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4.61 Develop procedural guidelines for renegotiating access agreements. <br />4.62 Renegotiate public accesses that were developed prior to Chapter 34 to be <br />consistent with Chapter 34. <br />4.63 Evaluate and initiate Charter & code amendments related to Public Access, Open <br />Space and Natural Resource Preservation (PONC). These may include: <br />a) Clearly distinguish categories of PONC property, such as active or passive use, <br />conservation, restoration, natural buffer areas, access uses, etc. (for <br />AGENCY ACTION <br />4.67 Coordinate with State agencies to improve access and access/trail management <br />resources (including policies, conditions, identification, cataloguing, enforcement, <br />maintenance, etc.). <br />4.68 Consider establishing a working group with surrounding land owners and the user - <br />community to educate users and manage ATV use to ensure that non -pedestrian <br />allowances are not permitted within sections of modern trails that overlap, are <br />congruent, or correspond to ancient or historic trails and its associated features. <br />4.69 Coordinate with hunting associations and other land stewards, to establish clear <br />hunting policies and disseminate education regarding these policies. <br />4.70 To facilitate greater public access to and along the shoreline and elsewhere, amend <br />Hawai'i Revised Statutes 520, Hawaii's Recreational Use Statute (RUS), to make it less <br />ambiguous and to discourage frivolous lawsuits. <br />SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVE <br />Increase participation in scenic preservation programs (Heritage Corridors, Scenic <br />Byways, Scenic Corridors and Exceptional Trees) <br />POLICY <br />447. Hawaii County shall use the following place types as guidelines for designating sites <br />and viewsheds that shall be protected: <br />a) Distinctive and identifiable landforms distinguished as landmarks and/or cultural <br />landscapes, e.g. Mauna Kea, Waipi'o Valley. <br />b) Coastline areas of striking contrast, e.g. Laupahoehoe Point <br />c) Vistas of distinctive features <br />