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SECTION 4 4.1 INTRODUCTION In 2014 the CAC of HPPOA devised a survey of questions geared to the community's needs. Over four hundred surveys were returned and the results tallied. The three major categories of priorities identified by the responses to the survey are Recreational, Town and Village Centers, and Infrastructure. 4.2 RECREATION From the survey, the highest priority was for recreational facilities, such as parks and recreational/sports fields. A community park or sports fields would aid in family, youth, and senior time together; encourage physical activity; and provide usable space during a disaster. It would foster communication and build community. Some of the specific items mentioned in the survey were the following: development of parks, walking and bike trails, swimming pool, gymnasium, sports fields, community hall, theater, library, after school center, senior center, dog park, skateboard park, tennis courts, and playgrounds for young children. Our survey is in agreement with Section 3.1 of the 2011 PCDP which states "the DOE maintains recreational facilities in Pahoa, Keaau, and Mt View for the purpose of student activities. Some facilities are owned and maintained by community associations; some subdivisions contain underdeveloped parcels set aside for parks. However funds have not been available to develop facilities on them either from private or public sources. As population and residential development increases at a fast pace, there is a need to establish community parks in large underserved subdivisions such as HPP." (PCDP Fig 3-3 Overview of Parks and Natural Area Network in PUNA designates proposed parks in HPP) F15]