Draft Foundation Statement April 2009

This draft foundation statement identifies the park's purpose, significance, interpretive themes, fundamental resources and values, and special mandates. This document is a work in progress and will be finalized in the Final GMP/EIS for Kalaupapa NHP.

The primary advantage of developing and adopting a foundation statement is the opportunity to integrate and coordinate all kinds of levels of planning and decision making from a single, shared understanding of what is most important about the park. The process of preparing a foundation statement develops understanding by park managers, staff, and stakeholders of what is most important about the park and the additional information needed to plan for the future.

The foundation statement can be used in all aspects of park management to ensure that the most important objectives are accomplished before turning to items that are also important but not directly critical to achieving the park purpose and maintaining its significance.

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Kalaupapa Draft Foundation Statement   (4.0 MB, PDF file) Disclaimer: Links within the above document(s) were valid as of the date published. Note: Some of the files may be in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. You may download a free copy of from Adobe Systems.