HCPO
Mahalo for making HCPO 2025 a great success!
📊 Conference Recap
This year’s conference brought together more than 500 registrants, over 100 speakers, and 29 breakout session options across Thursday and Friday. We kicked off with 6 mobile workshops on Wednesday, followed by opening remarks on Thursday from Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke and a keynote address by APA President Sue Schwartz. The APA-HI Chapter honored 10 outstanding projects for their innovation and contributions to Hawaiʻi’s communities. More than 100 attendees also stayed on for one of 5 post-conference trainings Friday afternoon.
📝 Feedback Survey
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📑 Conference Program
Year of Our Community Forests (Student Videos)
The symbol for the 2025 HCPO conference is inspired by the native Hawaiian nanea flower. Known for enriching soil with nitrogen, the nanea naturally fertilizes surrounding plants while providing resilient groundcover.
Much like the nanea’s role in Hawai‘i’s ecosystem, this year’s conference seeks to nurture ideas, strategies, and collaborations that strengthen our communities, infrastructure, and natural resources amid evolving challenges.
Rendered in a doodle style, the illustration reflects the creative and dynamic spirit of planning thoughtful, place-based solutions for Hawai‘i’s tomorrow.
If you were lucky enough to score a nanea centerpiece, you may find the care instructions here.