Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 2, 1 February 2011 — Kamehameha Schools' North Share Plan receives national sustainability award [ARTICLE]

Kamehameha Schools' North Share Plan receives national sustainability award

Kamehameha Schools' North Shore Plan, whieh encompasses 26,000 acres of the Trust's agricultural, conservation, residential and commercial property on the North Shore of O'ahu, has received national recognition by the Ameriean Planning Association. Meanwhile, the puhlie is invited to attend an open house on the North Shore Plan from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m Saturday, Feb. 12 at Lili'uokalani Protestant Church, Emerson Hall. "Sust'ĀINAbility from Pa'ala'a to

Ikāpaeloa" includes a talk story with representatives fromthe school's North Shore Team, Mālama Loko Ea and First Wind, a tour of agricultural lands and project areas, pūpū and entertainment. RSVPs are recommended by emailing land@ksbe.edu. The "North Shore Plan: From Pa'ala'a to Kāpaeloa" received the APA's 2011 National Planning Excellence Award for Innovation in Sustaining Places. In honoring Kamehameha Schools, the APA recognized the plan's collaborative community outreach and its unique values-based framework. Kamehameha Schools eollahorated with Honolulu-based planning and design firm Group 70 International, and consulted with more than 30 small and large community groups, including kūpuna (elders), loeal farmers, business owners, community associations, schools and churches to form the plan's framework and objectives, over 18 months beginning in 2007. The plan includes seven catalyst projects, including the restoration of the Loko Ea Fishpond; agriculture water system improvements; development of alternative energy including sun, wind and water; and improvements to commercial areas in Hale'iwa Town and residential development. Six of the projects are in the stages of permitting, design and construction. "This plan incorporates the five values of education, environment, economics, culture and healthy community, whieh guide our decision making at Kamehameha Schools," Kirk Belsby, Kamehameha Schools' Vice President of Endowment, said in a statement. "It integrates educational programs at the restored Loko Ea Fishpond and improves water resources that nourish agricultural lands. The plan has environmental returns that protect and restore native habitats and endangered species on our mauka lands, while creating eeonomie opportunities for 'country style' commercial areas." The APA will honor Kamehameha Schools and other awardees at its annual Nahonal Conference in B oston, Massachusetts, in Apiil. The last time a Hawai'i organization received an APA nahonal award was in 1997.