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Special HCHA meeting November 15, 2019 <br /> Poindexter: And...and during this...all this process of talking about how were <br /> moving forward, your engaging community leaders from that area that is being <br /> affected, correct? Not...l'm not talking about councilmembers, I'm talking <br /> about grassroots community leaders? <br /> Le: Correct. There are many folks on our team, some for whom community <br /> engagement, working with folks in the community, community leaders, it's what <br /> they do everyday. And then others of us who also kind of participate in <br /> meetings, everything from the large speak out events that we've organized in <br /> the community to even one-on-one meetings, smaller individual meetings as <br /> well... <br /> Poindexter: Yeah. yeah. <br /> Le: .... so its been a lot of information. Us bringing on the consultants to work on <br /> the recovery plan and economic recovery plan is distilling that information into <br /> projects and understanding of the different funding sources and the different <br /> roles that both county and non-county stakeholders can play. Knitting it all <br /> together. <br /> Poindexter: Yeah. Cause I want to make sure that we empower those leaders <br /> because every time election comes around there may be shifts in administration <br /> and councilmembers and we want to make sure that they can still take that ball <br /> and keep...keep going, right? and not have to do a restart again because <br /> were restarting again... <br /> Le: Yeah, we share that goal. <br /> Poindexter: Right, so its about handing it off to the community because...l'm <br /> kinda not used to this where county government takes hold of it because when <br /> we had recovered in Hamdkua, on the...when the demise of the sugar industry, <br /> it was we worked with the community organization that was a 501 (c)3 and we <br /> empowered that and gave them all the support they needed to...to have that <br /> happen and the recovery happened. Cause we come and go, right? and they <br /> stay there so...so this is the first that I'm seeing government just taking control of <br /> that so I want to make sure that a big part of the community is on that recovery <br /> team and taking control of it, cause this belongs to the community. So, thank <br /> you. Thank you for letting me say that. Thank you madam chair. <br /> Eoff: Alright. Thank you. Mr. Kanealii-Kleinfelder. <br /> Kanealii-Kleinfelder: Coming off the business question. Do we have any business <br /> side to or grants or anything proposed as part of action plan? <br /> Page 28 of 31 <br />