THE HAWAI‘I CLEAN ENERGY WAYFINDERS PROGRAM (“PROJECT”) WILL PROVIDE COMMUNITY-FOCUSED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ADVANCE HAWAI‘I’S CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION AND RESILIENCE GOALS, ASSIST THE PLANNING AND BUILDING OF CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE, FOSTER NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT HAWAI‘I. THE PROJECT REFLECTS THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUE OF HAWAI‘I’S CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE THAT COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS MUST BE INVOLVED IN PLANNING THEIR ENERGY FUTURE. CONSISTENT WITH ITS STATUTORY DUTIES, THE HAWAI‘I STATE ENERGY OFFICE (HSEO) WILL PARTNER WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT HAWAI‘I TO PLACE WAYFINDERS IN COMMUNITIES WITH PRESSING ENERGY NEEDS TO SERVE AS LOCAL HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY AND CHANGE AGENTS. FOR A PLANNED 2-YEAR PERIOD, THE WAYFINDERS WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TOWARDS LOCAL EFFORTS TO DESIGN AND DEPLOY ENERGY EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESILIENCE MEASURES, AND CLEAN TRANSPORTATION. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO PERMITTING, WORKFORCE TRAINING, REGULATORY PROCESSES, AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS TO ACHIEVE AN EQUITABLE, AND TIMELY TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS.