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2.1 Hamakua CDP Planning Area
<br />The Hamakua CDP planning area encompasses the judicial districts of Hamakua and North Hilo, and a portion
<br />of the South Hilo district commonly referred to as Rural south Hilo. The Planning Area totals approximately
<br />1,011 square miles, and includes the communities of Waipi'o Valley, Kukuihaele, Honoka'a, Ahualoa, Kalopa,
<br />Pa'auilo,'O'okala, Laupahoehoe, Papa'aloa, Ninole, Umauma, Wailea, Hakalau, Honomu, Pepe'ekeo,
<br />Papa'ikou, Pauka'a, Wainaku, Kaiwiki and other small communities in between.
<br />2.2 Relationship of CDPs to the General Plan
<br />County of Hawaii Community Development Plans (CDPs) implement but do not supersede the General Plan.
<br />In the case of conflicts between a CDP and the General Plan, the General Plan prevails. In order to bring the
<br />Hamakua CDP and the General Plan into alignment, the CDP recommends specific amendments to the General
<br />Plan (see Policy 1, related Figures 2-13 and Policy 12).
<br />2.3 Types of CDP Strategies
<br />The Hamakua CDP employs four types of strategies to achieve Community Objectives: two types of County
<br />policy, outside agency/organization initiatives, and community -led initiatives.
<br />The County policies articulated in the CDP are established with the adoption of the Hamakua CDP. The two
<br />types of County policies in the CDP are "Land Use Policies" and "County Actions." "County Actions" are the
<br />official County policies to guide future County priorities and initiatives, including operating and capital budgets.
<br />These policies are not mandated, legally -binding, or self -implementing; rather, they often require additional
<br />legislative and administrative directives before being implemented (e.g., land acquisition, capital improvement
<br />appropriations, code changes, incentive measures).
<br />2.4 CDP Land Use Policies
<br />This guide focuses on Land Use Policies. "Land Use Policies" are the official land use policy guidance for the
<br />Hamakua CDP planning area and shall be implemented through all County of Hawai'i actions. In addition, the
<br />Land Use Policies shall inform County recommendations to other agencies, including the State Land Use
<br />Commission regarding district boundary amendments, special permits, and other applications in Hamakua.
<br />The Land Use Policies within the Hamakua CDP limit the range of decisions that can be made in the future; for
<br />instance, land use policies that specifically designate future settlement or transportation patterns. These
<br />binding, sometimes restrictive policy controls may include use of the term "shall," which, from a legal
<br />standpoint, means the policy is imperative or mandatory.
<br />In many cases, existing State and County policies support the implementation of Hamakua Community
<br />Objectives. In those cases, in the CDP and in this Guide, the existing policies are reiterated or tailored to the
<br />specific context in Hamakua, and references for the existing policies are included. If the referenced existing
<br />policies are changed following adoption of the CDP, the CDP policies shall stand unless otherwise amended or
<br />unless superseded by prevailing policy in the General Plan or State or federal law.
<br />Hamakua CDP Land Use Planner's Guide 4
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