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O~MtV 0/ M'•V <br /> <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> '%'d:•w~ <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 192-05 <br /> Draft 2 <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE "ENVISION DOWNTOWN HILO 2025: A <br /> COMMUNITY-BASED VISION AND LIVING ACTION PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN HILO <br /> (DECEMBER 2005)" AS A COMMUNITY VISIONING AND PLANNING PROCESS <br /> <br /> THAT CAN SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII. <br /> WHEREAS, the Island of Hawaii is faced with a host of challenges that aze occurring on <br /> <br /> the global and local level, including, population growth, rapid social and demographic changes, <br /> economic shifts, creating a balance between preserving our natural resources and development, <br /> among others, all which affect our communities' wellbeing and quality of life; and <br /> WHEREAS, Downtown Hilo, valued for its small-town atmosphere, historic buildings, <br /> and unique location between Hilo Bay, Mauna Kea, and Mauna Loa, is a special and vital part of <br /> our Island community; and <br /> WHEREAS, no community is irnmune to the challenges resulting from change and every <br /> community can benefit from thinking strategically about its future; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 2004-2005, the Friends of Downtown Hilo Steering Committee, a group of <br /> volunteers, facilitated a community-based planning process to create a Vision and Living Action <br /> Plan for Downtown Hilo; and <br /> WHEREAS, a community visioning process takes community members through a defined <br /> process to achieve a shazed vision of their future; and <br /> WHEREAS, a creative community outreach effort was undertaken to promote a broad <br /> level of public involvement in the planning process; and <br /> WHEREAS, the process of creating a community vision for Downtown Hilo included <br /> efforts to build leadership capacity, to encourage collaboration between government and <br /> community, and to develop cotmunity partnerships; and <br /> WHEREAS, the process engaged in to create this Community-Based Vision and Living <br /> Action Plan can serve as a model for other communities in the County of Hawaii who wish to <br /> develop a Vision for their community; and <br /> WHEREAS, the newly drafted Plan entitled "Envision Downtown Hilo 2025: a <br /> Community-Based Vision and Living Action Plan (August 2005)" is a result of the community's <br /> considerable efforts; and <br /> <br />