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2nd EDH 2025 Town Meeting, September 2008 <br />Preparation for the 2nd Town Meeting was a joint <br />effort between the VisionKeepers, Planning <br />Department, and the many Lead Solution <br />Partners who had exciting updates to share with <br />the community. Three preliminary gatherings <br />were held to share the implementation status of <br />actions, discuss ways in which the Lead Solution <br />Partners wanted to participate, and to define the <br />Town Meeting outcomes. <br />Community engagement was paramount. As a <br />result, each Lead Solution Partner exhibit at the <br />Town Meeting incorporated strategic polls or <br />surveys, the highlight of the Town Meeting <br />involved the innovative use of "keypad polling." <br />Each participant used their own keypad to <br />respond to questions with the results appearing <br />immediately on the theater screen. The use of <br />Keypad polling as a public engagement tool <br />encouraged the strengthened civic ties by <br />allowing everyone to see where others stood on <br />0 <br />1N_1r16 0 I.V0111 1111 <br />Lead Solution Partner Alice Moon <br />presents an exhibit at the 2nd <br />Town Meeting <br />Students from Hilo High School <br />assist with the Keypad Polling at <br />In addition, the VisionKeepers and the Planning the 2nd Town Meeting <br />Department unveiled the Revised Action Plan Matrix <br />- Community Review Draft (2008). It became evident that working with the Plan helped <br />to develop the insight that was needed in order to make further revisions to match <br />changing needs and conditions. <br />Key changes to the Action Plan Matrix included: <br />Addition of color to differentiate between the six Focus Areas; <br />Transfer of Opportunities and Constraints to a separate document since <br />their inclusion frequently confused readers; <br />Insertion of hyperlinks from each action to a "Second Page," so that when <br />readers access the Plan online they can retrieve additional information <br />about the implementation status; <br />EDH 2025: 5 -Year Action Plan Update 1 3 1 P a g e <br />