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<br /> (a) To protect human life and health while minimizingpropertv damage through the <br /> <br /> pursuit of solutions which are cost effective; <br /> (b) To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects; <br /> (c) To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and <br /> generally undertaken at the expense of the general public; <br /> (d) To minimize prolonged business interruptions; <br /> (e) To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, <br /> electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in areas of special flood <br /> hazard; <br /> (f) To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of <br /> areas of special flood hazard [se-as] to minimize future flood blight areas; <br /> (g) To assist in notifying potential buyers that property is in an area of special flood <br /> hazard; and <br /> (h) To ensure that those who occupy areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility <br /> for their actions. <br /> To use current best management practices for the infiltration approach to storm water <br /> management to imitate and preserve the natural hydrolo i~ cvcle~ to move storm water <br /> slowly to reduce the speed volume and pollutant load over permeable surfaces (soil, <br /> lava grasslands shallow retention basins soil depressions and forests), to allow the <br /> storm water to percolate into the ground where the rainfall ori,einally occurs. <br /> (J) To use floodplain management as an island-wide component of resource manaeement <br /> with the obiectives of improved water quality erosion control floodwater management, <br /> endan eg red species and habitat conservation and enhancement. <br /> (k) To increase the minimum standard for floodwater control. <br /> (1) To comply with Section 5 "Flooding and Other Natural Hazards; ' of the County of <br /> Hawaii General Plan. <br /> (ml To create and maintain an integrated electronic database of records, <br /> including but not limited to GIS maps tax map keys, permits and other <br /> development reviews watershed maps floodplains FEMA floodplain elevation <br /> and floodproofing certificates for all new and substantially improved construction <br /> in Special Flood Hazard Areas and any other information associated with <br /> floodplain mana eg ment• <br /> (n) To promote a regional watershed-based approach as acost-effective means of <br /> 2 <br /> <br />