What are Community Development Plans (CDPs)?

Community Development Plans are intended to translate broad General Plan Goals, Policies, and Standards into implementation Actions as they apply to specific geographical regions around the Island.  CDPs are also intended to serve as a forum for Community input into land-use, delivery of government services and any other matters relating to the planning area.

The General Plan now requires that a Community Development Plan shall be adopted by the County Council as an “ordinance”, giving the CDP the force of law.  This is in contrast to plans created over past years, adopted by “resolution” that served only as guidelines or reference documents to decision-makers.

The Kona Community Development Plan (KCDP)

It is not mandatory that there be a CDP for each region.
The Kona Community Development Plan has been identified as the County’s pilot CDP to test new planning and community participation methods.

The Kona CDP will cover the geographic Districts of North Kona, reaching nearly to Waikoloa Village, and South Kona, including the Community of Milolii.

The completed Kona CDP must address each Element of the County General Plan as they apply to the District of Kona.  The KCDP will be action-oriented.  It will include a combination of land-use amendments, policies, budgetary items, public-private partnership building, and community-based implementation activities that will be needed to accomplish many kinds of goals.