Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 1, 1 January 2021 — Āina Aloha [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Āina Aloha

:CONOMIC FUTURES

series of three "playbooks." The first playbook focuses on proposals that ean be introduced to elected officials and policy makers to promote changes that ean start to shape a new future. To this end, AAEF is working on a legislative package that they hope will get traction during the 2021 session. The second playbook will focus on ways that the eommunity ean contribute, individually and collectively, to leverage its strengths and resources. The third playbook will be directed towards external investors, establishing expectations for their positive contributions to Hawai'i should they choose to be part of this community. "Between the three playbooks we'rc trying to address all of the ways we ean collectively work together to make improvements, and to make sure that the future for everybody is bright - not just for the top 10%," said Wong-Wilson. "We're looking at our future economy from a perspective that has not been presented before; a perspective rooted in our 'ike kūpuna." Ikaika Hussey, an activist and founder of Hawai'i Federated Industries, and one of the 14 authors of the AAEF declaration added, "We absolutely have to make the transition to a more democratic and just economy, to a healthier economy - one that takes care of everybody." For more information go to: www.ainaalohafutures. eom ■