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Pursuant to the Section 226-52 and 58 of the <br />Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS),, as well as <br />Section3-15 of the County Charter, the General <br />Plan includes overall themes, goals, principles, <br />objectives, and policies, as well as <br />implementation priorities and actions to carry out <br />policies including, but not limited to, land use <br />maps, programs, projects., regulatory measures,, <br />standards and principles, and interagency <br />coordination. Neither the HRS nor the County <br />Charter clearly define all the terms above, so for <br />the purposes of the 2045 General Plan, they are <br />defined in this section using references from <br />professional planning practice. The authority of <br />the General Plan includes three fundamental <br />types: directional, regulatory, and programmatic. <br />Authority Limits of the General Plan <br />The 2045 General Plan often relies on further <br />implementation actions, such as zoning and <br />budget ordinances, to move Hawaii Island in the <br />direction of our goals. Further, it contains no <br />authority to change previously existing <br />subdivisions or zoning, and no authority over lands <br />governed by the Department of Hawaiian Home <br />Lands (DHHL). The Hawaiian Homes Commission <br />has the ultimate control over uses of the Hawaiian <br />home lands leased to Native Hawaiians. <br />1.2 <br />The 2002 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) <br />between the County and DHHL is formally <br />referenced in the General Plan and included as an <br />appendix to ensure institutional knowledge of <br />DHHL"s land use authority over its lands. <br />Achieving our island's vision will require collective <br />long-term commitments that build on this plan. <br />History of the Plan <br />0 <br />General Plan studies in the County of Hawaii <br />were initiated in the late 1950s and were limited <br />to particular regions of the island such as the <br />Hilo., Kona, Kohalal Ha-ma-kua., and Puna Districts. <br />As such, these initial plans lacked a <br />comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated <br />overview of the entire County. The first of these <br />studies, "A Plan for Kona".. was completed in <br />1960 and encompassed the districts of North <br />and South Kona. "A Plan for the Metropolitan <br />Area of Hilo" was completed in 1961 for the <br />districts of South Hilo and Puna. "The Kohala- <br />H5m5kua Region General Plan" was completed <br />in 1963 and covered part of the district of North <br />Kona and the districts of North and South <br />Kohalal H5m5kua,, and North Hilo. These <br />regional plans were adopted by Ordinance No. <br />317 in July 1965, as the General Plan for the <br />County. The district of Ka 6 u was the only area in <br />the County no t covered by this plan. <br />The first General Plan document to be completed <br />after the ratification of the County Charter in 1968 <br />was adopted by ordinance on December 15, 1971 <br />by the County Council. Upon adoption of the <br />General Plan in 19711 the Council laid the <br />foundation for establishing a comprehensive <br />planning program for the County of Hawaii. This <br />program consists of a hierarchical set of plans and <br />activities. The initial development of the General <br />Plan program, undertaken between 1968 and <br />1970, was funded through an agreement between <br />the County of Hawaii and the U.S. Department of <br />Housing and Urban Development through the <br />former State of Hawaii Department of Planning <br />1.0 Introduction I County of Hawaii General Plan <br />