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KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION
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Heather Korotie
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Charles Young, Chair
Nancy Pisicchio, Vice -Chair
Charla Thompson
David Huerta
Roselyn Molina
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SUBJECT: BILL NO. 66 -AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE COUNTY OF
HAWAI`I GENERAL PLAN 2045 REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.
05-025, AS AMENDED AS AMENDED
Dear Chair Ashley Kierkiewicz and Members of the Committee:
At the meeting of the Kona Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee (AC) held on
Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the West Hawaii Civic Center, the AC voted unanimously to support the
following amendments to Bill 66, the Draft General Plan 2045.
These amendments propose changes to the planning system diagram, Figure 3, as well as the text
included within Section 1.5, County Planning System and General Plan Framework, on page 32 of the
Draft General Plan. (See attachment)
These amendments will serve to more accurately identify the role of Community Development Plans
as per Chapter 16, Article 2 of the Hawaii County Code as legally distinct from special area plans and
urban plans.
Thank you for consideration.
Sincerely,
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Charles Young, Chairman lief. To:
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Attachment: Communication No. 2025-08a Figure 3 County Planning System Proposed Amendment
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Communication No. 2025-08i
1.5 County Planning System and
General Plan Framework
draft amendment (see pageF2.belowfor-original located on pg 32 of the draft 2045 GP)
1.5 County Planning System and General Plan Framework
County Planning System The planning system, as illustrated in Figure 3, consists of a comprehensive County -wide General
Plan, and includes Community Development Plans (CDPs Special Area Plans and Urban Development Plans, and Agency
Functional or Strategic Plans as implementation mechanisms that carry out the goals, objectives, policies or standards,
and actions of the General Plan. The General Plan represents the first level of the County planning system and
encompasses long-range goals, objectives, policies, and courses of action for the entire County. The General Plan also
provides the legal basis for all the other elements of the County's planning structure. As such, the Plan is the highest
order, or "umbrella" plan. It establishes the boundaries within which the County must operate.
The secondlevel consists of community development plans, adopted by ordinance. These District -specific plans address
the geographic size and separation among the communities of this Big Island by translating the long-range goals and
policies of the General Plan to the unique needs of Big Island districts.
Second level,also includes short and middle -range plans that further define the long-range goals and policies of the
General Plan.'Other second -level plans are related to specific regions or districts (Hilo, Kona, Kohala, Ka`u, etc.), functions
(recreation, agriculture, drainage, highways, etc.), and specific areas within a region (Kailua-Kona, Downtown Hilo, etc.).
The third level consists of specific mechanisms to implement the two higher levels of the planning hierarchy. These
include regulatory measures such as the Zoning and Subdivision Codes, and the operating and Capital Improvements
Program (CIP) budgets.
1.5 County Planning System and
General Plan Framework
County Planning System
The planning system, as illustrated in Figure 3,
consists of a comprehensive County -wide General
Plan, and includes Community Development
Plans, Special Area Plans and Urban Development
Plans, and Agency Functional or Strategic Plans as
implementation mechanisms that carry out the
goals, objectives, policies or standards, and
actions of the General Plan. The General Plan
represents the first level of the County planning
system and encompasses long-range goals,
objectives, policies, and courses of action for the
entire County. The General Plan also provides the
legal basis for all the other elements of the
County's planning structure. As such, the Plan isthe
highest order, or "umbrella" plan. It establishes the
boundaries within which the County must operate.
The second level consists of short and middle
range plans that further define the long-range
goals and policies of the General Plan. These plans
are related to specific regions or districts (Hilo,
Kona, Kohala, Ka`u, etc.), functions (recreation,
agriculture, drainage, highways, etc.), and specific
areas within a region (Kailua-Kona, Downtown Hilo,
etc.).
The third level consists of specific mechanisms tc
implement the two higher levels of the planning
hierarchy. These include regulatory measures such
as the Zoning and Subdivision Codes, and the
operating and Capital Improvements Program
(CIP) budgets.
Figure 3 County Planning System