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return: No roads, infrastructure, contributions, affordable housing or otherwise. The County has not required the infrastructure from the developer immediately, and has often deferred it until years later, and even given further delays whenever the developer requested. The result has been increased development, with lack of adequate public infrastructure, and the County having to address the infrastructure with public money when not timely provided by the developer. Two things that could help, if County officials show backbone and brains as well as allegiance to the public and to the future, is Concurrencv and/or a Rezoning Moratorium. Concurrency means that at the same time the added wealth of approval of a development is given by the County, the infrastructure that will address the detriment caused to the public is required to be provided by the developer. No deferrals, no contingencies, no excuses. A Rezoning Moratorium means no more rezonings are allowed to increase density and cause more infrastructure deficits in certain areas until already needed and approved infrastructure is provided by government action with public money and/or by the private money of developers that were supposed to create public infrastructure as a requirement and trade off for the immediate wealth given developers upon the County's approval of their developments. No more deferral for years with County acquiescence. A Rezoning Moratorium should cause no fear. It doesn't have to be Island-wide. Even with a moratorium on new development in certain areas until public infrastructure catches up, development would continue on the thousands of developments and units in the County already approved over the years but not yet built out. In fact, Maui County prospered greatly with a rezoning moratorium, propelling Republican Mayor Lingle to the Governship. True and enforced concurrency can be an acceptable alternative to a moratorium. It's long past time for serious change by the government of Hawaii County. It must now have the courage and intelligence for change.