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Introduction 1.4 PURPOSE OF THE CDP The up rposes of the North Kohala CDP (Community Development Plan) are to: • Articulate North Kohala's residents' Vision and Values for their Community • Identify North Kohala's residents' Priority Issues to be addressed by the CDP • Develop Strategies and Action Programs to address those Priority Issues According to the Hawaii County General Plan, the CDPs are intended to: • Be the forum for community input into managing growth and coordinating the delivery of government services to the community • Translate the broad General Plan statements to specific actions • Direct physical development and public improvements within a specific area • Focus on action The North Kohala CDP will be enacted as a County Ordinance. As an ordinance, the CDP can have policies that are mandatory. For example, Policy No. 4 (page 22) on Agricultural Subdivisions states that: "Any proposed Agricultural Subdivision in North Kohala shall submit an agricultural production plan with their preliminary subdivision application that clearly demonstrates that the land will be primarily used for active agriculture, and that any proposed dwellings will be farm dwellings." This is mandatory language; the key mandatory verb here is "shall." Other policies are intended to be guidelines that are important but not legally binding. An example of a policy that provides general guidance but not specific requirements is the policy regarding population growth: "Recognize North Kohala as a Rural Community that should not experience significant urban/suburban development that impacts population growth." The key verb here is "should." 1.5 PLANNING PROCESS The Hawaii County Planning Department recognizes that only with broad public input can North Kohala residents take ownership of this plan, to embrace the Vision and commit to the follow-up actions necessary for its implementation and success. Initiated in )une 2005 with the beginning of the "Community Readiness Program" (CRP), this plan is the result of an extensive public participation process that is summarized below. North Kohala CDP Page 4 ,