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and water mains, a few county parks and neighborhood centers would raise the values of 75,000 lots by $5000 to $20,0 each. The current taxes, plus federal programs designed for these communities, would more them pay for what was needed. I-Iowever, it would also bring down the price for lots in ~e'.l-l. Shipman's future I£eeau subdivision. It could effect prices all over the island, even the state. In 1'iawaii, 75,000 is a lot of lots. from the public's point of view, this is great. Economists have pointed out for decades that the concentration of land ownership is our major economic disability. but challenging that monopoly is a forbidden subject. In August 1995, in Ka'u Landing, I criticized KSI~E for their lobbying, with the other landowner/developers, to deny services to these communities. Kamehameha Schools' pla~cr, 3cff Il~cia~®se caii to w m~ fat it ~v®tal 1 not be good for me to lkcr~p criticizing I~.SEE. 1°ie couldn't disagree with my point -that these low-priced subdivisions, if they got services equal to those provided to developers' subdivisions, would co~aapete more successfully with I~SI3E's projects. Eut, he said, they should be denied services because "they arc bad planning:' A month later, Norman I~ayashi, who was beginning work on the General Plate revisions said exactly the same words to me to explain why the County would be not be providing any parks or police or fire stations to these esmmun~tges. I said that it is the County's job to provi~ planning and equal services, and that the General Plan is required to reflect that. I-Ie said "No. The Charter says the General Plan is supposed to shoe what we `desire. This General Plan draft denies equal treatment. There are 30,000 people living in these communities now, 23,500 more than in 19'70. And 30,000 or so more are exg~cted by 2020. Except for one school and well in Ocean View, this GP provides for no more parks, schools, police and fire stations, seed fewer roads, than in 1970. Loop at the population figures, then look at the facilities maps what's wrong with those pictures? This document's function is to deny access to a county, state and federal funds, all of which require plans. I have provided written testimony on what needs to be ~ it for five years. Norman I-Iayashi told me straight out that he would not be providing aray plans for equal services for the subdivisions. The technical analysis prepared for this General Plan, by I2ay Suefuji, I~oy Takemoto, and llelapTech, that showed the Level of Service deficiencies, has been suppressed. This causes harm. It cannot be fixed by editing. Send it back.