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