Located in the northeastern portion of the Island and County of Hawai'i, the Hāmākua CDP Planning Area encompasses the judicial districts of Hāmākua, and North Hilo, and a portion of the South Hilo district commonly referred to as Rural South Hilo. The planning area includes the communities of Waipi'o Valley, Kukuihaele, Honoka'a, Ahualoa, Kalopa, Pa'auilo, 'O'okala, Laupahoehoe, Papa'aloa, Ninole, Umauma, Wailea, Hakalau, Honomu, Pepe'ekeo, Papa'ikou, Pauka'a, Wainaku, Kaiwiki, and other small communities in between.

The Hāmākua CDP must address each element of the County General Plan as they apply to the District of Hāmākua. This includes a combination of land-use amendments, policies, budgetary items, public-private partnership building, and community-based implementation activities that are needed to accomplish many kinds of goals.

The Hāmākua CDP is also available for viewing at either Planning Department office or at your local library!

Meetings

Action Committee meetings are supported by Long Range Planning staff. Interested community members are encouraged to join any of our meetings, engage, and provide input.

Requesting Agenda Items for Action Committee Meetings

Members of the public may request that a topic be added to a future Community Development Plan Action Committee meeting agenda. To make a request, please email CDP@hawaiicounty.gov or contact the Action Committee Chair or Vice-Chair. Planning Department staff will coordinate with the Chair and Vice-Chair in advance of each regularly scheduled meeting to review and confirm the agenda.

Prior Action Committee Meetings have been recorded and are available to view through our YouTube channel. 

All meeting information for the Hāmākua CDP Action Committee can be found in the County of Hawaiʻi Public Documents Repository.

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 Action Committee

General information about the Hāmākua CDP Action Committee, including its current members can be found in the Action Committee Fact Sheet. 

Members of the Hāmākua CDP Action Committee have provided their email addresses below.

Members with holdover status can remain on the Action Committee but are eligible for replacement. Applications are processed by the Mayor's office.

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