Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats were identified under those headings by the members present as follows:  Add your own and submit them as you see any we may have overlooked.....
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STRENGTHS

  • Integrity of individuals involved
  • Ecotourism
  • World-class gifted healers & holistic health practitioners
  • Inherent healing "aura" of the island
  • Beautiful Place - Love of Place by members
  • Aloha Spirit
  • The "Healing Island"
  • Unique opportunity for visitors (place/healers) and members (aloha/ohana minded)
  • Membership
  • Expansive thinkers
  • Collective greater ohana, connections
  • Variety of modalities
  • Members with high level of skills
  • WE represent little guy/grass roots and empowerment of grass roots / contrast / diversity / cottage businesses
  • Networking of lots of us equals ONE powerful force

WEAKNESSES

  • Internal petty gossip - distraction
  • Scholarships / Grants / Sliding Scale for less fortunate
  • Improve "Green" recycling
  • Unrealistic goals / expectations
  • Business - Marketing Skills
  • Enough membership willing to take response-ability
  • Time to put into HIWTA - We're all so "busy"
  • Island-wide public transportation system to readily accommodate travelers
  • Too much work - not enough participants
  • Big Island - Tricky to meet as one
  • Overwhelmed, $ challenged members

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OPPORTUNITIES

  • Wellness Travel way on the upswing, according to business news reports
  • Bring people to the island, just for healing
  • Big Resorts = Big Funding = BIG PRICE! 
  • Unique, desirable products and services
  • Wellness & Spa travel growing in interest statewide, nationwide and world-wide
  • Europe money goes further on on our dollar value
  • Grow as a political entity in order to promote sustainable growth on our island
  • Opportunity to come together/unite to be stronger as "one voice" than we are jut as individual voices - [strengths + support + unity = sustained abundance for all of us]
  • "Little Guy" "Whole Soul" tastes, sessions...

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THREATS

  • Non-permitted / licensed challenges
  • Lack of cooperation / communication / direction (leadership)
  • Big Resorts = Big Funding
  • Lack of cooperation with other agencies, business competition orientation
  • Lack or Loss of motivation
  • C-17  or other environmental threats (VOG)
  • Membership involvement
  • Marketing Support
  • Fears of decreased tourism (nation-wide)
  • Economy / Recession
  • Vegetation pollution
  • Aloha Airlines going down / less choice for travel
  • Sharks!!

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Hawaii Island Wellness Travel Association
Facilitated Membership Discussion
April 26, 2008 - 10:30 - 12:30 pm
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Intro/Expect/Rules
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SWOT for HITWA
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Strategic Planning
April 26, 2008 Mtg.
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Intro/Expect/Rules
ID Shared Values
SWOT for HITWA
Vision and MIssion
Strategic Planning
April 26, 2008 Mtg.
Funding Options
Review Org Types
Board Elections
Evaluation
Next Meeting/Followup
Where We Stand