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Strong Bones: Infrastructure <br />Objective 5: Direct future settlement patterns that are sustainable and <br />connected. Honor Hamakua's historic and cultural assets by concentrating <br />new development in existing, walkable, mixed-use town centers while <br />limiting rural sprawl. <br />Objective 6: Develop and improve critical community infrastructure, <br />including utilities, healthcare, emergency services, affordable housing, <br />educational opportunities and recreational facilities to keep our'ohana safe, <br />strong, and healthy. <br />Objective 7: Establish a rural transportation network that includes improving <br />roadway alternatives to Highway 19, expanding and improving the existing <br />transit system, and encouraging multiple transportation options. <br />Tools <br />County Bridge Replacement Program. <br />Complete Street Program/County Multi -modal Plan <br />under development. <br />Road Improvements through Self -Help Program. <br />Kona CDP provides guidance on connectivity <br />standards. <br />County Cooperative Park Management Programs. <br />Challenges <br />Limited County water in some urban areas. <br />Urban growth allowed on surrounding agricultural lands that <br />lack infrastructure. <br />Limited connectivity, alternative routes, and mass transit <br />options. <br />Communities vulnerable to isolation and infrastructure failures <br />due to aging infrastructure (e.g., structurally deficient bridges). <br />Roadway maintenance and ownership conflicts. <br />Laupahoehoe Boat Ramp closed for repairs since 2009. <br />