1 / 14

Ron Whitmore Long Range Planner Hawai‘i County Planning Department June 29, 2012

Asset Building and Financial Empowerment: Examples from Hawai‘i County’s Ka‘ū Community Development Plan. Ron Whitmore Long Range Planner Hawai‘i County Planning Department June 29, 2012. Overview. Context: Community Planning County of Hawai‘i Community Development Plans (CDPs) Ka‘ū CDP

faris
Download Presentation

Ron Whitmore Long Range Planner Hawai‘i County Planning Department June 29, 2012

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Asset Building and Financial Empowerment: Examples from Hawai‘i County’s Ka‘ū Community Development Plan Ron Whitmore Long Range Planner Hawai‘i County Planning Department June 29, 2012

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Ka‘ū CDP

  6. Majestic Ka‘ū

  7. 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

  8. Lessons Learned and Applied in Ka‘ū • Ensure that it’s implementable • Feasible: • Legal • Financial • Capacity • Different audiences: • Planners (policy) • Investors (reverse RFP) • Community (action & finance plans) • Include capacity building strategies

  9. Types of Strategies • Policy • Land use policy map • Other policies in County jurisdiction • Advocacy: policy outside County jurisdiction • Community-Based, Collaborative Action • Public and Private Reserves

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Learn More • www.kaucdp.info • Ron Whitmore: (808) 961-8137 rwhitmore@co.hawaii.hi.us

More Related