2024-06-18 PL-INT-2024-007988 HACBED Category PL.3

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building an `auwai (or pathway) for students to proceed from regional high schools to higher education with a focus on sustainable community food systems. The network consisted of faculty members from Hawaii high schools, faculty members from the University of Hawaii at West O`ahu, and representatives from community-based organizations. • Hawai i Nutritious Sustainable Food Network—Through a contract with the Office for Social Ministry, HACBED provided technical assistance and support to the 66 Catholic parishes statewide in support of sustainable, nutritious, and community-based actions. This work involves building a network of community-based resource hubs and partners that create a fertile environment in which faith-based food sustainability can more successfully occur. • Ho'owaiwai Network—The Ho`owaiwai Network is a statewide coalition comprised of over 130 members of private and public organizations, community practitioners, financial institutions, families, and youth in Hawaii that organize actions to address asset poverty and build the wealth and financial stability of Hawai`i's working families. • Resources Match—Resources Match is an online tool developed by Mission Asset Fund designed to connect low- and moderate-income individuals and families to community services and programs. HACBED currently supports County of Hawai`i's Office of Housing and Community Development's management of Resources Match through promoting and facilitating the program's pilot on Hawaii Island with partner agencies. • Hina' Hawai`i Center for Sustainable Food&Agriculture—Having grown from community engagement opportunities and funded by a grant from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), this Network increased food security and experiential place-based education opportunities, particularly on the Wai`anae Coast. It also resulted in the establishment of UH West O`ahu's Bachelor of Applied Science in Sustainable Community Food Systems. • Hawai`i Island Community Resilience Capacity Building Support—A collaboration between the County of Hawaii, HACBED, and other community partners, the goal of the project is to provide tools and support to communities and community-based organizations so that they can build relationships and robust networks that take care of the people they serve, the facilities they use, and their broader communities. The project aims to build community resilience by strengthening connections and growing partnerships between community organizations with a focus on providing capacity building support and community resilience and asset mapping workshops. Community-Based Planning The following are examples of HACBED's work in the area of supporting community-based planning: • Hawai`i Island Tourism Strategic Plan—HACBED worked with the County on background research on local and global trends, stakeholder engagement with individuals and groups from the community, the visitor industry, cultural practitioners, and others, as well as network gatherings to engage the broader community, to update the Hawaii Island Tourism Strategic Plan. 9