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a resort destination whose government and industry leaders respect the island's residents and their need to have a community life wlaerc visitors are not always present and who find effective ways to protect residents' custoanary use of special. places far religious and cultural obse~ances, fishing: gathering, hunting and recreation; nn~ an island whose government supports the labor force and small business owners, firmly holding to essential policies and regulations while elifninating unnecessary red tape. .Zoor9a~ng in for snore dePail, we envision that in 2024 Kaaa,~a `i ~vad1 have these ch~racgerisrics eared qusalities: Cuffing #'®r Lnt~ ~~~e~ and Cnl~r~ ~lae people of Kaua `i, along with the State and County governments, practice carefaal stewardship of the island's land and waters. 'I`lea high Ynountains, forested watershed areas, the ocean and coral reefs, beaches these areas are managed a~ T~ of t~ public lards Wit, Over S~ gercent of Kaua`i's laud area lies in flee d~adeveloped highlan€ls of central Kauai and the s~p cliffs and valleys of the ~ phi Coast. ~Ia~gor landmarks include tl peaks of ~6'ai`ale`ale and I~awailcini; ~'airnea. Canyon, and. the ~lal~a`i Swamp. Nurtut'ed by capful conservation prsactices, tlxese lands support recoveriatg populations of native forest birds and other native plant and animal species. Over ~Q percent of the land rean~i.ns in agricultural use, interspersed with agricultural communities. Only fou€~ to eve percent of Kaua'i's land area is drlopcd with urban uses almost all of it on the coastal plains ringing the island. Kaua`i's grs~dwaterss rivers and streams are managed to -supply water for human consumption and agricultural irrigation, while maintaining surface flows needed to support native uatic life, taro cultivation grad other riparian uses, and recreation. Kaua`i's coastal areas are safeguarded to preserve beaches, natural landmarks, Hawaiian fishponds an€€~ other Native 1Flawaiian sites. C€rral reefs, surfing sites and fishing grounds are also protected. 'The beaches and shoreline area belong eo the public trust, anal ttae County assures that access frorn public roads to the shoreline is maintained and unproved. Kaua`i's laud and waters are imbued with history and legends fundamental to Native ~[awaiiar, culture. A-.ncient place-naznes convey meaning. i,aredmks such as 1-I~`upu and ~ `u Konaenae frame ~c landscag~ and guide our travels around the island arad on the ocean, The County is vigilant in protecting flee visual integrity of in~porta~at land features. ~lae Kauai comunity ar~d the County government respect and prefect the special rights in land and waters that are rooted in the Native Hawaiian culture. 1?rior to Western contact, 1-Iawaiians managed the environment axa_d organised their society through a land division system whose basic element was the "alaupua`a," =1`lae ahupua`a is rsn area of land usually extending . the mountains to the sea, including not only the highest inland -areas but also the &h~relinc, fishponds, reefs, and deep fishing areas. like the modem concept of "watershed,,, the ahupua`a system recognises tl€c integral connection aanong land-based, streaan-based, anal ocean-based resources and acctiv-ities. Vision fast K~aa2~'i 2-3