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The County policies articulated herein are established with the adoption of the Hamakua CDP. There are two types of County policies in the CDP: 1. "Land Use Policies" are the official land use policy guidance for the Hamakua CDP planning area and shall be implemented through all County of Hawai'i actions. In addition, the Land Use Policies shall inform County recommendations to other agencies, including the State Land Use Commission regarding district boundary amendments, special permits, and other applications in the Hamakua Planning Area. The Land Use Policies within the Hamakua CDP limit the range of decisions that can be made in the future; for instance, land use policies that specifically designate future settlement or transportation patterns. These binding, sometimes restrictive policy controls may include use of the term "shall," which, from a legal standpoint, means the policy is imperative or mandatory. 2. "County Actions" are the official County policies to guide future County priorities and initiatives, including operating and capital budgets. 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, capital improvement appropriations, code changes, incentive measures). None of the Hamakua Community Objectives can be achieved by the County alone. Some important policies fall outside jurisdiction, while other initiatives must be led by the community. Therefore, the CDP includes two additional types of strategies: 1. "Kokua Actions" are actions that would help advance CDP Objectives, but are within the jurisdiction of non -County governmental agencies or other entities. 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; but ultimately, Kokua Actions are dependent on non - County action. MkIdw 2. "Community Actions" these community-based, collaborative actions are initiatives that must be led by the community with support from a broad range of organizations and agencies. 2.5 CDP Implementation Ro es and Gui There is a strong connection between each type of CDP strategy and roles during CDP implementation. The success of CDP implementation will largely depend on each partner focusing where it can make the biggest difference. Therefore, to facilitate CDP implementation; • "Land Use Policies" are re -organized in "Chapter II: Planners Guide" to provide clear land use planning and permitting guidance to public and private planners and to policy makers. (This document is to be developed when policy revisions are complete) • "County Actions" are re -organized by agency in "Chapter 111.1: County Actions by Agency." (This document is to be developed when policy revisions are complete) • "Kokua Actions" are re -organized by entity in "Chapter 111.3: Kokua Actions by Agency." (This document is to be developed when policy revisions are complete) • "Community Actions" are explained in detail in "Chapter IV.1: Community Action Guide." Me