PLUGGING IN
As might be expected with a project as important as a local currency for Kaua`i, there are many ways to get involved, and room for many kinds of people to play important and crucial roles.
Everyday People willing to help in the legwork of distribution across the island and serve on the 'Kaua`i Reserve Board', Designers to help design the bills, Local Business Owners willing to accept the currency as payment for their goods and services, and Community Leaders to bring non-profits and local government together to get Kaua`i Time up and rolling. It takes an island to make an island currency!
Understand - this is no small effort. It is estimated that several tens of thousands of hour bills of Kaua`i Time will need to be in circulation (~$300,000 USD) in order to create a successful, self-sustaining local currency with positive real-world impact. As steady progress is made, hour bills of Kaua`i Time can begin to go into circulation in 2010.
INVESTING IN KAUA`I - GET ON BOARD !
Without a big public relations campaign, or a ton of fanfare, people from all walks of life on Kaua`i - Small business owners, wildlife illustrators, county employees, and organic farmers - are all expressing an interest to get Kaua`i Time up and running - Here is a growing list.
If you think you might like to get involved, click on the link below that best fits you, and send a brief email describing your background, where on the island you live (or love to frequent), and what you would like to do to help make Kaua`i Time a local currency for Kaua`i.
Hawaiian Cultural Practitioners: can provide proper guidance to ensure the host culture is appropriately involved, represented and honored.
Interested Persons: can spread the word about getting involved with Kaua`i Time to your favorite local businesses, or even consider joining the Kaua`i Time Reserve Board to assist determining local economic policy.
Farmers, Sunshine Market Vendors and Small business owners: can express an interest in accepting some percentage of your sales in Kaua`i Time, to increase the utility of the currency.
Graphic Artists and Illustrators: can particpate in the design of different denominations of Kaua`i Time with original artwork and stunning layout.
Civic, Business and Community Leaders:
Local Government Officials and Business leaders can act as ambassadors to further the acceptance of Kaua`i Time as a local currency on Kaua`i.
Directors of Local Non-Profits can back Kaua`i Time with their members' volunteer hours, and increase the circulation of Kaua`i Time through receiving grants of Kaua`i Time and distributing them through their membership.