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Hawaii County Scenic Resources Inventory and Mapping Project <br /> documenting and evaluating scenic resource impacts; and 4) standards for determining <br /> levels of acceptable impact. Maui County could also better protect its scenic resources <br /> through on-going training of Planning Department staff, UDRB and the Planning <br /> Commission in scenic resource impact evaluation and mitigation. <br /> Applicability to Hawaii County <br /> Much of Maui's urban development has been subject to SMA Permitting, which requires <br /> consistency with the SMA objectives and policies. However, the lack of a defined <br /> process with supporting procedures, criteria and standards together with training has <br /> resulted in only modest protection of the island's coastal scenic resources. Any scenic <br /> resources protection program implemented by Hawaii County should ensure that such <br /> program weaknesses are not apparent. <br /> It is important to note that while some of Hawaii County's urban lands are located within <br /> the SMA, a larger portion are not. In addition, because of its vast and rural nature, <br /> many exceptional and important views in Hawaii County are mountain (mauka) or <br /> agricultural views. Therefore, developments in these areas are not subject to SMA <br /> permitting requirements. <br /> For example, the inventory and mapping study identified many important and <br /> exceptional views in urban areas, such as the Hilo and Waimea views below that are <br /> not located in the SMA. Hawaii County may want to consider amending its SMA <br /> boundary to include some of the coastal exceptional and important views, provided that <br /> --log �� � <br /> 4 <br /> ,. <br /> Hilo and Waimea urban views. <br /> Scenic Resource Protection Programs and Strategies Page 10 <br />