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Asset Building and Financial Empowerment: Examples from Hawai‘i County’s Ka‘ū
Community Development Plan
Ron WhitmoreLong Range PlannerHawai‘i County Planning DepartmentJune 29, 2012
Overview
Context: Community Planning County of Hawai‘i Community
Development Plans (CDPs) Ka‘ū CDP Types of Strategies Prospects for Asset Building and
Financial Empowerment
Community Planning Scale: between comprehensive (e.g., General Plan)
and site-specific (e.g., master plans) Stakeholders: residents, community
organizations, landowners, businesses, agencies, etc.
Scope: comprehensive but focused by community priorities
Process: participatory with appropriate roles Outcome: create conditions for asset building and
financial empowerment
County of Hawai‘i Community Development Plans (CDPs) Translate the goals of the
County General Plan into specific actions for geographical regions around the island
Create a forum for community input into land-use and delivery of government services
Adopted by ordinance
Ka‘ū CDP
Majestic Ka‘ū
Lessons Learned and Applied in Ka‘ū
Solid planning foundations: Community Values & Vision + Community Profile = Community Goals
Explicit focus on community-based economic development (CBED)
Right expertise: local and outside
Lessons Learned and Applied in Ka‘ū Ensure that it’s implementable
Feasible:LegalFinancialCapacity
Different audiences:Planners (policy) Investors (reverse RFP)Community (action & finance plans)
Include capacity building strategies
Types of Strategies Policy
Land use policy mapOther policies in
County jurisdiction Advocacy: policy
outside County jurisdiction
Community-Based, Collaborative Action
Public and Private Reserves
Prospects for Asset Building andFinancial Empowerment
Preserve a range of assets: natural, cultural, community, economic Policies and policy maps:
Protect the shoreline, watershed, forests, and cultural sites
Protect access, particularly for nā ‘ohana economy
Preserve village/town integrity & character
Acquire vulnerable assets
Prospects for Asset Building andFinancial Empowerment
Enhance a range of assets Policy
Increase access Establish mixed-use districts Establish appropriate visitor “nodes” Improve public facilities: recreational, safety,
transportation Community-based, collaborative initiatives
Manage ecosystems, cultural sites, and access Establish trail corridors Document the rich history Prepare interpretive resources to share Ka‘ū as a cultural
center/network
Prospects for Asset Building andFinancial Empowerment
Grow economic opportunity grounded in assets and regional identity Community-based, collaborative initiatives
Expand agriculture and local food production Home, community, school Value chain
Use natural resources sustainably Credits for ecosystem services Appropriate renewable energy
Welcome visitors Authenticity, protocols, scale Ag/eco/geo-tourism
Grow local businesses Technical/financial support to decrease leakage
