Past Economic Development Studies
Reports and other materials exploring economic development opportunities relevant to Ka`u
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Hawai`i County Food Self Sufficiency Baseline 2012
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2010 County of Hawaiʻi Agricultural Development Plan
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Prepared in December 2009 for County of Hawaiʻi Research and Development Dept. by The Kohala Center
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2010 Rural Economic Development Report
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Prepared in October 2010 by SMS Research & Marketing Services, Inc. commissioned by Hawaiʻi Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism Office of Planning
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2007 Hawaiʻi Beef Industry Strategic Plan
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A strategic plan to sustain ranching communities in Hawaiʻi approved at the annual Hawaiʻi Cattlemen's Council, Inc. Convention in November 2007.
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2006 Report on Biodiesel Crop Implementation in Hawai`i
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Prepared by the Hawai`i Agriculture Research Center for the the State of Hawai`i Department of Agriculture in September 2006
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2006 Hawai`i Biofuels Summit Technical Synopsis
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Prepared by the Rocky Mountain Institute for the State of Hawai`i Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism in September 2006
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2002 Feasibility Report for the Creation of a Food Processing and Visitor Center in the Ka`u District of the County of Hawai`i
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January 2002 report Prepared by Okamoto Consulting Group, Inc. for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
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2001 CBED Plan for the Rural District of Ka`u
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Prepared and submitted by Luciano Minerbi, AICP, in June 2001 as part of Rural Business Opportunity Grant Application
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2000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant Application
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Prepared in June 2000 by the State of Hawai`i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Office of Community Services, for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development
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2000 Study of Economic Development in the District of Ka'u
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Prepared by the Ocean View Community Development Corporation in June 2000
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1998 Economic Development Plan for the District of Ka`u
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Prepared by Decision Analysts Hawaii in July 1998
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1998 Exploration of Eco-Tourism in Punalu‘u
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A report prepared by a group of graduate students from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa School of Social Work in the Fall of 1998
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1996 Hilo-Kaʻu Region: Economic Environment and Resources
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Prepared by Pacific Business Insights, Inc. for the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
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1988 Prosperity Through Preservation in the Great and Majestic District of Kaʻū
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Written and published by Nā'ālehu cowboy Glen Winterbottom in 1988
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1979 Analysis of Economic Elements for the Ka`u Community Development Plan
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Prepared by Daly & Associates for the County of Hawai`i in February 1979