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facilitate adaptive reuse, mixed -use development, building rehabilitation, and streetside <br />improvements while maintaining health and safety standards. <br />Article 3. Tourism <br />Section 2-3-1. Policies. <br />(1) Tourism must be intentionally planned and responsibly managed. Tourism should not <br />overburden communities, infrastructure, housing, or natural and cultural resources, and <br />should remain consistent with carrying capacity and community priorities. <br />(2) Tourism should contribute to community well-being. Tourism should be evaluated not <br />only by visitor activity or revenue, but by measurable outcomes related to resident quality <br />of life and infrastructure performance. <br />(3) Stewardship of place is essential. Heavily visited places should be managed first and <br />foremost for the benefit of residents and long-term resource health, with visitor access <br />accommodated where it can occur respectfully and sustainably. <br />(4) Tourism revenues should be reinvested locally to offset impacts. Tourism revenues, <br />including the Transient Accommodations Tax, Green Fee, or similar mechanisms, should <br />be directed toward mitigating tourism impacts, supporting resident -serving infrastructure, <br />and stewardship. <br />(5) Visitor accommodations should be thoughtfully located and scaled. Visitor <br />accommodations should be concentrated in areas with infrastructure capacity and near <br />visitor attractions or commercial centers to reduce sprawl, infrastructure strain, and undue <br />impacts on residential neighborhoods. <br />Section 2-3-2. Actions. <br />(a) Align County tourism initiatives with General Plan policy. The department of research <br />and development shall align tourism initiatives with this General Plan and the County's <br />Destination Management Plan. <br />(b) Evaluate place -based tools for managing visitor activity. The planning department, in <br />consultation with the department of research and development, shall assess the feasibility <br />of Visitor Destination Areas and similar zoning or management tools to better manage <br />visitor activity. <br />(c) Implement the Destination Management Plan. The department of research and <br />development shall ensure implementation, regular review, and public reporting of Hawaii <br />Island's Destination Management Plan, in coordination with State agencies and relevant <br />partners. <br />(d) Prioritize community -aligned tourism enterprises. In administering tourism -related <br />programs or incentives, the department of research and development shall prioritize <br />locally -rooted, culturally grounded, and community -aligned enterprises. <br />10 <br />