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HAmakua CDP Community Objectives
<br />Adopted by the Steering Committee on 2.5.13
<br />'AINA [Natural Resources & Ag as related to conservation of natural resources, Public Accessl
<br />1. Protect, restore, and enhance watershed ecosystems, sweeping views, and open spaces from mauka
<br />forests to makai shorelines, while assuring responsible public access for recreational, spiritual, cultural,
<br />and sustenance practices.
<br />2. Protect and restore viable agricultural lands and resources. Protect and enhance viewscapes and open
<br />spaces that exemplify Hamakua's rural character.
<br />3. Encourage community-based collaborative management plans to assure that human activities are in
<br />harmony with the quality of Hamakua's unique natural and cultural landscape.
<br />COMMUNITY [Culture, Town Planning, Infrastructure, Public Facilities, Services, Transportationl
<br />4. Protect and nurture Hamakua's social and cultural diversity and heritage assets, including sacred places,
<br />historic sites and buildings, and distinctive plantation towns.
<br />5. Direct future settlement patterns that are sustainable and connected. Honor Hamakua's historic and
<br />cultural assets by concentrating new development in existing, walkable, mixed-use town centers while
<br />limiting rural sprawl.
<br />6. Develop and improve critical community infrastructure, including utilities, healthcare, emergency
<br />services, affordable housing, educational opportunities and recreational facilities to keep our 'ohana
<br />safe, strong, and healthy.
<br />7. Establish a rural transportation network that includes improving roadway alternatives to Highway 19,
<br />expanding and improving the existing transit system, and encouraging multiple transportation options.
<br />ECONOMY [Employment, Industry, Business Development, Small Town Revitalization, Agriculture, Tourisml
<br />8. Promote, preserve and enhance a diverse, sustainable, local economy.
<br />9. Encourage the increase and diversity of employment and living options for residents, including living
<br />wage jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities that allow residents to work and shop close to home and
<br />that complement Hamakua's ecology, rural character, and cultural heritage.
<br />10. Revitalize retail, service, dining, and entertainment centers that complement the community's rural
<br />character and culture.
<br />11. Enhance and promote local and sustainable agriculture, farming, ranching, renewable energy, and
<br />related economic support systems.
<br />12. Preserve traditional subsistence practices and encourage a reciprocity (e.g. bartering) economy as a
<br />sustainable complement to Hamakua's resource-based economy.
<br />13. Promote appropriate rural tourism that welcomes guests for an alternative visitor experience. Promote
<br />Hawai'i's host culture and Hamakua's heritage, including historic roads and plantation towns, and
<br />festivals that celebrate our rich multi -cultural music, art, and agriculture.
<br />APPENDIX v5: HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN I Section 2: Introduction to
<br />the CDP Rationale
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