TKC evolved from the North Hawai’i residents searching for ways to improve the quality of life in their
community. In 1999 – 2000, Five Mountains Hawai’i, a community health not-for-profit organization,
undertook an extensive planning process that included gathering of community measures, 12 community
meetings at which data was shared and priority community outcomes were identified, and interviews with
leaders in a broad range of private and public sectors. The vision that evolved is: “ North Hawai’i is a
great place to live, with a great sense of community, a great place to work, play and raise a strong family
and a great place to heal.”22 The desired outcomes for the community are: “healthy people making
healthy choices that can be described by life stages:… (including) adults will have meaningful work with