The Your Town workshop conducted in Hana, Hawaii May 18-20, 2000 was an overwhelming success. Not only did the workshop address a new hybrid Your Town model addressing "real world" problems, but it also significantly engaged and empowered a native peoples group. As a result of three full days of discussion, debate and ceremony, Native Hawaiian leaders in the communities of East Maui laid the groundwork for a follow-up meeting in June to continue the Your Town process and investigate the formal designation of East Maui as a heritage area. One participant, Carl Lindquist, noted at the conclusion of the workshop that "this was the most significant event to occur in the last thirty years."

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