Waipi'o Lookout Draft Environmental Assessment

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3.6 Consistency with Government Plans and Policies 3.6.1 Hawaii State Plan Adopted in 1978 and last revised in 1991 (HawaN Revised Statutes, Chapter 226,as amended), the Plan establishes a set of themes,goals, objectives and policies that are meant to guide the State's long-run growth and development activities. The three themes that express the basic purpose of the Hawai`i State Plan are individual and family self-sufficiency, social and economic mobility and community or social well-being. The proposed project would promote these goals by providing an appropriate site for additional recreational and educational opportunities for the project area,thereby enhancing quality-of-life and community and social well-being. 3.6.2 Hawaii County General Plan and Zoning The General Plan for the County of Hawaii is a policy document expressing the broad goals and policies for the long-range development of the Island of Hawaii. The plan was adopted by ordinance in 1989 and revised in 2005 (Hawai'i County Department of Planning). The General Plan itself is organized into thirteen elements,with policies, objectives, standards, and principles for each. There are also discussions of the specific applicability of each element to the nine judicial districts comprising the County of Hawaii. Most relevant to the proposed project are the following Goal and Policies, and Courses of Action of particular chapters of the General Plan: HISTORIC SITES 6.2 GOALS (a)Protect,restore, and enhance the sites,buildings, and objects of significant historical and cultural importance to Hawaii. (b)Appropriate access to significant historic sites, buildings, and objects of public interest should be made available. 6.3 POLICIES (d)Public access to significant historic sites and objects shall be acquired,where appropriate. (h)Aid in the development of a program of public education concerning historic sites. 6A STANDARDS (a)The evaluation of the importance of specific historic sites is necessary for future action. The following standards establish a framework for evaluating sites: (b)Importance in the life or activities of a major historic person. (d)Associated with a major historic event(cultural,economic,military, social, or political). (f)Associated with a past or continuing institution that has contributed substantially to the life of the community. (k) Sites of traditional and cultural significance. Discussion: Waipi`o Valley is a significant historic site according to the criteria above. The project would provide a first, strategic step in the creation of a program of public education 16 Environmental Assessment, Hawai Y County Purchase of Rice Property at Waipi`o Lookout