Communication No. 2017-04- Open Space Network Subcommittee Report November

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Communication no. 2017-04 Page 5 Appendix A. Examples for the Kona Open Space Network Vision and Goals Examples of possible hubs in the open space network: • Educational spaces (interpretive and educational centers, botanical gardens) • Recreational spaces (parks, playgrounds, sports fields, ballparks, skate parks) • Coastal corridor natural areas (beach parks, Kaloko-Honokohau National Park, NELHA, 0' oma, shoreline access areas, snorkeling, diving and surfing areas) • Community gathering spaces (civic centers or plazas, Hale Halawai, community gardens, Makaeo Pavilion) • Protected and managed cultural and historic sites open to the public (heiau, burial grounds, historic sites, sacred landscapes, Hulihee Palace) • Natural or climate change hazard areas identified for buffers, green infrastructure or ecosystem services • Scenic view areas and view planes • Culturally significant natural areas and sensitive natural resource areas Examples of culturally significant natural areas and sensitive natural resource areas • Nearshore marine ecosystems (coral reefs, wetlands, Anchialine ponds) • Native plant ecosystems (dryland forests, coastal region) • Subsistence and gathering landscapes (coastal zone, coconut groves, fish ponds, cordage gardens, la' au lapa'au, kalo lo'i) • Productive agricultural landscapes • Mauka forest watershed recharge areas • Stream and flood channel riparian areas and buffers Examples of possible links in the open space network: • Shorelines (including the KCDP vision of a 17 mile long protected stretch of open coastline from Makaeo north to Kikaua Pt) • Historic, ancient or natural area trails (The National Park's Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, future Na Ala Hele trails) • Walua Road walking and bike path • The old West Hawaii Railroad bed • Walking and biking path along Ane Keohokalole Hwy • Kona Village Grand Alii Esplanade • Linear parks that function as urban trail network, greenbelt or greenway, flood mitigation, native ecosystem corridors, learning landscapes • Regional contour corridors and greenways linked with mauka-makai connector paths • Flood corridors and flood contour swales • Scenic heritage corridors (Alii Drive) • Connections to multimodal transportation hubs and key destinations. Examples of natural hazards or climate change risks that could be mitigated with appropriate open space design, policies or enhanced ecosystem services: • Lava risk • Severe storm or hurricane • Flooding from intense rainfalls