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BRENDA FORD, E-Mail: bford@co.hawaii.hi.us
Council Member, District 7
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
County ofHawai'i
Kailua Trade Center _
75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109 ~
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 - rt:
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DATE: Apri12Q 2007
TO: Pete Hoffmann, Chair, and Council Members of the Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street \
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 f~ny ~~J\
FROM: Brenda Ford, Council Member District 7 1:/"'" ~0~
RE: Public Works Committee Agenda
Information for the Council on Bill 51
Deaz Chair Hoffmann,
I am requesting that Hawaii County Council Members receive the pertinent sections from the Hawaii
County General Plan (2005 Edition) regazding Flooding and Other Natural I~azards. This section of the
General Plan includes sections on goals, policies, and standazds. Please give the attached information to
all Council members as soon as possible so they can be informed, prior to the next Public Works
Committee meeting on May 1, 2007 in Kona.
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Hawaii County General Plan
2005
FLOODING AND OTHER NATURAL HAZARDS
5.2 GOALS
(a) Protect human life.
(b) Prevent damage to man-made improvements.
(c) Control pollution.
(d) Prevent damage from inundation.
(e) Reduce surface water and sediment runoff.
(f) Maximize soil and water conservation.
5.3 POLICIES
(a) Enact restrictive land use and building structure regulations in areas vulnerable to severe
damage due to the impact of wave action. Only uses that cannot be located elsewhere due to
public necessity and chazacter, such as maritime activities and the necessary public facilities and
utilities, shall be allowed in these areas.
(b) Review land use policy as it relates to flood plain, high surf, and tsunami hazazd areas.
(c) Update and improve the Flood Insurance Rate Maps and other flood maps in compliance
with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as needed.
(d) Any development within the Federal Emergency Management Agency designated Yood
plain must be in compliance with Chapter 27.
(e) Promote and provide incentives for participation in the Soil and Water Conservation
Districts' conservation programs for developments on agricultural and conservation lands.
(1) The "Drainage Master Plan for the County of Hawaii" shall be reviewed and updated to
incorporate new studies and reflect newly identified priorities.
(g) Development-generated nmoll'shall be disposed of in a manner acceptable to the
Depaztment of Public Works and in compliance with all State and Federal laws.
(h) Develop a comprehensive program for the coordinated construction of a drainage network
along a single drainage system.
(i) Explore new methods of funding for the provision of adequate drainage systems and
regulating potential flood inundation azeas.
(j) The County and the private sector shall be responsible for maintaining and improving
existing drainage systems and constructing new drainage facilities.
(k) Develop an integrated shoreline erosion management plan that ensures the preservation of
sandy beaches and public access to and along the shoreline, and the protection of private and
public property from flood hazards and wave damage.
(1) Continue to promote public education programs on tsunami, hurricane, storm surge, and
flood hazards.
(m) Encourage grassed shoulder and Swale roadway design where climate and grade are
conducive.
(n) Develop drainage master plans from a watershed perspective that considers non-structural
alternatives, minimizes channelization, protects wetlands that serve drainage functions,
coordinates the regulation of constnution and agricultural operation, and encourages the
establishment of floodplains as public green ways.
(o) Encourage and provide incentives for agricultural operators to participate in Soil and Water
Conservation District Programs.
(p) Where applicable, natural drainage channels shall be improved to increase their capacity
with special consideration for the practices of proper soil conservation, and grassland and
forestry management.
(c~ Consider natural hazards in all land use planning and permitting.
(r) Discourage intensive development in areas of high volcanic hazard.
5.4 STANDARDS
(a) "Stone Drainage Standards," County of Hawaii, October, 1970, and as revised.
(b) Applicable standards and regulations of Chapter 27, "Flood Control;' of the Hawaii County
Code.
(c) Applicable standards and regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA).
(d) Applicable standards and regulations of Chapter 10, "Erosion and Sedimentation Control,"
of the Hawaii County Code.
(e) Applicable standards and regulations of the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the
Soil and Water Conservation Districts.