Chapter II Planners Guide for Agency Review

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This section involves policies and actions that would guide and direct Planning Department collaboration, technical or collaborative support, or capacity building to achieve the community's objectives. 6.1 Land Use & Settlement Patterns Policy 15: To ensure the preservation of historic and cultural village character, provide technical support to develop Town Revitalization Plans. 6.2 Land Preservation Policy 16: Identify and secure in public trust (fee simple or by easement) priority lands that achieve one or more of Hamakua's Objectives. • Seek to use conservation easement or acquisition opportunities through funding sources such as PONC, etc., once critical habitat areas are identified as priorities to protect. • Seek to protect with easements or acquire suitable important coastal lands that would protect viewsheds, provide the public with access to scenic viewing areas, or otherwise promote appropriate coastal recreation and subsistence. • Support the efforts of landowners in establishing conservation and agricultural easements to preserve important resources in perpetuity. Policy 17: Support the proposed Hakalau NWR Expansion Project. 6.4 Ecosystems and Watersheds Policy 42: Increase capacity to provide education and outreach and enforce conditions on grading and grubbing permits to require screen planting, erosion control planting, or other treatments to maintain the good appearance of graded areas, reduce the detrimental impact on adjacent properties, and protect watersheds. (HCC 10-12 (c)) Policy 43: To further watershed management goals, collaborate with the Department of Health, the Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, and the Soil and Water Conservation District to reduce runoff, maximize soil and water conservation, and protect and effectively manage watersheds and natural areas. (HRS 342D, HAR 11-54-3, GP 4.3(g), 5.2(e) & (f), 5.3(e), (n), & (o), and 8.2(e) & (j)) The County could participate in watershed planning in the following ways: 1. Build staff capacity and provide training to support development and implementation of stream management plans; 2. Initiate a conservation planning process for priority watersheds with Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) from NRCS; 3. Enter into a partnership agreement with the Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance via MOU Process; Hamakua CDP Land Use Planner's Guide 18