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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0440.000 2000-2002 I-IA61lI~II ISL~IVD Economic I~evelo~rnent I3oarcl PMB-281 December 6, 2001 200 Kanoelehua Avenue Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4648 Ph: (808) 966-5416 The Hon. Nancy Pisicchio Fax: (808) 966-6792 e-mail: clipper@interpac.net Chair, Committee on Human Resources ~ website: www.hiedb.org and Economic Development ~ • ~ Hawaii County Council ~ 25 Aupuni Street Covnry C®uneil Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVIE~%v Honorable Chair and Members of the Committee: On behall~of the Board of Directors of HIEDB, I would appreciate an opportunity to provide your Committee with a brief overview of economic development opportunities and initiatives which have been undertaken during the last year. On many of these initiatives, and especially since the tragic events of 9/11/01, we have worked closely with the County to avoid duplication, share resources and ensure a rapid return to economic stability for the benefit of our island-wide community. For your information, I am enclosing a copy of our recently completed Annual Report, and will provide a brief overview of the report's highlights. I am also enclosing a White Paper on Agricultural Tourism, which will be a major focus of our presentation. We believe that Hawaii Island leads the state in ag tourism endeavors, and, should it be favorably considered, the issue could be an appropriate theme for the upcoming HSAC conference in June, 2002 on this island. If convenient to you and your committee members, we will provide this briefing on January 8, 2002 at approximately 1:OOPM, and will keep the presentation to less than 45 minutes in order to seek your counsel on matters presented. Than ~ou for your consideration. n Y v~~ 'v1Y . rf Paula Z. Helfrich President cc: Jane Testa, Director, County Research and Development Comm. No ~a Fiie No. ttef. Cate ~EC ~ ~ AG "l'U[JR15M iN 1-[AVV~1i1 -ANEW VAL[JF-,,-A1).DLh INl)US'l'RY JU57'IFICATION~ Iawaii's l'arzmgate revenues soared Io an all time high of$52Q million statewide in 1999, and anticipate a 20% increase in the coming yeax despite 9/11 A(Iermaih concerns. Freight fotwvarding and excess inventory are still a concern, but the emphasis on local purchasing iaicluding Hawaii's agricultural commodities, products, services and new visitor interest will add additional value to the estimated $2.3 billion i~~tal additional values and revenues of the industry, "Ag Z'ourisn~" is a new national and internati~~nal huzzword for ('arm and garden tours, cooking schools, Pood events, pick-your-own tours, horsepacking and outfitting at ranches, hiking and trail-riding on agricultural laii~is, tendinb your "own" orchard tries, accomanodaii.ons such as dude- ranches and bed and breakfast establishments as permitted by county ordinances, hundreds ol'c>ther agriculturally orient~ci activities demonstrating Hawaii's cotnn~itpnent to the lattd_ I3ACKCROUNP: Hawaii C~~unty has established z pc~sitio,~ at the forct'ront of this new industry, very much in lcecping with the rtew and expanded lfu•nzs and gardens de~vrlopcd sine the transition from sugar. 'Chest e1(orts have heezl spearheaded by UH-C;TAi lR, the Cooperative 1'?xtension Service, Cor~n1y of I-Iawzii RBzI)/Ag ~pcciaiist, the Hawaii l'arrn ]3ttrcau Federation-Big Island Chapter, the Hawaii Visitors 13ureflu -Rig Island Chapter, the llawaii '1'ouxism Authority, and I-IIL?DB. COUNTY ACTIUN: llawaii Cowaty Council has tcd the way with innovative I3ed and Breakfast (special use} pe:rtnits which have provided an opportunity to access limited aecomodalions on family farms and. provide a new faun-based revenue source for remote rural eornn,unities and agricultural practitioacrs. "fhe ktry is that such ancillary value- added activities are secondary to the major business of agricultural prucluetion, and fall within all existing rules and regulations covering at; laud use. This is a secondary revenue source for farms and ra2iches, not a "Cicnileman Farm" apcration. Not all counties have the wane forward-looking ordinances to benefit: farms and ra~aches in the statewide context- Common policies are important for operation, revenue generation and marketing considerations. I'ItUPOSAL: in tlrc spirit of cooperation and statewide collalx>ration, it may be appropriate to address this i,sue and gather further information. in order to provide appropriate ordinances far f~txrthcr consideration, recognizing the unique nature o1'eaeh Council district and island. Hawflii County Cauarcil u~uld consider developing stn educational worlchnp series to ca~:h council t.hrauth.1-IS~1C wills private. sector parternship, and m~ty consider fitrlher demonstrations during the upcoming HSAC in June, 2002. Rh,'SUl1RCLS I11LllFi -Agriculture Committee (Chair: Monty Richards) Hawaii Ag Tourism Association (Cl><~ir: Charlene Cowan) llawaii 'Tourism Autharrity (Hawaii Island rep: Millie Kim) Rig Island Farm Tiureau l;ederation (Chair: Rusty Perry} Point of Contact: Pr?Llla HC~~PICIl, I-IIED13 - 9Gb-5416, hiedb(~I,~tc.net fNFURMAT]nN: The following statement of support is being considered by the statewide t-Iaavaii Faun 13urcau Federation, and an exi~anded program may he incorporated during next year's 20th Aiztaiversary celebrations ot•the Ag Lea.dership l~uundation, in concert with FiF~I= in Octt~ber, 2002: "Tire Hawaii farm Bureau l~ederatian acid its chapters on Hawaii Tslaaid, Maui, KAUai arc! (~fthu e~adot,se acid support the coa~ccPt of agrieu[iurat tourism. 'There are presc;ntly cliPfering county and st4:te ordinances which should be clarified to thr. benefit of citizens a~~d their local govcniino~its. In general,1~F13F supports the mission of the Hawaii Ag T'ourisr~i Association as follows: 1. Advocacy for sustainable a~-icultural operations of interest to the visitor industry. 2. p;~il~ance exist:inb raaich rend farm operutio~is within existing regulations. 3. Showcase and collaborative marketint; of agricultural prodt?cts and Services. 4. Provide agricu}turally based resources, experiences and eelucation to the community and visitor industry. 5. Ensure that primary uscages o(' agricultural lands must be production and that secondary/ancillary useages will conform with appr~~priate federal, srtate and county rebulatiot~s. and the l~arn~ers' Right to Farm Act." ~ f ~',.,-~.'.~':~':a 'fyr ''Y'~ it tx- _arY'x< ~F "~~~y~~'~~~~R~ 200-20{]1 ^.i~Y~'.•~•+s,...Q6G• _ M% v~rf/%{9?r 'J { {iYA14~•NC4' _ . • ~ ~ Octohcr 12, 2001 3E~LCliTI~`E SU~~I~~I~ARZ` 1ABLE OF CONTENTS Exescas»a~r~ SumEnary SADDLE ROAD-DLNR sieved the Use Permit 9i'3/O1, _ Anna~~! ®~ervie~lr a~ ina the way for IanninU ~ - and desien expenditures and ~ • \~r+cuin~r~ con~truc~tion RFP for ~45~1 ~ lr. t~'«" immediately and S250iV1 total _ ~ ~4_.. a~ • " expenditure over seven years. - - CRt`[SE INDUSTRY & Har- ~ r. '~}t • i ~urcnl 1':•~;:iu~r ll:^. ~i- . •"'lr t : t~or Greetln~ programs -more - f• ~nrrl nr , than Ib0.000 visitors and ~ ~ ~ - _'OQ.! 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Ricil!ards) Auer eight }ears as Rural Economic Transition Assistance _ Ha~t-aii (RETAH) Pros,~am chair, RQonn• has now moved to chair a ~ nea• program entitled the Biosvstems Tcchnolog~- Program (13TP). ~ • - "Diversified ag's also under LSDA and Dept. of Defense. RETA-Ii (partnership ~ ° <•~~r~~,I34 with Small Business Development Center) scheduled to phase out in ~ ~ ~ ~i ~ t,~ ; ` farm-gate Value Or Juiv'02: final report card shoics 91 pmjects• nn 28,000 direct & a:~ ~ ~ ~ ~ s . indirect acres of prime ag land on d islands. 1(iUOjobs or entrepre- ~ " $521 YYlllltOn and nctuial activities. and a success ratio oFapprosimatel~• 80°%. fea- value-added estirrlate tared in award->,vinning video "HARVEST OF HOPE" on public " ~ ` r~/ 'i of $2.3 billion our 8TP (partnership with Pacific International Center for ~ High Tech Research) text ne>,v to profile. initial applied research - "HARVEST OF projects in dengue fever vaccine- micro algae- environmental sewage ~itlce ~elko and Ka'u Farmers and contaminated soils treatment. commercialization ofnon-caloric HOl'~" -Monty sweeteners. horse eradieatlou and outers. ' .1.. ~nnl~. r•_. __:t,.... ~nnli __.._J 1.. c. _t_1_ ~ n .-t`ll~uuulc ~vvl wilfcidl~c ~JwdUw ~ _vvl I w~iiJiiwlcu u+ ~tutulliawc zg 1~c~cuiCli iulii.attJit Ccil- ar C tmr of I iCTl4 - hei~htrn~d intarPet in clvcy~jn~hir c~•ctPmc ~nr? ~~r~Ilhmnl tn_nri__ctn_ crr•nnrj anri~.tal ACsR TntJRISM CnNFERENCE slated for No,•emher, 2001. _ ^ Cornpletlolt of floral industry website portal, net+~ ag-tourism brochures, co- sponsorship of several agriculturally-themed festivals and special events. ~ y:', - s SCIE?~TC~ ~ 'T'ECHI~I'OL(JGY " A :4 Chair: 13ob Saunders) I _ ~_Y,g ~VI ~ ~ IV Chair Bob Saulldcrs assin>; the baton to Peter :Michaud of Gcnuui T' - Lle P sco e, su! n! tan ! ze d P F• ~ the ucc 'th s css of c c ontmittcc: • ~titauna I:ea - an HTA grant to refurbish and beauufv Hale Pohaku scientists' quarters ~ ~t cot Visitors' Center, approslmateh_ 1 ~0 visitors a day and mangy- more for stargazing n proszams. • PENNCRO Associates expansion to 2UU units, all local hires.... !v1AHALO~! ' • Looh~ tng for Act 2 i. the Tech i~mnlhus isiii in ?iiiiii and ?iiir i • Participation in PACIFIC TF.LECO~~Ii4iU~1C:1T1ONS CONFERE\('E - IR(H) nalional'intemational dot.com and sarvice providers. Januan- =tJUtl • C'tJAdPAtl Computers - 5 (00.000 donation to l0 Ha~lml Island schltuls. • High-tech utdustn- sun es ~ti lth Mona f~ohala Chamber and HI Tech ,-~sso~•. . ~ ~1~ , rk}' t Y• i l?nivcrsit}• of Ha?vaii, Hilo Y ~ . ~ ~ .~~h t hn-l:rsrrti ; I-IlEDB and the j&T committee enthusiastically endorses and supports ~ ~ t~'~ TH'"`~~"^' f rHH's programs under the leadership of Chancellor Rase Tseng, includ- 1 L1~~...I ~ ing. ' • Colnpletiun of the i~tauna KCa Summit Plau. Kupuna Ads icon Committee. - h :.a; • ~'~'elcomine George Jacobs to the Mauna Kea Science Center. and Bill _ - Stormont !r. to the Utlicc of ~.laulaa Kea Maltagetnelu Sen ices. ~ • (;AMA'A1NA COME HOI~fE - a partnership',vitlt government- business. the arts_ Kamehameha Schools and Alumni Chonts of Hilo, traveling to Seattle, San Jose and Palo .Alto to attract tech busi- ness and entice kama aina protcsslonais. students, rcurces to return home - rccognncd b}~ Cloy. C ati CLaIIU 1 Ja11.:VV 1 j aS a SlgILL1IGa11l CUI1lrlbllllUll lU lCGll dCl Cl U(ll[IClll. ~cti~ in• co-sponsorships. mciuding China Ccntcr delegation. the Japan U~ Tcchnoiog. ~E Space ap- tlI1~.Ull UI1J fl V:;l t1111J LUIII CI CI(LC. l,'R!7 1. Ulll tiICALL tr_, L'711C7, l:l ClllJ 411(1 lCi'CllllUllJ. Annual deport ~ Pale 3 •louristn Product ~evelo~rnent ~ variut,iS "ice cat tca>ii ica erS: t' ~'t'^^` n^ rr r~ t, r...,, l j^^ d P\iCn VVCJL, 1 aUla r<>ieuii~ti, iwal~i Kalima, .ludith r'ox-Goldstein, Jacqueline "Skylark" Rossetti, 1Vlike NIi_vahira~ Working with Counn• R~:D and Parks & Recreation, HTA and HVCB, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry to produce several major new and expanded events including: • LiIiuokalani Festival, 2000 and Liliuokalani Festival & Music Conference, 2002 Signature Events for Aloha Festivals, national publicity and interest in Hilo, • National Finals Rodeo (Las Vegas), Paniolo Grand Entry honoring Hawaii's 200-year old cowboy culture, Luxury Travel Expo, and ESPN media event. • Agricultural Tour7sm programs -websites, collateral material, island e _ ! i'ce', " " `ms's, ~A wide inventory of ag-tourism events and activities, sponsorship and expansion of major Florists Shippers' "Flora-Portal", Kona Coffee Festival, ag conferences and special-interest tours for legislators, officials, commercial farmers. . ..a , 'x a,~ fi r:, nom. ~k aw '~$'e? , f ~ ~ r ~ 6 s illA`rVAii AGRiCULTU>1tE 20481 OIYF Y , C FBE1`iCE T~ v Y ~ a`~ I L ~ ~ II ~ I l'. ~ ~ S#S tti 4~~ ;1 ~ Our Ldilo I';upuna at harbor greetang. Scat ~ays - c:panded 1r,^.m 100 to m;,re than ' S0 a.,..a!s .n H.1:. and Ko/„ , li rgcr .,,,..e!; ^losC tC 1 F.G !1(1(1 n» SennnrS tC °»cI: nn, aMi »ted re.•en,.:eS pF e l f1\ '•a' ~ , . ids v . r S r rt, m 0 1. Cre:e r;e;;;tceP~ / onnm~~,m~4ot.. Q(11(1 ~-rr.,,......».,.., ~ and additional rPVPnrIPC fpr chine' ctprE'c, water and hunkering; fpr~cast inrrPacP t~ ~1 5(1TVt anti nn ei~niti- cant impact evident followine 9/1 l national disaster. HIEDB Port Task Force oversaw new Aloha Room installation, banners. collateral material and additional support for greetings coordination and volunteer effort; efforts underway to create Visitors' Center and Crew Lounses. Hilo and ` Kona. ` • Cultural Heritage brochures, websites, second edition of Hamaktla Heritage r ~ ~ ~ ~ .f Corridor brochure. : • International Festival and Higashi-Hiroshima Festival with JCCI, Hula Conference with Edith " Kanaka'ole Foundation, youth rodeo, others. ~ 911 ~~ermath In spite of precipitous drops in visitor counts statewide air service (east and west-bound), hotel occupancy and car-rental ' rates have maintained at a fairly stable level. Most lar,*e em- _ plovers are providing job-sharing alternatives and short-term furloughs, with a hopeful especta- " lion ofnear-normal occupancy by December, 2001. Aggressive marketing campaigns (first statewide) have featured w~«v bigislandkamaaina.com and national/international outreach. All stakeholders are prepared to weather this economic turn, with Hawaii's unique "can-do" spirit. sensitivity to national concern. and aloha for all. Ha, iii r41~..a~~ Y'an nom" CP;rir; RoFx~se-a (;hu, '11a~~r I lam' Kim, 1)aciA Peters, lance Niim~ Annum i'tepon ~ t ale ~ REGL7I~-STORY/IN~IZ.~~STRLTCTUIZ.E Advancement of the $250 million Saddle Road project was hailed on Sep. 28, 2001, with an initial phase going to planning and design immediately, with _ _ construction RFP scheduled for early 2002, barring any legal delays. State and - - County contributions are underway with the iVloho'uli Street e?.-tension, and ' Puainako extension at RFP. Major projects around the island have busied = local contractors for construction of schools (Kea'au High School and Kame- ~ - Itameha Schools Campus in Kea'au), roads and bridge repair around the island. • - and completion of upscale private homes along the Kohala Coast a record - year for the construction industry. upgrade and maintenance of plantation infrastructure remains a major concern, - especially for water systems in Hamakua, t-lonomalino, Hawaii Ocean View Estates, and drought-stricken areas around the island. These will be a priority initiative for the next program year, as well as establishment of community recycling center models, and an operational waste management plan. HIEDB has recently established a Community Recycling Center Task Force which will participate with the Cowtty in a pendine EPA grant program to establish commercially viable. sustainable recycling and reuse initiatives. CO1ti~I1ti~I L N IC:1-~"1'iON 1=~N D C:Ol~~II~-1L' N I'1'Y SERVICE l-ITEDi3 members and staff are active in literally hundreds of initiatives around the is_ land. including }~outh support, environmental, social service and cultural pro- Operattott itiiiconia ~~rams. .-1 special I~TAHALO IVT_ti LOA to Ross Wilson. Debbie Baker and b'~'endy Tucciarone and staff of Current Events, Inc., Kona-based communications firm which has guided these all-volunteer efforts. The organization has been ' recognized and honored by several national and international a+vards, including ~ ~ , Some activities include ' A • :1liconia Eradication - 76 community volunteers, 25,000 miconia trees, 20 :.;;j t~T.. work sessions and more to be scheduled advocacy work on tree bogs, . ~ stinging caterpillars, dengue vectors. ~ 6' ` kamehameha Schools Alurrrni Association Chorus - "Na Leo'`4ele O Kamehameha \o Hilo" - a 60-member chorale group that has become a clas- sica! signature for the "KAMA'AI?VA CO\~TE HOB-TE" Program in Hawaii and around mainland Kama'aina circuits, appearine in concerts, festivals, recordings and special events. • Fla+v:tii Public Kadio - $56,000 rarsed m collaboration wrth t3rg Island t-riends of Public Kadio, additional funding for netiy transmission tower, ~ expansion to cable TV and public access TV title page. ~ ~ - : - • Bid Island Business Journal Radio Sltoe~v - ~~`ednesdavs, a:01~.~'~i KPUA ~ hosted by Rick West or Paula Helfrich; -live radio show featuring busi- $ ~ Hess, entertainment, science and academic experts, government Ieaders and r~ w. >ry~ visiting VIPs - 24 recorded shows- ~ • ~ • Big Island Business Journal Public Access T~' -Production, edit for Pub i ~ lic Access shows on Tuesdays, S:PiVI and Saturdays at noon and 3P:~•1 - )ECaanehanae?ta Alatanni Cleois° in San Jose titles (also available at Public Libraries) include: Uld Haevaii on Horse- back i Kama'aina Come Home !Stars, Science, Society' Reflections on Change (Agriculture)/ Computer Chroni- cles iQueen Liliuokalani Festival 2000 i Queen Liliuokalani Music Conference, 2001 • ''rti,a1'vAfi iii iiiiir Si JGi%i'c~i~?l." - a c]uatteri~• business publication -'r'oar editions distributed to 2300 busi- nesses, media, government and interested parties, as lyeii as on-line and in libraries around the state. • „>~e7rCZ~S O~ TFiE ECO~~i~~.l~, f: - a weekly newspaper column dedicated to economic issues, community goals, visioning and progress reports - .ii~,GuO readership, and ftrrrher riisrriburion ro media and interested parries. Atuau:ta Rrt~urt y:avr ~ Cliiicet°s, ~~ecutivc ~oirn~ittec, Ilircctors ~n~ ivi~~nbe~°s®~GOuiOi i~iilcers, Esccutive Coffianitice: Stai'i; Consultants, Resources: F~am~ Taniguchi, Chair Paula Helfrich, President Ronerta Chu, 'vice Chair Rici: i~i'est; vice rresident Richard Henderson, Secretary Mike Mivahira, Managelrlent Consultant Rorsert Saunders, Treasurer ,iennirer Sorensen, Admin. ,vsst. 3. s%v.:~. Buyers, immed. cast Chair iiz Barron, Aamin. asst. Monty Fciclaards, !~t Large .iacqueiine "Si:yiark" Rossetti (temp. i~rirecYing iembers: Bank of Hawaii Roberta Chu C. Brewer ~ C:ompany ,i. w. A. Fsuvers rirst i~awaiian Bani: Winston Chow,C,ivde ivai:asue H.~L~~U Warren Lee Ka~r~ehatneha Schools Koi~ert i.indsey: t'eier Simmons iviatson ivavigation B.B. ire}%IUS:Russ2ti ihIri Verizon Hawaii D«~ayne lvliyaslliro Sustaining i~';etrtbers: !lloha Airlines Stephanie !'lckerman ~n~erican SaE-ings Rani; ,iere i_isui AT&T w ireiess Food Tavior C'e~tttrai Pacific bank c iiftonTsuji jatnes ivakaga~4'a larl~ FCealt`% ( Orp. ~lttti' l_.iarh L3vIC1 DeLUZ lrnterprYSeS LavId LeLUZilvan iVakanO Ha~ti~aiian Cabievision of Hilo Lorene Hough i-iiiton ~vaii:oioa Viiia~re i~ieter Seeger Homestreet #ianlc tiarv Kai; U~ven lVakatsu i-iPivi Fsuiiciing Supply Michael Fujimoto i~uaiaiai Deveiogment Co. Richard Hidrecitt i. Kitagawa Motors Mrian Kitas;awa isemotn %ontracting i.esiie isemnto itahua Ranch %erhert iii. Richards haupuiehu L7eveioptnent !~ieYander Kinzier KTr\ Superstores Fsal'ri- Taniguchi Lili`uokalani T rust llavic! Peters .'viactarms of Hai+~aii Richard Vicigen iviauna i~ea t~ropenies Hdi itohierrwiiiiam iviieici:e Mauna Lani Flay Hotel ~ Fiungalo«'s Kurt Matsumoto ivarth i-iawaii CommunitS~ i-iospitai ,i~hn ivictveii Sustaining ~~embers L'ont`d: iiceanside i %~u .john uerries Ukahara cX: Associates llonald t~kahara Pacific ivIachinen' Rot~ert Moc=rarn~ varier Rancil i om whittemoreriviei HewemCari Carlson Pe.ttncro Associates Paul Croeviev Tuna i ~eothermai 'venture Barry Mi~uno Rcaity investment, inc. Richard %ienderson _ _ Annual iZeporr rage o Sprint Ha~~-ail Lee 't%Viison The Gas Company Richard Morioka United Airlines Ed tiencareiii VV.I~. Shipman Robert Saunders Waikoloa Land C'o. Thos Rohr Young Psrothers, Ltd. Tom DaterGienn i-Iong C;ontribaeting ~~lembers: Ciry Bank Don I-ioiiand-i~iane "vVissin~ Coldwell BanlceriDay Lum Realty Nancy Cabral r iorai Resources Vernon Inouye General Grot~th Properties Carol van Camp Hawaii Printing Corp. Roland Higashi Hawaii Tribune i-ieraid .iim i~iison Hilo Petroleum R. Charles Porter Keaau Banana Plantation Richard i4a i~ohaia Ranch Robert Acree New West Broadcasting Corp. Christopher J. Leonard Nett Laboratories, Inc. AIec x.eith ©rchid isle Auta Center Joseph Hanley Outrigger iNaiicoloa Beach Robin Graf The i~rchid at ;viaunaLani Harris Chan The Prudential orchid Isle Properties Bob 'v~%iiiiams Toimie Properties .john T oimie i~%est ~ia«-ail T oda~~ Rici: Asbach associate :Members: Hia i<ai Reain~ Yui:i T aiceya Big Island Candies Allan lkawa Cre~nini Telescope .iim i~ennedy Inoue i~aw•aii i<eain~ Sharon Scheele Joint Astronomy Center Wendy Light Robert tiettlza, .attorney at Law Kober[ 8ethea The iVature Conser~•ancv Res 3ohnsonrrieather Coie Tsukazaki Yell ~ Moore Ben R. Tsukazaici W.ivi. i`eci: Gbservator}- Shelia Sumayio V1/iIliam Moore Planning William Moore >Ex-l7ifici® idsembers: i-iawaii Count`s Council James Araicahi, Chair Slate of Haevaii, Governor's Liaison Al Castro, Kichard Nelson Natural Energ}~ Labs of Hawaii Authority Jei-r Smith DBED&T Dr. Seiji ivaya, Director A~ricuitura1 Research Service, lJSDA 1~A universitt~ of Hawaii at Hiio Dr. Rose Tseng, Ci~anceiior,% Gerald Deivieiio County of Hawaii Harry K.im, iviayor UIIH-SBDC Nenvoric Darrell Mle}mei: F8a«~! lit D~tssg~est ~F~ - AWARDS Richard Smart Big Island ~auo.~a~}ssa2o-asas Community Achievement Awards, ~dth cycle with Big Island Business Council, These awards honor ? individuals and organizations who exhibit extraordi- ~ phone: ~sost sss-sets ~ r ' nary support for Hawaii Island. Anew Entrepre- r~ esasysss-sas2 ~ neurship Award (2001) was presented to Paul and was. - ~ Iean Crowley of Penncro Hawaii Inc., . a Itisltard Smart C®~~nunity Ae~+ard-~'I'hird cycle ~ - In honor of Senator Inouye's immeasurable contributions ~ to Hawaii Island, a new B1rTiCHIv4ARK AWARD is to be . " presented to Senator Daniel K. Inouye for his dedication ; ~ { and commitment doting fitly years of public service. ~ ~ Iluuuli I~l~eisd L~onoi~n~ HIEDB has been honored to work with the Senator on his l7er.~iopme~rt 13oc~r~! vision for Hawaii's agriculture during the nine years of plantation transition on five islands. The presentation wi I I be part of a two-day retreat in December 2001, to en- vision "next steps" for Hawaii Island. ~ ' ]?xecuti~-e Committee Senat®r I)an €nataaye an ~'u Barry I'amguchi, t;ha~r Roberta Chu, Vice-Chair Richard Henderson, Secretary I" ~t~tlliii~;,~~~~i Robert Saunders, fireasurer ~ _ ~ • ~ - - ~ ~ - - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - Herbert M. Richards, At Large ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -_3 J.W.A. Buyers, Immediate x~ Past Chair HIEDB facilitated formation of ~t ~>.~,_7ri,~ - . "Aha Ho'okele", a consortium of interests to ensure a progressive, _ ~ • ' ~ " ~ > ' peaceful and productive session for ; the May, 2001 ADB Conference. x, ~ K President Tadao Chino and US r„ Treasury Secretary Michael O'Neil z t lilEDB On-Line praised Hawaii's etiForts and aloha. ' ~ _ www.hiedb.org noting our example in "making a www.hiev.org rainbow" for world cooperation. www. rodeohawaii. com , www. bewail-culture. org www.hawaii-biosystems.com Asiaaa 1Deve1®- anent Bank Ctanl'ea°ence www.reta-h.org P www. hawaiiag?tourism.com www. saddleroad.com 9111 After~atla ,..."11d1UA - la'1OV11elG FO1ti~A1:~" is the title of a weekly or as-needed media update with County sources to provide up-to-the-minute informa- _ tion on social concerns, economic activities, visitor industry statistics, news on note- , ~ worthy opportunities or incidents. HIEDB joins the larger community in applauding our island°s resilience and collaborative spirit. We respectfully dedicate the "iN MEMORIAM" insert to the national effort of reconstruction and renewal. 1