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4.j Create and maintain a GIS overlay of h.istoric districts. <br />4.k Educate and encourage property owners to nominate structures and sitesto the State and National <br />Register of Historic Places. <br />4.1 Support property owners with the preservation of historic structures that are on the State and <br />National Register of Historic Places. <br />4:m Provide real property tax incentives for historic properties, including commercial properties. <br />4.n Support the development of a multi -sector public education program regarding historic and <br />cultural sitesthattarget key partners such asthe visitor industry, real estate agents, site developers, <br />consultants, schools, youth groups, and civic organizations. <br />Objective 5 <br />Protect, restore, and enhance our communities' unique scenic character. <br />Policies <br />5.1 Consider structural setbacks from major thoroughfares and highways and establish development <br />and design guidelines to protect important view planes. <br />5.2 Preserve transportation corridors that have important scenic, historic, recreational, natural and/or <br />cultural resources that enhance the character and scenic resources of communities. <br />5.3 Protect the views of areas endowed with natural beauty by carefully considering the effects of <br />proposed construction and compatibility during all land use reviews. <br />5.4 Encourage the design of developments and activities that complement the natural beauty of the <br />island. <br />5.5 Maintain a program to identify and protect viewing sites on the island. <br />5.6 Preserve and protect culturally significant lava tubes, caves, or other geologic features determined <br />to be significant by a governmental agency or plan. <br />Actions <br />5.a Prioritize maintaining the views at scenic overlooks with a frequently maintained vegetation <br />management program which includes eradication of invasive species. Coordinate this work with a <br />regular roadway vegetation management maintenance program. <br />5.b Develop and establish view plane criteria, rankings, and regulations to preserve and enhance <br />views of scenic or prominent landscapes and/or corridors from specific locations and coastal <br />aesthetics. <br />5.c Develop a process for reviewing and revising guidelines for designating Natural Beauty Sites. <br />5.d Establish a Scenic Resources Protection Program to identify, inventory, and protect areas of <br />significant beauty. The program could include recommendations from the Scenic Resources <br />Inventory and Mapping Project (2016). <br />2.0 Collaborative Biocultural Stewardship I County of Hawaii General Plan 48 <br />