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Kaka'ako Our Kuleana: Envisioning A Place for Everyone

November 3, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Hawaii Community Development Authority, 547 Queen St. Honolulu

Kakaâ€˜ako: Our Kuleana: A Free Urban Planning Academy for Everyone is a free workshop series open to the public to learn about the development issues in Kakaâ€˜ako and to engage in innovative placemaking ideas for Kakaâ€˜akoâ€™s future.

This 6-week series of public workshops is intended to create a space for information sharing, dialogue and connection. We welcome everyone who is interested in Kakaâ€™ako to learn about the challenges and possibilities in these changing neighborhoods in our urban core. User-friendly planning ideas and tools will be shared to help us explore our kuleana as stewards of its future.

November 3: Envisioning A Place for Everyone: From the Shoreline to Small Businesses Â Â
The diversity of Kakaâ€˜ako means a diversity of needs and aspirations. What are the voices and visions for Kakaâ€˜ako and how can they be realized?

Featured speakers include:
RechungÂ Fujihira,Â Box Jelly coworking space
Ron Iwami, Friends of Kewalos
Michelle Matson & Wayne Takamine, Kakaâ€˜ako Makai Community Planning Advisory Council
Bernard Nunies, Association of Apartment Owners at Imperial Plaza
Dexter Okada, U Okada
Jonathan Likeke Scheuer, Hawaiian Islands Land Trust
Steve Scott, Scott Hawaii Slippers

The 6-week â€œcourseâ€ is a series of public workshops to be held on 6 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. from October 13 until November 17, 2015. Each workshop includes presentations by experts in the field as well as interactive discussions and activities.

The workshop series will be held on 6 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. from October 13th to November 17th.

Pre-register for the workshop series here.

List of workshops
Oct 13: Kakaâ€˜ako Our Kuleana: Planning & Development in Kakaâ€˜ako
Oct 20: Somethingâ€™s Stinky in Kakaâ€˜ako: Infrastructure in the Age of Climate Change
Oct 27: Affordable Housing in Kakaâ€˜ako: What Would It Take to Build It?
Nov 3: Envisioning A Place for Everyone: Voices from the Shoreline to Small Businesses
Nov 10: Leveraging Rail: How Many Ways Can the Community Benefit?
Nov 17: Civic Engagement in Kakaâ€˜ako: Where Do We Go from Here?

Where
All sessions will be held at the Hawaiâ€˜i Community Development Authority community room, American Brewery building at 547 Queen St.

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning will be giving a certificate of completion to those who attend four or more workshops in the educational series.

Sponsored by the Department of Urban & Regional Planning and the Hawaiâ€˜i Chapter of the American Planning Association. Powered by students in PLAN 610 community planning and social policy seminar.