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August 17, 2009
TO: RESIDENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THE HAMAKUA CDP
PLANNING AREA
FROM: BJ LEITHEAD-TODD, DIRECTOR
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CDP) SURVEY AND
INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
I am writing to encourage you to participate actively in preparing the Hamakua Community Development
Plan (CDP). This memo briefly introduces the Hamakua CDP and explains how to learn more and how to
stay informed. We have also enclosed a flyer about upcoming informational meetings and a survey for
providing input.
The General Plan is the County of Hawai'i's policy document for the long range comprehensive
development of the island of Hawaii. The County established the CDP program in Chapter 15 of the
2005 General Plan to determine communities' priorities for land use, infrastructure, economic
development, government services, and natural and cultural resource conservation.
CDPs provide a framework for regional planning that gives residents and other, stakeholders the
opportunity to actively participate in planning for their communities and implementing those plans.
Because CDPs address regulations, incentive measures, and priorities for acquisition, conservation,
development, and public infrastructure and facilities, it is critical that CDPs be based on extensive public
involvement and input.
The Departments of Planning and Research and Development are partnering to ensure that community
residents and others who have a stake in Hamakua are meaningfully involved the CDP process. This will
likely include small group "talk story" meetings, surveys, structured interviews, community research
groups, regional planning meetings, planning meetings for population centers, and meetings specific to
issues that the community identifies as high priorities.
The Hamakua CDP process is being launched in September 2009 and will likely be completed in 2011.
The Hamakua CDP will cover the Judicial Districts of Hamakua and North Hilo, and
rural South Hilo from its northern boundary south to Wainaku (the southern boundary is Kaiwiki Road
and Hau Road at Highway 19). The Hamakua CDP planning area includes the communities of Ahualoa,
Waipi`o Valley, Kukuihaele, Honoka`a, O`okala, Pa`auilo, Laupahoehoe, Papa`aloa, Ninole, Umauma,
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Each CDP must have a Steering Committee composed of members appointed by the Mayor and
confirmed by the County Council. The members shall be broadly representative of the planning area and
will work with the Planning Department and professional consultants to make sure the CDP truly reflects
the will of the community. Applications for Steering Committee members will be available at the kick-
off informational meetings in September and will be due in November. The Hamakua CDP Steering
Committee is expected to be seated by January 2010.
For more information about the Hamakua CDP, please visit the project web site at:
www.hamakuacdP info. The web site includes information about upcoming CDP events, how to stay
informed of CDP activities, frequently asked questions, the Hamakua CDP Project Team, the Steering
Committee selection process, and much more.
We also encourage you to subscribe to an announcement email list, through which Hamakua CDP updates
will be distributed. It is a low-volume (1-2 postings/month) list for announcements from the Hamakua
CDP project manager. For more information about the list and to subscribe, go to
https: //www. here. info/mai lman/l i stinfo. c gi/hamakua-edp-announce.
County staff will share more information about the Hamakua CDP at three upcoming kickoff
informational meetings in Papa`ikou, Laupahoehoe, and Honoka`a. See the enclosed flyer for more
information about those events.
There are also two opportunities to provide initial input into the CDP:
• Small group "talk story" meetings to discuss the community's vision for Hamakua, which will be
held between September and December 2009. Because talk story meetings build community and
typically generate new ideas, we encourage you to attend one. More information about the talk
story meetings will soon be available in the "CDP Input" section of the Hamakua CDP web site
and will be shared at the informational meetings.
• A survey of community values and vision, which you can complete if you're unable to attend a
talk story meeting. The survey can be completed in the "CDP Input" section of the'Hamakua
CDP web site or sent to the Planning Department. A copy of the survey is also enclosed.
If you have any questions about the Hamakua CDP, please contact the project manager, Christian Kay, in
my office at 961-8136 or ckay((~,co.hawaii.hi.us.
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Enclosures
cc: County Council Members
Planning Commission
Mr. Kevin Dayton, Office of the Mayor
Mrs. Margaret Masunaga, Deputy Planning Director
Amy Self, Esq., Corporation Counsel
Hawaii County Resource Center, Department of Research and Development
Planners - Hilo and Kona
Community Planning Assistants - Puna, Kona, North and South Kohala, Downtown Hilo