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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE <br />To obtain the highest benefit from this document, it is suggested that you read the EDH 2025 <br />Plan, which can be found on the Web at: www.co.hawaii.hi.us /edh2025. <br />This guide is intended as a grassroots resource for engaged citizens who are seeking effective <br />tools to facilitate the implementation of their community plan, and specifically for those <br />interested in stimulating a community network to collectively move towards implementing a <br />community plan. The VisionKeepers' experience provides examples and challenges faced by <br />engaged citizens, just like you, as we continue to move forward and implement actions from <br />Envision Downtown Hilo 2025: A Community -Based Vision and Living Action Plan. <br />We anticipate that many users will originate from the non — profit sector or be affiliated with <br />organized community groups, but this guide provides guidance to all individuals who have a <br />passion for implementing their community plan. This guide contains step -by -step information <br />for bringing together residents, local government agencies and community -based organizations <br />to form partnerships to make your community the "best it can be in coming years ". <br />OUR STORY: THE FIRST TWO YEARS <br />The VisionKeepers' Guide to Implementing Your Community Plan is arranged according to <br />different phases of the implementation process as experienced by the VisionKeepers. Each <br />section of this guide contains: <br />• A brief story which describes the VisionKeepers' experiences. <br />• Lessons learned which offer valuable, time - saving advice. <br />• Key Questions for communities preparing to implement their own plans, which seek to <br />stimulate the reader's own innovative process. <br />The VisionKeepers' Guide to Implementing Your Community Plan Page xi <br />