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<br />Harry K im Michael Yee <br /> Mayor Director <br /> <br /> Wil Okabe Duane Kanuha <br /> D eputy Director <br />Managing Director <br /> <br />i Office <br />West Hawai i Office <br /> <br />101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 <br />74 - lole Hw y <br /> <br />Kailua - Kona, i 96740 <br />County of Hawai i <br />Phone (808) 961 - 8288 <br />Phone (808) 323 - 4770 <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />Fax (808) 961 - 8742 <br />Fax (808) 327 - 3563 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />August 5, 2019 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Hawai'i County Planning Department to Release General Plan , <br />Meetings Set for Public Comment <br /> <br />County General Plan on August 9, 2019, which wi ll govern land use and development <br />on Hawai ' i I sland for the next 25 years. <br /> <br />- term development, <br />The G eneral Plan is given a comprehensive review every 10 years. The last <br />comprehensive review of the General Plan was in 2005. <br /> <br />This update of the General Plan incorporates emerging issues that were not addressed <br />in the 2005 General Plan, such as climate ch ange, healthy communities, integrated <br />water resource management, renewable energy, food security, equitable housing, and a <br />place - based economy. <br /> <br />According to P his plan is the first County plan to focus <br />on sustainability with specific goals of self - sufficiency, social equity, economic mobility, <br />and community well - <br /> <br />T he plan incorporates the concepts of Urban Growth Areas, which will be <br />used to prioritize infras tructure investment. This shifts the approach for rural areas, so <br /> <br /> <br />To update the General Plan, the Planning Department conducted a comprehensive <br />review of the existin g 2005 General Plan and Community Development Plans (CDPs) <br />from each of the districts around the Island. Throughout the process, County agencies, <br />CDP Action/Steering Committees and the general public have been asked for input. <br /> <br />Following release of the Dra ft General Plan, the Planning Department will host <br />community events around the island during the month of August to solicit public <br />comments. The public can drop into any of the events between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. <br /> <br />www. hiplanningdept.c om Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning@hawaiicounty .gov <br /> <br /> <br />