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a. Work with partners such as UH Hilo, Hawai'i Community College, Hawai'i County Research and Development, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and Kohala Center on a pilot program to train UH/HCC students to assist with Conservation Planning. (GP 8.3 (e), (k), (j), (/)),- 5. I));s. Support best management practices through various regulatory review processes conducted by the department; such as farm dwelling permits and conservation permits, and through environmental reviews of publicly leased lands; 6. Identify streams and stream corridors as candidates for further protections, and once identified, prioritize and seek to acquire corridors for further management; 7. Collaborate with the Waipi'o Valley community in implementing the Waipi'o Valley Stream Management Plan. The above actions can be implemented independently of each other and do not reflect prioritization by their listing order. The goal of this policy is that the County becomes actively involved in watershed planning. 6.5 Cultural Assets Policy 45: Protect, restore, and enhance the sites, buildings, and objects of significant historical and cultural importance to Hawai'i and identify these sites with interpretive signage and/or other appropriate methods. (GP 6.2(a)) (GP 6.3 (h), (i), (g)) 6.6 Public Access and Trails Policy 47: Establish a 'County of Hawai'i Public Access and Trail Program' with sufficient staff and resources. Staff will be required to refer to this program in all permit reviews. Elements of this program could include: 1. A comprehensive access inventory; 2. A public access rating system to help with prioritization; 3. Ensure comprehensive reviews of projects (on public or private lands) that will affect public accesses and trails. a. Establish a program to inventory ancient trails, cart roads, and old government roads in coordination with appropriate State agencies. Ensure that publicly owned historic trails and roads are properly identified and consultation occurs to protect the public's interests. (GP 12.3 (n) Highways Act of 1892) s. Identify agencies/groups to develop, administer, and maintain public accesses, including developing County capacity for this purpose; 6. Identify funding sources to purchase public access easement to priority areas; 7. When public access goals will involve several landowners, acquire the public access incrementally as opportunities arise to do so; 8. Public accesses that cross private land will be acquired and held until appropriate management of the accesses is in place; 9. Collaborate with State and Federal agencies on public accesses that require multi -agency involvement; so. Develop a standardized template to promote consistency and comprehensiveness in the public access plans required of landowners; Hamakua CDP Land Use Planner's Guide 19