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Recreation & Subsistence
Objective 1: Protect, restore, and enhance watershed ecosystems, sweeping views, and open
spaces from mauka forests to makai shorelines, while assuring responsible public access for
recreational, spiritual, cultural, and sustenance practices.
Objective 3: Encourage community-based collaborative management plans to assure that human
activities are in harmony with the quality of Hamakua's unique natural and cultural landscape.
Objective 12: Preserve traditional subsistence practices and encourage a reciprocity (e.g.
bartering) economy as a sustainable complement to Hamakua's resource-based economy.
CURRENT TOOLS
Shoreline Management Area and subdivision review processes establish public
access to and along shoreline.
Shoreline Setback rules preserve lateral accesses.
Hawai'i State Constitution protects native traditional rites and access;
Accesses can be secured through land easement/acquisition strategies such as
PONC (aka: 2% Fund).
CHALLENGES
Shoreline Trail/Accesses
Safe access to ocean resources rare.
Lack of public transit corridor required in shoreline setback often blocks lateral
public access.
Poor condition of Laupahoehoe Boat Ramp impedes safe ocean access.
"Have access to take
children hiking, fishing,
and hunting."
"The wide open spaces for
hiking, hunting, camping, and
enjoying the view."
WHAT THE CDP WOULD DO
■ Increase capacity to establish and manage a County Public Access & Trail
Program.
■ Ensure that regulatory approvals and permitting processes secure public
accesses.
■ Pursue acquisition or easement options for priority public access areas.
■ Assess potential of old roads, right of ways, and roads -in -limbo for trail
development and/or public access.
■ Provide safe and adequate ocean access at Laupahoehoe Point Boat
Ramp.
■ Advocate for legislation to mitigate property owner risks for allowing
access.
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