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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0780.000 2022-2024 ;1014'OFN •,. Susan L.K. Lee Loy =�'•c� '�. Office: (808)961-8396 Council Member �.,,�,�y�r:4 Fax: (808)961-8912 •District 3 __. .T. Email: sue.leeloy@hawaiicounty.gov • Tp a;•NF� HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL 25 Aupuni Street,Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 MEMORANDUM • -r, r ` DATE: March 4, 2024 TO: Heather Kimball, Council Chair; and Members of the Hawai`i County Council &.r FROM: Susan L.K. Lee Loy, Council Member SUBJECT: Presentation by `Ainaaloha W. Ioane, Project Coordinator, Keli`i Ioane Foundation I am requesting approximately thirty (30)minutes for a presentation by Ms. `Ainaaloha W. Ioane to provide an update on the Ku`u Home Stewardship Program. This program is a collaborative initiative between community organizations and local and state governments. Additionally, Ms. Ioane will share the results of the program's community sentiment survey. Attached is the presentation material entitled"Ku`u Home Stewardship Program." Please place this item on the agenda for the next appropriate committee meeting scheduled for April 2, 2024. SL:jv Att. Comm. No. Ref. To: Hawai'i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. Date R e Ku ' u Home Stewardsh .i Program c,,,avellea.t,44,. • 4r. CRACK O.IRI V 'PONE W�V RO LOBO �, ,�/ �S y wu NA ; y 7 MARE V I' 4 ;re:AA J+X v'+p • • Jvo I RE...4 9 o� a` �`� K E A U K A H A Or'f,-r "i�.,‘Lq %` �,`� tit : i ' V '� • �. i - 4' -- -- _. • H 0 M E 5 Rr a,. .r Y ti t� �' "1-4 t (SF" P N •o . -1:: K EAUKA HA And N(5TORIC/� L 4 � >40.0)• � LANDMARKS ,'Q R°�dS - - - - WAI'ULI WE COUNT Aloha mai kakou, The Ku`u Home Stewardship program was funded in May of 2023 by Hawaii County Research & Development as well as Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau. It was a 6 month pilot program dedicated to collecting park usage data at two Hilo County Parks, Waiuli and Lehia. KWILF presented data analysis for Waiuli County park in September 2023 and Lehia Park data analysis on October 2023. County Research & Development then extended funding support for the Stewardship program from December 2023-February 2024. The KWILF has applied for the County of Hawaii Waiwai grant program for support 2024-2025 funding to continue its operations. <<QU Keli' i William loane Legacy Foundation CRACK DA IPU A'DHK NMI KO IAKO MAKI'WAI KA NA AO Mission: To honor and perpetuate the legacy of Kelii William loane Jr. which includes the Malama Ka Aina Hana Ka Aina Association (M.A.H.A Inc.), the Keaukaha Makahiki Ceremony and the promotion of Hawaiian Nationalism through the philosophies of Kelii William loane Jr. The foundation's focus is to establish practices that reconnect the kanaka with the `aina by preserving and protecting the cultural, historical, and archeological heritage and life of King's Landing, Lehia and Pu'umaile Park as well as provide proper management protocols of land and water resources in these areas in order to sustain future growth. Lehia Park December 2023 Summary • � __� ate:.. �4--��_`- ` r �-.r - �.`.'-._' — --__` -. : :r. •Am.a,..— `-G, ,r �7727:77 r--....� --.`=s� -! �y� :4 - ` �^ art - _ - _ -` . dam• Totals 4-day Count Monthly Estimate Vehicles Entering Park: 439 3,402 Tourist vehicles 4 31 Dogs at Lehia 142 259 Incidents: (Parks Dept, HPD, DLNR/DOFA) NA NA Estimated total people coming to park: 1,142 8,854 r WAI'ULI WE COUNT Lehia Park January 2024 Summary a4� -�•f, yew ' \ 1 i ,, Y�f _� Totals 4-day Count Monthly Estimate January saw a 48% Vehicles Entering Park: 776 6,014 FIT vehicles increase in vehicles Tourist vehicles 61 473 increased an Dogs at Lehia 45 359 entering Lehia. Incidents: (Parks Dept, HPD, DLNR/DOFA) NA NA average of 3-5 December total: 8,854 Estimated total people coming to park: 1,940 15,035 vehicles to 10-19 CcriD) WAI'ULI WE COUNT Wai ' uli Richardson ' s Park December 2023 Summary t( • • a' •!: . '' � -ski `� '} • y # + .4 t 16 _1.. W ' 1.:',4t _t ; 14,r ,--; . ':-• . ,‘,.....04 .t4, r'�� : s t '' IL. ''' f' ( - Totals 4-day Count Monthly Estimate Residents 1,847 14,314 Community Groups 88 682 Commercial Tours 468 3,627 FIT Tourists 690 5348 690 5.348 )400•4*>0• Incidents: DLNR — Turtle harassment 1 8 ,,„, `` WAI'ULI WE COUNT Estimated Monthly Attendance 3,093 23,9711 C3 Wai ' uli / Richardson ' s Park January 2024 Summary ,A; • • .. )i ,... t • At.; . fit' 4 .� _ —• v +.=. r.,,- ";; •, -,z i _ e ti ► a _.-c-- +i — --- M. t ,� ,:- ,d ii I , It r a�. �� ,LA Totals Totals 4-day Count Monthly Estimate January saw an Increase 1,171 Residents 1,998 15,485 increase of 3,720 Community Groups 168 1,302 Increase 620 people. Commercial Tours 449 3,480 Decrease 147 FIT Tourists 958 7,425 Increase 2,077 Incidents: (first aid, HPD hit & run, EMS) 3 23 Increase 15 +",,,,,, WAl'UlI WE COUNT Estimated Monthly Attendance 3,093 27,691 0 Beachgoers at Wai'uli/Richardsons Ocean Park: 9 month estimate Based on this data, the park usage per year is over 265,000. Parking data reveals that Carlsmith/Kealoha, Onekahakaha and Keaukaha Parks see similar numbers, and Lehia Park half that. Yearly beachgoing use of all Keaukaha beaches is estimated at: 1,192,500 Beachgoers at Wai'uli/Richardsons Ocean Park Park: 9-month Estimate: 195,285 9I 9-Hour Estimate FIT Tounsts 111Commercial Tours Community Groups • Residents Parking Lot Opens 27689 7424 i \ 24514 Post-Lahalna 27970 Fire Slowdown 1111 22921 5348 5205 6696 21259 20602 5915 20061 6817 6010 16896 16017 4359 1302 15000 3699 EtEl 10000 I 5000 0 0 WAI'ULI WE COUNT o L11-51II) MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FES Tourist Impact: Commercial Tours and Rental Car Visitors: Cruise ship visitors were slightly lower in Jan-February, in sync with HTA's data showing a January 3.6% visitor decline. However, visitors arriving in rental cars from hotels and VBROs continued unabated. Tourist Impact on Wai'uli/Richardsons Ocean Park: Commercial Tours bring half of all tourists,the rest come in rental cars. 1 Commercial Tours Naftali CarVlsito' 324 300 270 266 259 124 (, 248 .. 250 239 242 239 237 74' lii 228 291 227 215 217 217 203 200 179 166 171 173166 triiiIiIIIiI1iIII 139 iiliiililV10193 - t,.m,,_,� 10/3/23 Tue 10/5r23 101823 Fri 10/tV23 10/1023 10/12/23 10/13/23 Fn 10/1723 102023 Fn 10/23/23 1024/23 Nov 2023 1223/23 12129173 Fri 01/1224 Fri 122/24 2/724 Wed 21024 Sat SHIP V Thur SHIP Ship F Sun SHIP F Tue SHIP C Thu SHIP SHIP A Tue SHIP C SHIP C Mon SHIP B Tue SHIP NA Sat SHIP D SHIP D SHIP C Mon.SHIP SHIP B SHIP F F B B• C WAI'ULI WJNT Parking blockade by tour vehicles: This gravel area in front of Wai'uli is used for head-in parking by Beachgoers. Tour buses take over multiple spaces, sending a clear message that tour buses own this beach park. i / i -.n IT _i , \ , i r i 0 ll 04 A i,, ' it � Z 1 { i ' � • •' Ab1 / ( r te ",.. ... a4f - st r ii arf . WAI'ULI .1 1Jr„ +?' xLc) . ., Increase in Commercial tourism activity Indication of drivers into Keaukaha. Tour driver reports: Booking agencies now specifically demand she take them to • Richardson's for black sand and turtles • Tour operator is unhappy and feels it is hostile to the community Growing tourism industry in Keaukaha. • Scuba diving tour outside of Lehia park and Waiolena • More commercial operations. There are 16 new commercial tour drivers. 0 There 64 total commercial tour drivers. WAI'ULI WE COUNT Capacity Limits of Wai'uli/Richardsons: Many residents have asked what the capacity limits are for Wai'uli/Richardsons and if they have been exceeded. Hanauma Bay on O'ahu provides good comparator information. Hanauma Bay is roughly twenty times larger, suggesting that Wai'uli/Richardsons already sees O'ahu-sized crowds in a space far smaller than an O'ahu-sized beach park. V ... Hanakap1s Haw> • Ktla4u St Hanaur. - and• Choydesign Q Hanauma Bay Ridge Hike •0' anaurna Br. HANAUMA BAY co��.iB . el Rental Store • 5 days/week • 1400 people/day Witches Br, • 7-9 lifeguards Torte[Sow; WAI'ULI • 7 days/week Nanauma rePres r • 600-1300 people/day Nature Preserve • 2 lifeguards This comparison also shows that Wai'uli's staffing of 2-lifeguards for a crowd of 600-1,200 may be dangerously low— Hanauma Bay staffs 7-8 lifeguards for crowds that are only 20% larger. WAI'ULI WE COUNT Haunama Bay has a carrying capacity of 1,40o visitors a day, and is 10o acre Park. Waiuli experienced an estimated 27,691 visitors in January (high peak month) for an average of 923 a day, and is a 6.5 acre Park. If we use a 14 people per acre estimate based on Hanauma Bay capacity, and equal carrying capacity for Waiuli based on acreage alone, not other important variables, it would be 91 people a day. In the high peak month of January residential use alone at Waiuli is near 500 residents a day. Hloku RAo Keowe Community Sentiment Survey Duality of Life Strongly ogre. ogre. Not sure disagree Strongly disagree Dote; Zip Code' Atc Occupotica ' The number of people visiting the area hos o nepotive impost on Household makeup kuouno l L adults 1 L children 1 L orondchildren 1 Loreat-arondchildren( 1 your quality of life. How long hove lived in Howoii(check one)? 1 was born here and continue to live beret 1 OR Tourism contributes to the traffic problem in Keoukoho w ve I woe not born here.I moved to Homai'r Less than 5 veers l 15-10 years( 1 10-15 years 1 1.15-25 years I L more than 25 years( 1 1 feet that tourism advancements ore put before residential quality of life in Hawaii Are you of Howalion ancestry? Are you a Deportment of Hawaiian Homes Are you a muitigeneratlonol'ohana from Hawwai? 1. Yes 2.No 1. Leone 2.Wailister 3.Successor 4.None 1. yes 2.No Comments Economic Benefits of Tourism Strongly agree ogre* Not sure disagree Strongly disagree Tourism is importantcommunity.to our local ity. _ - - Carrying Capacity StronglyNoteru.apree agree disagree Strongly disagree Tourism benefits me economicolly. Would you ogre*that the current amount of tourists In Keoukoho is unacceptable,anal you would support o hard discussion of carrying Comments capacity for all of Keoukoho. More Less some What do you like most about tourism? Looking to the future,should Keoukoha hove more,less,or about the some amount of tourists? Comments Benefits versus drawbacks of tourism Strongly ogre. ogre. Not sure disagree Strongly disagree What are the drawbacks of tourism Environment Strongly agree agree Not sure disagree Strongly disagree Benefits of tourism outweigh the drrsvbacks. Tourism Is helping to maintain the beauty of Hawori I would be walling to poy more in tows for local public services If It ----- -- - ----- -- -- - meant less tourism in the area Hawaii Resident Involvement Strong ly agree 'epee Not sure disagree Strongly disagree • Comments Resident concerns about tourism ore being addressed by Hawaii Officials I The tourism Industry In Howoii needs to be redesigned,and focus on Howoh sustolnoblity and quality of life for its residents. Comments: Keoukoho development Strongly ogre. ogre. Not sure disagree Strongly disagree Hawaii County Council is ensuring the beauty of Keoukoho for oll Hawaii Island residents to access for leisure,physical spiritual,and Native Hawaiian cultural activities. Commercial Tourism in Keoukoho is o community disaster and needs to stop entirely until a larger community driven tourism management plan is designed. Commercial tourism needs to be a community driven initiative Do you support future tourism development that focuses on ecotourism,culturolieducotionol tourism and volunteer tourism over ��'•�• business and sports tourism. WAI'ULI WE COUNT What does sustanoble,community driven tourism look like to you? Would you like to stay in communication with the project by providing your email(optional) Ku`u Home Stewardship Community Sentiment Survey: 208 responders Age 200 responses • 18- 25 26-32 20.5% 33-45 40% • 45-65 above 65 15.5% 19.5% WAI'ULI WE COUNT Hawaii residency Of the 13.5% not born in Hawaii • I was born in Hawaii and continue to 70.7% live here. • I was not born in Hawaii. I moved here. 13.5% • Kama born to a military family on the continent and returned home at 5 years old. 20.2% 85.1 % � Born on vacation on Mokuhonu • I was born Mainland but have Hawaiian blood and my family is all from Keaukaha, grew up in Keaukaha sinc. . . • Less than 5 years • 5-10 years 10-15 years • • 15-25 years Majority of responders were born in Hawaii and continue • more than 25 years to live in Hawaii or have lived here for more than 25 years Are you a multigenerational 'ohana from Hawaii? Majority of responders 205 responses are multigenerational `ohanas of Hawaiian • Yes ancestry. • No 13.7% Are you of Hawaiian Ancestry 86.3% 205 responses • yes • No 15.1% 84.9% WAI'ULI WE COUNT Lef) Economic Benefits of Tourism 1 I dont feel that tourism benefits me personally, but my husbands sushi restaurant benefits in some high tourist seasons. 80 Strongly Agree MI agree NIS not sure disagree strongly disagree I truly believe if your business 60 depends on tourism, you are in need of a different business. 40 37% 32% 31% 25% 31% It has the opportunity to bring 20 21% money to the islands, support small businesses, raise o awareness of our islands. I think tourism is important for Hawaii Tourism creates a strong economic support for Hawai'i's local stores benefit from their people purchase - spending money. Problem is there is no Plan B, if tourism shuts down there is nothing else. Tourism Uses too much of our resources. Local, community is unable to fully utilize and benefit on cultural wahi pana. I think tourism has economic benefits that trickle through to different places within the community, but the challenge is that the spread of that benefit is not uniform and the "costs" of tourism in terms of impacts to 'ohana experience in our homeland can outweigh the economic "benefits". CL15) WAI'ULI'.`1i They spend a lot of money and is important for our economy. Generates jobs lots of jobs. True Economic gains from tourism are limited to large companies that do not invest in maintaining our ecosystem and funds should be used to improve past and current practices of tourism that have caused degradation to our environment and socio-economic status as the Indigenous host culture and people. a significant % of Hawai'i county's income is derived from tourism, while tourism is not a direct economic source for me and my 'ohana, I'm sure I am benefitting Ship loads of tourist brings much needed economic boost. Tourist equals cash flow. Lots of cash. Keaukaha Market is a sweet example. Tourist flock to that business. Most tourist just want to spend the day on the beach, so we should show them aloha and not rejection. there needs to be balance a sustainable mix tourism creates opportunities for employment WAI'ULI WE COUNT Strongly agree agree not sure Ell disagree strongly disagree 75 50 43% 32% 25 20% 0 The benefits of tourism are worth the drawbacks The economic benefits of tourism is something that does not benefit everyone on Hawaii Island. The idea that tourism must be a major industry on our island in the future is driven by corporate interests and desires for modern luxury lifestyles rather than what is best for our island and communities. I am not necessarily against tourism, but the industry that continues to grow in Hawaii is one that continues to displace Native Hawaiians from their lands and destroy our resources in the process. Why do the economic benefits matter more than the life of the land itself? however, I don't believe our reliance on that is healthy or optimal as a long term economic strategy. For now it is the focus of our economy, but I don't believe it should remain that way. oHard position tourism drives the economy! but also takes away our local resources WAI'ULIWECOUNT 150 MI Strongly agree agree MI not sure MI disagree 1.1 strongly disagree WAI'ULI WE COUNT 100 ,,, . CLI51) 50 73% 45% 370 22% 330, 45° 0 The number of people visiting the area Tourism contributes to the traffic and Tourism is managed well in Hawai'i in a has a negative impact on your quality of parking problems in Keaukaha way that supports a positive quality of life life for Hawaii residents. In my opinion tourists just dont know about residential. Tourist agencies, airline company, government, or any group need to inform tourists of such things, even if it is through SMS. Setting rules ( EX: no sunscreen, shampoo, no camping, no noise,take trash with you, no bad vibration etc), and create how to share with them. The tour vans/buses take up a lot of space in the parking lot. The improvement to the Waiuli parking lot is nice, but the shower improvements are not the best. tourist are overcrowding our beaches, sometimes/most times my family and I are not able to enjoy or even go to the beach because of the amount of tourist! Ell Strongly agree agree not sure ® disagree strongly disagree 100 >•>•,:>• WAI'ULI WE COUNT 55% . 50 L(1311) 26% 18 0 11 I feel that the current amount of tourism in Keaukaha is concerning, and I support a discussion of carrying capacity for Keaukaha, It would be nice if tourist could just visit Keaukaha during times when locals are busy. )Work hours... weekdays. There should be a healthy balance. The same amount of tourists or less is fine, but they still have to be managed differently. They should be charged for parking. They should only be allowed to access certain areas by guide. They should be encouraged to engage and give back to the community. Tourists traveling by car cannot be helped. Current parking options do not allow for parking tolls for non-residents (which I would support). But tour buses should not be bringing tourists into Keaukaha. Instead they should be taking them to areas where they can help boost our economy (locally owned shopping options, rather than Wal-mart) and places that are educational like museums. Until the needs of the local community are analyzed and addressed, I believe that all commercial tourism along the Keaukaha coastline should be studied and heavily regulated. Looking to the future, should Keaukaha have more, less, or about the same amount of tourists? 207 responses • more tourist • less tourist same amount of tourist 8.2% 89.4% >.)•,i> WAI'ULI WE COUNT If we continue to follow this path we will not have resources and the environment will deplete. After loosing Pohoiki and Champagne ponds in Puna, the whole east side of the island only has Keaukaha to swim, bbq, and enjoy with family. We should have preference to our local `ohanas in these areas. It would be nice if tourist could just visit Keaukaha during times when locals are busy. )Work hours... weekdays) ,;,:,..,.. It makes me sad to see tour busses full of tourists parking at places that no one used to go before. CO) The tourist are walk to and from Dock area and the beaches. The traffic is only here when the ships are in. MI Strongly agree Ell agree not sure disagree strongly disagree 100 106 answers 57% 50 31 % 51 % 33% 0 Tourism is helping to maintain the beauty of Hawai'i Tourism is in synch with and is supportive of the Island's community Yes,sometimes it is important to have people from the outside come in. For example, if you think a stranger is coming to visit your house, you should clean up your house. We dont want people coming into our house with their feet in the dirt. I prefer people to be polite. Educate tourist is necessary. Share information to them. We need a way to let people know who historically gre up here and who is currently protecting this environment. The tourist need "Ike" and "respect". They dont know thats why some of them dont have respect. >•)• U• When tourism is not done correctly it hurts the environment and community. waruu WE COUNT lif-5111) Tourism does not help maintain the beauty of Hawaii, Overcrowded roads, crowded parking lots. Overused resources. Dogs pooping on our beaches are out of control.Touching our sea life. Poor driving. Selfish attitudes and taking up the parking everywhere we go! 150 Strongly agree g y g agreenot sure disagree strongly disagree � ; T 100 69% 43% 50 37% 24% 0 Hawaii officials listen to resident concerns about tourism. I support a redesign of Hawai'i's tourism industry The State of Hawaii and Hawaii County are severely derelict in their duties towards resource management and enforcement of Hawaii's natural resources in order to ensure that Hawaii is the pristine paradise it advertises itself to be. Many local communities and non-profit entities have had to step in and assume government's responsibility to care for areas that the State and County have neglected. Roadways need work! Just look at how back the Keaau to Ka'u road is. Our road ways to popular tourist attractions should be paid of by HTA(at least partially). I do notice more trash in the water and on beaches. I also watch tourists take sand that Keaukaha does have much of, harass turtles, and put themselves in very dangerous situations during high surf. Tourism is being marketed based on a fantasy of Hawaii's people their culture and its' natural resources. ).>•,r)* WAI'ULI'n"IE COWCc) 100 NM Strongly agree agree not sure disagree strongly disagree `.Y 75 49 % 50 50 3g 42 % % % 0 2 27 32 25 25 0/0 '/o % % % .05% al .05% 10% 23 cyo 0 MI. - Km -- I support a community driven tourism managem... Hawaii County Council is ensuring the beauty of Keaukaha... I support future tourism that focuses on community and envi... Tourism in Keaukaha is an e... 1 .) I support a community driven tourism management plan for Keaukaha. 2.) I support future tourism that focuses on the community and environment health. 3. ) Hawaii County Council is ensuring the beauty of Keaukaha for all Hawaii Island residence to access for leisure, spiritual and Native Hawaiian practices. 4.) Tourism in Keaukaha is an emergency and needs immediate attention by Hawaii officials )•).•>• WAI'ULI WE COUNT More community thoughts Absolutely! Refer to what the Ha`ena community on Kauai is doing to take control of the tourism. Put the people first and support sustainable jobs, that lift our community up. waruu VVE TUN This is a residential. Our life is not for their pleasure. They should be segregated as much as we are. Hawaii would not be Hawaii without our native and local residents The kanaka maoli should be in charge of redesigning Hawaii sustainability and quality of like. This is their ancestral land and decisions should be made through the lense of Hawaii life ways. Tourism needs to be designed by the community I don't see anything official to reduce tourism and gain better control over the buses even. The tourist buses can be a problem too. But I do see locals trying to make improvements through awareness and surveys such as this one. Whatever happened to the promises made during the pandemic to involve community members in HTA and government initiatives to change our direction and marketing strategies around tourism? We've got to start somewhere. I'm not against tourism we just need more rules and regulations for tourist/tour operators. We cannot even house and feed our own people, yet we spread our resources thin. because tourism is solely focused on tourist needs, local residents needs are ignored and they move mainland. Tourism industry needs to be refocused I'm not sure we've landed on where that focus could be. quality of life and sustainability are a good place to start but they need to define what those are first. The tourism industry in Hawaii needs to be redesigned, and focus on Hawaii sustainability and quality of life for its residents. What does community driven tourism look like to you ? If there is a Kauhale ma Waiuli and hiki ke kipa no ke a`o mai, `o is ka`u makemake. Kupuna share mo`olelo ma Keaukaha, and we can imagine the wa Kahiko, and more and more mau no ka love to this `aina. More sustainable, more local, thats all we need. Sustainable tourism would be the only fit to this model. Make them contribute to the communities, i.e learn loko i`a, farming. Creating specific times for tourist to visit and give back to the place they visit. We are a destination, but we are not a playground. Letting the voice and community of Keaukaha create the plan! It looks like the community being able to say when the cruise ships are allowed to come in. The tourism is good, it just needs to be balanced out and the community needs to be able to have a majority say in tourism activities. Residents are put first! Depending on the place and what it needs, there should be days for residents only (or even better, Hawaiians only). It should be the hawaiian families from a place that are sharing and educating about the place. And it should be respected if they don't want tourists in that area. Some areas can handle plenty people others need to be kept void of crowds for fishing purposes, etc. Let the people from the area decide what tourism should look like for their aina. We grew up knowing that if you visited someone else's space: You only go if you are invited. Never arrive empty handed. Leave it better and cleaner than when you came. Always help contribute to the people of that place. Tourism should be regulated. Like gettimg your drivers license, tourist should pass a test. Tourist should also only be allowed in certain areas not in residential places. Tourists should also pay a visitors fee that goes to Hawai`is native forests and other wahi pana. Having only Hawaii Local or native Hawaiian Business manage tourism i'u�WCOUNT , _ Communitycomments WAI'UE COUNT :: I would say that a sustainable, community driven tourism needs to allow for the most people who would be interested in developing businesses and nonprofits to profit from this kind of project to participate. Too often the words sustainable and community driven are used to develop programs that end up only benefiting a few or that don't last very long. Hawaiian Village is a classic example of how we once tried to create a viable space for a sustainable community driven tourism to operate in Keaukaha but then it did not last for an array of reasons. more meeting focused on the community being affected directly and their input on the issues. I feel like local voices are not being heard. Their saying their having the meetings but real secret about when and where. If more local input was at these meetings, it would allow for better understanding. Tourism that promotes awareness of culture, 'aina and appropriate interaction with place. Living organisms that inhabit space. activities that advocate for mo`olelo / `aina, increase awareness appropriate lawena. Being aware of how tourism affects the multi generational local families abilities to live here and enjoy our land. Limiting tourism and focusing more on the health and lifestyles of Hawaiians, and locals. The health of our Hawaiian people rely on being in the outdoors. It helps with maintaining our mental health, physical weight and more directly diabetes and heart disease. Local fruit stand and or local stand that have goods/ crafts made by locals. Farmers markets where locals can sell and allow locals discounts. The opening of farm lands and or groups that help to organize tourist clean ups and educational booths where they can learn what proper conduct looks like. Ex: waipio valley informational booth. Local neighborhood watch/ commission that can deal with unruly tourist. Lei making programs offered to tourist. Canoe and kayaking program that benefit our keiki sports center/teams. Eco friendly tours. Cooking classes with locals, catch and cook process. Ways that empower the locals to teach of the ways of life in Hawaii do that tourist can take the best part of Hawaii home to their content and continue the Aloha spirit. I would love to see companies that work with tourist donating a portion of proceeds to local communities. Moving forward • Tour of the Hilo pier to better understand the cruise ship reservation and disembarkation process. • Continue our stewardship across the pae `aina meetings. o Puna o Kahaluu o Kealakekua Honaunau Nana, Maui • Work with County Research & Development to Draft Bills. • March meeting discussed carrying capacity. •Ku ' u Homestewardship ay twee/east egi,„ it CRACK e oxE weoEo in,o M MAxEWA1 KA x,U * . +i�' It/ •PP. ; f‘ at4 0.. „...... , ,:,..,,, _ _ .., _ _ . ......,f,. • ..\-- - ..t. •*.----') . --..... IL loss...''. tst e -- tx . ....' . ' • •••• •• J0 F•.h►q� , �` a` b` K E A u IL A H A `O• ,�.. \\I/!11 ♦.s• 1 '.. i�� ~►�� 6% s H A W A 1 I A N ••. • 7�.+ + rim% 1� � ' 4� 4 •• ._ - i 4 -- R _ H O M E S : y O F 0",- . 1'CEAUKAHA and HISTORICAL >00)10.,4*.>40 R.eds LANDMARKS J aQ WA RR, F 1 ,, ,