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community stewardship and commitment was vital in order to keep the EDH 2025 Plan alive and in the <br />spotlight. They understood that implementation required making both a financial investment in <br />Downtown Hilo's future and a social investment in the form of local capacity building. Little did the <br />Friends know that such social investment would bring a surprising rate of return that would continue to <br />energize, transform, and sustain not only the EDH 2025 Plan but the dedicated people who work to keep <br />the Plan alive. <br />As a group of committed citizens, the EDH 2025 Vision Keepers focus on promoting implementation of <br />our community's Vision for Downtown Hilo using our own Vision and Mission as guiding principles. As <br />we pilot the implementation process, we act as trendsetters for creative plan implementation. We <br />embrace and strive to build collaborative governance, where forming public - private partnerships <br />becomes the norm for solving problems, working on creative solutions, and building a future that the <br />community calls its own. This document tells the story of our first two years, from January 2006 to <br />December 2007. <br />Vision Keepers <br />Left to right: Sudha Achar, Susan Gagorik, Dolly Strazar, Marlene Murray, Eileen O'Hara, Kaholo Daguman, James <br />Leonard, Kylie Alexandra, Neil Erickson, Kathleen Nielsen. (Absent: Paul Nash, Alex Frost) <br />The VisionKeepers' Guide to Implementing Your Community Plan Page x <br />