HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN DRAFT SEPTEMBER 2015 PRELIMINARY WORKING DRAFT Note: This is the first comprehensive draft of the Hāmākua CDP. It was developed by the CDP Planning Team, which includes consultants and County planners. It has not yet been reviewed by the Hāmākua CDP FSteeringOR STEERING Committee COMMITTEE or other REVIEW community stakeholders. It is presented as an initial “working draft” for discussion and improvement. None of the CDP strategies are set in stone. The first review of this draft will be completed by the Steering Committee. It will discuss the draft CDP and make recommendations for necessary revisions. All Steering Committee meetings are open to the public, and public comment is always welcome. When the Steering Committee thinks the CDP is ready for full community review, then the broader community and stakeholders will have a thorough opportunity for review and recommendations. Only after the Steering Committee is satisfied that the CDP truly reflects community preferences will it be recommended that the CDP be adopted by the County Council. HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN: WORKING DRAFT 9/2/2015 HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN DRAFT SEPTEMBER 2015 | Table of Contents 1 HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN DRAFT SEPTEMBER 2015 | Table of Contents 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 TABLE OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE CDP ........................................................................................................................................ 9 1.1.1 WHAT IS A CDP AND WHAT CAN IT DO? ..................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1.2 WHAT AREA DOES THE HĀMĀKUA CDP COVER? ......................................................................................................................... 10 1.1.3 WHAT DOES THE HĀMĀKUA CDP DO? ..................................................................................................................................... 10 1.1.4 HOW WAS THE CDP DEVELOPED? ........................................................................................................................................... 11 1.1.5 HOW DO I NAVIGATE THE HĀMĀKUA CDP?............................................................................................................................... 12 1.1.6 CDP SUPPORT DOCUMENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 13 1.2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................... 14 1.3 GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS USED ............................................................................................................... 15 1.3.1 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 1.3.2 GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 1.5 INTRODUCTION TO THE HĀMĀKUA PLANNING AREA .................................................................................................... 20 1.5.1 THE LAND SUSTAINS THE PEOPLE OF THE KUHI LOA .................................................................................................................... 20 1.6 HĀMĀKUA TODAY: COMMUNITY ASSETS AND CHALLENGES.......................................................................................... 21 1.6.1 ASSETS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 21 1.6.2 CHALLENGES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 22 1.7 HĀMĀKUA TOMORROW: COMMUNITY VISION.............................................................................................................. 23 1.7.1 ISSUES AND PRIORITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 1.7.2 VALUES AND VISION STATEMENT............................................................................................................................................. 24 1.8 FROM VISION TO ACTION ........................................................................................................................................... 25 1.8.1 COMMUNITY OBJECTIVES....................................................................................................................................................... 25 1.8.2 IDENTIFYING CDP STRATEGIES ................................................................................................................................................ 26 1.8.3 TYPES OF CDP STRATEGIES .................................................................................................................................................... 26 1.8.4 STRATEGIES TO ACTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 SECTION 2: APPLICABILITY ................................................................................................................................................. 28 2.1 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................................. 28 2.2. RELATIONSHIP TO THE GENERAL PLAN ...................................................................................................................... 28 2.3 PLANNING AREA ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 2.4 TYPES OF STRATEGIES .............................................................................................................................................. 28 2.5 CDP IMPLEMENTATION ROLES AND GUIDES ............................................................................................................... 29 SECTION 3: PREFERRED LAND USE & SETTLEMENT PATTERNS ................................................................................................ 31 3.1 LAND USE & SETTLEMENT PATTERNS .......................................................................................................................... 31 3.1.1 COMMUNITY OBJECTIVE ........................................................................................................................................................ 31 3.1.2 GENERAL PLAN SETTLEMENT FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................................... 31 3.1.3 EXISTING POLICY .................................................................................................................................................................. 31 3.1.4 LAND USE POLICY ................................................................................................................................................................. 33 HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN DRAFT SEPTEMBER 2015 | Table of Contents 3 3.1.5 COUNTY ACTION .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 3.1.6 LUPAG MAPS, FIGURES 2-13 ............................................................................................................................................... 36 SECTION 4: PROTECT AND ENHANCE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ........................................................................... 48 4.1 EXPAND THE LOCAL SYSTEM OF PRESERVES ................................................................................................................ 48 4.1.1 COMMUNITY OBJECTIVE ........................................................................................................................................................ 48 4.1.2 COUNTY ACTION .................................................................................................................................................................. 48 4.1.3 KŌKUA ACTION .................................................................................................................................................................... 49 4.1.4 COMMUNITY ACTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 49 4.2 PROTECT COASTAL RESOURCES ...............................................................................................................................