Land Use Research Foundation Of Hawaii

TO ENCOURAGE COOPERATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ON LAND USE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION.

RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION RELATING TO LAND USE ISSUES. RESEARCHED, ANALYZED, DEVELOPED AND SHARED INFORMATION AND MATERIALS REGARDING LEGISLATION AND POLICIES, WHICH IMPOSE REQUIREMENTS ON LANDOWNERS, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT, OR OTHERWISE AFFECT VARIOUS LAND USES - INCLUDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AGRICULTURE, BUILDING CODES, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE, CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, DEVELOPMENT (RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL), ENERGY/RENEWABLE ENERGY, HOUSING, INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND USE AND PLANNING, SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCY, TOURISM, TRANSPORTATION AND WATER, ETC. (COLLECTIVELY "LAND USE ISSUES"). ON A STATEWIDE BASIS, SPONSORED, PROMOTED AND PARTICIPATED IN PRESENTATIONS, SEMINARS, EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, TRAINING, SYMPOSIUMS, CONFERENCES, TRAINING, WORKING GROUPS AND COMMITTEES, ETC. WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS (INDIVIDUALS, LANDOWNERS, DEVELOPERS, PROFESSIONALS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES, SPECIAL INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS, CONSUMERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC).

COLLABORATION WITH PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS. COMMUNICATED, COOPERATED WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ANALYZE, SEEK SOLUTIONS, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS LAND USE ISSUES, POLICY, LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. COLLABORATED WITH BROAD GROUPS OF STAKEHOLDERS AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES (INCLUDING LEGISLATIVE BODIES, PUBLIC AGENCIES, OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS) TO REVIEW AND ANALYZE DUPLICATIVE, INEFFICIENT, OR UNREASONABLE GOVERNMENT LAWS, POLICY AND PROCESSES, WHICH COULD HINDER VARIOUS LAND USES AND UNNECESSARILY INCREASE THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS IN HAWAII AND THE REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS LAND USES. WORKED TOGETHER WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ENCOURAGE REASONABLE, RATIONAL, AND EQUITABLE LAND USE POLICIES, PLANNING, LEGISLATION, AND REGULATIONS THAT ENCOURAGE WELL-PLANNED ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, WHILE SAFEGUARDING HAWAII'S SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.

MONITORING AND ADVOCACY. PROVIDED LURF MEMBERS WITH MEETING NOTICES, AGENDAS AND MATERIALS RELATING TO CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE, COUNTY COUNCIL AND AGENCY MEETINGS, LEGISLATION, AND TESTIMONY. UPDATED LURF'S WEBSITE AND MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMPUTERIZED "LEGISLATIVE TRACKER" FOR LURF MEMBERS, WHICH TRACKS AND PROVIDES DAILY UPDATES REGARDING THE STATUS OF SELECTED LEGISLATION AND TESTIMONY DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, PRODUCED "WEEKLY UPDATE LISTS," WHICH PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED SUMMARIES OF PENDING SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS THAT AFFECT VARIOUS LAND USES AND HELD WEEKLY "LEGISLATIVE UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL/ZOOM MEETINGS" FOR LURF MEMBERS, INCLUDING NEIGHBOR ISLAND LURF MEMBERS. PRIOR TO, DURING, AND AFTER THE 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, PARTICIPATED IN LEGISLATIVE UPDATE CONFERENCE CALLS AND ZOOM MEETINGS RELATING TO VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE AND LAND USE ISSUES FOR LURF MEMBERS, STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS, AND INVITED GUESTS. ALSO MONITORED, PROVIDED INFORMATION, COMMENTS, ANALYSIS, DRAFTS AND TESTIMONY ON RELEVANT STATE, COUNTY, AND FEDERAL LAND USE ISSUES, POLICIES, LEGISLATION, ORDINANCES, ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, AND REGULATIONS TO ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THE LEGISLATURE, COUNTY COUNCILS, STATE AND COUNTY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AGENCIES.