Do you agree with the following vision element?
"Enhance the Region's Recreational and Educational Potential"
View the 2011 NSSCP description of this vision element below:
The North Shore is known for its numerous beach parks, world famous surf spots, and abundant mauka and makai resources. Recreational resources along the shoreline are preserved and enhanced, and access to the shoreline has been expanded. Facility improvements such as bathrooms, showers, and parking have been completed, and beach parks were expanded to meet island-wide demands on these resources. Maintenance and improvements to existing beach parks, additional access to the shoreline, and acquisition of beach right-of-ways continue to be a priority.
Access to the mauka areas has been expanded for appropriate forms of recreational opportunities that do not compromise significant environmental resources or important agricultural activities. Above Mokulē‘ia, Hale‘iwa, and Pūpūkea, mauka access has been expanded for hiking, camping, hunting, and horseback riding and other resource-compatible forms of recreation within the context of sound resource management.
Low-impact, resource-sensitive environmental, educational, and cultural interpretive programs are being accommodated at Ka‘ena Point and in the mauka areas of Mokulē‘ia, Hale‘iwa, Waimea and Pūpūkea. While promoting expanded access and recreational opportunities to coastal and mauka resources, the value of the resources remains protected from overuse. A high technology learning center is operating at Mokulē‘ia, and a resource center for technology training and long-distance learning serves Waialua schools.
More community-based parks for area residents with better maintenance and amenities to support the community’s recreational needs are being provided. As new housing areas were developed in Waialua, Pu‘uiki Park was acquired to serve as a community-based park for area residents. In Hale‘iwa, the Hale‘iwa Beach Park Mauka (commonly known as the Hale‘iwa Regional Park) provides facilities for both active and passive recreational pursuits. In addition, an integrated system of pedestrian paths and bikeways links the parks, schools, and town centers in Waialua and Hale‘iwa.