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guide some of the projects that we have identified, some of the actions that we have identified. So I feel in general the Hawaiian community is looking at this in a good way. GAGORIK:And if I may add, Commissioner Alameda, if you look at pages 22 and 23, they were the results of the actual survey that we conducted. And you will note that education, culture and arts is a key focus area for downtown and that people really value cultural events. And I think thats where that feel of the local -. MOON:And particularly the host culture and the Hawaiian culture. GAGORIK:Yeah, right. ALAMEDA:Good. I noticed that. Thank you. GALDONES:CommissionerSpringer? SPRINGERImjustwonderinghowthisplansynchronizeswithothergeneralregional or community plans. Like, for example, how this fits in with the General Plan. GALDONES:Norman, would you be able to comment on it? HAYASHI:Id like to defer that question to the representative. GAGORIK:I believe, Commissioner Springer, that community visioning is a segue to community development planning. Community development plans are mentioned in the General Plan. There is no mentioning of a community visioning process. Its really out of the box. But what we discovered was that this became a very vital method to bring the community together, because I think the value of the visioning process is that it brings people together to look forward in the future where they can develop a shared vision; and it allows them to come back to the present and begin to think of how they can achieve that. And part of that process means knowing the values of the community. And were beginning to understand now the values are very important aspects for a community planning, because how we value our communities are what we want to see in the future. And I think that this is a kick-start for community development planning. What weve discovered during the process was that the books that are presently sitting on the shelf were picked up. This document required us to look in the dungeon for some of the old plans, as Leonard Bisel is there today and he is helping with the Wailuku River project. But they had to go dig through all of these boxes to find plans that were hidden, because people had kind of forgotten about them. But this plan allowed us to pick up that landscaping plan, it also requires us to pick up the Downtown Improvement Association Plan that was done, because there are some key information that can help make this happen. So they work all in tandem. SPRINGER:Mr. Chair? GALDONES:Proceed. 6EXHIBIT B