Chapter 2 - Land Use

Question 1

The Land Use Commission has classified all lands in Hawaii into how many land use districts?

Answer 1

4 - Remember C(hef) Ragu

Conservation
Rural
Agricultural
Urban

Question 2

Conservation District (Approximately 48.05% of the land in Hawaii) just shy of 2 million acres

Answer 2

Includes areas necessary for protecting watersheds and water sources; preserving scenic and historic areas; providing park lands, wilderness, and beach reserves; conserving indigenous or endemic plants, fish, and wildlife; and preventing floods and soil erosion.

DLNR has the exclusive control over the conservation district, except for the Special Management Areas (SMA’s)

Question 3

Rural District (Approximately 0.25% of the land in Hawaii) 9,918 acres

Answer 3

The rural district is composed of primarily of small farms mixed with very low density residential lots.

Question 4

Agricultural District (Approximately 47.08% of the land in Hawaii) just shy of 2 million acres

Answer 4

Agricultural District includes farming activities, agricultural parks, and open area recreational facilities such as golf courses and driving ranges.

Lands are rated on an A, B, C,D, E & U scale; usage can vary depending on the classification. A is the most productive land and U is the least productive land.

Question 5

Urban District (Approximately 4.62% of the land in Hawaii) just shy of 200,000 acres

Answer 5

The urban district can be further zoned by the counties into residential (multi-family or single-family), resort, open space, public, commercial and industrial.

Urban land is the primary land where people live and work.

Question 6

Urban districts can be further zoned into:

Answer 6

Multi-family or single-family residential

Question 7

Conservation districts are administered by:

Answer 7

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)

Question 8

Which department classifies the land into the land use districts?

Answer 8

The LUC (The Land Use Commission) a state agency.