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1.1 Purpose and Organization of this Guidance to Agencies The Hamakua Community Development Plan (CDP) Guidance to Agencies is a quick -reference guide for County, State, federal, and private agencies. It is one of several CDP Support Documents designed to make the Hamakua CDP accessible to the diversity of its future users. The CDP strategies included in this Guide are identical to the strategies in the CDP, but they are re -organized for easy reference by agencies. This Guide is organized into four substantive sections: Section 2: County Agencies, Section 3: State Agencies, Section 4: Federal Agencies, and Section 5: Private Organizations. Some CDP strategies in this guide contain references in parentheses to existing policy from, for example, the General Plan or Hawai'i Revised Statutes. 1.2 What is a CDP and what can it do? "CDP" is short for "Community Development Plan." CDPs are the forum for community input into establishing Hawai'i County policy at the regional level and coordinating the delivery of County services to the community. The Hamakua CDP employs four types of strategies to achieve Community Objectives: two types of County policy, outside agency/organization initiatives that could help advance implementation of the CDP, and community -led initiatives. The County policies articulated in the CDP are established with the adoption of the Hamakua CDP. The two types of County policies in the CDP are "Land Use Policies" and "County Actions." "County Actions" are the official County policies to guide future County priorities and initiatives related to land and open space protection, water, roads, transit, emergency services, and parks. These policies are not mandated, legally - binding, or self -implementing; rather, they often require additional legislative and administrative directives before being implemented (e.g., land acquisition, operating budgets, capital improvement appropriations, code changes, incentive measures). "Kokua Actions" in the CDP guide the policy and actions of State and federal agencies, whose work impacts resource protections, public access and trails, settlement patterns, and education. Depending on the context, these actions may be initiated via CDP advocacy, collaborative agency partnerships, or through direct or indirect support to the lead agency in implementing the specified action. It is assumed that the CDP Action Committee, County agencies, and County, State, and federal elected officials will collaborate to encourage agencies and other organizations to advance these CDP strategies. This Guide is focused on "County Actions" and "Kokua Actions" items in the CDP. For more information about the purpose and scope of the Hamakua CDP, see Appendix V1 and Section 2 of the CDP. 4 Hamakua CDP Guidance to Agencies