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Bonnie Goodell Planning for Sustainabllity P.O. Boor 8, Vobano NI 98786-0008 (808) 987-777b (fau 8206) cnwpl~r~lnt~rpro.n~t September 16, 1998 Mr Norman Hayashi Plannvtg Department, County of Hawair 25 Aupwu Street Hrlo, Hawau 96720 Subject Recap of our Mceting on Wednesday, September 1, rerteration of need for equal treatment of substandard subdivisions Dear Mr Hayashi, Thank you and Darren for the spinted drscussron of the issues regarding the substandard subdrvrsrons I think this discussion helped me to understand some sources of the "buck passing" between government agencies that perpetuates unequal treatment of these subdivisions As you know, I contend that the planning, services and basic ewnomic infrastructure that should be going to the subdivisions is being directed instead to the future developments of the politically well-connected large landowners whose market for future subdivisinns is substantially dependent upon the failure of the older subdivisions I also contend that the County of Hawau General Plea has been the pnmary vehicle for carying out this dtversion of recognition and resowces, which I and the rest of the Sustainability Committee contend is a violation of civrl nghts and environmental justice I appreciate your candidness about the role of the GP I leave perceived that the GP should comply month HRS Chapter 226, the State Plan, regwrements that "County general plans shall be formulated on the basis of sound rationale, data, analyses " It was your contention at our meeting that the GP is gwded by Section 3-6 of the County Charter, to be "A statement of the most desiable use of land "You interpreted that to duect you as a planner to plan for "what should be" under good planning, rather than condone bad planning Therefore, as you sffited, it is not the GP's role to show what is in existence, if that represents bad planning, but rather what is "desirable," so that the substandard subdivisions, as "bad planning" should not be condoned by recognition in the GP You said that you do not know the source of the DOT's data for the Hawarr Long Range Transportation Plan. One of my attachments is a letter to me from HDOT planner Julia Tsumoto addressing that issue It has bcen the Courity's contention, reiterated by you at our meeting, that HDOT, in failing to provide for transportation services and infrastructure for the substandard subdivisions, incorrectly retied on the County GP, rather than actual land use for then transportation modeling for the HI,RTP I find this confusing When I was prepanng the second draft of the Puna Community Developmem Plan, at the nine the HLRTP process was beginning, my recommendation that the