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• inconsistencies between the General Plan LUPAG map and the Puna CDP recommendations, growth within the Kea`au Regional Town Center has been primarily confined to a core in which specific settlement patterns have not yet been fixed and which is currently designated Medium Density Urban by the General Plan- LUPAG, with limited opportunity in the Low Density Urban area for higher density residential units and retail and office commercial uses to support the regional town center. For these reasons, the County Council, through this resolution, expressed its support of "...these amendments because it supports the Kea' au Regional Town Center principles and designation adopted in the Puna CDP and determines the development of the Kea'au Regional Town Center will serve the interest of the public by stimulating growth through sustainable principles that will provide for improved public infrastructure systems and facilities, direct and indirect employment, and a continued sense of place outlined herein, in the Puna CDP, and in the General Plan." GENERAL PLAN LUPAG MAP The General Plan is the policy document for the long -range comprehensive development of the island of Hawaii. The LUPAG Map is a component of the General Plan land use element. The land use element seeks to accommodate growth without congestion; to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, commercial and visitor services, industry, agriculture, and open space; and to coordinate these uses with the County's services and circulation systems. The land use pattern is a broad, flexible design intended to guide the direction and quality of future developments in a coordinated and rational manner. The LUPAG Map is a broad -brush graphic depiction of the general location of land uses in relation to each other and is not parcel specific. The methodology used to develop the land use pattern reflects estimates of future population based on economic facility needs, and transportation demands for the entire island. Topography and other physical features and economic and social characteristics of an area are also considered. The General Plan may be amended by changing its goals, policies, standards, zoning acreage allocations, LUPAG map, and other applicable sections thereof, when the conditions or premises upon which the General Plan is based have changed and when such an amendment would assure the coordinated development of the County of Hawaii and the general welfare and prosperity of its people. -2-