2016.9.2 DOC3 HCDP Proposed Revisions Additions

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Steering Committee Review of Community Input, September 2016 Review Document 3 of 4 Rationale: This is in response to community suggestions to add cultural signage as a way to perpetuate knowledge and appreciation for the host culture — and specifically to preserve Native Hawaiian land management systems and original place names. Look to the County's Dept. of Research and Development's County Product Enrichment Program for assistance and reference the Oahu "Recognizing Hawaii's Ahupua'a" program (http://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/news/e-mail-bulletins/recognizing-hawaiie28099s-ahupuaa/). 4.8 Establish & Manage Public Access & Trails 7. Revise County Action Policy 48: "Establish a 'County of Hawai'i Public Access and Trail Program' with sufficient staff and resources. Staff will be required to refer to this program in all permit reviews. Elements of this program could include: 1. A comprehensive access inventory; 2. A public access rating system to help with prioritization; 3. Ensure comprehensive reviews of projects (on public or private lands) that will affect public accesses and trails. 4. Establish a program to inventory ancient trails, cart roads, and old government roads in coordination with appropriate State agencies. Ensure that publicly owned historic trails and roads are properly identified and consultation occurs to protect the public's interests. (GP 12.3 (n) Highways Act of 1892) 5. Identify agencies/groups to develop, administer, and maintain public accesses, including developing County capacity for this purpose; 6. Identify funding sources to purchase public access easement to priority areas; 7. When public access goals will involve several landowners, acquire the public access incrementally as opportunities arise to do so; 8. Public accesses that cross private land will be acquired and held until appropriate management of the accesses is in place; 9. Collaborate with State and Federal agencies on public accesses that require multi - agency involvement; 10. Develop a standardized template to promote consistency and comprehensiveness in the public access plans required by of landowners; 11. Partner with community organizations capable of assisting with public access management; 12. Work with State agencies (particularly with DOFAW) to coordinate, survey, develop, and manage public trails and roads leading to forest reserves. 13. In co-sponsorship with the State when possible, acquire land for public access to historic sites and objects and to the shoreline where safe transit does not already exist. The above actions can be implemented independently of each other and do not reflect prioritization by their listing order." [Add to list) HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CDP) I Revision Doc. #3