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Makai (Coastal)
Objective 1: Protect, restore, and enhance watershed ecosystem,
sweeping views, and open spaces from mauka forests to makai
shorelines, while assuring responsible public access for recreatioi
spiritual, cultural, and sustenance practices.
WHAT HAMAKUA SAID
"Open space along all
imakua Coast for fishing
and hiking."
"Would like to see this coast "Limit/halt multimillion dollar
remain agricultural." developments."
Existing Policies & Plan Challenges P CDP Value -Added
• Special Management Area requires coastal . Some parts of coast are residentially . Protect coastal resources by restricting coastal
development review, developed and further development development (Policy 2, 8, 14, 18, 20, 23),
• Planning Department establishes a 40ft is possible, . Guide shoreline and riparian setback policies
minimum Shoreline Setback, . Agricultural impacts on coastal appropriate for Planning Area (Policy 19, 21, 23, 42,
• Agriculture lands provide open space on waters; Kokua Action 3),
much of coastline. . History of coastal hazards, . Support coastal hazard and adaption research (Policy
. Current Shoreline setbacks are not 22, 23, Kokua Action 5),
based on bluff/cliff coastlines, . Support collaborative management of coastal
. Limited knowledge of coastal resources (Community Action 3, 4).
dynamics.
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Watershed & Ecosystem
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.
"Protection of Hamakua
watershed lands."
MAT HAMAKUA SAID
"Caringfor`aina,
reflecting community
values of environmental
consciousness."
Existing Policies & Plans- "rW
Challenges
CDP Value -Added
• General Plan prioritizes forest and coastal
• Lack of stream management;
• Guide conservation efforts for mauka forests,
ecosystems, agricultural lands, open space,
. The County is not actively involved in
streams, natural areas, gulches (Policy 34, Kokua
viewscapes, areas of natural beauty,
watershed planning (not yet a
Action 16, 39),
archeological and historic sites, and historic
partner in Mauna Kea Watershed
• Establish acquisition priorities (Policy 16, Community
buildings,
Alliance),
Action 2),
• Planning Department reviews landscaping
. Runoff pollution during storm events
• Actively partner in Watershed Planning efforts and
plans for commercial projects,
impacts streams/coastal waters;
resource protections (Policy 43, 44, 86, Kokua Action
• State of Hawaii maintains a Noxious Weed
. Invasive species identified as a major
17),
List of invasive plants to avoid,
threat to forest resources;
• Guide native species protections and invasive species
• Mauna Kea Watershed Management Plan.
. Lack of areas mapped for riverine
management (Policy 45, Kokua Action 18),
flooding.
• Enforce existing environmental protocols at County
facilities,
• Guides County facilities to become model in
environmental practices such as renewable energy
sourcing and pollution prevention (Policy 86, 107).
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Mauka Regions & Conservation
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.
"Cooperation between
neighbors, communities,
County, State, and Federal
Governments."
WHAT HAMAKUA SAID
"Open spaces dedicated to
conservation and
)reservation of native plant
and animal species."
Existing Polletes & Pl� Challenges CDP Value -Added
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• Conservation District covers much of . The County is not currently a partner . Guide mauka conservation efforts (Policy 34, 39,
Planning Area's mauka regions, in the Mauna Kea Watershed Kokua Action 16),
• General Plan prioritizes forest and coastal Alliance, . Support collaborative management of summit
ecosystems, agricultural lands, open space, . Invasive species identified as a major resources (Kokua Action 30, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41,
viewscapes, areas of natural beauty, threat to wao resources; Community Actions 22 & 23),
archeological and historic sites, and historic . County does not have jurisdiction . Support/assist mauka trail access development &
buildings, over State Conservation Lands. management (Policy 48).
• Native Forest/Conservation protections and
tax incentives.
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Natural Beauty & Viewshed
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.
"No eucalyptus trees or anything else that
WHAT HAMAKUA SAID
"Preserve, restore, and
enhance sweeping open
views of ocean and scenic
view outlooks."
blocks the view of the mountains and ocean."
Existing Policies & Pla 111r� Challenges CDP Value -Added
• The General Plan prioritizes Viewshed . Open space and viewsheds are . Identify priorities and develop viewshed regulations
protections; interrupted by development, (Policy 35, 36, 37, 38, Kokua Action 8, Community
• Natural Beauty Sites (General Plan), agroforestry, and invasive vegetation Action 6),
• Hawai'i Environmental Protection Act coverage, . Direct utility and Use Permit viewshed mitigations
contains scenic vista and view plane impact . Lack of scenic resource inventory and (Policy 37 and 105),
criteria, HRS 343, mapping for the Planning Area, . Support creation of a new zoning designation for
• CZM/SMA scenic and open space resource . Currently no clear/enforceable natural areas;
policies. County viewshed regulations, . Direct development and maintenance of scenic
. SMA process reviews for scenic lookouts/overlooks and routes — e.g., Heritage
views, however not all scenic Corridor &/or Scenic Byways (Policy 40, 41, Kokua
resources are within the SMA area Actions 9, 10, Community Action 7).
and projects can be exempt from
SMA review.
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