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POLICIES • The County may impose incremental and conditional zoning that would be based on performance requirements. • Promote and encourage the rehabilitation and the optimum utilization of resort areas that are presently serviced by basic facilities and utilities. • Lands currently designated Resort should be utilized before new resorts are allowed in undeveloped coastal areas. • Zoning of resort areas shall be granted when the proposed development is consistent with and incorporates the stated goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. • Continue to seek funds from the State Capital Improvement Program to help develop visitor destination areas in accordance with the County's General Plan. • Designate and allocate future resort areas in appropriate proportions and in keeping with the social, economic, and physical environments of the County. • Evaluate resort areas and the areas surrounding existing resorts to insure that viable quality resorts are developed and that the surrounding area contributes to the quality, ambience and character of the existing resorts. • Encourage the visitor industry to provide resort facilities that offer an educational experience of Hawaii as well as recreational activities. • Coastal resort developments shall provide public access to and parking for beach and shoreline areas. • Re-evaluate existing undeveloped resort designated and/or zoned areas and reallocate these lands in appropriate locations. • Require developers to provide the basic infrastructure necessary for development. Resorts -Hamakua -Profile The visitor industry in South Kohala has provided employment opportunities for residents of the Hamakua area. Within the district, there is a small hotel located in Honoka'a that is primarily used by local businessmen, construction workers, and travelers. Bed and breakfast operations were also established in parts of the Hamakua district. As of December 2000, there were 42 acres of resort zoned lands in Hamakua. In early 2001, a 15-acre area at Kukuihaele was rezoned to a resort district for the development of a 40-unit retreat resort facility referred to as "The Trees at Kukuihaele." There are also no shoreline areas where resort complexes can be feasibly developed to any substantial degree. Nevertheless, the district does have some visitor attractions. Waipio Valley is a major visitor attraction. Its beauty lies in its naturalness and the general absence of man-made elements. Because access into the valley is poor along a steep and dangerous road, the valley itself is not a suitable location for visitor-oriented commercial facilities and accommodations. Honoka'a town offers a different visitor attraction with its main street setting of 1930's commercial buildings. Resorts -Hamakua -Courses of Action