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Coast In 1990, the HAWAII STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY and the HAWAII COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY both adopted resolutions at their conventions calling for the State and County to develop and implement a plan to protect the open nature of the coast, preserve its valuable historic sites and promote nonexclusive enjoyment of it by residents and visitor alike." In 1990, DECISION - ACTION 90's, a report to Hawaii County, calls on the State and County to "quickly and clearly establish areas in the County that are never to be developed" and cites Kohala as an example where development should be discouraged In 1990 COASTLINE CONFERENCE - recommendations to form a special area designation for the coast such as scenic heritages or historic corridor In 1989, the HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE passed a resolution calling for protection of the coastline from development and calling for a survey of the coast. The resolution was passed unanimously In 1989, the WEST HAWAII REGIONAL PLAN says the State and County have already over- committed West Hawaii in resort and resort-residential development and shows no resort- residential development in North Kohala. The plan identifies the cliffs and valleys of Kohala Mountain and the panoramic coastal views from Kohala Mountain as highest on its list of "important scenic heritage resources" In 1988, almost 6,000 HAWAII ISLAND SIGNATURES WERE COLLECTED FOR A PETITION CALLING FOR A BUILDING MORATORIUM makai of Akoni Pule Highway. The signature were collected by the Citizens for the Protection of the North Kohala Coast and over half of the signatures were from Kohala In 1988, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 179 passed both houses of the State Legislature and called on governments to work together to ensure public view and open space along the coast and to discourage development makai of Akoni Pule Highway In 1988, DLNR commissioned the study "NORTH KOHALA: PERCEPTIONS OF A CHANGING COMMUNITY", which indicated the intent of past state administrations and DLNR staff to preserve and protect the North Kohala Coast. This study also stated that the North Kohala Coast has the most numerous and intact, pre-contact archeological and cultural sites in the state In 1983, THE NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, adopted by resolution by the County Planning Commission, which implements the General Plan for the North Kohala District, recommended for OPEN classification the entire length of the North Kohala Coast In 1972, the DLNR study entitled "NORTH KOHALA, PRESERVATION OF ISTORICAL RESOURCES" indicated the intent of past state administrations and DLNR staff to preserve and protect the North Kohala Coast. Early 1970's newspaper articles discuss the need to preserve the coast In 1963, the KOHALA-HAMAKUA REGIONAL GENERAL PLAN stated that development and resorts should be concentrated in South Kohala and away from existing residential areas such as Hawi. No resort zoning was identified along the North Kohala Coast. Pao'o and Kaiholena Information Page 9 of 10