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And then we also had what we called "focused discussions" because there are some hot topics in
<br />Ka`u. You're going to hear about some of them tonight. We knew what they are, and so we said
<br />all right, these merit even more attention. We're going to have meetings just focused on these
<br />issueseconomy, coastal management, Discovery Harbour, Ocean View, Punalu`u. You know,
<br />all the hot issues that we know are very high priority and also somewhat contentious. And, so
<br />we gave people an opportunity to come, tell us what they wanted to talk about, talk through how
<br />the strategies do or don't address their priorities, and use their input to further strengthen the
<br />plan.
<br />So, then, all that came back to the Steering Committee. They further strengthened the plan based
<br />on all that very useful community input, and then in October of 2015, as you heard earlier, it
<br />went to the, the Steering Committee made its final recommendations to adopt the CDP.
<br />So, then, it went to the Planning Department and went through agency review. And, that's what
<br />you primarily have in your binder in front of you. I just want to give you a very quick
<br />orientation to it if you haven't had a chance to dive in completely yet. But, up front, and it's in
<br />the, with the red tab, first red tab, you have the recommendation, then in that section there's a
<br />table of contents. And the first section then is the background, and it shares, it's very clear about
<br />the authority of a CDP vis-a-vis the General Plan. That's the white tab. I hope yours are colored
<br />the same way mine are.
<br />And, then there's the plan elements. It's just a, kind of a guide to how the plan is organized
<br />where you can find what we worked hard to kind of index it and make it cross reference so it's
<br />easy to find things. There's an executive summary. There's a more detailed explanation of the
<br />CDP strategies. There's a whole lot of supporting working documents that were developed
<br />while developing the CDP, so those are all available. You can have access to those.
<br />And, perhaps, and most importantly, for every one of the strategies in the CDP, there's a written
<br />rationale explaining what it's trying to achieve and why this particular strategy was chosen.
<br />And, that, I think, is of particular importance to look at if you do have any questions about any of
<br />the strategies `cause that should answer your question, and if you have ideas and questions that
<br />then prompt potential improvements or strengthening of it, that's the place to have the
<br />conversation.
<br />And, then, there's a planning process explanation in the back and a few words about
<br />implementation. And, then as exhibits, you have the full CDP, the full strategy rationale, and
<br />also the Planning Team's comments on all the agency comment that was received once the plan
<br />had arrived at the Director's desk.
<br />So, yeah, so in early of, early part of last year, the plan went out for agency review, and we did it
<br />at this point because when we, we obviously were engaging different agencies along the way
<br />while developing the plan, and many of them were kind of, were anxious, we're happy to
<br />provide input but kinda anxious to kind of just see what the final product was, right? And, so,
<br />once it was done, we sent it out to all those same agencies when you get applications that come
<br />before you typically go to, so County, State, Federal, and many private organizations as well.
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