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Steering Committee Review of Community Input, September 2016 Review Document 1 of 4 <br />1.3 Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Used <br />1.3.1 Glossary of Terms <br />■ "Buy Local" - Definition needed. What's local (i.e. <br />support a local guy or a local product)? Where does <br />wholesale come from (ground or China)? [Minor Edits: <br />will add definitions] <br />■ "Revitalization" is a RED FLAG word - need clear definition & <br />parameters. [also relates to Policy 15 and Community Action 11 [Minor Edits: will add definition] <br />■ Need County definition of "rural" [Minor Edits: will add definition] <br />1.5 Introduction to the Hamakua Planning Area <br />i.&i Community Objectives <br />• Obiective 1: Protect, restore, and enhance watershed ecosystems, sweeping views, and open spaces from <br />mauka forests to makai shorelines, while assuring responsible public access for recreational, spiritual, <br />cultural, and sustenance practices. <br />• Objective 2: Protect and restore viable agricultural lands and resources. Protect and enhance viewscapes <br />and open spaces that exemplify Hamakua's rural character. <br />• Objective 3: Encourage community-based collaborative management plans to assure that human <br />activities are in harmony with the quality of Hamakua's unique natural and cultural landscape. <br />• Objective 4: Protect and nurture Hamakua's social and cultural diversity and heritage assets, including <br />sacred places, historic sites and buildings, and distinctive plantation towns. <br />• Objective 5: Direct future settlement patterns that are sustainable and connected. Honor Hamakua's <br />historic and cultural assets by concentrating new development in existing, walkable, mixed-use town <br />centers while limiting rural sprawl. <br />• Objective 6: Develop and improve critical community infrastructure, including utilities, healthcare, <br />emergency services, affordable housing, educational opportunities and recreational facilities to keep our <br />'ohana safe, strong, and healthy. <br />• Objective 7: Establish a rural transportation network that includes improving roadway alternatives to <br />Highway 19, expanding and improving the existing transit system, and encouraging multiple <br />transportation options. <br />HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CDP) I Section 1: Introduction <br />