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INTRODUCTION The combination of these challenges calls for bold planning initiatives to re-shape the pattern of future growth and development in a manner that is more in harmony with the natural setting and more supportive of a better, sustainable quality of life. These initiatives are embodied in the three main themes of this plan. ;i 1.3 ORGANIZATION OF THE PLAN The Puna (Community Development Plan is organized into three overazching themes that correspond to they top three issues that face the region, as identified in the public involvement process, including: • Public participation and County policy, as reflected in earlier planning efforts, including the draft Puna Community Development Plan in the eazly 1990's, the County of Hawaii General Plan (2005), the Puna Regional Circulation Study (2005), and the various community-based master plans produced for several of Puna's subdivisions and villages. • The 130 Small Group Meetings held throughout Puna in early 2006 to solicit issues, concerns and ideas at the "grass roots" level. • The two public workshops held in July and September, 2006, to provide background information on conditions and trends and potential tools to address issues, as well as to solicit additional comments and ideas from Puna stakeholders. • The analyses and recommendations in written reports prepazed and submitted by the citizen-based Working Groups. • Comments received on the series of three Working Papers prepazed by the project consultant to address each of the three themes, drawing from the reports of the Working Groups and the preceding planning efforts. • Deliberations and decisions by the Puna Community Development Plan Steering Committee in a series of meetings in September through December 2007 on preliminary goals, objectives and actions compiled by the project consultant, based on the results of the above work products. At its January 18, 2007 meeting the Steering Committee adopted the following vision statement to embrace the three themes and guide the direction of the plan: The Vision: Malama Puna A Mau Loa! Residents of'Puna live in harmony with the ~aina while promoting a sustainable vibrant local economy, healthy communities, and a viable transportation system that is accessible, friendly and safe for now and future generations. The three ,themes of this plan are presented in the following order: 1-6