Development Principles

Development principles were created based on public comments gathered during the Mapping the Future Workshop. During the first How Do We Grow? Charrette, participants were asked to rate these principles to indicate their importance. These principles would provide guidance for a range of activities throughout the Community Development Plan process, indicating community preferences related to the location and type of future development.

The ten principles, listed in order of importance, include:

1. The coastline, watershed areas, flood plains, important agricultural land, open space, and areas mauka of Mamalahoa Highway should be protected both inside and outside of the urban expansion area.
2. Future growth should connect with other communities and offer alternatives on how to move around.
3. Future growth should offer a broad range of housing choices that are affordable and available close to places of work.
4. Future growth should provide more parks.
5. Future growth should occur in the form of compact villages thatoffer increased density and a mix of homes, shops, and places towork.
6. Density in South Kona should be kept low and the character should remain rural.
7. Future growth should occur where and when infrastructure (roads and utilities) is already in place.
8. The majority of future growth should be directed north of Kailua Kona.
9. Most future growth in South Kona should occur around existing villages, such as Honaunau, Captain Cook, and Kealakekua.
10. Some future growth should be directed to the Keauhou area.