably Credits for ecosystem services Appropriate renewable energy
Welcome visitors Authenticity, protocols, scale Ag/eco/geo-tourism
Grow local businesses Technical/financial support to decrease leakage