PL-INT-2023-005738 06.20.23 THE KOHALA CENTER CAT PL.3

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P.O.Box 437462 I Kamuela,Hawaii 96743 I +1 808 887-6411 I Fax+1 808 885-6707 I kohalacenter.org THE KOHA A C ► TER® June 20,2023 Mr. Zendo Kern, Planning Director Planning Department County of Hawai`i 101 Pauahi St, Ste 3 Hilo, HI 96720 planning@hawaiicounty.gov Dear Director Kern: Please accept The Kohala Center's Statement of Qualification&Expression of Interest regarding notice HRS 103D-304: PL.3)Community Planning(Community Planning Assistant:project management support, community organizing,public participation,meeting facilitation) 1. The Kohala Center,Inc. (dba The Kohala Center). P.O. Box 437462, Kamuela, HI 96743. Principal place of business: Kamuela, Hawaii. Location of offices: Kamuela, Hawaii. 2. Age of the firm:23 years old; estimating an average of 32 employees over the past five years. 3. Key management staff: Cheryl Ka`uhane Lupenui,MBA,President&Chief Executive Officer Prior to joining The Kohala Center, Cheryl founded The Leader Project as a source for developing leadership capacity from both an indigenous and western worldview. Spanning multiple sectors such as transportation, education,health,human services, and public safety,her practice focuses on shared leadership where all group members carry a responsibility for leading and following. Over the course of her 32-year career,Ms. Lupenui has developed a multidisciplinary skillset that includes business and program development, systems-level policy making, capital improvement project planning and management,fund raising, community engagement, and strategy and leadership development. As CEO for the YWCA of O`ahu,Ms. Lupenui developed several leadership initiatives for women and girls and was honored as one of"25 People Who Will Shape the Next 25 Years"by Hawai`i Business Magazine. While a member of the Hawai`i State Board of Education and chair of the Student Achievement Committee, Cheryl worked with communities on key policy-making including the adoption of Hawai`i- based, system-wide learning outcomes and the establishment of the first Office of Hawaiian Education. EDUCATION.ENVIRONMENT.EMPOWERMENT. The Kabala Center is an equal opportunity provider,employer,and lender.