Orienting Hawaii to the Future: Multi-mode Adult Education

Abstract

Unlike any other state in the union, studying the future has become a legitimate statewide activity in Hawaii. Largely since 1969, when Governor John burns authorized the creation of an advisor committee to convene a conference on Hawaii 2000, many citizens of the state have been engaged in a great variety of activities with the intent of encouraging and enabling them to gain control over their personal and collective futures.