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�JN`Y OF <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII '• <br />TE OFNF' <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />352 1.0 <br />A RESOLUTION ADOPTING "ENVISION DOWNTOWN HILO 2025: A <br />COMMUNITY -BASED VISION AND LIVING ACTION PLAN — 5 YEAR ACTION <br />PLAN UPDATE "AS A GUIDE FOR THE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN HILO. <br />WHEREAS, Downtown Hilo is a "place like no other" and a vital part of our Island <br />community that is valued for its small -town atmosphere, unique location as a coastal community, <br />historic character, arts, cultural events, and celebrations, among others; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2004 -2005, a volunteer group called the Friends of Downtown Hilo <br />Steering Committee facilitated a community -based planning process to create a Vision and <br />Living Action Plan that was designed to preserve and promote Downtown Hilo's unique <br />character; and <br />WHEREAS, En Vision Downtown Hilo 2025: A Community -Based Vision and Living <br />Action Plan (EDH 2025 Plan) was adopted by the Hawaii County Council via Resolution <br />192 -05, Draft 2, effective November 22, 2005, as a model process for Community Visioning and <br />Planning; and <br />WHEREAS, immediately after adoption of the EDH 2025 Plan, a volunteer community <br />group, called the VisionKeepers, formed to inspire and facilitate implementation, to educate and <br />encourage implementers to work with a community -based plan, and to ensure that community <br />participation continued; <br />WHEREAS, it has been about five years since the adoption of the EDH 2025 Plan, <br />which has now evolved as a result of active and committed effort by the VisionKeepers, the <br />County, and the community in working with the EDH 2025 Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, over time, a community can benefit from revisiting its Community Plan to <br />reflect the wisdom and insight that a community gains over time, to incorporate lessons learned, <br />to add new actions and ideas, and to acknowledge the formation of numerous partnerships which <br />are created as a plan is being implemented; and <br />WHEREAS, the Island of Hawaii is also faced with a host of new challenges that are <br />occurring on a global, local, and individual level - including, economic challenges, <br />environmental changes, and others, all of which have a direct impact on community planning and <br />implementation, and which affect our community's well -being and quality of life; and <br />WHEREAS, the En Vision Downtown Hilo 2025: A Community -Based Vision and Living <br />Action Plan — 5 Year Action Plan Update (EDH 2025: 5 -Year Action Plan Update) is a result of <br />