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Coastal High Hazard Areas include tsunami inundation, sea level, rise, and special flood hazard areas. Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Area encompasses all lands of the State of Hawai'i and the area extending seaward from the shoreline to the limit of the State's police power and management authority, including the United States territorial sea. Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program was created through passage of the Federal CZM Act of 1972. The Hawai'i Coastal Zone Management Program is a State program that was enacted to focus on a common focus for state and county actions dealing with land and water uses and activities. As the State's resource management policy umbrella, it is the guiding perspective for the design and implementation of allowable land and water uses and activities throughout the State. Hawai'i Revised Statutes Chapter 205A requires the legal and operational compliance, with CZM objectives and policies. Collaborative Biocultural Stewardship represents an approach to sustainable development that emphasizes collaboration and partnership building among stakeholders and refers to the integration of cultural and natural resource management strategies to promote conservation, sustainability, and resilience. Community Conservation Areas are natural or modified ecosystems, including significant biodiversity, ecological services, and cultural values, voluntarily conserved by local communities through customary laws or other effective means. Community Development Plan (CDP) is a regional community plan for a specific planning area, typically comprising, but not necessarily bounded by, one or more of the County's judicial districts. Community -Based Food System are networks of farms and food businesses that do business in order to build community health, wealth, connection, and capacity, as well as to sustain themselves financially. Cottage Industry lis a small-scale industry that can be carried on at home generally by family members using their own equipment. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a multidisciplinary approach of crime prevention that uses urban and architectural design and the management of built and natural environments. Critical Environmental Areas include but are not limited to: • Watershed and recharge areas • Wildlife habitats (on land and in the ocean) • Areas with endangered species of plants and wildlife • Natural streams and water bodies • Scenic and recreational shoreline resources • Open space and natural areas • Historic and cultural sites • Areas particularly sensitive to reduction in water and air quality; and scenic resources • Lands designated for acquisition by public agencies for conservation and natural resource protection • Lands designated as Conservations in the State Land Use (SLU), Future Land Use maps, or Zoning maps • Identified wetlands Critical Facilities include public and private facilities that need to be operational during and after a hazardous event to meet public health and safety needs, or to speed economic recovery. Critical Habitat is a specific geographic area that contains features essential for the conservation of a threatened or endangered species and that may require special management and protection. Critical habitat may include an area that is not currently occupied by the species but that will be needed for its recovery. Daily Census is the average number of visitors present on a single day. Glossary I County of Hawai'i General Plan 11