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[ -] 11) Create small parks as part of right -of -way acquisition for new connecting road <br />segments between subdivisions (see Section 4.3). This may consist of lot <br />remnants that are not needed for the right -of -way. <br />d. Create and improve Linear Parks as follows: <br />[ -] 1) When acquiring rights -of -way for constructing new roadways or improving <br />existing major roadways, make provisions for parallel multi -use recreational trails <br />with appropriate landscaped buffers on either side and provide connections to <br />other such existing or planned trails, to the extent possible. <br />[ -] 2) Complete development of Old Volcano Trail as a pedestrian and bicycle pathway. <br />[ -] 3) Acquire the former railroad right -of -way from Kapoho through Hawaiian <br />Paradise Park and develop it for hiking, bicycling and horse -back riding. <br />[ -] 4) Plan for the acquisition and development of the former railroad right -of -way from <br />Hawaiian Paradise Park to Railroad Avenue in Hilo for bicycle, pedestrian and <br />horse -back riding, provided that measures are taken to protect agricultural uses of <br />adjoining lands. <br />[ -] ) Plan for public access along Old Government Road (coastal trail) as a bicycle and <br />hiking trail with a natural and cultural resource interpretive program. <br />e. Create and improve Preserves as follows: <br />[ -] 1) <br />[-] <br />[-] <br />For designated preserves, assess the appropriate level of site visitor usage and <br />implement self - guided or steward -led interpretative tours through the site. <br />Improve conditions at Wai`opae Tidepools and the Marine Conservation District <br />by: (1) Offering tax credits to nearby private landowners as incentive to convert <br />existing cesspools, where they exist, to septic tanks with a pump -out system; (2) <br />Providing public sanitary facilities, including a toilet and trash receptacle; (3) <br />Providing off - street parking that does not encroach into private lands; and (4) <br />Providing permanent public access. <br />Consider acquiring Kapoho Crater (Green Lake) and adjacent land for native <br />plant/habitat restoration and a nature center with activities and interpretive <br />programs for school -aged students and the general public. <br />Consider hiking trails through Nanawale Forest Reserve, provided that areas with <br />intact native forest are adequately protected. <br />Pursue development of a passive cultural resources and ethno - botanical park in <br />Hawaiian Paradise Park, to include the rock wall, native and introduced plants and <br />exceptional trees." <br />SECTION 8. Chapter 3, section 3.6 (Energy Sustainability), subsection 3.6.3 (Actions), <br />of the Puna Community Development Plan (as amended), is amended by amending paragraph (f) <br />to read as follows: <br />"f. Apply the Public Utilities Commission Public Benefits Fund Re] as incentives to <br />homeowners and landlords to retrofit dwellings for alternative energy devices and <br />systems, using a sliding scale to provide greater subsidies to low- income households. <br />The County may augment this with matching grants and low- interest loans." <br />6 <br />