Our Services

We focus on delivering a range of community and economic development solutions. After determining your needs, we apply our experience and tap into our network of associates to strategically tailor a plan for you.  The following is a snapshot of how we might help you.

Meaningful Community Engagement

• Design community outreach and engagement strategy and plans

• Conduct outreach listening sessions through interviews, focus groups, and community meetings

• Assess community sentiment and recommend strategies

Strategic Communications

• Evaluate current and/or proposed communications

• Tailor messaging to target audiences

• Recommend political strategies and positioning in messaging

• Advise on cultural sensitivities and how to “localize” collateral material

• Assist with crisis management and mitigation strategy

Grants Strategy and Assistance

• Assess readiness to pursue grants

• Provide training to fill knowledge gaps

• Help formulate a strategic approach to grants

• Provide grant writing, reviewing, editing, grant application submittal services

• Assist with grants-related Executive and Legislative Branch engagement

Navigating in Hawaii

• Understand the scope of proposed project or business

• Advise on the current business and economic climate

• Raise relevant cultural, environmental, social, and economic considerations

• Advise on the political landscape and government affairs

government relations

• Create and implement government relations strategies at federal, state, county, and/or municipal levels

• Connect entities to government officials

• Assist with Congressionally-directed spending projects and other federal appropriations priorities

Conference and workshop design

• Develop program and content

• Seek speakers and panelists

• Assist with venue selection and logistics