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able to work close to home. A type of mixed <br />use housing that would allow for expansion of <br />a small cottage industry, possibly with living <br />quarters on the upper floor and commercial <br />shops or services on the lower floors, could <br />add this beneficial potential to the community. <br />These shops could be used to promote the <br />local people and enrich their lifestyles, such as <br />a small market for selling of locally grown <br />produce and flowers grown in the community <br />gardens or individual properties, or their own <br />creative endeavors, such as an art gallery or <br />quilt shop, etc. Integrating offices for part <br />time dental and medical services, legal or <br />accounting needs in the mix of shops is a <br />practical and wanted possibility. <br />* One resident voiced the potential to house a <br />Regional Fire and/or Police facility as it is <br />centrally located on the Hamakua Coast. This <br />could significantly reduce response time for , <br />emergencies which would create a more In <br />secure community life for the people. <br />* Several of the village residents suggested the <br />need to maintain local and safe access to the <br />historical fishing areas along the coast. A <br />desire for trails along the coastline, to enjoy <br />the beauty of the water and accommodate a <br />healthy lifestyle activity was also apparent. <br />* A suggestion that goes along with the quest <br />for a healthy lifestyle and the need for more <br />activities in the community was the <br />development of an additional park and <br />recreation facilities, possibly at the old O'okala <br />School. <br />* The idea of having a historical interpretive <br />center which would focus on the local history <br />and people, and share the peoples' rich <br />heritage was also brought up. This could be a <br />program that would greatly benefit by the <br />contribution and involvement of the senior <br />population. With their knowledge, memory <br />and respect of things past, they could inspire <br />and motivate the current and future <br />generations to keep the spirit of the island <br />traditions and civilization alive and active. <br />All of these suggestions would and could be <br />actualized under the current Land Use Pattern <br />Allocation Guide or LUPAG in the 2005 General <br />Plan. O'okala was granted one of the very few <br />Urban Expansion Areas along the rural <br />Hamakua Coast. This allows for a mix of high <br />density, medium density, low density, <br />14industrial, or industrial -commercial. O'okala <br />has been granted a generous area for Low <br />Density Urban expansion. To Change this <br />planning to what has been suggested in the <br />CDP would be to disallow the above desires of <br />the residents and could potentially send the <br />66�illage into a downward spiral eventually to <br />the community altogether. <br />Itis our request that the Land Use Pattern <br />Allocation Guide or LUPAG in the O'okala <br />Village area would not be revised. There is no <br />evidence that the planning methodology has <br />ever been abused in our Village area. If the <br />Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide or LUPAG <br />was to be changed to what the draft CDP plan <br />suggested for O'okala none of the items noted <br />by the residents would be reasonably <br />plausible! The planning process should remain <br />in such a way that it is beneficial to the people <br />of O'okala village, so that they may continue to <br />live and grow in an enhanced community, <br />which would be increasingly suitable for the <br />needs of the existing generations and the <br />generations to come. [SC Deliberation: See <br />LUPAG revisions] <br />General Land Use Comments <br />HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CDP) I Section 3: Preferred Land Use & Settlement <br />Patterns <br />