Aloha Hamakua CDP Communities,

Meeting Highlights from March 1, 2011:

* We were happy to have more than 20 community members attend the March 1st CDP meeting in Laupahoehoe. At that meeting, the Steering Committee voted to adopt a Values and Vision Statement that will be used to guide the planning process. This statement will ensure that the CDP is developed in line with the values and vision already expressed by the community throughout the initial Talk Story & Survey phase of the CDP. This statement is just the beginning of the conversation, and now the real work of planning is underway.

The full statement is included on page 2 of the Update, and the full Values and Vision Report is located on the main page of our site: www.hamakuacdp.info

* Progress Reports for the 10 Strategy Areas were given by Steering Committee members. These Strategy Areas include: Agricultural Strategies, Community-Managed & Public Access, Town Revitalization & Old Mamalahoa & Growth Areas, Cane Road & Industrial Areas, Watershed Partnership & Forestry, Waipio Valley Wahi Pana, Sea Cliff Setback, Transportation, Disaster Resiliency, Community Facilities Needs & Financing.

To see the reports that were presented, visit this link: http://www.hawaiicountycdp.info/hamakua-cdp/hamakua-cdp-strategy-area

* Join us at the next Steering Committee meeting: 5-7 p.m. April 5,
Papaikou Community Center (the building next to the gym across from Kalanianaole School in Papaikou)

* Have you checked us out lately? Keep up with CDP news online!
Videos of our Steering Committee meetings are posted as they become available at http://www.vimeo.com/hamakuacdp/videos
Hamakua CDP is also on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/hamakuacdp

* On the Agenda for the April Meeting:
CDP Strategy Area Progress Reports; Presentation of Preliminary Plans for Summer Regional Participatory Workshop; Presentation on the status of the Open Spaces, Public Access and Natural Resource Preservation Commission (PONC) by District Representative Terri Markovich.