Waik?k? 20/20 Conference Engages Community To Plan For The ...

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

WAIK?K? ? Twenty years ago, with the help of many concerned residents and businesses, the Waik?k? Improvement Association (WIA) held the inaugural Waik?k? 20/20 Conference to plan for the future of Waik?k?. This year, more than 25 speakers from the public and private sectors of Hawaii?s business communities will gather to review what has been accomplished since 1992 and to engage the community in conversation to plan for the next 20 years of Waik?k?. The Waik?k? 20/20 Conference will be held on Tuesday, October 16 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hawai?i Convention Center, Lili?u Theatre.

?We?ve come along way since 20 years ago and we would like to continue the discussion and re-engage the community about Waik?k??s future, with the goal of developing a working plan in the six to eight months following the conference,? said Rick Egged, president of the WIA. ?This is an important effort that will help make Waik?k? more livable and more attractive to residents and visitors for years to come.?

A range of experts from different industries will make presentations on topics and issues that most affect Waik?k? and the surrounding communities for the next generation of residents and visitors. Topics and issues include Waik?k? Beach nourishment program; upgrading of Waik?k? amenities and common areas; residential development and challenges; future expansions in Waik?k??s retail market; transportation; energy and sustainability; public health and safety including homelessness and crime. A roundtable discussion by young professionals to get their thoughts and views on the topics and issues will be presented at the conference.

Monthly forums will be held in the six to eight months following the conference to recap what was discussed in each session and to develop a plan that will be implemented for the next 20 years. Dates, times and locations of each monthly forum will be announced at a later time. The WIA Annual Meeting will also follow the Waik?k? 20/20 Conference on the same day from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and will include an awards ceremony and reception.

WAIK?K? 20/20 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

7:00 a.m.??????????? Registration/Coffee
8:00 a.m.??????????? Welcome and Cultural Presentation
8:10 a.m.??????????? Remarks by Mayor Peter Carlisle

8:20 a.m.??????????? Overview of Conference

8:25 a.m.??????????? 20-Year Retrospective of Waik?k? (1992 ? 2012)

8:35 a.m.??????????? SESSION 1: Waik?k? Today
Market Trends

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Economic Contributions
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?The Role of Events
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Culture and Core Values of Waik?k??

9:15 a.m.??????????? SESSION 2A: Public Improvements
? ? ? Waikiki Special Design District Guidelines and Incentives for Redevelopment
? ? ? Waikiki Beach Nourishment Program/Future of Waikiki Beach
? ? ? Upgrading of Waikiki Amenities and Common Areas

9:55 a.m.??????????? SESSION 2B: Waik?k? Inc.
Business of Waik?k? Going Forward
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Development Challenges in Waik?k?

10:35 a.m.????????? Networking/Coffee

10:50 a.m.????????? SESSION 3: Transportation
Getting In and Around Waik?k? (Video)
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Transit
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Parking

11:30 a.m.????????? Break

11:45 a.m.????????? Lunch/Speaker

1:00 p.m.??????????? Break

1:15 p.m.??????????? SESSION 4: Energy & Sustainability
Sea Water Air-Conditioning Project
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Renewable Energy

?1:55 p.m.??????????? SESSION 5: Public Health & Safety
? ??Homelessness
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Sidewalk Activities and Crime
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Disaster Preparedness and Economic Recovery

2:35 p.m.??????????? Young Professionals Roundtable Discussion

3:20 p.m.??????????? Next Steps/Closing

3:30 p.m.??????????? Break to WIA Annual Meeting

4:00 p.m.??????????? WIA Annual Meeting, Awards Ceremony and Reception

Registration is $150 per person and includes lunch, refreshments and reception. To register for the Waik?k? 20/20 Conference and WIA Annual Meeting, please download and fill out the registration form at www.waikikiimprovement.com and submit with payment to OmniTrak Group by fax at (808) 538-6227; by email to aellis@omnitrakgroup.com; or by mail to 841 Bishop Street, Suite 1250, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. For more information about the Waikiki 20/20 Conference and/or WIA Annual Meeting, please call (808) 528-4050.

ABOUT THE WAIK?K? IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
The Waik?k? Improvement Association (WIA) was established more than 40 years ago to improve, enrich and beautify Waik?k? for the benefit of residents and visitors; to promote conditions conducive to the economic and cultural good; and for the betterment of the entire community. Members of the WIA are a cross section of business, government and community members who work closely together to improve Waik?k?. For more information, please call (808) 923-1094, email mail@waikikiimprovement.com, or visit www.waikikiimprovement.com.

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