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.Yn~; As a result, many of the residents of South Kohala participated in either or both the CRP and SKCDP planning process, which are the processes that facilitated the creation of the SKCDP. COMMUNITY READINESS PROJECT (CRP) The Planning Department, in collaboration with the Department of Research and Development, recognized that broad-based public participation in the planning process was critical in developing community buy-in to ensure implementation of Plan. The CRP process consisted of over 60 small group meetings that took place during 2006 and 2007, which were conducted by trained local facilitators in South Kohala. These meetings were offered on-demand, scheduled throughout South Kohala, and were targeted to ensure balanced demographic and geogaphic participation of residents. Over 1,200+ community members, roughly 9% of the total population participated in the "talk story sessions." The CRP data served to help the Steering Committee to prioritize the community's input and select four Priority Issues that would be the focus of the SKCDP. COMMUNITY MEETINGS It was decided early on that community meetings would be held in South Kohala during the SKCDP planning process to help facilitate the following goals; 1) Create and maintain a relationship between the community and the planning team, 2) Introduce and make visible the members of the SKCDP Steering Committee to the community, 3) Describe the planning process and estimated timeline, and 4) Create a feedback loop to the community to keep them appraised of the latest developments as the planning process progressed. Meetings were held with support from Waimea Elementary School, The Department of Health, and Waikoloa Elementary School, all of whom provided their facilities on separate occasions. The community meetings were held in Waimea on the following dates: • August 29, 2007 • February 12, 2008 • May 20, 2008. Complimentary community meetings were also held in Waikoloa on: • August 30, 2007 • February 15,2008 May 22, 2008 An estimated 500+ people attended the three pairs of meetings and we anticipate a large number of residents to attend a fourth pair of community meetings to celebrate the unveiling of the approved SKCDP. FOCUS GROUPS