Communication No. 2018-08- KCDP Amendments Subcommittee Report

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Communication No. 2018-08 ii. Public Access Management. Address any special needs to manage access, such as ownership, maintenance, and/or sensitivity of the resource. iii. Public Areas. Identify areas that have high traffic which shall then receive special attention for funding, maintenance, safety and educational signage. Objective ENV-3: Fiscal Commitments to Open Space. To affirm the commitment that expenditures for open space management are just as important as investment in hard infrastructure (e.g., water, sewer, and roads). Policy ENV-3.1: Acquisition Priorities. To supplement the activities of the County Open Space Commission, the Open Space Network Program shall identify high priority areas in Kona for public acquisition, based on the following criteria: a. Significant value; b. Extensive public use; c. Imminent threat by private development; and d. Lack of alternative means of protection. Policy ENV-3.2: Maintenance Commitment. A variety of funding sources shall be pursued to supplement, as necessary, existing government operational budgets to ensure a high standard of maintenance of all “hubs” and “links” identified in the Open Space Network Program. Policy ENV-3.3: Public/Private Partnership. To foster a public and private partnership of stewardship, a Kona Treasures Fund shall should be established and administered by a non-profit entity to implement the environmental policies set forth in this plan by supplementing any governmental funding. The non-profit entity would enable individuals and/or businesses to contribute time and/or money tax-deductible monetary contributions for environmental causes without sacrificing the resources to commercial use. 4.4 CULTURAL RESOURCES Goal: The multi-ethnic cultures of Kona are preserved, protected, and restored in a manner that perpetuates those cultures and all aspects of the Aloha Spirit. Objective CR-1: Community-Based Program. Develop a community-based program to evaluate and to protect Kona’s cultural resources. Kona is rich with historic and cultural resources, but organized, proactive processes to provide stewardship for these resources are lacking. Policy CR-1.1: Kona Cultural Resources CommissionCommittee (KCRC). The Action Committee should work closely with the County of Hawai‘i Cultural Resources