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■ Should not encourage farm land to be converted <br />to residential. [No Change] <br />■ Using ag land for non-ag purposes doesn't <br />support sustainable ag; it diminishes it. Things <br />are built & turned into vacation rentals which is <br />not ag-use of the land. Sometimes don't find out <br />about something being built until after it's done. <br />Need more notice of non-ag projects on ag land <br />so the community can be involved. [No Change: <br />See Policy 31 on enforcing agricultural uses] <br />■ Rules & Regulations toward vacation rentals on <br />ag land. [No Change: See Policy 31 on enforcing <br />agricultural uses] immehh, <br />■ We are 3 acres - more smaller ag parcels (ag 5) <br />■ <br />■ <br />■ Conflict between GMOs & organic - isolate <br />GMOs to protect organic farmer interests. [No <br />Change: the issue of municipalities (County) <br />regulating or banning GMO crops is currently <br />being taken up by the Ninth Circuit Court of <br />Appeals and is beyond the scope of a regional <br />CDP.] <br />■ Availability of land for small farmers; Ability to <br />live on land you farm; Connection to the land <br />you farm is very important; Property <br />costs=Challenge. [No Change: issue noted] <br />■ Point of contact for ag leases? [No Change: <br />unclear if this question relates to County Ag <br />leases, State leases, and depends on specific <br />[No Change: Planning Area has smaller ag areas/parcels.] <br />parcels in various areas, particularly in mauka <br />homestead areas.] <br />Verify that the ag policies and preserving <br />sweeping views are not in conflict. Revision <br />Partner with NHERC on Resource Preservation <br />[note: comment was made in relation to <br />Agriculture Station] [No Change: Comment <br />noted — NHERC is a potential partner listed <br />repeatedly in the CDP.] <br />Need cohesive definitions between Tax & <br />Planning Departments about what is agriculture <br />& some way to enforce it. [No Change: <br />comment supports ag tax reform, see Policy 32] <br />County also tying up hundreds of acres of ag <br />land. [No Change: see Policy 115 as one way to <br />use County/State owned agricultural lands.] <br />■ Special permit process key/cornerstone to rural <br />economy (Flexibility should be built into the <br />process) [No Change: comment supports <br />Policies 6, 26, and 30.] <br />■ What should happen if the farm plan that <br />enabled a second farm dwelling to be built fails, <br />or is simply not being honored? The relaxing of <br />building permit requirements for ag accessory <br />buildings had good intentions but many <br />unanticipated, potentially negative <br />consequences. The regulations need to be fine- <br />HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CDP) I Section 4: Protect and Enhance Natural and <br />Cultural Resources <br />