Past and Current Planning Activities in Ka`u

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Planning

A link to the 2009-2012 General Management Plan web site and copies of 2007 visitor and soundscape studies

2010 Honu`apo Park Resource Management Plan

 

Ocean View Dwelling Surveys

2008 and 2010 surveys of dwellings in Ocean View conducted by the Ocean View Community Association (OVCA)

Pakini Bombing Range

The complete 2009 Army Corps of Engineers report on the Pakini bombing range is on file at the Planning Department. It is too large to upload to the web site.

2008 Report of the House Special Committee on Vog Effects

 

2008 Ala Kahakai Trail Comprehensive Management Plan

 

2007 Three Mountain Alliance Management Plan

December 2007 plan summarizing the management goals and strategies for the upland forests of Mauna Loa, Kilauea, and Hualalai

2007 South Kona - Ka`u Coastal Conservation Task Force Report

 

2007 Ka`u Listening Project Report

The final report from James Kent Associates summarizing their findings from interviews conducted in 2007

2006 Final Environmental Assesment for Ka`u Preserve Natural Area Partnership

Prepared by The Nature Conservancy, August 2006

2006 Ka`u Coast, Island of Hawai`i Reconnaissance Survey

Prepared by National Park Service in the summer of 2006.

2006 Punalu`u Survey

Materials related to a survey conducted at Punalu`u from March 26 through April 24, 2006 by Ka'u Preservation volunteers observing visitors and their impact on the area

2005 Ka'u Community Plan

Community Plan prepared by Keith Yabusaki, state Office of Community Affairs, and Charlene Hart

2005 Kahuku Village Special Permit (#05-11)

 

2005 Study of Water Resources on State Land in Ka`u

 

2004 Ka`u to South Kona Water Master Plan

 

2004 Draft Strategic Plan for the District of Ka`u

Prepared by Marge and Dennis Elwell and Leina`ala Enos, March 2004

2002 Atlas of Natural Hazards in the Hawaiian Coastal Zone

 

1998 Community Plan in the Ahupua‘a of Kama‘oa-Pu‘u‘eo and Punalu‘u

Spring 1998 report to the Queen Liliu`okalani Children's Center prepared by a University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Department of Urban and Regional Planning Practicum Class

1995 Strategic Planning Survey Report

Results from a survey conducted by Na‘alehu Main Street

1994 NRCS Ka`u River Basin Study

The table of contents from a 1994 study of the Ka`u River Basin. For the complete document, contact: Sharon Sawdey, PE Civil/Hydraulic Engineer USDA - NRCS Pacific Islands Area 300 Ala Moana Blvd, Rm 4-118 PO Box 50004 Honolulu, HI 96850-0050 808-541-2600 x125 808-541-1335 fax sharon.sawdey@hi.usda.gov. The Ka`u CDP project manager also has a copy on file.

1994 Planning and Environmental Report - Ka‘u to Keauhou

A revised August 1994 report prepared for the State of Hawai‘i Land Use Commission (LUC) by the County of Hawai‘i Planning Department

1988 Strategic Community Development Plan for the District of Ka`u

Prepared by the Empowerment Zone Steering Committee of the State of Hawai`i Department of Health, Rural Health Office, September 1988

1981 Overview of Water Resources - Pahala-Na‘alehu Region

A report prepared in September 1981 by John F. Mink for the Hawaiiana Investment Co., Inc.

1979 Ka`u Community Development Plan

Prepared by Rees, Inc. for the County of Hawai`i Planning Department, circa 1979

The Punalu`u Cultural Preserve: "A Living Classroom from the Mountains to the Sea"

Ka`u Preservation's proposed partnership between the people of Ka`u, the University of Hawai`i, the State of Hawai`i, the United States, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.