Master Plan for Kailua Kona Complete (2)

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MASTER PLAN SECDON 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROJEa AREA DESCRIPTION The project area boundaries are technically defined by the "Kailua Village Special District" as described in Chapter 25 of the County of Hawaii Zoning Code and Kailua Village Design Commission, Article 24, Section 25 -265 (a)(1) to (8). The planning area is generally bounded by and inclusive of the commercial area on the northern side of Palani Road (north), the area makai of the Queen Kaahumanu Highway (east), Kona Hillcrest (south) and the shoreline including the strip makai of the Old Kona Airport (west) (see Figure 1 -1). Kailua Village (also referred to as "Kailua- Kona ") is { located in the center of the West Hawaii Region in the North Kona district on the Island of Hawaii. 1.2 BACKGROUND The County of Hawaii adopted the Kailua Village Design Plan in 1976 that established a detailed planning program for implementing the County of Hawaii General Plan, the State Legislative Act 119 (SLH 1973) on urban design plans and Ordinance No. 628 that created the Kailua Village Design Commission. An update program was conducted in 1988 to re- evaluate the Village design goals, objectives and issues related to land use strategies, design issues, and infrastructural improvement programs identified in 1976 and to formulate new strategies to achieve the goals of the legislative mandates. It also attempted to identify and recognize the consequences and impact of the growth being generated in the West Hawaii region and how this will affect Kailua Village. The draft update plan was never formally adopted. A further discussion on prior plans is in Section 7. 1 -1