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The protection of the coastline, important agricultural land, and open space were a high priority for participants to the Mapping the Future workshop when those topics were discussed. The Vision for the Future of Kona A. The Vision for Kona A.1 Development Principles Ten development principles were created taking into consideration comments made by the public during the Mapping the Future workshop. At the workshop, participants first addressed critical questions that emerged from a review of the 3,496 ideas collected from the 109 public small group meetings. Following that, they defined criteria for the protection of ancestral and historic sites and criteria for the protection of land, and they addressed the issue of land consumption in Kona. Summary reports for each of the phases of the Mapping the Future workshop are included in the appendix. The public rated development principles individually during the public meeting during the How Do We Grow? Charrette Part 1. Participants were asked to consider how important each principle would be to the future of Kona. They rated the principles on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 indicated that a principle was not important and 5 indicated that a principle was very important). The Average Score (in parenthesis) represents the general level of importance for each principle as expressed by the public. A higher score indicates a greater level of importance. The ten principles, listed in order of importance, include: 1. The coastline, watershed areas, flood plains, important agricultural land, open space, and areas mauka of Mamalahoa Highway should be protected both inside and outside of the urban expansion area. (4.53) 2. Future growth should connect with other communities and offer alternatives on how to move around. (4.42) 3. Future growth should offer a broad range of housing choices that are affordable and available close to places of work. (4.35) 4. Future growth should provide more parks. (4.34) 5. Future growth should occur in the form of compact villages that offer increased density and a mix of homes, shops, and places to work. (4.02) 6. Density in South Kona should be kept low and the character should remain rural. (3.95) 7. Future growth should occur where and when infrastructure (roads and utilities) is already in place. (3.93) 8. The majority of future growth should be directed north of Kailua Kona. (3.74) 9. Most future growth in South Kona should occur around existing villages, such as Honaunau, Captain Cook, and Kealakekua. (3.45) 10. Some future growth should be directed to the Keauhou area. (2.69) The principles focus on the location and type of development, and provide guidance for policies affecting the whole range of the elements of the CDP including: Land Use and Planning (principles 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10); Environment (principle 1); Agriculture (principle 6); Transportation Kona Community Development Plan 3.3