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* Hawaii County is one of six winners of the National Association of Counties (NACo) and <br />Americans for the Arts (AFTA) 2022 Creative Counties Placemaking Challenge, funded in part by <br />the National Endowment for the Arts. NACo and AFTA invited small- and medium-sized counties <br />to assemble a team of county leaders, local artists, and community stakeholders to imagine how <br />art can be used to solve local challenges. <br />Puna's historic fishing village of Pohoiki lost its access to fishing and its main road as a result of <br />the 2018 eruption. As the County works to restore the road, Hawai'i County will engage Pohoiki's <br />community in creative placemaking to restore trust between residents and local government <br />while creating works of art that will reflect the island's history and instill respect for its people and <br />resources among visiting tourists. <br />** The Honuaiakea process demonstrates the importance and value of the community and <br />County working together to identify how best to apply an indigenous place -based approach to <br />effectively managing areas that are heavily visited by residents and visitors. It establishes a <br />foundation of substantive Ike Kupuna (ancestral knowledge) through'oli, mele, hula, and ka'ao to <br />help communities and practitioners understand their environment and collaboratively identify <br />kapu (natural laws to hold sacred/follow) and kanawai (prohibitions/guidelines to preserve the <br />kapu set forth). This provides a structure through which the County and communities continue <br />an ongoing process of learning that can guide actions and decisions to protect and preserve <br />coastline wahi pana from Lehia to Pohoiki. <br />Actions & Commitments • Medium -Term (3-5 years) <br />Actions & Commitments • Long -Term (5+ years) <br />33 <br />