The Cultural Resilience Capacity Areas is chaired by community members Leila Kealoha and Leah Gouker and Bob Agres, Deputy Director of the County's Department of Research and Development.

Vision for Resilience

Mālama Wahi Kūpuna | Creative Placemaking | Culture-Based Education 

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Progress

Ongoing Resilience Work

• Protect and preserve Puna Coastline Wahi Kūpuna 
  • Strategic focus on Pohoiki and restoring Isaac Kepo‘okalani Hale Beach Park
• Culture- and Community-based stewardship
  • Working with County to develop and implement guiding principles that advance culture and community-based approaches to placemaking
• Pohoiki Creative Placemaking Project
  • Developing interpretive signage and programs to share mo‘olelo of place
• Partner with hospitality industry
  • Connecting culture-based education programs with tour operators to increase educational awareness and enforcement efforts to protect natural and cultural resources

Cultural RCA Update--Jan. 11, 2022