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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 • The County shall strive for diversification of its economy by strengthening existing industries and attracting new endeavors. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, standards and courses of action to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the spatial relationships among various land uses and the expressed policy statements of the document itself. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic land use pattern for areas within the County. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time or stage certain developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County, but ultimately, on the future development of the whole island. As part of the General Plan comprehensive review in 1989, the area bordered by Kawili Street, Lanikaula Street and the existing Industrial area was redesignated to allow limited expansion of Industrial Area into this section of Waiakea House Lots. As a result, the boundary of the Industrial Area designation expanded from the Kanoelehua Industrial Subdivision to the borders of Manono Street, Lanikaula Street and to Kanoelehua Avenue. The current revisions to the General Plan LUPAG Map propose to redesignate a portion of the Waiakea House Lots to Industrial as the area is transitioning to industrial - commercial in character. The area bordered by Laukapu Street-Piilani Street-Hualani Street is proposed for redesignation from Low Density Urban to Industrial Area. The area bordered by Lanikaula Street-Laukapu Street-Hualani Street-Kalanikoa Street is proposed for redesignation from Low Density Urban to Industrial Area. The area bordered by Lanikaula Street-Mililani Street-Hualani Street-Laukapu Street is proposed for redesignation from Low Density Urban to Medium Density Urban for higher density residential uses and commercial activities. The MCX zoning areas that were approved or pending with the County Council are primarily along the west side of Kanoelehua Avenue. However, the proposed MCX zoning for the project area will complement the revisions to the LUPAG Map. The project area is designated Industrial on the LUPAG Map. The industrial designation includes uses such as manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, large storage and transportation facilities and light industrial uses. The advantage of this area is its location in close proximity to water, air transportation terminals, harbor facilities and the residential population of Hilo. In this particular portion of Waiakea House Lots, the area serves as an appropriate transitioning from residential to commercial and light industrial uses. Further, the proposed change of zone would complement the existing commercial and industrial land uses that already exist in this area and will provide for an