Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best Practices Project May workshops: what’s important about rural? • balance & contrast to “town”: small towns, large open spaces, biodiversity • maintain integrity of countryside: agricultural economy, open spaces • more natural environment • very low intensity land use • low population density • pasture land & being able to ride horses safely • clean, quiet, slow • less stress • peace & quiet (can include cows mooing, chickens crowing) • ensuring that rural lasts
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Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best
Practices Project
May workshops:what’s important
about rural?
• balance & contrast to “town”: small towns, large open spaces, biodiversity
• maintain integrity of countryside: agricultural economy, open spaces
• more natural environment
• very low intensity land use
• low population density• pasture land & being
able to ride horses safely
• clean, quiet, slow• less stress• peace & quiet (can
include cows mooing, chickens crowing)
• ensuring that rural lasts
• balance & contrast to “town”: small towns, large open spaces, biodiversity
• maintain integrity of countryside: agricultural economy, open spaces
• more natural environment
• very low intensity land use
• low population density• pasture land & being
able to ride horses safely
• clean, quiet, slow• less stress• peace & quiet (can
include cows mooing, chickens crowing)
• ensuring that rural lasts
Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best
Practices Project
May workshops:what’s important
about rural?
• open space is visually dominant
• large expanses of open space with no dwellings
• preserving open space for future generations
• keeping countryside natural, no giant houses up on mountainside
• open space not manicured, but wild
• open, able to smell the land, low profile human occupation
• country next to town• maintaining natural
landscape & vistas• viewplanes
• open space is visually dominant
• large expanses of open space with no dwellings
• preserving open space for future generations
• keeping countryside natural, no giant houses up on mountainside
• open space not manicured, but wild
• open, able to smell the land, low profile human occupation
• country next to town• maintaining natural
landscape & vistas• viewplanes
Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best
Practices Project
May workshops:what’s important
about rural?
• functional working landscape with balance between agriculture & residential
• buffer between agriculture & urban
• perpetuation of agriculture
• economically viable agricultural industry
• productivity of agriculture can take place without nuisance complaints
• agriculture as primary basis of zoning in ag lands
• long-term agricultural areas preserved
• growth of agricultural products/production to offset dependence on imported food
• functional working landscape with balance between agriculture & residential
• buffer between agriculture & urban
• perpetuation of agriculture
• economically viable agricultural industry
• productivity of agriculture can take place without nuisance complaints
• agriculture as primary basis of zoning in ag lands
• long-term agricultural areas preserved
• growth of agricultural products/production to offset dependence on imported food
Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best
Practices Project
May workshops:what’s important
about rural?
• vibrant & sustainable local economies
• economic opportunities within rural area
• allow people to engage in economic activities that are important culturally to local communities
• maintaining small business, like mom & pop stores & businesses
• family subsistence, farm activity, affordable workforce housing
• rural areas contribute to self-sufficiency & sustainability of islands
• vibrant & sustainable local economies
• economic opportunities within rural area
• allow people to engage in economic activities that are important culturally to local communities
• maintaining small business, like mom & pop stores & businesses
• family subsistence, farm activity, affordable workforce housing
• rural areas contribute to self-sufficiency & sustainability of islands
Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best
Practices Project
May workshops:what’s important
about rural?
• maintaining continuity of cultural values of rural areas
• ...especially of those who have been there for several generations
• perpetuation & preservation of way of life, traditional lifestyle, distinct from urban living
• sense of community, sense of place
• regional & multigenerational communities
• place where children can come back to live
• community that’s good for all families, not for wealthy only
• everybody knows everybody
• know my neighbors & feel comfortable sharing my bananas with them
• ahupua`a concept – satisfy needs of community within area
• maintaining continuity of cultural values of rural areas
• ...especially of those who have been there for several generations
• perpetuation & preservation of way of life, traditional lifestyle, distinct from urban living
• sense of community, sense of place
• regional & multigenerational communities
• place where children can come back to live
• community that’s good for all families, not for wealthy only
• everybody knows everybody
• know my neighbors & feel comfortable sharing my bananas with them
• ahupua`a concept – satisfy needs of community within area
Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best
Practices Project
May workshops:what’s important
about rural?
• valuing voice of land as wisdom base
• connection to the land, `aina
• places where children can grow up knowing the land
• preservation of park spaces, places for families to go
• providing opportunity for children to play in open space
• valuing voice of land as wisdom base
• connection to the land, `aina
• places where children can grow up knowing the land
• preservation of park spaces, places for families to go
• providing opportunity for children to play in open space
Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best
Practices Project
May workshops:what’s important
about rural?
• forested areas• preserving green space
& natural resources• preserving natural
areas, especially hydrology, not paving over with impervious surfaces
• preserving or restoring local character & ecosystems, connection of land to ocean
• rural lands providing ecological benefits for inshore marine areas
• protection of habitat & watershed features, streams
• ahupua`a concept: mauka to makai
• access to the land for gathering, etc.
• able to access mountains (like for hunting/fishing)
• access points to trails, beaches, open space, shoreline access
• forested areas• preserving green space
& natural resources• preserving natural
areas, especially hydrology, not paving over with impervious surfaces
• preserving or restoring local character & ecosystems, connection of land to ocean
• rural lands providing ecological benefits for inshore marine areas
• protection of habitat & watershed features, streams
• ahupua`a concept: mauka to makai
• access to the land for gathering, etc.
• able to access mountains (like for hunting/fishing)
• access points to trails, beaches, open space, shoreline access
Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best
Practices Project
May workshops:what’s important
about rural?
• rural architecture & form• low density, building
height limited to two stories, no large parking lots
• town centers & areas that stay rural & are not gentrified
• complete community including services, not just bigger lots
• small-scale structures, compact small scale towns, with services for local residents
• neighborhoods, town centers where people can gather, services & activities in keeping with small scale of rural environment
• low cost development alternatives
• affordable housing• insurance that rural
lifestyle can be maintained, taxes don’t go so high
• rural architecture & form• low density, building
height limited to two stories, no large parking lots
• town centers & areas that stay rural & are not gentrified
• complete community including services, not just bigger lots
• small-scale structures, compact small scale towns, with services for local residents
• neighborhoods, town centers where people can gather, services & activities in keeping with small scale of rural environment
• low cost development alternatives
• affordable housing• insurance that rural
lifestyle can be maintained, taxes don’t go so high
Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, Rural Policy & Best
Practices Project
May workshops:what’s important
about rural?• less density,
appropriate infrastructure
• less built-up area• very little or no
concrete• keeping night sky
dark• green on both sides
of road, not houses up to road – look of it, can pull off road
