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Consistency with Government Plans and Policies Hawaii State Plan Adopted in 1978 and last revised in 1991 (Hawai'i Revised Statutes, Chapter 326, as amended), the Plan establishes a set of themes, goals, objectives and policies that are meant to guide the State's long term growth and development activities. The three themes that express the basic purpose of'the Hawai 1 State Plan are individual and family self- . sufficiency, social and economic mobility and community or social well- being. The project would promote these goals primarily by enhancing housing opportunity and social well- being. Hawaii County General Plan and Zoning The Hawai `i County General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG). The LUPAG map component of the General Plan is a graphic representation of the Plan's goals, policies, and standards as well as of the physical relationship between land uses. It also establishes the basic urban and non -urban form as well as the location of planned public and cultural facilities, public utilities and safety features, and transportation corridors. The project site is classified as Urban Expansion in the LUPAG. The project is consistent with the Urban Expansion designation, which is intended for a mix of high density, medium density, low density, industrial, industrial commercial, and /or open areas. Mu tai 7 County Zoning. The project site is in Hawai`i County Agricultural (A -5a) Zoning Designation. The KHP facility would not be a permitted use within this designation, however, the OFICD has the option of pre-empting this zoning designation For public housing projects. The property is not situated within the County's Special Management Area (SMA). The General Plan for the County of Hawaii is a policy document expressing the broad goals and policies for the long -range development of the Island of Hawaii. 'The General Ilan itself is organized into thirteen elements, with policies. objectives, standards, and policies for each. There are also discussions of the specific applicability of each element to the nine judicial districts comprising the County of Hawaii. Most relevant to the project are the following Goals, Standards, Policies and Courses of Action of particular chapters: Economic -- Goals (a) Provide residents with opportunities to irnprove their quality of life through economic development that enhances the County's natural and social environments. (h) Provide an economic environment that allows new, expanded, or improved economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's cultural, natural and social environrnent. Discussion: The project would help to achieve the stated goals of the Economic chapter of the General Plan by improving economic opportunity for residents in a manner that enhances the social environment.