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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. ] 92-05
Draft 2
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING "THE "ENVISION DOWNTOWN H[LO 2025: A
COMMUNITY-BASED VISION AND LIVING ACTION PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN HILO
(DECEMBER 2005)" AS A COMMUNITY VISIONING AND PLANNING PROCESS
THAT CAN SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII.
WHEREAS, the Island of Hawaii is faced with a host of challenges that are occurring on
the global and local level, including, population growth, rapid social and demographic changes,
economic shifts, creating a balance between preserving our natural resources and development,
among others, all which affect our communities' wellbeing and quality of life; and
WHERF,AS, Downtown I Lilo, valued for its small-town atmosphere, historic buildings,
and unique location between Hilo E3ay, Mauna Kea, and Mauna Loa, is a special and vital part of
our Island community: and
WHER>';AS, no community is immune to the challenges resulting from change and every
community can benefit from thinking strategically about its future; and
WHEREAS, in 2004-2005, the Friends of Downtown Hilo Steering Committee, a group of
volunteers, facilitated acommunity-based planning process to create a Vision and Living Action
Plan for Downtown I Iilo; and
WHEREAS, a community visioning process takes community members through a defined
process to achieve a shared vision of their future; and
WHEREAS, a creative community outreach effort was undertaken to promote a broad
level of public im~olvement in the planning process; and
WHERF,AS, the process of creating a community vision for Downtown Hilo included
efforts to build leadership capacity, to encourage collaboration between government and
community, and to develop community partnerships; and
WHEREAS, the process engaged in to create this Community-Based Vision and Living
Action Plan can serve as a model for other communities in the County of Hawaii who wish to
develop a V ision fur their community; and
WHEREAS, the newly drafted Plan entitled "Envision Downtown Hilo 2025: a
Community-Based Vision and Living Action Plan (August 2005)" is a result of the community's
considerable efforts; and
WDE~EAS, implementation, which is a key element of the Vision process, is the next
phase where an EDH 2025 Implementation Committee will be formed.
NOS', TI-IEI~EFOI~, BE IT I2ES~LVED by the Council of the County of Hawaii that
it adopts the "Envision Do~3-lztow-n Hilo 2025 Plan" and than this document be used as a guide by
the County in its consideration of future development in Dcwntown Hilo.
BE IT FINALLY RF;SOL.VED that copies of this resolution be transmitted to Mayor
Harry Kim, Planning Departh~ent Director Christopher J. Yaen, Planning Commission
Chairperson Fred Galdones, I~epartment of Public Works C>~ief Engineer Bruce C. McClure, Parks
& Recreation Director Pat E~-Aglehard, County Mass Transit Operations Administrator Thomas
Brown, Department of Environmental Management Director Barbara Bell, Department of
Research and Development Director Jane Testa, County Ci~~il Defense Acting Administrator
Lanny Nakano, Office of Ho,.zsing and Community Development Housing Administrator Edwin S.
Taira, County Police Departr~Ient Chief Lawrence Mahuna, and County Fire Department Chief
Darryl Oliveira.
Dated at Hilo , Hawaii this 22nd day of November , 2005.
INT DUCED BlY:
COUNCIL M1?1L~IBER, CO T" OF HA AI`I
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County of Hawaii AvES NOES ABS ~x
Hilo, Ilawai`i ARAKAKI X
H1GA X
i hereby certify that the foregoing RGSOL~ITION was by HOFFMANN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the HOLSCHliH X
County of"I{awai`i on N.~~~_xp_~_~~_._~.~,_,__.~QQ_~___.
IKEDA X
ISBELL X
A"1°I'EST: JACOBSOZ~ X
PILAGO X
SAFARIK X
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l .~1~~~~~ ~`~"f, _R Reference: C-495.8 PC-43
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESI?JING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. ~
(DRAB 2 )