§226-104  Population growth and land
resources priority guidelines.  (a)  Priority guidelines to effect desired
statewide growth and distribution:



(1)  Encourage planning and resource management to
insure that population growth rates throughout the State are consistent with
available and planned resource capacities and reflect the needs and desires of
Hawaii's people.



(2)  Manage a growth rate for Hawaii's economy that
will parallel future employment needs for Hawaii's people.



(3)  Ensure that adequate support services and
facilities are provided to accommodate the desired distribution of future
growth throughout the State.



(4)  Encourage major state and federal investments and
services to promote economic development and private investment to the neighbor
islands, as appropriate.



(5)  Explore the possibility of making available urban
land, low-interest loans, and housing subsidies to encourage the provision of
housing to support selective economic and population growth on the neighbor
islands.



(6)  Seek federal funds and other funding sources
outside the State for research, program development, and training to provide
future employment opportunities on the neighbor islands.



(7)  Support the development of high technology parks
on the neighbor islands.



(b)  Priority guidelines for regional growth
distribution and land resource utilization:



(1)  Encourage urban growth primarily to existing
urban areas where adequate public facilities are already available or can be
provided with reasonable public expenditures, and away from areas where other
important benefits are present, such as protection of important agricultural
land or preservation of lifestyles.



(2)  Make available marginal or nonessential
agricultural lands for appropriate urban uses while maintaining agricultural
lands of importance in the agricultural district.



(3)  Restrict development when drafting of water would
result in exceeding the sustainable yield or in significantly diminishing the
recharge capacity of any groundwater area.



(4)  Encourage restriction of new urban development in
areas where water is insufficient from any source for both agricultural and
domestic use.



(5)  In order to preserve green belts, give priority
to state capital-improvement funds which encourage location of urban
development within existing urban areas except where compelling public interest
dictates development of a noncontiguous new urban core.



(6)  Seek participation from the private sector for
the cost of building infrastructure and utilities, and maintaining open spaces.



(7)  Pursue rehabilitation of appropriate urban areas.



(8)  Support the redevelopment of Kakaako into a
viable residential, industrial, and commercial community.



(9)  Direct future urban development away from
critical environmental areas or impose mitigating measures so that negative
impacts on the environment would be minimized.



(10)  Identify critical environmental areas in Hawaii
to include but not be limited to the following: watershed and recharge areas;
wildlife habitats (on land and in the ocean); areas with endangered species of
plants and wildlife; natural streams and water bodies; scenic and recreational
shoreline resources; open space and natural areas; historic and cultural sites;
areas particularly sensitive to reduction in water and air quality; and scenic
resources.



(11)  Identify all areas where priority should be given
to preserving rural character and lifestyle.



(12)  Utilize Hawaii's limited land resources wisely,
providing adequate land to accommodate projected population and economic growth
needs while ensuring the protection of the environment and the availability of
the shoreline, conservation lands, and other limited resources for future
generations.



(13)  Protect and enhance Hawaii's shoreline, open
spaces, and scenic resources. [L 1978, c 100, pt of §2; am L 1984, c 236, §16;
am L 1986, c 276, §31]