FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2018 Media Contact: Christine Matsuda Smith Bennet Group Strategic Communications christine@bennetgroup.com 808-753-7134 EnVision Maunakea Report Helps Illuminate Maunakea’s Future The diverse voices of the Hawai‘i Island community converge in exploration of the meaning, challenges, future, solutions and forward movement of Maunakea MAUNAKEA, HI – EnVision Maunakea, a community-based initiative designed to gather a wide range of Hawai‘i Island perspectives...

Report Publication March 30, 2018 The EnVision Maunakea team is excited to announce the long-awaited release of the EnVision Maunakea Report.  The result of two years of effort, and 15 ‘Aha Kūkā listening sessions plus written submissions involving over 100 diverse Hawai‘i Island voices, the Report delivers great insight into the complexities surrounding Maunakea’s past, present, and future. The...

EnVision Maunakea’s process coming to a close; about 100 people participate By TOM CALLIS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Monday, January 22, 2018, 12:05 am   Organizers of EnVision Maunakea say they had one main goal — to start a respectful conversation regarding Hawaii’s tallest mountain and its future. In that, they say they’ve succeeded through 15 listening sessions around Hawaii Island that...

ʻAha Kūkā: Conversations about the future of Maunakea Aloha, We are excited to announce some recent developments in the advancement of EnVision Maunakea’s community engagement process. Since March, we’ve held three ʻAha Kūkā listening sessions, all of which foster open, inclusive and respectful conversations of diverse perspectives with members of the community. Each session brings new information...

By West Hawaii Today / Editorial | Friday, April 7, 2017, 7:12 a.m.   From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Mayor Harry Kim will lay out his vision for an Aloha for Maunakea World Park. Kim has been vocal about his dream to create a space on the sacredly held mountain for a park that would symbolize people...

EnVision Maunakea has announced the 10 members who will serve on its Hui Hoʻolohe volunteer committee. The Hui Hoʻolohe is responsible for EnVision Maunakea’s efforts to gather a wide range of perspectives on the future of the mountain to inform policy and regulatory actions that will deeply impact Maunakea. View the full announcement and committee list...

Envision Maunakea is excited to announce some recent developments in the advancement of its community engagement process. The recruitment and selection of a seasoned team to facilitate our ‘Aha Kūkā community listening sessions has been completed, and that team is hard at work drafting a charter for the Hui Hoʻolohe’s consideration and endorsement. The‘Aha Kūkā sessions will...

Aloha, Mahalo for your interest in EnVision Maunakea, a new and vital process to provide a productive, solution-focused forum for discussing the future of Maunakea. We are grateful for your involvement and look forward to keeping you informed as the process moves ahead in the coming months. Friends of the Future will serve as a convener for...

In late June 2016, the Hawai‘i Tribune-Herald ran a story on EnVision Maunakea the day after it was presented at the Office of Maunakea Management (OMKM) meeting. Journalist Tom Callis wrote about some of the initiative’s goals, and mentioned the Hawai‘i Island community leaders who are in support of EnVision Maunakea: “In a letter, UH-Hilo Chancellor...

EnVision Maunakea was first presented to the Hawai‘i Island community during an Office of Maunakea Management (OMKM) board meeting on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. OMKM Board and community members got to hear from Susan Maddox of Friends of the Future, an organization that is leading the project as it initiates the community’s candid and constructive conversations about the...