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Objective 12: Preserve traditional subsistence practices and encourage a <br />reciprocity (e.g. bartering) economy as a sustainable complement to <br />Hamakua's resource-based economy. <br />Objective 13: Promote appropriate rural tourism that welcomes guests for <br />an alternative visitor experience. Promote Hawai'i's host culture and <br />Hamakua's heritage, including historic roads and plantation towns, and <br />festivals that celebrate our rich multi -cultural music, art, and agriculture. <br />CURRENT TOOLS <br />Special Permit process for non-ag uses on agricultural lands. <br />Agricultural -Based Commercial Operation Certification. <br />County site plan review for permitting commercial projects. <br />Heritage Corridor can promote Waipi'o Valley Heritage Center. <br />CHALLENGES <br />Future management of Valley in question. <br />A change from agriculture zoning to a stricter zone, such as <br />conservation zoning, would restrict agricultural uses (e.g., taro). <br />Community conflicted on visitor industry presence in Valley. <br />Tourism related impacts (e.g., trespassing, desecration of sacred <br />sites, and environmental/agricultural impacts). <br />1. <br />\Ii <br />