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It is important to understand current Federal, State and County plans and zoning for the planning area.
Federal Plans
The U.S. Army currently conducts training on the Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA). The Army plans to purchase 15,000 to 23,000 acres of land from Parker Ranch to expand the training area. A portion of the 23,000 acre Keamuku tract lies in the South Kohala region, adjacent to the community of Waikii. The project also includes construction of a 27-mile long gravel road (tank trail) from PTA to Kawaihae Harbor. Click on the following link to review the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS):
State/County Planning Overview
State Land Use Plans and Zoning
State plans and zoning maps can be viewed at the following links:
State Transportation Plan
At this time, the State Department of Transportation (DOT) only plans transportation projects for three years into the future. According to Rod Haraga, the Director of the State DOT, "the State does not now do 20-30 year plans," that is, "we just don't have a plan." He has stated that he wants to do this kind of planning but is having to fight his own bureaucracy, which does not. State transportation planning documents can be viewed at the following links:
STIP Big Island Projects Survey Form for FY 2006 through FY 2008 - Note that the Waimea Trails and Greenways project (which is ongoing and has been funded in prior years) competes for a different, set-aside "pot" of Federal money (called STP Enhancement) and supporting it does not reduce the likelihood that local roadway projects will be funded. You can contact the State DOT in any of the following ways:
Ronald Tsuzuki
Head Planning Engineer
Highway Planning Branch
Mailing Address:
Highway Planning Branch
869 Punchbowl Street, Room 301
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 587-1830
FAX: (808) 587-1787
County Land Use Plan and Zoning
County plans and zoning information can be viewed at the following links:
Lalamilo-Puukapu zone map (1.4 MB) (April 2005 version; realize that the official version is a hard copy available at the front desk of the planning department)
Waikoloa Village zone map (1.0 MB) (September 2005 version; realize that the official version is a hard copy available at the front desk of the planning department)
Kawaihae-Puako zone map (0.9 MB) (September 2005 version; realize that the official version is a hard copy available at the front desk of the planning department)
County Long Range Land Transportation Plan
We have been able to obtain only a few pages of the 1998 County of Hawaii Long Range Transportation Plan:
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