Kaua'i Planning & Action Alliance

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Great news for our community. The Wai Koa Loop Trail is protected for generations to come, thanks to the generosity of Joan and Bill Porter. Special thanks to KPAA board member Jennifer Luck for her dedication to making this a reality. Thanks also to HILT for all of their help in preserving these special places.

The Kaua`i Resilience Project, a partnership of 20 organizations, was launched on Tuesday night. Mahalo to everyone who made it a huge success. We look forward to working together to help our young people thrive.

IGNITING THE FUTURE: Transforming Kaua`i High Schools through Career Connections. Hope you can join us for the KPAA Annual Meeting on June 28 at 3:30 pm, and be "in the know" about the work begin done today to transform education for our high school students, and build the education pipeline for local employers. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/igniting-the-future-transformi

Cast for your vote for Kaua`i today and help bring music concerts to Rice Street!

In this flooding disaster it is inspiring to see the warm aloha as neighbors come together to help neighbors. The Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay is helping with disaster relief for the North Shore. If you can help, even in a small way, please donate to them or to the other organizations who are standing shoulder to shoulder with our neighbors in need. Mahalo.

The Kaua`i Resilience Project, a partnership of 20 organizations, was launched on Tuesday night. Mahalo to everyone to helped make it a huge success. We hope you will join us as we continue to work together to build youth resilience and help our young people thrive. https://www.thegardenisland.com//the-next-generation-nee/

A huge mahalo to Owen Moe and Jennifer Luck for their years of dedicated service on the KPAA Board of Directors. Their thoughtful leadership and stewardship of KPAA has enabled us to better serve our island home on a host of important issues.Their beautiful bowls are hand crafted by our board chair Mark Hubbard.

We hope you will join us on May 14 for this important community event. Our speakers have incredible stories to share, and you may find some small things you can do to help our youth build resilience. Please RSVP today. Hope to see you there.

Many popular tourist destinations have begun asking visitors to take a pledge to respect natural areas and the local culture. Here's the latest.

Rising Tides: State Call to Action for Climate Change http://governor.hawaii.gov//rising-tides-call-to-action-i/

A huge mahalo to our panelists and moderator Daniel Hamada, for sharing their innovative work connecting high school students with the world of work, at the Kaua`i Planning & Action Alliance annual meeting last night.

Thanks to Kamehameha Schools and the Hawaii Community Foundation for their support of the Kaua`i Resilience Project. https://www.ksbe.edu//ks-partners-with-community-to-build/