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ACRONYMS <br />CDP <br />Community Development Plan <br />CERT <br />Community Emergency Response Team <br />CRP <br />Community Readiness Program <br />DLNR <br />State Department of Land and Natural Resources <br />DOH <br />State Department of Health <br />DPW <br />County of Hawai'i Department of Public Works <br />DWS <br />County of Hawai'i Department of Water Supply <br />EA <br />Environmental Assessment <br />EIS <br />Environmental Impact Statement <br />FCC <br />Federal Communications Commission <br />FEMA <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />GIS <br />Geographic Information System <br />HILT <br />Hawai'i Island Land Trust <br />HICDC <br />Hawai'i Island Community Development Corporation <br />IAL <br />Important Agricultural Land <br />LUPAG <br />Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide <br />MGD <br />Millions of Gallons per Day <br />NRC <br />Neighborhood Recycling Center <br />NK <br />North Kohala <br />PUC <br />Public Utilities Commission <br />SC <br />Steering Committee <br />TMK <br />Tax Map Key <br />USDA <br />United States Department of Agriculture <br />WWTP <br />Wastewater Treatment Plant <br />DEFINITIONS <br />Action Program — The set of steps needed to carry out a "Strategy," including "WHO will take the <br />lead," "WHAT needs to be done," WHEN will actions take place," "HOW MUCH will it cost," <br />and "Intended Outcome." <br />Ahupua'a — Land divisions used by ancient Hawaiians that extended from the top of the mountain <br />to the fishing waters of the sea, similar to today's concept of a watershed. These wedge-shaped <br />divisions of land contained all of the resources needed for human survival, and provided the <br />principal physical and social structure for Native Hawaiian society. <br />Cultural Landscapes — Areas with high concentrations of cultural sites. The landscape as a whole <br />is important, since the sites are often positioned in relation to each other. Archaeological experts <br />have identified Kohala's coast as one of the most intact cultural landscapes in the state. <br />Dwelling — A building or part thereof designed for or used for residential occupancy or both and <br />containing one or more dwelling units, and includes double -family dwelling or duplex, mobile <br />dwelling, multiple -family dwelling and single-family dwelling. <br />vii <br />