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~N or M COUNTY OF HAWAII ~ STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 3~1 06 (Draft 4) RESOLUTION TO TEMPORARILY DELAY COUNCII. ACTION ON REZONING APPLICATIONS IN THE DISTRICTS OF NORTH AND SOUTH KONA UNTIL THE NORTH AND SOUTH KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE, OR UNTIL, JANUARY 1, 2007, WHICHEVER SHALL OCCUR FIRST. WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Constitution, Article IX, Section 6, Management of State Population Growth, states: "The State and its political subdivisions, as provided by general law, shall plan and manage the growth of the population to protect and preserve the public health and welfare; except that each political subdivision, as provided by general law, may plan and manage the growth of its population in a more restrictive manner than the State."; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Charter Section 3-15, from which the General Plan emerged as a major policy document, states, in part: "The county council shall adopt by ordinance a general plan which shall set forth the council's policy for long-range comprehensive physical development of the county. It shall contain a statement of development objectives, standards and principles with respect to the most desirable use of land within the county for residential, recreational, agricultural, commercial, industrial and other purposes and such other matter as may, in the council's judgment, be beneficial to the social, economic, and governmental conditions and trends and shall be designed to assure the coordinated development of the county and to promote the general welfare and prosperity of its people.... (b) No public improvement or project, or subdivision or zoning ordinance, shall be initiated or adopted unless the same conforms to and implements the general plan...."; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii County General Plan, Section 15.1, Community Development Plans, states, in part: "The Community Development Plans are intended to be the forum for community input into managing growth and coordinating the delivery of government services to the community. The Community Development Plans will translate the broad General Plan statements to specific actions as they apply to specific geographical areas...."