Welcome to the “Futures Workshop” hosted by DPP as part of the North Shore Sustainability Communities Plan (NSSCP) update. This two-part workshop includes a Futures Symposium as well as online Policy Deep Dives and provides the public with an opportunity to:

• Learn about recent trends and how they could impact the North Shore’s future.
• Explore alternative future scenarios for the North Shore.
• Discuss ideas for creatively addressing challenges that ­fit the community’s vision.
• Share stories of community resilience.

The online workshop was open to the public from June 30th to August 17th, 2021.

Part 1: Futures Symposium

A virtual symposium was hosted via Zoom on June 30th as part one of this two-part workshop. The symposium featured the following presentations and speakers:

North Shore Sustainable Communities Plan Project Updates

• Melissa May, NSSCP Project Manager, SSFM

North Shore Futures: Big Picture Trends and Scenarios

• Jairus Grove, Assistant Professor and Director of the University of Hawai‘i (UH) Research Center for Futures Studies, Department of Political Science

Big Ideas: Transformative Change to Further the Community’s Vision

• Judith Stilgenbauer, ASLA, Professor at the UH Mānoa School of Architecture

Community Resilience and Tourism Management: Stories from Kaua‘i’s North Shore

• Dr. Mehana Blaich Vaughan, associate professor of the Sea Grant College Program and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

Watch a full recording of the symposium on the video to the right or click on the timestamp below to skip to the following presentations:

0:10:50 - North Shore SCP Project Updates (Speaker: Melissa May)

0:18:22 - North Shore Futures Scenarios (Speaker: Jairus Grove)

0:56:30 - Big Ideas: Transformative Changes to Further Community Vision (Speaker: Judith Stilgenbauer)

1:24:45 - Community Resilience and Tourism Management: Stories from Kaua'i's North Shore (Speakers: Mehana Vaughan & Joel Guy)