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vow <br /> V <br /> Step I:DeJ:s ne core valu es ,21)2 Set an Act-c' Step Devd-OVP FIfoposals S to 4: <br /> Ir4roduce-rcu, --v"I ..1-1 -i ".1 -I <br /> Suidoourwurxiia t4ul .1 <br /> C*00110MY. <br /> 'A' ■ <br /> ina Aloha conomic Futures <br /> eclarat'ion <br /> This declaration was drafted by a group of Native Hawaiian community members who came <br /> together organically after separate discussions brought forth common sentiments regarding <br /> the need to have Native Hawaiian voices, values, and experiences influence the economic <br /> recovery for our '5ina aloha. The signatories listed reflect the interconnected and <br /> overlapping roles that individuals, 'ohana, organizations, coalitions, and networks play in our <br /> communities. This declaration served as a starting point to facilitate broader engagement <br /> and collective action in support of our shared principles and was sent to Gov. David Ige on <br /> 5/19/2020. <br /> A Call for Unit <br /> y <br /> Every crisis opens a course to opportunity. Some of the world's greatest accomplishments <br /> were born from adversity by those who were inherently equipped with vision and resolve. <br /> The COVID-19 pandemic will leave a saga of sorrow, loss and frustration with an equal and <br /> overwhelming amount of sacrifice, heroism and victory. This "new normal" has thrust us into <br /> what our kOpuna Hawaii would call a huliau, or a turning point and time of change, for all of <br /> us who call Hawaii home. <br /> While we are reeling from this visceral reminder of how vulnerable we are to external <br /> impacts on our '5ina aloha, or beloved homeland, our history as a resilient people is <br /> undeniable. The Native Hawaiian community in particular is one that for centuries has <br /> fought to overcome obstacles that all of us here in Hawaii are now faced with. Whether <br /> rebounding from infectious disease that decimated our population or successfully <br /> advocating for equitable remedies from government systems, these challenges are today <br /> ones that we confront as a collective. <br /> Now perhaps more than ever, the ancestral values that guided us through these challenges <br /> and numerous others provide a pivotal leverage point for all of us as we set a course <br /> towards a stronger, sustainable Hawaii and seize this opportunity for huliau. <br /> Guiding Principles: <br /> • `Aina Aloha: We are of and from this '5ina that ultimately sustains us. We employ <br /> strategies for economic development that place our kuleana to steward precious, limited <br />