Honu'apo Park Resource Management Plan

3 REGULATORY PROFILE
Honuÿapo Park Final Resources Management Plan
In order to understand the policy setting for developing the management plan, a
review of County, State, and other relevant policies and regulations was conducted.
This chapter describes the policies and land use regulations that should be
considered as part of the planning process for Honuÿapo Park.
3.1 State Land Use Districts
Related Laws and Regulations:
• Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapters 205-2 and 205-4.5.
• Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) 13-5,
The State Land Use Law establishes an overall framework for land use management
whereby all lands in the State are classified into one of four Districts: Urban, Rural,
Agriculture, and Conservation. The part of the property located in the Honuÿapo
ahupuaÿa is within the state’s Agricultural District, which is defined by the State
Land Use Commission as consisting of lands for the cultivation of crops, livestock
raising, wind energy facilities, and lands with significant potential for agriculture
uses. Overnight camping facilities are not a permitted use within the State
Agricultural District. Implementation of overnight camping within the Agricultural
District at Honuÿapo Park will require a Special Permit approved by Hawaiÿi
County Council (camp areas of less than 15 acres). Camping areas larger than 15
acres would require a Land Use Variance from the State’s Land Use Commission.
The northern area of the property located within the Hiÿonaÿä ahupuaÿa and the
shoreline area are within the state’s Conservation District, which consists of lands
necessary for protecting watersheds; lands necessary for the preservation of scenic,
cultural, historic, and archaeological sites, or sites of ecological significance; lands
necessary for providing parklands, wilderness, and beach reserves; and lands with
elevations below the shoreline.
There are five conservation district “subzones”, which include, from most
protective to least: Protective Subzone, Limited Subzone, Resource Subzone,
General Subzone, and Special Subzone. The coastal area of Honuÿapo Park,
including nearly the entire area of Whittington Beach Park, is within the Resource
Subzone, while inland portions of the park within Hiÿonaÿä ahupuaÿa are part of the
Limited and General Subzones. Permitted land uses and activities within each
conservation district subzone are restricted and generally require a Conservation
District Use Permit from the Department or the Board of Land and Natural
Resources.
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