Agency Review Comments Combined UPDATED 03.21.2018

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Mr. Michael Yee, Director Hawaii County Planning Department Review of the Hamakua Community Development Plan (CDP) April 17, 2017 Page 2 reference to an "assessment of impacts on hazard risk including flooding, tsunami, and coastal erosion and/or sea level rise over the life of the development." Priority guidelines to prepare the State to address the impacts of climate change, including impacts to the areas of agriculture; conservation lands; coastal and nearshore marine areas; natural and cultural resources; education; energy; higher education; health; historic preservation; water resources; the built environment, such as housing, recreation, transportation; and the economy should be included in the Hamakua CDP. 2. Priority Guidelines on Sustainability. The CDP does not expressly acknowledge HRS § 226-108, Priority Guidelines on Sustainability. The Priority Guidelines should be referenced as they are currently embedded throughout Sections 3,4,5 and 6 of the Hamakua CDP. With regard to addressing priority guidelines on sustainability, the CDP should also consider including policies that encourage the use of green building rating systems (such as LEED, the Living Building Challenge, Green Globes, Energy Star) or sustainable neighborhood rating systems for new neighborhood development, including but not limited to nationally recognized rating systems such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND), Ecodistricts, Green Enterprise Communities or another comparable State -approved, nationally recognized, and consensus -based guideline, standard, or system. Priority Guidelines on Affordable Housing. HRS § 226-19 discusses State objectives and policies for socio -cultural advancement with respect to housing. HRS § 226-106 also addresses priority guidelines for the provision of affordable housing. To ensure alignment with State priority guidelines on affordable housing, Section 5.2, Expanding Affordable Housing Options, Policy 64, on page 76, should incorporate relevant State guidelines and reference both HRS § 226-19 and HRS § 226-106. 4. Transit -Oriented Development (TOD). Under HRS § 226-63 (c)(1) the Office of Planning (OP) within DBEDT is responsible for coordinating with the counties on strategic planning for TOD. The Hamakua CDP should address how it supports TOD or Transit -Ready Development (TRD), including policies that encourage mixed-use development and walkable density within one-half mile of transit stops. TOD or TRD zones should be identified on the HCDP Land Use Guide Maps on pages 39 to 49, or in a separate map series illustrating proposed TOD or TRD areas. OP encourages the development of mixed-use projects for new and infill development located in transit corridors in the State Urban District.