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■ How can we empower KS to protect the resources? ■ Are there considerations for limiting access during heavy rains? Any liability issues? ■ When residents are trying to evacuate, the top is crowded and blocking evacuation. ■ During last tsunami, they did stop people further down the road to prevent blockage. ■ No public restrooms in the valley, no running water, no facilities. ■ County Ordinance to restrict road to farmers and residents only? ■ Carrying capacity to the valley o Hanauma Bay example of legally restricting access ■ Possibility of groups acquiring the road or portion of the road. ■ Has a geological survey been done to look at the stability of the road? ■ Stability of road would require a lot of studies and we don't want it closed because of the findings. ■ Consideration for cutting the bank and moving road inland and work with land owners along the route. ■ Consider a maintenance action in CDP 05/25/16 Agriculture Comments ■ Rules for forming co-ops : future research item o Would be advantageous; other communities have had success ■ Honey Bee — distance from boundary rule: future research item ■ Swine production — One Thousand Foot Boundary from property that is non-ag or roadway possibly: future research ■ Big Island Invasive Species Partnership — to be mentioned in plan ■ What category does Rat Lungworm fall under? o See Community Action #9 and Community Action #44 ■ Though County doesn't have direct jurisdiction, County Roads & Highway Division and Environmental Management Divisions can help stop spread of invasive species. o Should it be a County responsibility or should it be a community/volunteer responsibility (i.e. trees in right of way handled by County or volunteers) ■ Aquaculture — more focus on aquaculture on land (not in coastal waters) o Listed as K6kua Action at this time. ■ Permitted Uses: o Ensure CDP permitted uses cover some uses that are not commonly identified uses (like tall tree borders around crops, which may not be popular non-ag) 0 4.5.6 Community Action says Comm. Ed. Residents on windbreak alternatives o Detrimental to Ag — restricts an Ag practice when it is not supportive of a windbreak, while windbreaks are an Ag tool. o Read Zoning Chapter 25.5-72 Permitted Uses of Ag Land (in Appendix of CDP) o Other conflicts where it states: ■ Convert crop land to native forests (refers to Federal partnership in Appendix) ■ Cites Native forests as assets o Need to consistently support Ag and be careful not to restrict Ag on Ag Lands with some of these references