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1. Build staff capacity and provide training to support development and implementation <br />of stream management plans; <br />z. Initiate a conservation planning process for priority watersheds with Conservation <br />Technical Assistance (CTA) from NRCS; <br />3. Enter into a partnership agreement with the Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance via MOU <br />Process; <br />4. Work with partners such as UH Hilo, Hawai'i Community College, Hawai'i County <br />Research and Development, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and Kohala Center <br />on a pilot program to train UH/HCC students to assist with Conservation Planning. (GP <br />8.3 (e), (k), (J), (1)); <br />s. Support best management practices through various regulatory review processes <br />conducted by the department; such as farm dwelling permits and conservation permits, <br />and through environmental reviews of publicly leased lands; <br />6. Identify streams and stream corridors as candidates for further protections, and once <br />identified, prioritize and seek to acquire corridors for further management; <br />7. Collaborate with the Waipi'o Valley community in implementing the Waipi'o Valley <br />Stream Management Plan. <br />The above actions can be implemented independently of each other and do not reflect <br />prioritization by their listing order. The goal of this policy is that the County becomes <br />actively involved in watershed planning. <br />Policy 55 Work with farmers, landowners, community organizations and agency partners (Army <br />Corps of Engineers, State Commission on Water Resources Management (CWRM), State <br />Department of Health, State Historical Preservation Division) to create a simplified stream <br />maintenance permitting process for Wailoa Stream and other streams in Waipi'o Valley. <br />Policy 111 Use alternative energy sources to power County facilities within the Planning Area. <br />Policy 126 Encourage the development of small "bed and breakfast" type visitor accommodations, in <br />particular those with heritage, agriculture, wellness, or similar themes. (GP 14.7.5.9.2(b)) <br />Policy 129 Encourage and provide incentives for businesses to develop and promote public restrooms <br />for visitors along Highway 19. <br />Policy 130 Encourage the rehabilitation of existing service-oriented industrial areas. (GP 14.4.5.4.2(b)) <br />Policy 131 Develop underutilized private and public properties within existing towns to be used as <br />gathering places, community gardens, open squares and markets, auxiliary parking lots <br />(including park and ride areas), and parks (including pocket and art parks, and outdoor <br />amphitheaters, etc.). <br />Examples of underutilized parcels owned by the County are: <br />• Honoka'a: TMK 4-5-005:010 on the corner of Mamane and Puakalo. <br />• Papa'aloa: TMK 3-5-003:035 next to the Papa'aloa Gym. <br />• 'O'okala: TMK 3-9-001:026 (Currently zoned Industrial) & TMK: 3-9-001:034 (between <br />'O'okala town and Highway 19. <br />17 <br />Hamakua CDP Guidance to Agencies <br />