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4.55 Develop and implement a public-private program to establish and manage specific <br />access points and trails. <br />SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVE <br />Develop and maintain a public access program that integrates recreation, subsistence, and cultural <br />access priorities. <br />POLICY <br />415. Integrate Public Access into County department priorities in the following ways: <br />a) Incorporate public access and development into a program overseen by the <br />Planning Department as per Chapter 34. <br />b) Integrate PONC property management and maintenance into the Parks and <br />Recreation code in Chapter 2: Article 11 and Chapter 15: Parks and Recreation. <br />c) Develop adequate staff to carry out the provisions of Chapter 2 Article 42, relating <br />to the PONC maintenance fund (as per: Section 2-214.2 (b). Pursuant to section <br />10-16(c) of the Charter, the maintenance fund shall be administered and managed <br />by the department of parks and recreation. Adequate staff to carry out the <br />provisions of this article and section 10-16 of the Charter shall be provided in the <br />department of parks and recreation. <br />[Rationale: Based on identified gaps in addressing or applying public access regulations <br />and procedures consistently between the various County Departments. The County <br />lacks capacity to fulfill its existing public access objectives without increasing staff <br />capacity, maintenance capacity, and without having clearer directives between the <br />various departments to implement a cohesive public access program.] <br />416. Integrate County public access priorities in all aspects of land use decisions and permit <br />reviews. <br />417. Consistently integrate public access development and maintenance into Parks and <br />Recreation department priorities. <br />418. Support facility development for access management at access points and along trail <br />corridors. <br />ACTION <br />4.56 Establish a County of Hawai'i Public Access and Trail Program with sufficient staff <br />and resources. Staff will be required to consult/consider recommendations of this <br />program in all permit reviews. Elements of this program may include: <br />104 Section 4: Community Placemaking <br />Nimumogni <br />