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Top Overall Strategies in Each Category, 2000-2020 <br /> The following issues are the most important strategies within each of the 12 categories: <br /> (1) Economic -Potential Businesses: Restaurants <br /> (2) Economics -Agriculture: Agricultural marketing <br /> (3) Education -School/Community: Computer centers/classes/distance learning <br /> (4) Education -Cultural: Maintain sacred places <br /> Public Safety -Police substatiodpatrolJvisibility <br /> Environment -Education: Pesticide education <br /> (7) Environment -Protection: Recycling center <br /> (8) Environment -Access: Hunting/gathering/fishing rights <br /> (9) Recreation - Yonth centers <br /> (10) Health Care -Health care facility <br /> (11) Transportation -Vans with lifts to doctors <br /> (12) Arts -Entertainment <br /> Implications of the Findings <br /> The data suggests a number of interesting implications that may help to guide community <br /> development activity: <br /> (1) In all combined categories, 71 total businesses aze projected over the nett 20 years in this Plan, <br /> and these businesses will generate 250 jobs during this period. These numbers are intentionally <br /> conservative. <br /> (2) Within each category, the strategies with the highest votes for immediate action aze generally not <br /> businesses but services (e.g., marketing, classes, police visibility, advocacy). Of the Top 20 <br /> strategies, only 10 can realistically be described as business opportunities. The other issues are <br /> related to government services or policies and community organizing. <br /> (3) Public safety is the most important issue for the Hamakua Coast. Environmental education is the <br /> second most important issue. <br /> (4) The most desirable business opportunities are in the areas of food and agriculture (e.g., <br /> marketing, restaurants, certified kitchens, farmers' mazkets, medicinal herbs, and hazdwood <br /> forestry). Two strategies -community gazdens and value-added food/wood products -were <br /> originally the highest rated economic activities, but they did not emerge as an immediate priority in <br /> the final analysis. However, considering their initial appeal, they should still be considered important <br /> to the region. <br /> (5) The majority of the non-agricultural economic activity envisioned for the region is geared to <br /> visitors rather than residents, which assumes that there will be enough interested visitors in the <br /> ` region to ensure the viability of these endeavors. <br /> <br /> l (6) Business planning is a prerequisite for all enterprise development initiatives in this Plan. <br /> 15 <br /> <br />