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Creating Economic Vitality
Strategy 1.1 Increase access to Downtown Hilo through alternative transportation options
Action 1.11 Provide bicycle racks and related amenities on buses
Action 1.12 Launch downtown circulating shuttle
Action 1.13 Expand Hele-On routes/stops
Action 1.14 Expand tour bus loading/ unloading and parking areas
Action 1.15 Investigate a bike rental program for residents and visitors
Action 1.16 Develop bike paths between Downtown and the educational
institutions
Action 1.17 Develop a Hilo Bay pier for water transportation access
Strategy 1.2 Develop new commercial activities, that would help create a vibrant night life
in Downtown Hilo
Action 1.21 Revitalize “First Friday” for extended business hours
Action 1.22 Conduct a feasibility study for allowing portable vendors
Action 1.23 Amend County Code to allow restaurants to have sidewalk seating
in designated areas
Strategy 1.3 Promote residential and commercial mixed-use development in Downtown
Action 1.31 Develop and promote new residential uses above existing ground-
level businesses
Action 1.32 Encourage demolition of derelict buildings and target suitable
vacant lots for mixed use development
Strategy 1.4 Organize local-style festivals, events, and celebrations that attract visitors and
residents
Action 1.41 Market existing events and festivals
Action 1.42 Develop new festivals and events
Action 1.43 Coordinate study on economic impact of events and festivals
Action 1.44 Coordinate with and market to draw in large events’ visitors
Strategy 1.5 Develop a permanent major attractor in Downtown to increase the number of
visitors
Action 1.51 Develop Hula Museum
Action 1.52 Develop an amphitheater
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Strategy 1.6 Develop opportunities to promote a sustainable Downtown Hilo
Action 1.61 Establish a permanent Farmers Market
Action 1.62 Develop partnerships to promote unique food, arts, crafts, and
locally grown products
Action 1.63 Develop and promote a “place brand” for Downtown Hilo with
public input
Strategy 1.7 Improve relationships between Downtown Hilo and regional educational
institutions
Action 1.71 Involve local businesses in welcoming back students at the start of
each academic year
Action 1.72 Market Downtown to students and faculty and promote
educational and recreational resources
Strategy 1.8 Create financial opportunities to support a prosperous Downtown Hilo
Action 1.81 Develop new tax incentives for Downtown property owners and
businesses
Action 1.82 Explore the creation of a Business Improvement District (B.I.D.)
Action 1.83 Identify new sources of grant funding to initiate community
projects
Strategy 1.9 Enhance the sustainability of Downtown Hilo through business incubation and
retention programs
Action 1.91 Maintain and build positive relationships with new businesses
through the distribution of welcome packets
Action 1.92 Create incentives to utilize rental spaces for new small-business
incubators
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Preserving Our Environment
Strategy 2.1 Develop a network of trails, paths, and green spaces for recreational uses from
Wailuku River to Hilo Harbor
Action 2.11 Publish the Hilo Bayfront Trails conceptual master plan
Action 2.12 Implement the Wailuku River Park and Trail Design Plan
Action 2.13 Develop the Kaipalaoa Landing Park
Action 2.14 Construct the Hilo Bayfront Trails
Strategy 2.2 Protect significant view corridors, including views of Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa,
Hāmākua Coast and ocean
Action 2.21 Establish a digitized photo inventory of existing and historic view
planes
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Action 2.22 Identify significant view corridors
Action 2.23 Establish a committee to review existing building heights in the
Zoning Code
Action 2.24 Install all utilities underground
Strategy 2.3 Restore Hilo Bay to a clean and healthy state
Action 2.31 Coordinate storm drain stenciling and community education
about pollution impacts
Action 2.32 Facilitate organized beach clean-ups
Action 2.33 Facilitate community education about the Hilo Bay Watershed
and Hilo Bay
Action 2.34 Establish a water quality testing program
Action 2.35 Explore alternative methods to clean the bay and improve water
circulation, including options to alter the breakwater
Action 2.36 Develop a comprehensive drainage and flood abatement system
Action 2.37 Retrofit storm drains and dry wells, to reduce pollution to the Bay
Strategy 2.4 Reduce disposable waste in Downtown
Action 2.41 Improve trash pick-up
Action 2.42 Create programs that educate residents and businesses on how to
increase recycling and reduce waste
Action 2.43 Install recycling receptacles
Action 2.44 Develop incentives for businesses to recycle
Action 2.45 Recognize businesses that adopt Zero Waste goals
Action 2.46 Identify and Promote “Green” businesses
Action 2.47 Create an educational kiosk about the impact of plastics on the
marine environment
Strategy 2.5 Protect and enhance Downtown Hilo’s natural beauty through landscaping,
plantings, and related improvements
Action 2.51 Create a comprehensive landscaping plan
Action 2.52 Develop a program for businesses and residents to adopt areas to
improve landscaping and maintenance
Action 2.53 Develop pocket parks
Action 2.54 Develop and Maintain Liholiho Park as a pocket park
Action 2.55 Install hanging baskets
Action 2.56 Celebrate Downtown gateways with signage and landscaping
Action 2.57 Develop community gardens
Action 2.58 Create boulevard treatments along Waiānuenue Avenue
Strategy 2.6 Develop walking access from Downtown to Hilo Bayfront
Action 2.61 Assess the frequency of closures of Bayfront Highway from
hazardous conditions
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Action 2.62 Develop an alternative route for heavy traffic and reclaim
Bayfront Highway
Strategy 2.7 Prepare for impacts of climate change and establish measures to reduce
energy consumption
Action 2.71 Include sea-level rise data in long-term implementation strategies
Action 2.72 Develop areas where visitors can “plant” a tree to offset the
carbon footprint created by travel to Hawai‘i Island
Action 2.73 Create tax incentives for businesses that convert to renewable
energy sources
Action 2.74 Promote carpooling to reduce the number of cars and energy
consumption
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Strengthening & Sustaining Our
Community
Strategy 3.1 Develop and promote ongoing family-centered activities and programs for all
ages
Action 3.11 Establish a Youth Committee
Action 3.12 Develop programs based on youth input
Action 3.13 Promote Downtown as a “Playful City U.S.A.”
Action 3.14 Organize a “Celebration of Family” Day
Action 3.15 Involve K-12 schools in developing after-school activities
Action 3.16 Designate an area for skateboard use
Strategy 3.2 Promote implementation of the Downtown Hilo Vision and Living Action Plan
through collaborative stakeholder efforts and private-public partnerships
Action 3.21 Develop a long-term strategic implementation plan
Action 3.22 Host EDH 2025 Town Meetings to showcase ongoing actions,
deliver progress reports to the community, and provide public
engagement opportunities
Action 3.23 Prepare progress reports and conduct periodic updates of EDH
2025
Action 3.24 Establish a community volunteer program that is active and
visible
Action 3.25 Develop an EDH 2025 Community Resource Center
Strategy 3.3 Create public gathering places for civic engagement
Action 3.31 Revitalize Kalākaua Park as a Heritage Area and central gathering
place
Action 3.32 Install more benches
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Action 3.33 Install picnic tables at Mo‘oheau Park
Action 3.34 Develop a free Wi-Fi network
Strategy 3.4 Honor and support Downtown Hilo’s cultural, ethnic, and spiritual heritage
Action 3.41 Promote walking tours of downtown
Action 3.42 Convene Kūpuna from all cultures to share their stories as
guidance for the future
Action 3.43 Establish a community history project that includes an oral history
Action 3.44 Create a storytelling fund
Strategy 3.5 Support lower-income households through ongoing collaborative programs
and activities
Action 3.51 Provide emergency shelter options for homeless community
Action 3.52 Develop programs to help support the daily needs of people who
are homeless
Action 3.53 Develop and promote internships/employment programs for low
income people
Action 3.54 Engage and involve people who are homeless in program
development and implementation
Action 3.55 Provide a safe area for people who are homeless
Strategy 3.6 Implement programs to support community-capacity building
Action 3.61 Provide education to community groups to help develop
leadership skills and organizational structure
Action 3.62 Host periodic facilitation training sessions
Action 3.63 Host Project Management Training
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Enhancing Education, Culture, and
the Arts
Strategy 4.1 Support new and existing educational programs and activities focused on
Downtown Hilo’s cross-cultural heritage, environment, and arts institutions
Action 4.11 Develop community partnerships to promote education, culture,
and the arts
Action 4.12 Maintain and promote a master calendar of community events
Web site
Strategy 4.2 Protect and promote Downtown Hilo’s important cultural monuments and
historic sites
Action 4.21 Identify buildings, structures, and sites with historic preservation
potential
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Action 4.22 Develop signage for Kalākaua Park and the Naha Stones
Action 4.23 Develop an Interpretive Plan and signage program
Action 4.24 Identify and honor Downtown Hilo’s ancient heiaus
Strategy 4.3 Enhance Downtown Hilo’s community-centered library with state-of-the-art
features and facilities
Action 4.31 Promote the library as a place for community events, activities,
and meetings
Action 4.32 Expand public transportation access to the library
Action 4.33 Explore options to expand library parking
Action 4.34 Develop a visual rendering for enhanced library facilities
Strategy 4.4 Create educational and vocational opportunities in Downtown Hilo
Action 4.41 Provide student internship opportunities in Downtown
Action 4.42 Identify organizations that provide vocational training
Strategy 4.5 Create opportunities for visible art to enhance public spaces
Action 4.51 Develop murals
Action 4.52 Install banners on light poles along Kamehameha Avenue
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Promoting Health & Safety
Strategy 5.1 Develop and coordinate a program to foster disaster resiliency in Downtown
Hilo
Action 5.11 Update the "Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan: County of Hawai'i -
May 2005"
Action 5.12 Develop & conduct a tsunami education, preparation, and
recovery program
Action 5.13 Develop and implement plan to reduce risk of large scale fire
Action 5.14 Assist businesses and facilities to prepare emergency response
plans
Action 5.15 Implement educational programs on all hazards preparedness
Action 5.16 Form a Hilo Bay CERTeam
Action 5.17 Establish long-term recovery policies to implement in the event of
a disaster
Strategy 5.2 Establish measures to make downtown safe and inviting
Action 5.21 Promote a more visible police presence
Action 5.22 Establish police bike patrols
Action 5.23 Develop accessible, clean, and safe public restrooms in downtown
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Action 5.24 Improve street lighting including alternative technologies (e.g.
photovoltaic) where appropriate
Action 5.25 Train businesses on how to minimize crime through
environmental design
Action 5.26 Improve lighting at Kalākaua Park
Strategy 5.3 Incorporate Universal Design standards to make Downtown Hilo an inclusive,
barrier-free community, with safe access for all users
Action 5.31 Install curb cuts in sidewalks
Action 5.32 Establish pedestrian-friendly sidewalk standards
Action 5.33 Improve the safety features of crosswalks
Action 5.34 Map accessible features such as sidewalks, curb cuts, restrooms,
and benches
Action 5.35 Improve sidewalk surfaces
Strategy 5.4 Promote healthy lifestyles to enhance the well-being of all residents and
visitors
Action 5.41 Create infrastructure to encourage physical fitness
Action 5.42 Promote healthy eating when possible
Action 5.43 Promote drug-free living and education
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Managing Growth
Strategy 6.1 Implement a series of connected measures to calm traffic, encourage multi-
modal transportation, and accommodate pedestrians
Action 6.11 Develop a master plan to include traffic circulation, parking, and
pedestrian streetscapes
Action 6.12 Develop a pilot event for a vehicle free area
Action 6.13 Identify potential vehicle-free streets or zones
Action 6.14 Improve multi-modal and pedestrian access on designated streets
in Downtown
Action 6.15 Identify streets for implementing traffic calming measures
Action 6.16 Develop landscaped curb extensions
Action 6.17 Develop a system of bike lanes
Strategy 6.2 Provide adequate parking in Downtown Hilo
Action 6.21 Construct a multi-story parking structure around the edge of
Downtown
Action 6.22 Relocate employee parking to a designated area
Action 6.23 Develop parking alternatives
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Strategy 6.3 Develop a comprehensive growth management plan for Downtown Hilo
through community and stakeholder collaboration
Action 6.31 Evaluate the EDH 2025 Living Action Plan and its consistency with
recognized sustainable planning strategies
Action 6.32 Host an AIA Sustainable Design Assessment Team Program for
Downtown Hilo
Action 6.33 Create a Base Map to incorporate current conditions, resources,
assets, and infrastructure
Action 6.34 Create a Vision Concept that incorporates the EDH 2025 Action
Plan
Action 6.35 Reevaluate Downtown Hilo’s existing geographic boundaries for
possible revision
Strategy 6.4 Preserve Downtown Hilo’s unique character and assets and promote
renovation of its historic buildings
Action 6.41 Amend Ch.27 Flood Plain Management Code to minimize
restrictions on building renovation and construction
Action 6.42 Research and evaluate options for designating Downtown Hilo as
a “historic district
Action 6.43 Develop Community Design Guidelines for Downtown Hilo
Strategy 6.5 Develop a range of housing opportunities and choices available to all income
groups
Action 6.51 Incentivize mixed-income housing in Downtown
Action 6.52 Conduct a feasibility study for implementing a co-housing project
with options for seniors and people with disabilities in
appropriate locations
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CTION DEAS ARKING OT
The action ideas listed below were suggested by community members,
Overview:
knowledgeable individuals working in their respective fields, and the Sustainable Design
Assessment Team from the American Institute of Architects. The Parking Lot is a
placeholder for action ideas that have not yet been vetted by a stakeholder group or
do not have partners identified for implementation. They are kept here for future
consideration and possible inclusion in the EnVision Downtown Hilo 2025 Living Action
Plan.
For an action idea to become a “new EDH 2025 action” the following criteria must be
met:
1.The action idea comports with the Overarching Vision and Focus Area Vision
Statement
2.It is reviewed by a stakeholder group of Lead Solution Partners, Potential
Partners, or community members
3.Lead Solution Partners or Potential Partners are identified for implementation
There is space at the end of this document for you to record your own action ideas!
FOCUS AREA ONE: CREATING ECONOMIC VITALITY
Strategy Action Idea
1 Expand Aloha Gateway Project from Wailuku River to Suisan Bridge with
1.1
projects such as a boardwalk
2 1.1 Build a cable-car system over the top of Mauna Kea and back
3 Form a public-private collective to assist and support landowners and
1.3
developers
4 1.4 Establish nighttime concerts and outdoor movies in Kalakaua Park
5 1.4 Host live music at Mo‘oheau Bandstand every Friday night
6 1.4 Support daily and nightly music in covered spaces
7 1.4 Host a Hilo Rain Festival to celebrate our greatest resource
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8 1.4 Host an outdoor food festival featuring local restaurants
Plan a commemorative celebration in honor of the day King Kamehameha
9 1.4
left Hilo Bay to change the world/unite the Hawaiian Islands
10 1.5 Develop the Ponahawai Street block with a major attractor or retail uses
Develop Downtown Hilo as a globally recognized destination for the
11 1.6
scientific, arts, and intellectual community
12 1.8 Create employment opportunities for youth
FOCUS AREA TWO: PRESERVING OUR ENVIRONMENT
Strategy Action Idea
1 2.4 Establish a service to collect recyclables from Downtown businesses
2 2.4 Install reverse-vending recycling machines
3 2.4 Install mini-recycling centers
4 2.5 Install drinking fountains
5 2.5 Create plastic- and Styrofoam-free zones
Create a water catchment demonstration project to promote sustainable
6 2.7
water practices
7 2.7 Establish Alternative Energy Demonstration Centers
8 2.7 Create a HELCO rebate program for Energy Star equipment/appliances
FOCUS AREA THREE: STRENGTHENING AND SUSTAINING OUR COMMUNITY
Strategy Action Idea
1
3.1 Create a comprehensive database of family-oriented activities
2 3.1
Develop a dance hall for all age groups
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FOCUS AREA FOUR: ENHANCING EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND THE ARTS
Strategy Action Idea
Develop display-size calendar of events to be posted at prominent
1 4.1
locations
2 4.2 Develop a visitor’s center
3 4.4 Include and develop sports programs
4 4.4 Establish a culinary school
5 4.4 Expand vocational programs
6 4.5 Create Water/Rain as a 'theme' for Downtown Hilo
Organize opportunities for local museums to install displays in windows of
7 4.5
vacant buildings
8 4.5 Utilize vacant buildings for art exhibits
9 Establish a ‘buy-a-brick’ program to aesthetically improve and pave public
4.5
spaces
FOCUS AREA FIVE: PROMOTING HEALTH AND SAFETY
Strategy Action Idea
1 5.2 Expand hours and facilities at Mo‘oheau Bus Station restrooms
FOCUS AREA SIX: MANAGING GROWTH
Strategy Action Idea
1 6.1 Install bike racks at key points in Downtown
2 6.1 Connect Ululani Street through to Waianuenue Avenue
3 6.2 Move urban park and ride further from Downtown
4 6.2 Implement shuttle system from park and ride
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Amend the CDH District and Plan Approval sections of the Zoning Code to
5 6.3
be consistent with the Overarching Vision for 2025
6 6.3 Incentivize compliance with Community Design Guidelines
Adopt a Form–based code incorporating an urban design study and 3-
7 6.3
dimension regulating plan for Downtown Hilo
Incorporate Universal Design and Age in Place principles to future
8 6.4
development
9 6.4 Identify sub-areas within Downtown Hilo
10 6.4 Establish a consistent theme for street furniture
Establish a “clean-up” program to support improvements to run-down
11 6.4
buildings
12 6.5 Develop an Urban Renewal Agency
13 6.6 Create a covered pedestrian mall
Please use this space to record your own ideas
for future actions
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IST OF EAD OLUTION ARTNERS AND OTENTIAL ARTNERS
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EAD OLUTION ARTNERS
The following list includes Lead Solution Partners that have committed to implementing one or
more actions in the EnVision Downtown Hilo 2025 Living Action Plan. The acronym or short form
used in the Action Plan Matrix is indicated in parentheses.
Alice Moon & Company (AM&C) Hawai‘i Island Board of Realtors
Army Corps of Engineers Hawai‘i County Civil Defense
Big Island Resource Conservation Agency (Civil Defense)
& Development Council Hilo Bay Watershed Advisory
(BIRC&D) Group (HBWAG)
County of Hawai‘i Dept. of Public Hilo Downtown Improvement
Works (COH DPW) Association (HDIA)
County of Hawai‘i Dept. of Hawai‘i Island Chamber of
Environmental Management Commerce (HICC)
(COH DEM) Hilo Farmers Market, LLC
County of Hawai‘i Mass Transit Hilo High School (HHS) Key
Agency (COH Mass Transit) Club/Envision Now
County of Hawai‘i Office of Hilo Public Library
Housing & Community Ka Hui Pa‘ani
Development (COH OHCD) Kaipalaoa Landing Working
County of Hawai‘i Office of the Group
Prosecuting Attorney (OPA) Lyman Museum
County of Hawai‘i Planning Dept. Pacific Tsunami Museum
(COH PD) Palace Theater
County of Hawai‘i Parks & Recycle Hawai‘i
Recreation (COH P&R) State of Hawai‘i Dept. of Health
County of Hawai‘i Police Dept. (DOH)
(Police Dept.) State of Hawai‘i Dept. of
County of Hawai‘i Research & Transportation (DOT)
Development (COH R&D) Tropical Visions
Community Alliance Partners University of Hawai‘i (UH) Sea
EDH 2025 VisionKeepers Grant Program
East Hawai‘i Cultural Council University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (UHH)
(EHCC) College of Arts and Science
Friends of Hilo Public Library Dean’s Office
Hawai‘i County Council (County UHH Conference Center
Council) Wailuku River Walk Steering
Hawai‘i Fire Dept. (Fire Dept.) Committee
Hawai‘i Community Collective YWCA of Hawai‘i Island
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OTENTIAL ARTNERS
The following list includes Potential Partners that could potentially command a lead or
supporting role in action implementation. The acronym or short form used in the Action Plan
Matrix is indicated in parentheses.
Ala Kai Realty Drug Abuse Resistance Education
Alu Like (DARE)
Big Island Resource Conservation Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation
& Development Council Friends of Hilo Public Library
(BIRC&D) Girl Scouts
Big Island Substance Abuse Hawai‘i Community College
Council (BISAC) (HCC)
Big Island Visitors Bureau (BIVB) Hawai‘i Community Collective
Bike Systems Advocates Hawai‘i County Civil Defense
Boy Scouts Agency (Civil Defense)
Care Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Council (County
Community Alliance Partners Council)
County of Hawai‘i (COH) Hawai‘i Fire Dept. (Fire Dept.)
County of Hawai‘i Dept. of Public Hawai‘i Island Board of Realtors
Works (COH DPW) Hawai‘i Island Economic
County of Hawai‘i Dept. of Development Board (HIEDB)
Environmental Management Hawai‘i Island Chamber of
(COH DEM) Commerce (HICC)
County of Hawai‘i Finance Dept. Hawai´i Island United Way
(COH Finance) Hawai‘i Japanese Center
County of Hawai‘i Mass Transit Hawai‘i Electric Light Co.
Agency (COH Mass Transit) (HELCO)
County of Hawai‘i Parks & Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention
Recreation (COH P&R) Bureau (HVCB)
County of Hawai‘i Planning Dept. Hawaiian Tel
(COH PD) Hilo Downtown Improvement
County of Hawai‘i Police Dept. Association (HDIA)
(Police Dept.) Hilo Farmer’s Market, LLC
County of Hawai‘i Research & Hilo High School (HHS) Key
Development (COH R&D) Club/Envision Now
County of Hawai‘i Office of Hilo Intermediate & High Schools
Housing & Community Hilo Public Library
Development (COH OHCD) Institute of Astronomy
Destination Hilo Historic Hawai‘i Foundation
Disability Rights Hawai‘i (DRH) Japanese Chamber of
Downtown Hilo Landowners Commerce
Ka Hui Pa‘ani
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Kanoelehua Industrial Area State of Hawai‘i Workforce
Association (KIAA) Development Division
Kona Business Improvement State of Hawai‘i Division of
District (Kona B.I.D.) Forestry & Wildlife (DOFAW)
Lyman Museum State of Hawai‘i Dept. of
Mokupapapa Discovery Center Transportation (DOT)
(Mokupapapa) State of Hawai‘i Dept. of
Merrie Monarch Education (DOE)
National Oceanic and State of Hawai‘i Dept. of Land &
Atmospheric Administration Natural Resources (DLNR)
(NOAA) State of Hawai‘i Dept. of Health
Oceanic Cablevision (DOH)
Office of Social Ministry (OSM) The Institute for Family Enrichment
Orchidland Surf (TIFFE)
Palace Theater University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (UHH)
People’s Advocacy for Trails University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (UHH)
Hawai‘i (PATH) College of Business & Economics
Pacific Tsunami Museum University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (UHH)
Rat Pack Skate Shop Student Association Leadership
Recycle Hawai‘i Training
Retired Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP)
Rotary Clubs
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