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Las Wins: <br />An `Easy Win' is defined as a "Vision- friendly or doable project that is visible and can be <br />organized and accomplished simply, inexpensively and quickly — ideally in less than one year ". <br />The following `Easy Wins' are highlights from the past 18 months. <br />Birds, Bugs, and Watersheds <br />The Hilo Bay Watershed Advisory Group (HBWAG) recently initiated free monthly events at the <br />Mokupapapa Discovery Center. These events are open to the public and feature prominent guest <br />speakers who are knowledgeable about Hawaii's natural environment. They provide valuable <br />opportunities to learn more about Hilo's unique ecological systems. <br />Survey of Existing Businesses in Downtown Hilo <br />On April 30, 2007, EDH 2025 workshop facilitator Cherie Enns returned to Hilo to collaborate <br />with the Hilo Downtown Improvement Association and the County Of Hawaii Planning <br />Department on coordinating an inventory of existing businesses in the commercial zoned district. <br />Nineteen Geography students from the University College of Fraser Valley in British Columbia <br />participated as well as two Geography students from UH Hilo. <br />The inventory will be used to create a community planning map which will highlight development <br />opportunities in Downtown Hilo. <br />Painting the Planters Along Kamehameha Ave <br />On November 18, 2006, "Rotary Gives Back" Day, planters along Kamehameha Ave were <br />painted based on a color scheme created by Dennis Hooper in conjunction with Connections <br />Public Charter School. The Rotary Club of Hilo coordinated the project, with support from <br />Waiakea High School Interact Club members, Connections Public Charter School, Aloha Green, <br />Leonard Bisel Associates, Dennis Hooper, and the Hilo Downtown Improvement Association. <br />New Planters along <br />Kamehameha Ave <br />EDH 2025 Annual Report Jan 2006 —June 2007 Page 11. <br />'�J <br />