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Shoreline Park Management and PublicArrrss Plan <br /> a <br /> 100 INTRODUCTION <br /> 101 Background <br /> The Villages at Hokukano is a Master Planned Development of approximately 730 private <br /> homesites, a private golf course and an 80-unit members' lodge on the 1,550-acre Hokukano <br /> property in North and South Kona, Hawaii. The approximately 140-acre coastal portion of the <br /> development has been planned as a public oceanfront park with the intent of encouraging public use <br /> and enjoyment of the recreational and cultural attributes of this rural stretch of the shoreline. The <br /> shoreline park is envisioned as a passive park, encouraging uses such as hiking, picnicking, <br /> swimming, recreational fishing (non-commercial), snorkeling, and to some extent, camping, within <br /> appropriate use areas. Although proposed as a public park, the cost of the park improvements, <br /> maintenance, and management would be assumed by the Villages at Hokukano property owners. <br /> Since its initial conception, the establishment of a coastal park and the preparation of a management <br /> plan for the park has also been included as "conditions of approval" for the various permits and <br /> approvals for the Villages at Hokukano project. These include: <br /> Ordinance 96-7, Conditions (K) and (L) <br /> Ordinance 96-8, Conditions (H) and (I) <br /> SMA Use Permit No. 345, Conditions 8 and 10 <br /> For reference, a summary of the regulatory requirements pertaining to the establishment of a coastal <br /> park and the Shoreline Park Management and Public Access Plan is included within Section 5. 1 of <br /> this report. Additionally, in that the park area is situated within both the State Conservation District <br /> and County Special Management Area, a Conservation District Use Pei mut and a SMA Use Pei mut <br /> related to the park use will be required from the State and County, respectively. This plan is also <br /> intended to supplement the submittal requirements for those applications. <br /> The Villages at Hokukano Page 1 <br /> 3 <br />