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2.2 Goals <br /> a. Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life through <br /> economic development that enhances the County's natural and social <br /> environments. <br /> b. Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the <br /> physical, social and cultural environments of the island of Hawai`i. <br /> c. Strive for diversity and stability in the economic system. <br /> d. Provide an economic environment that allows new, expanded, or improved <br /> economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's cultural, <br /> natural, and social environment. <br /> e. Strive for an economic climate that provides its residents an opportunity <br /> for choice of occupation. <br /> f. Strive for diversification of the economy by strengthening existing <br /> industries and attracting new endeavors. <br /> g. Promote and develop the island of Hawai`i into a unique scientific and <br /> cultural model, where economic gains are in balance with social and <br /> physical amenities. Development should be reviewed on the basis of total <br /> impact on the residents of the County, not only in terms of immediate short <br /> run economic benefits. <br /> 2.3 Policies <br /> i. Continue to encourage the research, development, and implementation of <br /> advanced technologies and processes. <br /> j. Support the advancement of high technology industries. <br /> s. Assist the further development of the agriculture through the protection of <br /> important agricultural lands. <br /> t. Assist in the promotion of the agriculture industry whose products are <br /> recognized as being produced on the island of Hawai`i. <br /> y. Encourage new industries that provide favorable benefit-cost relationships <br /> to the people of the County. Benefit-cost relationships include more than <br /> fiscal considerations. <br /> 4.2 Goals <br /> a. Define the most desirable use of land within the County that achieves an <br /> ecological balance providing residents and visitors the quality of life and <br /> an environment in which the natural resources of the island are viable and <br /> sustainable. <br /> 6.2 Goals <br /> a. Protect, restore, and enhance the sites, buildings, and objects of significant <br /> historical and cultural important to Hawai`i. <br /> b. Appropriate access to significant historic sites, buildings, and objects of <br /> public interest should be made available. <br /> 13 <br />