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Strong Communities Objective 6: Develop and improve critical community infrastructure, including utilities, healthcare, emergency services, affordable housing, educational opportunities and recreational facilities to keep our 'ohana safe, strong, and healthy. WHAT HAMAKUA SAID "County staffed fire station within to miles." "Affordable housing for residents." Existing Policies & Plans Challenges CDP Value -Added • Recreational Facilities with programs in most . Lack of affordable housing in . Guide the development and implementation of an communities (including senior/youth, and Planning Area, affordable housing plan (within existing villages, seek educational, programs), . Planning Area vulnerable to natural creative tax amendments to help support program) • County Zero Waste Goals (and HRS Section disaster and severe storm events; (Policy 65, Kokua Action 47), 342G), . Lack of updated flood mapping for • Promote self-help housing programs/projects • County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, riverine areas, (Community Action 25) • Local CERT and Community Police programs, . Aging population impacts, decline in . Promote/increase waste reduction and recycling younger residents impacting efforts (Policy 81, 82, 84, 85, Kokua Action 75, • Flood Mapping (FIRM); economy, programs, facilities, Community Action 29, 30), • USDA Rural Development: •Some towns and many of the rural . Improve emergency planning (shelter improvements, o Community Connect Program, areas lack cell or broadband harden community facilities) (Policy 87, 88, 89, Kokua 0 Broadband Initiatives Program, connectivity, Action 52, 53), o Distance Learning and Telemedicine • Lack of greenwaste and limited • Increase the number of CERT and Volunteer Loan and Grant Program. recycling options within Planning Firefighting teams and general firefighting capacity Area. (Policy 87, 92, 96, 97, Community Action 32, 33), Draft Hamakua CDP hamakua@hawaiicounty.gov www.hamakuacdp.info 5