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PART 4. DISTRICT VISION STATEMENTS SECTION 1. PUNA DISTRICT VISION STATEMENT The Puna District is characterized by agricultural activities, growing rural residential subdivisions forming bedroom communities, small-scale visitor or visitor -generated activities, rugged unspoiled coastlines, a low -land rainforest known as Wao Kele '0 Puna, an active volcano within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and geothermal resources. Existing communities will be strengthened to provide some measure of commercial goods and services, and a new commercial core in Puna Makai to service a number of existing subdivisions containing an existing stock of 57,000+ buildable lots may be established. There are distinct planned or natural boundaries that emerge between communities. Kea'au and Pahoa serve as the principal areas for goods and services for Puna Mauka and Puna Makai, respectively. New urban centers are located near large subdivisions in Puna Makai to provide goods and services to the residents of Puna Makai. Small-scale visitor accommodations including bed and breakfast operations and a hotel property within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park with related uses are offered. Medium -scale resort amenities provide a cultural experience to visitors. Commercial and residential growth within existing villages, such as Kea'au, Kurtistown, Mountain View, Glenwood, Volcano, and Pahoa, are encouraged and may be expanded. Low density rural and agricultural uses dominate the landscape between existing communities. Industrial activities related to the geothermal resource may be established. Open space corridors along the Volcano Highway and the Puna coastline promote a rural/agricultural ambiance. State Highway 130, which serves residents of Puna Mauka and Puna Makai, is widened to four lanes from the Keaau Bypass to Hawaiian Paradise Park. A new State highway between Puna and Hilo is constructed to provide an alternate route for the safety of the residents of Puna Mauka and Puna Makai. An emergency access route, known as the Puna Emergency Access Road running through the Hawaiian Acres and Ainaloa subdivisions, is improved to insure access of emergency vehicles and provides an alternate route for residents in both Puna Mauka and Puna Makai. Water resources to Puna Mauka and Puna Makai provide an alternate distribution method, such as franchised trucking operations. Historic non-renewable cultural resources are protected and preserved. This area contains remnants of villages, heiaus, burials, and other important components of Hawaiian culture.