HTA ANNOUNCES RFP FOR HAWAIIAN CULTURE PROGRAM

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: July 31, 2006 (06-18)

HONOLULU – Rex Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hawaii Tourism
Authority (HTA), the state agency for tourism, has announced the HTA’s request for proposals
(RFP) for the 2007 Hawaiian Culture Program.

HTA’s Hawaiian Culture Program supports programs that honor and perpetuate the Hawaiian
culture and community. The Program’s criteria are designed to address the goal and objectives
identified in the Hawaii Tourism Strategic Plan: 2005-2015 (TSP) for the “Hawaiian Culture”
initiative. The objectives include: strengthening the relationship between the visitor industry and the Hawaiian community; nurturing the Hawaiian culture by creating visitor experiences,
activities and marketing programs that are respectful and accurate; and supporting Hawaiian
programs and cultural practitioners, craftsmen, musicians and other artist that preserve and
perpetuate the Hawaiian culture.

“We are pleased to continue to support the Hawaiian cultural initiative which will help to
increase collaboration between the Native Hawaiian community and the visitor industry,” said
Johnson. “Through the guidance of our Hawaiian Culture Program Advisory Council, we will be
supporting programs that provide visitors with a unique opportunity to experience our host
culture and what makes Hawaii special.”

The application and information packets will be available for download on the HTA’s website at
www.hawaiitourismauthority.org beginning July 31, 2006. Interested parties may also call (808)973-2258 to request a packet or pick one up at the HTA Office, located in the Hawaii
Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Avenue (Level 1), Honolulu, Hawaii 96815.


The deadline for submitting final proposals to the HTA is Friday, September 15, 2006.





http://www.historichawaii.org/Calendar_Events/06-18._HTA_2007_RFP_for_Hawaiian_Culture_rev.pdf

Additional information is also available at
http://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/

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The Office of Planning and the Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program (OP/CZM) invite you to the second set of informational workshops on rural planning to be held in each county during June 13-19, 2006.

Attached is a flyer and registration form with information on the dates, times, and locations for the workshops. Please feel free to pass this information along to friends, associates, and others in your organization or community.

The June workshops will explore a range of rural standards, alternative infrastructure and service standards, alternative site design, and other practices and tools that are being used to manage growth in rural areas and maintain rural communities, landscapes, and environmental quality. The workshops are part of the OP/CZM's Rural Policy & Best Practices Project, a project to assist the counties and the State in examining how rural land use policies and standards might be improved to ensure that Hawaii's rural areas and communities remain part of the legacy we leave to future generations.

If you attended a May workshop, we welcome you back to the upcoming workshop, and hope it will provide information to answer some of the key questions raised in the May workshops about rural planning. If you did not attend the May workshops, the June workshop will begin by recapping the key questions and highlights from the May workshop.

Registration for the June workshop:

Please fill out the registration form and return it to OP via email, mail, or fax.

A headcount is needed for the Oahu workshop, so please try to register before June 5, 2006.

Maps of the facilities can be found at the following links:
Hilo Room 306, Campus Center, University of Hawaii at Hilo http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhh/maps.php#main
Maui Gallery Room, Maui Arts & Cultural Center -- number 6 on the map http://www.mauiarts.org/images/MACCpropmap05.jpg
Honolulu Maui Room, Second Floor, Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall -- access will be from the Concourse and the second floor lanai on the Ward Avenue side of the building



We hope that you will join us, and we look forward to a lively discussion! If you have any questions, please contact Ruby Edwards, (808) 587-2817, redwards@dbedt.hawaii.gov, or Sibel Mestanova, (808) 587-2898, smestanova@dbedt.hawaii.gov.

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“We realize that private owners of historic homes and non-profit organizations are at a disadvantage in obtaining any grant money for building improvements; yet these are the people in our community who are doing actual preservation work and helping to maintain the character of our neighborhoods,” said Kiersten Faulkner, HHF’s executive director. “Although these grants are small, this in an opportunity for us to support their preservation efforts and offer them some encouragement.”

Grants will be awarded for restoration or rehabilitation work for stabilization, windows and entryways or exterior finishes. To be eligible, buildings must be listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places, either as individual structures or as a contributing building in a district. For other eligibility and program requirements, please see the attached guidelines and application information.

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Subject: Internship on Kauai
We are looking for a student(s) from your program who would be interested in assisting us on this exciting project. The project information and scope of work is attached.
If you know of any students who are interested, please have them contact me.

Thank you,
Gary

Gary Canner, AIA CSI
Canner Associates, LLC
20A Puukani Place
Kailua, Hawaii 96734
Office: (808) 261-6524
Fax: (808) 261-6524
E-mail: gcanner@hawaii.rr.com

http://www.historichawaii.org/files/request_for_intern.pdf

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