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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 /> aRs<i ll <br />