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Planning Area: Also referred to as the Hamakua Planning Area, or the CDP Planning Area — the geographic region of <br />the Hamakua CDP, which roughly encompasses Waipi'o Valley to Wainaku, or the regions known as Hamakua, North <br />Hilo, and rural South Hilo. See Figure 1: Map of Hamakua Planning Area. <br />Pu'u: Cinder cone. <br />Special Management Area: An area along the shoreline designated for special protections. The Office of Planning <br />(OP) administers Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 205A, the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) law, and the <br />purpose of HRS Chapter 205A is to "provide for the effective management, beneficial use, protection, and <br />development of the Coastal Zone." The Special Management Area (SMA) permitting system is part of the CZM <br />Program approved by Federal and State agencies. <br />Urban Growth Boundary: this is the line designating a town's current or future desired urban boundary, as shown in <br />the CDP Land Use Guide Maps. Generally, this is where the Low Density Urban (LDU) designation ends, and either <br />the Rural or Agricultural designation begins. <br />Wahi Pana: Celebrated and storied places in the cultural traditions of Hawai'i. <br />Wao: Mauka forest lands. <br />1.-.2 Glossary of Acronyms <br />APD: Agricultural Project District, pursuant HCC section 25-6-50 <br />BID: Business improvement district, Appendix V4B, pursuant to HCC Chapter 35. <br />CBCA: Community-based collaborative action <br />CBED: Community-based economic development <br />CEDS: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy <br />CERT: Community emergency response team, program administered by County Civil Defense agency with County of <br />Fire Dept. training. <br />CIP: Capital improvements program. Both the State and the County adopt annual CIP budgets <br />COH: County of Hawai'i <br />COE: Army Corps of Engineers <br />CTAHR: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i <br />CZM: Coastal Zone Management, pursuant HRS Chapter 205A <br />DAR: Division of Aquatic Resources, Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai'i <br />DBEDT: Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of Hawai'i <br />DHHL: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, State of Hawai'i <br />DLNR: Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai'i <br />DOA: Department of Agriculture, State of Hawai'i <br />DOBOR: Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai'i <br />17 <br />