Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 9, 1 September 1993 — CBED conference coming to Oʻahu [ARTICLE]

CBED conference coming to Oʻahu

The second annual Hawai'i Conference on CommunityBased Eeonomie Development will be held October 11-12 at the Hawaiian Regent Hotel in O'ahu. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and DBEDT (Department of Business, Eeonomie Development and Tourism) are sponsoring the event whieh will bring together community leaders, private funders, and government officials from Hawai'i and the mainland to discuss communitybased eeonomie development as a way to diversify Hawai'i's economy and return some of the control of that economy back to the loeal level. Topics to be discussed at the conference include planning and financing for CBED projects, creating partnerships with banks, financial management techniques for nonprofits, and loeal activities and resources. Participants will also receive updates on federal community banking legislation and CBED activities on eaeh island. The event is a result of last year's highly successful and well

received conference whieh brought together 150 participants and was the first conference on community-based eeonomie development held in Hawai'i. Registration is $125 if postmarked by Sept. 27. There is a 40 percent discount for additional registrants from communitybased organizations. Late registration is $175. For more information eall Christine van Bergeijk at 586-3745.