HAWAII LEEWARD PLANNING CONFERENCE STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE – Membership Survey 2024

HLPC MISSION STATEMENT
To be an advocate for sound planning, effective government process, orderly community development and sustainable growth on Hawai’i Island.

Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference was established in 1974 with twenty members mostly representing large landowners, both ranches and several land trusts. The organization was formed to address land use practices and the implications of those land uses on the larger issues facing the island with the opening of Keahole International Airport in 1970 and the impending opening Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway in 1975. The members foresaw significant changes coming and felt the need to be pro-active in shaping the coming growth and investment.

Today, HLPC members are all grappling in one way or another with how those changes played out over the past 50 years. We are all aware of the critical housing shortage, which is hampering businesses and leading to the outmigration of those born and raised here, and a host of other challenges and opportunities that will impact the future of our island and its residents.

HLPC STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE 2024 Membership Survey

In this spirit, HLPC is conducting a survey to assess how the organization is meeting the needs and expectations of its members, and where and how our membership should be focusing its energies and resources in the coming 5-10 years, Your feedback will be used to help refine the Strategic Plan Update developed in 2023. In particular, we would like to get your feedback in three (3) areas to assist us with this work: What aspects of your HLPC membership bring value to you and your organization and what would enhance that value? What do you think HLPC’s role in the community should be going forward? What are the issues facing Hawaii island that HLPC should be focused on over the next 5 years?

We ask that you give significant consideration to the following questions, and respond in depth to help guide HLPC as we embark on the next 50 years of leadership on the Hawaii Island.

HLPC Membership Values

1. What would most increase the value of HLPC to your organization?
(Rate all that apply in order of importance with #1 being most important).

Detailed and timely information on County and State government statutes, policies, ordinances, budgets, etc.

Facilitation of timely member comment and advocacy on County and State government ordinances, statutes, and policies under consideration.

In-depth, topic-focused presentations and advocacy on key Big Island issues.

More organized networking opportunities or events.

Other (please explain):

2. What are your thoughts on the HLPC membership dues rate you pay?

3. What is your evaluation of HLPC meeting and event fees?

4. My organization’s overall impression is that HLPC as an organization is:

Vibrant and growing

Stable and successful

Not all that it could be

5. How would you rate the value of HLPC today to your organization and meeting attendees on a scale of 1-10 (where 10 is greatest value and 1 is least value):

Please enter a number from 1 to 10.

6. What comments do you have on HLPC’s value proposition not addressed above?

HLPC’s Role in the Community

1. Originally established to focus on leeward Hawaii Island issues HLPC made a conscious decision to expand membership and interests to include all of Hawaii island. Are there other ways you would recommend in which HLPC can and should expand its reach?

2. Which best describes your expectation for HLPC going forward (Check the box):
HLPC is organized to provide member education and advocacy on Hawaii island land use and related issues, and foster networking opportunities for members.
HLPC is organized to provide member education and community leadership on critical Hawaii Island issues through education, advocacy, collaboration, and community engagement.

2-2. Please expand on your selection and/or provide any additional ideas you may have on the roles HLPC could play in the community:

3. HLPC has a diverse membership who have varied interests, needs, and expectations. Given this diversity, which statement best describes your view of HLPC’s advocacy role.
HLPC carefully considers the diverse interests of its membership and is balanced in the positions we advocate to ensure we are representing the interests of the overall organization.
Our membership is too diverse to take positions on issues or actively advocate in the community. Advocacy on issues should be left to individual members.
HLPC members represent a resource that can have a positive role in addressing issues on Hawaii Island.

Please expand on your selection. What would you recommend we do to engage and/or support members in HLPC’s advocacy role.

4. Membership composition also affects the strategic focus of the organization and how we approach our role in the community. Which statement best matches your view on HLPC membership make-up (Check the box):
HLPC will be most effective serving landowners, developers and related planning and other professional companies and organizations.
HLPC will be most effective with membership that has representation from a spectrum of the economy with emphasis on land and real estate development.
HLPC will be most effective with membership that has representation from the broad spectrum of the community to address the most critical island issues.

Please expand on why the previous statement best matches your view on HLPC membership make-up.

5. The work of the Water Resources Committee and the Water Roundtable has been seen as a successful model for HLPC’s community engagement. What other issues might this approach be applied to?

Strategic Issues
Select the 5 most important issues facing Hawaii island that HLPC should be focused on and rank in order of importance with 1 being most important, Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

1. Advocacy 2. Agriculture 3. Conservation 4. Economic Diversification 5. Energy 6. Housing 7. Identify Actionable Opportunities 8. Infrastructure 9. Progressive County General Plan and Community Development Plans 10. Sound Planning 11. Visitor Industry

Advocacy: Legislation and policies in alignment with HLPC’s goals to promote beneficial long-term planning, responsible and efficient utilization, acquisition, and disposition of land as a finite resource.
Please enter a number from 0 to 5.
Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

Agriculture: Land use and planning, infrastructure, invasive species.
Please enter a number from 0 to 5.
Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

Conservation and Health of natural environment.
Please enter a number from 0 to 5.
Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

Economic Diversification: Collaborate with other organizations to support diversification of Hawaii Island economy.
Please enter a number from 0 to 5.
Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

Energy: Resilience, sustainability, affordability, supportive of economic development.
Please enter a number from 0 to 5.
Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

Housing: affordable, workforce and market housing.
Please enter a number from 0 to 5.
Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

Identify Actionable Opportunities: Related to existing roadmaps and mandates such as including and not limited to, Hawaii County General Plan, Hawaii County Community Development Plans, Hawaii County and State Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Hawaii State Sustainability Plan 2050, 100% Renewable Energy 2035, and Zero Emissions 2045.
Please enter a number from 0 to 5.
Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

Infrastructure: Water, Transportation, Ports, Wastewater.
Please enter a number from 0 to 5.
Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

Progressive County General Plan and Community Development Plans.
Please enter a number from 0 to 5.
Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

Sound Planning: Include Resiliency and Sustainability such as noted in the Hawaii State Sustainability Plan 2050.
Please enter a number from 0 to 5.
Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

Visitor Industry: Maintain and grow through strong planning, land use policies, and related issues such as housing, infrastructure, environment protection & energy.
Please enter a number from 0 to 5.
Please enter 0 for the issues you do not include as your top 5.

Please list any additional issues not listed above that you believe are important for HLPC to focus on. Examples could include specific State and County Land Use, Entitlements, Zoning, etc.

2. What other thoughts do you have about the future of HLPC that the above questions did not adequately address?

Member Information

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Company Name
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Are you the voting representative?
Yes
No

How many meetings do you/your organization attend per year:
Most (8-10)
Some (4-8)
A few (Less than 4)
Golf tournament only
Annual Members meeting only

Mahalo nui for taking the time to provide your input!

HLPC Membership Survey 2024 open until Tuesdsay August 6th 2024.

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HLPC STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE 2024 Membership Survey

HLPC Membership Values

HLPC’s Role in the Community

Strategic Issues

Member Information

Mahalo nui for taking the time to provide your input!

HLPC Membership Survey 2024 open until Tuesdsay August 6th 2024.

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