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SETTING BOUNDARIES Volcano is defined as the settled area from Volcano Golf and Country Club Estates (VGCCE) subdivision, at the western end, and Kahauale'a Road, at the eastern end, an expanse of approximately 7.5 miles. (Figures 1 and 2) The half-mile area along the Old Volcano Highway, northwest of Highway 11, is the core of Volcano Village. Here in an area of about 43 acres is where the primary commercial and many historic components of the community are located. Although this smaller area will be the focus of the Long Range Plan, the residential, agricultural, and forested properties beyond the Village core comprise 99% of the greater Volcano community, and are where most of the residents live. These areas of the greater Volcano community are integral to all of the functions of the central area and are considered to be equally important and worthy of inclusion within the scope of this long range plan. A significant element of the plan is a proposal to designate a Historic District for the commercial and historic 43 acre core of Volcano Village. More far reaching is a proposal for including all of the Volcano community in the International Biosphere Reserve which currently covers only the dominant neighbor west and south of the community, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The greater Volcano community includes: the VGCCE subdivision, the Volcano Farm lots on Wright and Ama'um'u Roads, Volcano Village, Cymbidium Acres, Mauna Loa Estates, 'Ohi'a Estates, Royal Hawaiian Estates, Hawaiian Orchid Island Estates, and the most mauka portion of Fern Forest subdivision. All neighborhoods in Volcano are located in the Puna District except for Volcano Golf and Country Club Estates, which is located within the Ka'u District. Volcano Golf and Country Club, Mauna Loa, 'Ohi'a, Royal Hawaiian, Hawaiian Orchid Island Estates and upper Fern Forest Estates are all developing subdivisions, following the speculative land sales period of the 1950's and 1960's. These neighborhoods are where land manipulation and population growth are occurring most rapidly. This is expected to continue. The VGCCE is separated from the core of Volcano Village by Kamehameha School lands leased for cattle ranching and a native bird sanctuary and propagation facility. The other neighborhoods are located south of the Highway 11 corridor, and thus are also separated from the historic and commercial core of Volcano Village. 9