To assist the people of the big island in achieving sustainable development while caring for and appreciating their natural environment; to ensure broadened economic opportunities, enriched communities and better lives.

Environment , Natural Resources Conservation & Protection

Hawaii island festivals - 30 days of aloha: purpose of these events is to perpetuate the hawaiian culture - events include royal court appearance; poke contest; falsetta contest, ms. Aloha nui pagent; parade and a ho'olaulea (block party with vendors, local performers, etc. ) this is a month long event, mostly held on the west side of the island. kau coffee festival - the festival is an interactive marketing and promotional celebration of ka'u as a premium coffee-producing origin and as a unique and athentic hawaiian visitor destination. It is targeted at us and international visitors and local and industry wide coffee growers and professionals. The festival creates district-wide experiential environments in which attendees can lean about ka'u, ka'u coffee and authentic hawaii and culture. kapulena reservoir - this project was initiated by honoka'a farmers to construct a reservoir for water storage in the honoka'a area. Funding was provided by county of hawaii.