Hawaii planning officials to meet on Kauai in September

Hawaii planners will gather at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort in Poipu on Sept. 21 through 23 for this year’s Hawaii Congress of Planning Officials conference, bringing together individuals and organizations from across Hawaii and national experts to explore how we can plan for and support healthy and livable communities. 

Featured speakers include:

• Dan Burden, Executive Director of Walkable Communities
• Jim Charlier, President of Charlier Associates
• Christopher Duerksen, Managing Director of Clarion Associates
• Ben Herman, Principal, Clarion Associates
• Gary Toth, Director of Transportation Initiatives for the Project for Public Spaces

Attendees can choose from these breakout sessions and workshops from four tracts:

• Sustainable Agriculture, Land Use, and Self-sufficiency – Examine the latest issues surrounding the preservation of agricultural lands and self-sufficiency.
• Healthy Environment, Sustainable Communities – Explore the relationship between public health, the built environment and our natural environment. 
• Planning for Public Safety and Hazards Mitigation –Public health and safety are paramount planning concerns.  Hear the latest from the recent disaster in Japan to the newest Climate Change research. 
• Cool Tools and Hot Topics – Go in-depth on the latest planning tools to the hot topics people are fired up about.

Kauai Planning and Action Alliance’s Diane Zachary will be among the panelists; she will discuss “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Community Indicators.”  Click here for more information.