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PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
MANAGING GROWTH: 3.3 Social Services and Housing
Action 3.3.3.c (page 3-13)
Build partnerships between the County and non-profit organizations to
increase the range of social services and economic development opportunities.
(3.3.1) Goals:
a) Puna residents have improved access to emergency and primary medical care and preventive
public health programs.
b) Substance abuse, domestic violence and other social problems are reduced.
c) Puna residents have increased access to assistance programs to develop, repair
or rent affordable housing.
d) Programs are available to assist those seeking housing in Puna.
e) Public education is better integrated into Puna’s communities.
(3.3.2) Objectives:
Seek additional locations for medical/substance abuse/senior home care treatment facilities in both lower and upper Puna.
Provide effective and readily accessible substance abuse
treatment and prevention services within Puna.
Provide transitional shelter and programs to assist homeless Puna residents in moving toward self-sufficient status.
Support initiatives
by DHHL to develop appropriate projects for housing and job opportunities for Native Hawaiians in Puna.
Increase the availability of accessible and affordable housing through self-help
programs, government assistance and innovative housing tenure arrangements, such as co-housing, limited equity cooperatives, and community land trusts.
Increase opportunity for community
involvement in public education.
Urge the State to locate its community facilities, such as public schools, in designated village/town centers, and to design them in conformance to the
criteria applicable to the type of village/town center at that location.
College level classes and vocational training opportunities should be provided in the Puna district in order
to make post high school education more accessible to Puna residents and to help create a more highly-trained and skilled local workforce for emerging industries and commerce.
Action 3.3.3.c
Build partnerships between the County and non-profit organizations to increase the range of social services and economic development opportunities.
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Action 3.3.3.c
Build partnerships between the County and
non-profit organizations to increase the range of social services and economic development opportunities.