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(6) Development should maintain long-standing public connections. New development should provide, protect, or enhance public access connections where appropriate, particularly where historic routes or shoreline access have existed. (7) Subsistence access supports food gathering and land stewardship. Public access policies should recognize the role of hunting, fishing, and gathering in local food security, cultural practice, and active land stewardship, and support safe and appropriate access to designated areas in coordination with responsible agencies. (8) Access must remain usable across generations. Public access infrastructure should be clearly marked, safely designed, and regularly maintained to ensure long-term usability and public benefit. Section 3-3-2. Actions. (a) Effective access planning begins with knowing what exists. The planning department shall identify, map, and maintain an inventory of existing and potential public access points, including beaches, shorelines, trails, open spaces, and commonly used access routes. (b) The development process should help secure public access. The planning department shall require the dedication or preservation of public access easements where allowed by law as part of subdivision, zoning, or development approvals as appropriate. (c) Access improvements should be functional, safe, and context -sensitive. The department of public works, in coordination with other County departments, shall improve and maintain County -owned access points, including signage, pathways, parking, and basic safety features appropriate to the setting. (d) Coordinate access routes that cross jurisdictional boundaries. The County shall work with State and federal agencies to secure, enhance, and manage public access across lands with shared or adjacent jurisdiction, including shoreline areas and designated management lands. (e) Subsistence access for hunting and gathering requires coordination. Where appropriate, the County shall coordinate with State agencies and local community partners to support safe, managed public access to designated hunting, fishing, and gathering areas, consistent with resource protection, public safety, and applicable law. Article 4. Historic and Cultural Sites. Section 3-4-1. Policies. (1) Historic and cultural resources anchor Hawaii Island's identity. The County should protect, preserve, and honor historic, archaeological, and cultural resources that give Hawaii Island its identity, history, and sense of place. 23